Harry Enten: “The top 10 states on this metric are New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, Vermont, Alaska, and Minnesota and Rhode Island tied. Nearly all of these are states won by President Joe Biden last November, with Alaska and South Dakota as the exceptions.”“Now look at the bottom 10 states on this metric: Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, Indiana, Wyom

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Health

Vaccines

Coronavirus

Medical

Washington DC

Washington

Political Wire

NewsBusters

Red States Vaccinating at Lower Rate Than Blue States

Jacob Finkel: “The Trump presidency may be over, but the Trump era has only just begun—at least when it comes to influence over the nation’s courts. Measured solely by the number of judges he appointed, Donald Trump’s impact is staggering: 234 judges, including 54 powerful appellate judges, almost one out of every three.

Donald Trump

Democratic Party

Republican Party

White House

The Atlantic

Trump’s Power Won’t Peak for Another 20 Years

“Amid Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge, scientists and public health officials are urging the Biden administration to flood the state with additional vaccine doses,” Stat News reports.“So far, though, their plea has fallen on deaf ears. Instead, the federal government is sticking to a vaccine-allocation strategy that largely awards doses to states and territories based on their population.”

Joe Biden

Michigan

STAT

Biden Administration Rebuffs Michigan Officials

Daily Beast: "None of the 16 former senior Trump admin officials, ex-campaign brass, longtime GOP operatives, and sources close to the ex-president contacted by The Daily Beast were willing to defend Gaetz on the record. Not a single one would even do so anonymously."

US & Canada

Matt Gaetz

Raw Story

Trumpworld Stays Away From Matt Gaetz

“The first spring donor retreat after a defeat for a political party is typically a moment of reflection and renewal as officials chart a new direction forward,” the New York Times reports.“But with former President Donald Trump determined to keep his grip on the Republican Party and the party’s base as adhered to him as ever, the coming together of the Republican National Committee’s top donors in South Florida this weekend i

Florida, United States

Florida

New York Times

GOP Dances Around Trump’s Lingering Presence

The former president’s instincts for red-meat political fights over governing and policymaking have left party leaders in a state of confusion over what they stand for.



Star Advertiser

How a Defeated Trump Is Making a Muddle of the G.O.P.

Washington Post: “The GOP is still Donald Trump’s party. The clearest proof of that: It is still finding ways to pay Donald Trump money.”



Republican National Convention

The Washington Post

Business Insider

The GOP is Trump’s party, so ‘all Republican roads lead to Mar-a-Lago’

Republicans blew a chance at winning the House majority in 2020, with a number of weak recruits unable to take advantage of a better-than-expected national environment on Election Day.



Veterans

Yahoo News

Politico 

Republicans draft veteran candidates to reclaim House majority

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that President Biden called him this week to talk about a forthcoming infrastructure proposal, while appearing skeptical that he would ultimately support it.

Business

Economy

Mitch McConnell

Reuters

CNBC

The Hill

Washington Examiner

The Daily Caller

McConnell says Biden called him to discuss infrastructure plan

The House Ethics Committee on Friday said it launched an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, the embattled Florida Republican who is facing a federal sex-trafficking investigation.



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