1. Feinstein commemorative memes are a cautionary tale for Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden.
2. A government shutdown has been averted…until it 100% happens in November.
3. Kevin McCarthy was shocked to be voted out after agreeing to be voted out at any moment.
4. Get excited for a six-way presidential race next fall!
5. Why is anybody agreeing to go to the GOP debates?
6. Are candidate Ron DeSantis’ makeup, 4 inch heels, and shapewear illegal in Florida thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis?
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1. The Ohio GOP taught us a lesson on how to drive turnout in an August election.
2. Sounds of sizzling pork chops and Eminem lyrics fill the Iowa state fair as GOP candidates descended for their food photo ops.
3. Desantis continues to believe that his campaign’s problem is his staff, not his personality.
4. The Arizona senate race is going to be a fashion catastrophe.
5. Does it seem like every new piece of evidence in the Trump indictment is a different person directly admitting to a crime?
6. Biden hasn’t officially declared a climate emergency, but he has in his heart.
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2. Mitt Romney shows us that, unbelievably, there is a wrong way to hold a hot dog.
3. The greatest danger to children is not drag queens, it’s MTG showing us porn on the floor of the House.
4. The only obstacle to Joe Biden’s re-election? Stairs.
5. Unsurprisingly, cheating is now a legal way to qualify for the GOP Debates.
6. No Labels platform reflects the consensus of…crotchety rich old men.
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1. Donald Trump is finally on the right side of history in his final choice for DeSantis nickname
2. The supposed moderates are entering the race, and they’re just as terrible as the fascists
3. Feinstein learns about her career’s most important announcement from the media, just like we all did
4. Updated UFO Score: Trillion $ American Military 1: $100 mylar balloon: 0. Take that balloon hobbyists!
5. If you suspect you’re in an environmental disaster, you probably are, even if the government is distracted by flying balloons.
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1. Congressional Democrats are happy to be trolled by Josh Hawley if it means they don’t have to do anything.
2. Update: George Santos does know where any of his money came from or who was or is in charge of it.
3. Nikki Haley inceptioned Donald Trump into announcing her candidacy for president for her
4. Trump’s 2024 Campaign Platform: Wind Turbines Belong in Jail
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1. What is there to say about George Santos that George Santos hasn’t said about himself?
2. Somebody tell Joe Biden we aren’t using printers anymore
3. Ron Klain is out and the White House will now be run as effectively as the US COVID response
4. Kathy Hochul cannot Cuomo her way into leadership
5. Sinkholes: California has them
6. Donald Trump uses Diamond of Diamond and Silk’s memorial service to distance himself from Silk, which is proof positive that they both know each other and crimed together.
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This week there's no rundown because, listen, as we enter 2023 there's only one thing to discuss. Enter: Speaker vote-a-thon bonanza funtimes chaos week!
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1. Texas resident Herschel Walker is the new Dr. Oz of the Georgia senate race
2. Turns out all you had to do to be the first state of the 2024 Democratic primary is be the least qualified according to the DNC’s own criteria
3. President Reagan, excuse us, President Biden is pro-union until he has to pick between the workers and their bosses
4. It apparently takes full-throated Hitler support to get onto the wrong side of the House GOP Twitter account, but Kanye finally did it.
5. “Cows can go in different directions based on their mood.” Lessons from a Manhattanite in the art of cow herding.
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