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In the Post-Brexit/Trump Era, it is often difficult to tell if we are experiencing a populist moment, a faux populist moment, or an establishment moment.
Part of the challenge is that sometimes a given instance is a combo of two or three of those circumstances.
To get you through your Tuesday, here is your scorecard on the latest news:
1. Congressional leaders announce an omnibus budget deal, which now requires enough votes to pass the full Senate and House.
2. All three branches of government are involved in determining America’s immigration policy along the Mexican border.
3. The January 6 committee made its Trump criminal referrals to the Justice Department.
4. After Republican congressman-elect George Santos gets from the New York Times one of the most extraordinary background stories of all time, his lawyer’s response is more defiant than factual. (IF YOU HAEN’T READ THE ORIGINAL TIMES PIECE ALREADY, YOU NEED TO; IT IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL READING IN A LONG TIME…)
5. Elon Musk says he will let his users decide his Twitter fate…maybe.
6. Mitch Daniels muses about a return to elective politics.
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