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Who Doesn’t Have Documents?
Today, Mike Pence announced that classified materials were found in his home in Indiana. Unlike Trump, Pence did not take boxes of them to his home. Unlike Biden, Pence didn’t cover it up for months.
The truth? There are probably tons of unsecured classified documents in the homes of presidents, vice presidents, Senators, and Congressmen. But this does seem to make the case against Donald Trump more difficult.
The Keystone Pipeline Mistake
Via Fox News:
The Biden administration published a congressionally mandated report highlighting the positive economic benefits the Keystone XL Pipeline would have had if President Biden didn’t revoke its federal permits.
The report, which the Department of Energy (DOE) completed in late December without any public announcement, says the Keystone XL project would have created between 16,149 and 59,000 jobs and would have had a positive economic impact of between $3.4-9.6 billion, citing various studies. A previous report from the federal government published in 2014 determined 3,900 direct jobs and 21,050 total jobs would be created during construction which was expected to take two years.
But, it’s not just the jobs. This would have had a major impact on the amount of crude oil that could have been brought into the United States, which could have helped offset the energy crisis we saw in 2022 – and appears to be spiking again.
Read more here.
Katie Bernhardt In Trouble?
There appear to be a number of Democrats in Louisiana not happy with Democratic Chairwoman Katie Bernhardt effectively launching a gubernatorial campaign without actually declaring herself a candidate. There are a ton of questions about the Team Louisiana PAC, the person bankrolling it, and Bernhardt’s leadership.
Headlines of the Day
Tom Brady tours Miami private school for his kids after Gisele divorce (Page Six)
Multiple News Outlets Fall for Fake Trans Outrage Over Aretha Franklin’s ‘A Natural Woman’ (KPEL)
How Bad a Candidate Was Kari Lake? This Bad. (Washington Post)
Trump stopping in New Hampshire ahead of South Carolina on Saturday (Fox News)
Rebranding rift guts Blue Dog Dem ranks (Politico)