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51 Is Greater Than 1 And what else you need to know today. Good morning. The Senate seems to have a deal on virus relief — despite Mitch McConnell’s “red line.” Image Mitch McConnell speaking at the Capitol on Tuesday.Credit...Pool photo by Rod Lamkey Over the spring and summer, Mitch McConnell repeatedly declared that he had a litmus test for any new coronavirus stimulus bill: It had to protect businesses from lawsuits from workers or customers who contracted the virus. “We have a red line on liability,” he said at one point. “I won’t put a bill on the floor that doesn’t ha...

Ahead of the midterms, revealing divisions, dysfunction, and jockeying agendas within congress and the west wing. the folks at vox write today about the emerging struggle between gop lawmakers and the leadership. quote, when members look behind the curtain and the emperor has no clothes, then it becomes contagious, said james wallner, a political scientist and former executive director of the senate steering committee. and that's what leaders don't like. so far they have been successful in convincing members that it's not good for the majority. well, with us tonight is bill kristol, a veteran ...

Quote, "when members look behind the curtain and the emperor has no clothes, then it becomes contagious, said james wallner, a political scientist and former executive director of the senate steering committee. and that's what leaders don't like. so far they have been successful in convincing members that it's not good for the majority." well, with us tonight is bill kristol, a veteran of the reagan and bush administrations, editor at large of "the weekly standard," who not unlike the von trap family has fled to the mountains. tonight finds him in colorado springs, but he'll be back east, i'm ...

Divisions, dysfunction, and jockeying agendas within congress and the west wing. the folks at vox write today about the emerging struggle between gop lawmakers and the leadership. quote, when members look behind the curtain and the emperor has no clothes, then it becomes contagious, said james wallner, a political scientist and former executive director of the senate steering committee. and that's what leaders don't like. so far they have been successful in convincing members that it's not good for the majority. well, with us tonight is bill kristol, a veteran of the reagan and bush administra...