Dems Have a New Anti-Abortion Foil for 2024: Mike Johnson

"He is, in a lot of ways, a caricature of everything Democrats would have wanted to say about Republicans," one Dem strategist said of new Speaker Mike Johnson.

Manage newsletters View in browser Dems Have a New Anti-Abortion Foil for 2024: Mike Johnson By Riley Rogerson, Sam Brodey "He is, in a lot of ways, a caricature of everything Democrats would have wanted to say about Republicans," one Dem strategist said of new Speaker Mike Johnson. Does New House Speaker Mike Johnson Have a Bank Account? By Roger Sollenberger Speaker Mike Johnson has never listed a bank account on his financial disclosure. In fact, on his newest disclosure he doesn't list a single asset at all. Centrist Senators Blew an Easy Opportunity for Gun Safety By Eleanor Clift Republicans got help from three Democrats and two independents to prevent mentally incompetent veterans from being automatically reported for gun background checks. The Truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Advertisement Melania Appears Alongside Donald for First Time in Months By Dan Ladden-Hall The former president made an understated entrance to Metallica's "Enter Sandman." As Antisemitism Surges, Jews Find Few Social Justice Allies By Michael A. Cohen Violence, threats, and dehumanizing rhetoric against Jews both in the U.S. and abroad aren't enough to move many progressives beyond lukewarm platitudes. Advertisement Trump Declares DeSantis' Boots Drama Is His 'Kiss of Death' The Florida governor's most recent attempt to deny that he wears lifts in his boots has stoked the fires of social media—and the former president's—obsession. James Comer Now Wants to Wrap Up Biden Probe 'ASAP' "So I think people are going to see a pretty impressive work product at the end of this and we're trying to wrap it up as soon as possible," he said. Here's Why Haley Is Gaining in Polls and DeSantis Is Not Running as an electable alternative to Trump is proving more effective than running as a less entertaining version of Trump. Advertisement 1.  Jenna Ellis' Lawyer Reveals Why She Copped a Plea  BEHIND THE SCENE And he says Rudy Giuliani should be very worried. 2.  Bernice King Claps Back at Amy Schumer for MLK Tweet  LET ME FIX THAT FOR YOU The civil rights icon's daughter says her dad deplored antisemitism but also would have wanted a ceasefire. 3.  Model Dropped by Agency After Post Comparing Israel to Nazis  SHOW'S OVER The post also included expletives denouncing the U.S. and Israel. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. © 2023 The Daily Beast Company LLC I 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY, 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. https://elink.thedailybeast.com/oc/620e2783ef724906bc14a5b2jrxz8.2t5/2afa7934