Manage newsletters View in browser Dem Kingmaker Jim Clyburn Endorses in Key Race for Senate By Sam Brodey The key South Carolina rep will announce that his influential endorsement is going to the current frontrunner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The Aristocrats Funding the Critical Race Theory ‘Backlash’ By Roger Sollenberger The movement may present itself with a local face, but many of its top advocacy groups are propped up by wealthy, well-connected backers—right down to the Koch connections. Advocates: ‘F*cking Prove’ Biden Cares About Separated Kids By Scott Bixby Over the course of a few days, Biden went from calling reports of six-figure settlements for families whose kids were taken at the border “garbage” to something more nebulous. Democracy needs independent reporting. And we need you. Support us. Become a member. Join Beast Inside Advertisement Voting Rights Are a Muddled Mess One Year Before Midterms By Jackie Kucinich “It’s the worst that we’ve seen since the Jim Crow era, but we’ve seen wave after wave since about a decade ago,” said Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center for Justice. Manchin Won and the Progressives Folded Like a Cheap Suit By Matt Lewis But only after they held on just long enough to hurt Democrats in a crucial election. Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. Listen Now Advertisement Democrats Hand Joe Biden His Long-Awaited Infrastructure Win After months of negotiations, Democrats pushed through a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Getting there was not pretty. Texas’ AG Used This Insane Reason to Keep Abortion Illegal In this bonus episode of TNA, lawyer Linda Hirschman shares how an 1850 slave law is “chillingly” similar to the Texas anti-abortion one—and why SCOTUS’ ego might stop it. The Newest Right-Wing Fundraising Scam Is Fake Movies They have stock footage, generic clips of police activity, and stock photos—but nothing else that indicates these films actually exist as advertised. Advertisement 1. Travis Scott Warned by Police Chief Before Astroworld: NYT ILL OMEN The Houston police chief said he visited Scott to share concerns about the rapper’s tendency to rile up the crowds. 2. Berserk Trump Told Top Official He Was ‘Done’ With GOP: Book ‘I DON’T CARE’ On Air Force One, he reportedly revealed his plans to start a new party on the last day of his presidency. 3. These Discounted Roombas Will Help You Maintain a Clean Home SUCK IT UP Three different Roombas are on sale right now, including one that self-empties. © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC 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. |