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Welcome to the Friday, December 6, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Two Representatives announce they aren’t running for re-election in 2020 Supreme Court schedules oral argument in three cases related to the administrative state What’s the Tea (and cookies)? Two congressmen announce they aren’t running for re-election in…

  December 6, 2019: Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Former Secretary of State John Kerry endorsed Joe Biden.      Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Kevin Sheekey is a longtime Bloomberg staffer with experience in the public and private sectors. He has…

  December 5, 2019: Joe Biden released a $3.2 trillion tax plan. Amy Klobuchar hired Norm Sterzenbach as her caucus adviser in Iowa.            Notable Quote of the Day “To me, the more interesting part of the story is that Donald Trump has decided to embrace the advantages of incumbency in raising money. Democrats…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Dec. 4, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day Pennsylvania state Senator becomes 10th state legislator to switch parties in 2019 Filing deadline roundup Kavanaugh statement suggests Supreme Court could revisit nondelegation doctrine Pennsylvania state Senator becomes 10th state legislator to switch parties in 2019 Pennsylvania…

December 4, 2019: Tom Steyer crossed the fundraising threshold to qualify for the sixth Democratic primary debate. Kamala Harris ended her presidential campaign.           Notable Quote of the Day “But while consensus candidates like Harris work in theory, in practice they often fail to build a base and tend to crash when hard times…

    Welcome to the Tuesday, December 3, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Steyer leads Democratic presidential campaigns in Ballotpedia pageviews Today is Giving Tuesday Judge blocks Washington initiative limiting annual vehicle license fees from taking effect Steyer leads Democratic presidential campaigns in Ballotpedia pageviews  Two Democratic candidates—Montana…

December 3, 2019: Michael Bloomberg will campaign in Jackson, Mississippi. Pete Buttigieg makes a $2 million statewide ad buy in South Carolina.  How many candidates have filed with the FEC to run for president? a. 32→ b. 67→ c. 178→ d. 972→ Notable Quote of the Day “There has been a pretty consistent story line since Donald Trump’s election, which…

Welcome to the Monday, December 2, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An early look at the 2020 ballot measures to watch How do recalls work in each state? Eight former Michigan legislators sue to overturn state’s 1992 term limits ballot initiative An early look at the 2020 ballot…

December 2, 2019: Steve Bullock and Joe Sestak ended their presidential campaigns. Tulsi Gabbard crossed the donor threshold for the December debate.         There are eight new candidates running since last week, including three Democrats and two Republicans. In total, 972 individuals are currently filed with the FEC to run for president. Notable Quote of…