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| State of the Union one day away as next government shutdown looms – live | State of the Union one day away as next government shutdown looms – live |
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| A second top Democratic candidate has thrown his hat into the ring to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in 2020. | |
| Andrew Romanoff, a former Speaker of the State House, who mounted an unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Senate in 2010 and for Congress in 2014, is poised to announce a campaign. | |
| Gardner is one of the most vulnerable Republicans up for re-election in 2020. The first-term senator is one of two incumbent senators on the ballot in a state that Hillary Clinton won. The other is Susan Collins of Maine. | |
| Andrew Romanoff set to challenge Cory Gardner for US Senate | https://t.co/reqO62R4fJ https://t.co/L2RI8RJAZg | |
| Former vice president Joe Biden is still on the fence about a presidential bid, telling people “I’m 70 percent there, but I’m not all the way there.” | Former vice president Joe Biden is still on the fence about a presidential bid, telling people “I’m 70 percent there, but I’m not all the way there.” |
| The Atlantic reports Biden is taking many of the steps necessary to mount a campaign but is still hesitating about a run. | The Atlantic reports Biden is taking many of the steps necessary to mount a campaign but is still hesitating about a run. |
| Top positions for a campaign have been sketched out. Donor outreach has accelerated, with Biden himself telling staff at some events to write down the names of people who say they’re eager to help. A list of potential “day-one endorsers” among elected officials has been prepared. Basic staff outreach is happening. Biden has even joked to people that he’s upped his daily workout to get in shape. | Top positions for a campaign have been sketched out. Donor outreach has accelerated, with Biden himself telling staff at some events to write down the names of people who say they’re eager to help. A list of potential “day-one endorsers” among elected officials has been prepared. Basic staff outreach is happening. Biden has even joked to people that he’s upped his daily workout to get in shape. |
| “I have been told that if it happens, I need to be ready to go with a moment’s notice,” said one person who’s been in conversations with Biden’s top aides. | “I have been told that if it happens, I need to be ready to go with a moment’s notice,” said one person who’s been in conversations with Biden’s top aides. |
| Skepticism persists, fed by donors who are wondering why they haven’t heard anything, and operatives who others in the field assumed Biden would have locked down by now are still shopping around for other candidates. | Skepticism persists, fed by donors who are wondering why they haven’t heard anything, and operatives who others in the field assumed Biden would have locked down by now are still shopping around for other candidates. |
| Biden, who mounted failed presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008, almost ran against Hillary Clinton in 2016 but decided not to at the last minute. | Biden, who mounted failed presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008, almost ran against Hillary Clinton in 2016 but decided not to at the last minute. |
| Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton will publish his first book in May, another step forward for a rising star in the Republican Party. | Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton will publish his first book in May, another step forward for a rising star in the Republican Party. |
| An veteran with undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard, Cotton’s book will chronicle the Old Guard, the oldest active duty regiment in the Army which serves ceremonial functions. Cotton served in the unit for over a year. | An veteran with undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard, Cotton’s book will chronicle the Old Guard, the oldest active duty regiment in the Army which serves ceremonial functions. Cotton served in the unit for over a year. |
| As Politico reports: | As Politico reports: |
| The apolitical “Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery” will showcase Cotton’s service in the military, rather than the hard-edged conservatism that many Republicans believe the first-term Arkansan will eventually try to use to run for president. One of the youngest senators and someone who is close to President Donald Trump, the hawkish 41-year-old Republican is still subject to regular buzz about serving in the Cabinet or eventually running for the president. He’s also up for reelection next year, though his seat is presumably safe in red Arkansas. | The apolitical “Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery” will showcase Cotton’s service in the military, rather than the hard-edged conservatism that many Republicans believe the first-term Arkansan will eventually try to use to run for president. One of the youngest senators and someone who is close to President Donald Trump, the hawkish 41-year-old Republican is still subject to regular buzz about serving in the Cabinet or eventually running for the president. He’s also up for reelection next year, though his seat is presumably safe in red Arkansas. |
| Cotton received more than $500,000 in advance for the book, according to a source close to him. | Cotton received more than $500,000 in advance for the book, according to a source close to him. |
| Good morning, | Good morning, |
| We are one day away from the State of the Union, eleven days away from another potential government shutdown and three days into the political crisis in Virginia sparked the discovery of a racist picture on the yearbook page of the state’s Democratic governor, Ralph Northam. | We are one day away from the State of the Union, eleven days away from another potential government shutdown and three days into the political crisis in Virginia sparked the discovery of a racist picture on the yearbook page of the state’s Democratic governor, Ralph Northam. |
| It’s Monday in American politics. | It’s Monday in American politics. |