I'm skeptical that tapping Nikki Haley as Trump's running mate would lead to $$$ from her mega-donors.

Many/most of them supported her because she was running against Trump in the primary.

Any affinity they may have felt for her would likely be offset by their distaste for him.

Scoop: Haley is under active consideration by Trump's campaign to be VP, 2 ppl familiar with the dynamic told Axios.

The relationship remains chilly, but he could pick her if he’s convinced she'd help him win given the legal/political stakes for him
axios.com/2024/05/11/tru…

Apparently the Barnes & Noble at Catholic University is going out of business and all books are $2 👀

Justice Thomas calls Washington a ‘hideous place’ & complains about criticism of his gift taking politico.com/news/2024/05/1…

Paul Manafort, who’s reentering Trump’s orbit and poised to play a significant role at the GOP convention, aided and made money from a Chinese media deal said to be endorsed at the highest levels of the government in Beijing washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

“Gonna back the American as a congressman,” Rep. Maxwell Frost tells us.

In their spare time, even some in Congress, which also has a Hip Hop Power and Justice Task Force, have been following the Drake-Kendrick beef.

W/ the great cheyanne m daniels (your alien superstar)

thehill.com/homenews/46548…

Cuellar's former COS/campaign manager Colin Strother and consultant Lencho Rendon are pleading guilty to helping Cuellar launder money

by Jasper Scherer

texastribune.org/2024/05/09/hen…

At a Mar-a-Lago dinner, Trump asked oil executives to steer $1 billion to his campaign.

Giving $1B would be a “deal,” Trump said, because of the taxation and environmental regulations they would avoid thanks to him.

w/ Josh Dawsey washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

what's better than this? guys being dudes

SCOOP: After pressure from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s office, NetChoice, the tech lobbying group that previously helped TikTok, has abruptly kicked the company off its membership rolls, 2 people familiar w/ the decision told me/Brendan Bordelon. politico.com/newsletters/po…

'New Yorkers for Local Businesses' is a corporate lobbying group trying to kill a far-reaching wage theft enforcement bill.

It is backed almost exclusively by McDonald's franchisees -- including some that have faced wage theft suits and paid settlements.

nysfocus.com/2024/05/09/mcd…

After years of Cruz making life difficult for Senate Rs, many are having a good laugh at his push for seamless FAA passage — especially during recent luncheons where he’s gotten A LOT of grief.

“What’s the old Hollywood joke? The foot’s on the other hand”
thehill.com/homenews/senat…

me confidently filing a story I proofread 100 times

Getting mighty close to Rick Scott’s record $63.6 million self-funding in 2018 (and that was for the whole thing, this is just the primary!)

Some eye-popping stats in the report:
- Of 92 harassment complaints from 2015-2023, none resulted in removal, demotion or pay cut
- 97 people reported 145 incidents of sexual assaults & other sexual conduct
- 187 people reported 320 incidents of bullying, threats & other verbal…

The 234-page report on the FDIC culture is out & includes many examples of brazen misconduct. A senior examiner was known for going to brothels with colleagues on work trips. A former exec was thrown out of a strip club for inappropriately touching dancers. Employees said they…

This is just the wildest headline in a world of wild headlines.

“It’s times like this you need a bar in this place,” Dave Joyce says as he comes off the floor.

.Brody Mullins & Luke Mullins got quite the response when they reached out for comment to Jim Courtovich, the high-flying lobbyist/spin doctor for the Saudis, Qataris, etc.

Read this whole excerpt from “The Wolves of K St,” the Mullins’ great new book. politico.com/news/magazine/…

🚨Scoop!🚨 FreedomWorks is abruptly shutting down, effective immediately, Prez Adam Brandon tells me.

My latest for POLITICO Magazine

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