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Feb 14, 2024 · Gov. Sununu delivers his last State of the State address Thursday. Here’s a look back at what he asked for from lawmakers in past speeches — and what he was able to achieve.
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If it’s Thursday … President Biden travels to Philadelphia … Vice President Harris travels to Indianapolis … Former Trump aide who was with him on Jan. 6, 2021 testifies in front of grand jury … Congress considers Defense Authorization … Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies at House Select Subcommittee on government “weaponization” … and the Army private who intentionally crossed into North Korea had been grieving and struggling with personal issues, his family said.
But FIRST ... With New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu announcing Tuesday he wouldn’t run for re-election next year, Republicans move even closer to losing an endangered species.
The ranks of the moderate Republicans have been thinning as the party reorients itself around former President Donald Trump, and punishes those who criticize or oppose him.
We’ve seen it with the high-profile, Republican governors who have taken a stand against Trump — Sununu himself opened the 2024 election cycle drawing his line in the sand against Trump, former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker decided last cycle not to run for another term, and former governors like Maryland’s Larry Hogan and Arizona’s Doug Ducey have so far bucked party recruitment efforts to get them back into the game and run for Senate.
The drift has certainly been even more pronounced in Congress, where GOP primaries often serve as a referendum on a candidate’s fealty to Trump (often to the detriment of the party in key races), creating pressure on Republican lawmakers to fall in line or step aside.
And it’s propelled Trump acolytes into positions of power at the state level, leading in some cases to turmoil and under performances on Election Day.
That’s how many federal statutes were mentioned in the letter special counsel Jack Smith sent Sunday to former Donald Trump, informing the former president that he is the target of an investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol. The statutes mentioned include “deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and tampering with a witness,” NBC News’ Adam Reiss and Rebecca Shabad report.
“The context surrounding the statutes cited in the target letter is unclear, and their inclusion in the letter doesn’t necessarily mean Trump will be charged with related counts or that an indictment would be limited to only those three statutes,” Reiss and Shabad write.
54%: The portion of Republican and Republican-leaning voters who told a new Quinnipiac University survey that Trump is their first choice in the 2024 Republican primary.
$1.1 million: That’s how much Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones raised in the months since he was briefly expelled from the state house in April for leading a protest in favor of gun control.
7: The number of years that a Jan. 6 rioter was sentenced for after he was convicted on nine charges involving him rushing at police with a wooden pallet and concealing a weapon.
21: The number of people wounded in southern Ukraine in the third straight night of air attacks from Russia.
101: The number of Republicans and the number of Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a tie, after one Democrat resigned on Wednesday to pursue higher office.
4: The number of main parties, two leftist and two right-wing, competing for power in Spain’s elections this weekend.
President Biden is headed to Philadelphia Thursday to tout his “Bidenomics” agenda, hoping once again to make early headway with voters over economic issues.
Inflation was a top issue for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections, but Democrats’ position on abortion following the fall of Roe v. Wade helped them overperform, ensuring the party held all but one governor’s mansion and expanded their Senate majority.
That’s not to say kitchen table issues aren’t pivotal. And for now, Biden has a chance to tout his economic agenda and successes while his potential Republican presidential challengers are bogged down, either in a battle for second place or by the potential of another looming indictment.
Biden can stand to significantly improve his standing with voters on the economy. In April’s NBC News poll, 41% of Americans approved of the job Biden is doing as president and just 38% of American adults approved of Biden’s handling of the economy. And more recently, Monmouth University found Americans divided on his handling of jobs and unemployment, but significantly underwater on his handling of inflation (34% approve and 62% disapprove).
In other campaign news …
Boxed in: NBC News’ Jonathan Allen and Allan Smith explore why Trump’s rivals are not inclined to criticize the former president ahead of another potential indictment.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, highlighting the “true friendship” between the U.S. and Israel.
Meanwhile, President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to pause a plan for judicial changes that have divided the Israeli public.
Apr 6, 2023 · Republican Gov. Chris Sununu could base a 2024 presidential campaign on New Hampshire's "Live Free or Die" motto if he seeks the GOP nomination.
Feb 15, 2024 · The son of a former governor, Sununu was the youngest top executive in the country when he took office in 2017 at age 42. Now 49, he has seen control of the Legislature flip from Republican to Democrat and back again, with a near-even split in the 400-member House during his fourth term.
Jul 19, 2023 · New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu announced on Wednesday he will not run for reelection, leaving open a gubernatorial seat in a swing state heading into the 2024 election.
Feb 9, 2023 · Gov. Chris Sununu has launched a fundraising vehicle to solicit unlimited contributions from national donors, a key step as he pursues a potential presidential candidacy in 2024.
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Jan 6, 2017 · Chris Sununu inaugurated as New Hampshire's 82nd governor. It's official: Former engineer, resort CEO becomes first Republican to serve as governor in 12 years
