A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back. (Washington Post) – Eshelman has alleged in two lawsuits that True the Vote did not spend his $2 million gift and a subsequent $500,000 donation as it said it would. Eshelman also alleges that True the Vote directed much of his money to people or businesses connected to the group’s president, Catherine Engelbrecht.
Reality check: Biden, Democrats buck bipartisanship with ambitious agenda (Washington Times) – “His biggest challenge is he has to get control of the virus,” said Elaine C. Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and longtime Democratic activist. “What happens with the virus is going to set the parameters for everything else.”
Support for Third U.S. Political Party at High Point (Gallup Poll) – 62% of U.S. adults say the “parties do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed,” an increase from 57% in September.
Biden and the Fed Leave 1970s Inflation Fears Behind (New York Times) – Administration and Fed officials argue that workers not getting enough stimulus help is a larger concern than potential spikes in consumer prices.