Richard Blumenthal: “We are, in effect, supporting Bashar Assad.”

No. 1, the Russian sanctions bill.

It could delay ballots by the thousands in repeated verification cycles — and thus prevent states from mailing enormous numbers of ballots.

This legislation closes a gaping loophole—to save lives when current law leaves domestic abuse victims most vulnerable to violent partners with guns.

But remember that there continued to be reporters and staff and military on the legacy Air Force One, which then flew without the President, and I’d like to know what was done to keep them safe.