Foreign policy seems like a cheap asset that can still be auctioned off for a good amount of electoral support in an otherwise evenly divided country. Kevin McCarthy, like other Republicans, was opposed to this until he saw what a good deal it could be.
Reposted from Eileen Guo
SCOOP: sources tell me that the State Dept plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics.

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