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 Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.) on Biden’s border wall move:

“President Biden should keep his promise and prioritize common-sense immigration reform instead of rushing down this dark road.”

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7zUyoKXYAA82JP.jpg 
 A poll conducted mostly between McCarthy's shutdown deal and his outer shows half of Republicans have a favorable opinion of him.

About 3 in 10 have an unfavorable one.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7n2xmeWYAApYLk.png 
 Before: Gaetz saying GOP attacks on Biden's age are undermined by Biden out-negotiating McCarthy.

Now: Gaetz calling GOP impeachment efforts "failure theater."

https://bird.makeup/@garretthaake/1709284875793027446 
 Love to know more about this, but doesn't sound like the actions of a speaker in a particularly good spot.

https://bird.makeup/@kaitlancollins/1709276899170484576 
 Sounds like another vote to remove.

https://bird.makeup/@repkenbuck/1709268729236787294 
 Here’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s net image rating with the 2 parties over the last 3 months.

Dems really dislike him. And he’s about as popular in the GOP as Haley and Scott.

If they were running third-party, we’d be talking about a spoiler for Trump.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/01/how-rights-elevation-robert-f-kennedy-jr-could-now-backfire/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7WZHZuXYAAmll2.jpg