Schumer Gets It Right On Israel March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 Biden’s Done Playing Nice With Netanyahu — Politico. After decades of building a “close, personal” friendship with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden has had it with the Israeli prime minister. Now he’s hitting him hard — and it may be working. Schumer’s speech — a long but really thoughtful episode of The Daily. Well worth the time. BONUSES + George Santos is now running for Congress as an Independent because he finds the G.O.P. too “embarrassing.” + Mike Gallagher is timing his resignation for next month, ensuring his Republican seat will go unfilled until January. + A special election April 30 is likely to fill a vacant seat with a Democrat, at which point the House will be 217-214. + It’s likely no House Republican will have the courage to switch parties. But if three more followed Ken Buck (this past Friday) and Mike Gallagher (next month) and resigned, the House would be tied 214-214. (Imagine the two sides agreeing on a Speaker.) And if none of that happened but all the Democrats showed up to work one day when a few Republican House members were out sick . . . well, we live in interesting times. Help if you can.