Daily Briefing: Fake News Proliferation Edition
•56% disapprove ofBush's Social Security plan in new ABC/WP poll. [ WP ]
•Republicans face possibility of internal revolt over 2006 budget. Analyst: "It highlights a bigger philosophical debate within the Republican Party between those who see spending restraint as the Republicans' main priority, versus those who see deficit reduction as the main priority." [ NYT ]
•Approval of Congress near lows of impeachment, Gallup finds;Bushsteady at 52%. [ USAT ]
•Administration supports production of fake news segments. [ WP ]
• Bushwants to rewrite Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty without renegotiating it: "We must therefore close the loopholes that allow states to produce nuclear materials that can be used to build bombs under the cover of civilian nuclear programs."[ NYT ]
•Pentagon questions $108m bill from Halliburton. [ WSJ , WP , NYT ]
• Voinovich(R-Ohio) now prefers pay-as-you-go tax system; a vote againstBush's wishes. [ WP ]
•House Republicans maintain public support forDeLay, express concern privately. [ NYT ]
•Vote on ANWR drilling expected soon. [ LAT ]
•White House press hole called "firetrap," may get extreme makeover.Steve Scully: "It's overcrowded and unsafe and needs to be moved up to standards." [ WT ]
• Mfumeannounces run forSarbanes' Maryland Senate seat. [ WP , LAT ]