A broker for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead up to the Iran war, the Financial Times reports.
Vance Appears at Secretive Donor Summit
CBS News: “JD Vance headlined a closed-door gathering for the spring summit of the Rockbridge Network, a secretive donor group that Vance co-founded in 2019 during his stint as a private investor.”
“According to a source in the room, there were about 250 members of the donor community at the event, which cost at least $100,000 per person to attend.”
Swalwell Threatens to Sue FBI Over Possible File Release
“Attorneys for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) demanded Monday in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel that the bureau refrain from releasing decade-old investigative files involving the congressman’s purported ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative,” the Washington Post reports.
“The congressman called for the FBI to agree within three days not to release the files, adding that any further action to release them could prompt him to take legal action.”
Palm Beach Airport Named After Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump, WPBF reports.
Trump Imagines Negotiation with Sharpie Maker
Washington Post: “President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting boasting of his thrift with a story about negotiating for $5 personalized Sharpies.”
“The company that makes the permanent markers said the exchange never happened.”
January 6 Rioters Sue Capitol Police
Politico: “Members of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are suing the federal government for tens of millions of dollars in damages, claiming that the ‘indiscriminate’ use of force by police officers repelling the attack caused them physical and emotional injuries.”
Trump Could Ask Gulf States to Pay for Iran War
Financial Times: “The White House has raised the prospect that President Donald Trump could ask Gulf states to help pay to cover the costs of the US and Israel’s war with Iran.”
GOP Leaders to Keep Congress Out of Session
CNN: “Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.”
“But even as their movements outside the halls of Congress face increased public scrutiny, Republican leaders are showing no signs they’ll force their members to come back early to hash out a deal.”
ABC News: Trump urging Congress to come back from recess to fund DHS as shutdown drags on.
Washington Adopts New Tax on Incomes Over $1 Million
Wall Street Journal: “Washington State on Monday enacted a tax on income over $1 million, the latest Democratic state to levy a tax aimed squarely at the wealthy.”
“The law, signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson, creates an income tax for top earners beginning in 2028. The 9.9% tax will apply only to income over $1 million, and will be used to fund child care programs, free school meals, tax credits for working families and tax breaks for small businesses. Until now, Washington hasn’t had any state income tax.”
TSA Officer Absence Levels Still Elevated
CBS News: “The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday.”
“TSA officers were calling out absent at elevated rates Sunday, even as there were signs that part of their back pay over the 45-day partial shutdown was beginning to reach their bank accounts.”
TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks
New York Times: “Most of the Transportation Security Administration’s 60,000 workers began receiving back pay on Monday, easing the financial strain that has troubled them since the partial government shutdown began more than six weeks ago.”
“But with the shutdown persisting, the workers don’t know when they’ll be paid next.”
Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate
New York Times: “The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has fractured the Iranian government, complicating its ability to make decisions and coordinate larger retaliatory attacks, according to officials familiar with U.S. and Western intelligence assessments.”
“Several dozen Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed since the war began four weeks ago. Those who survive have had difficulty communicating and are unable to meet in person, for fear of having their calls intercepted by the United States or Israel and being targeted in an airstrike.”
“While Iran’s security and military agencies continue to function, the government’s ability to plan new strategies or policies has been weakened.”
Can Trump’s Approval Fall Even Further?
Nate Silver: “The last time I did a check-in on President Trump’s popularity in November, I noted that the decline in his approval ratings had been remarkably linear. There have been peaks and valleys, sure, which you can correlate with particular news events. But the recovery after every bounce-back has been incomplete, leaving some permanent damage behind.”
“So what’s happened since then? Well, let’s just go ahead and update that chart.”
Ed Kilgore: Trump’s approval is in free fall.
Trump Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes
New York Times: “The Trump administration sued the Minnesota Education Department and the state group in charge of interscholastic athletics on Monday, accusing both of violating civil rights protections for girls by allowing transgender students to participate on girls’ sports teams.”
Army Investigates Helicopter Flyby at Kid Rock’s Home
CNBC: “The U.S. Army is investigating the apparent flyby of that military branch’s Apache helicopters over the weekend at the Nashville home of singer Kid Rock, a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump.”
U.S. Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The Guardian: “The U.S. government is resuming operations at its embassy in Venezuela, the state department announced on Monday, nearly three months since former president Nicolás Maduro was abducted from the country and locked up in the U.S.”
Is Graham Platner Worth the Gamble?
Lakshya Jain: “Simply put, the race for the Democratic nomination in Maine is between ‘weak’ and ‘weaker.’ One candidate, incumbent Gov. Janet Mills, is 78 years old and not especially popular. The other, oyster farmer Graham Platner, brings with him a litany of scandals, including a series of controversial social media posts and a Nazi tattoo on his chest.”
“Ordinarily, it would be unthinkable for either party to bypass a sitting governor in favor of a political novice dogged by controversy. And if Mills and Platner were facing off even two years ago, there’s little doubt that Mills would have cruised to victory. Today, however, her position is perilous.”
Americans Aren’t That Excited About Going to the Moon
New York Times: “Ask the power brokers in Washington, and they will tell you it is a vital national imperative for NASA astronauts to return to the moon before China gets there.”
“But if you ask people on the street what they think NASA should be doing, they might not put sending astronauts to the moon at the top of the list of priorities.”
“Indeed, it might be near the bottom.”
“But when it comes to space policy, the opinions of the power brokers usually win.”
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