“That was some weird shit.”
— Former President George W. Bush, quoted by New York Magazine, at Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.
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Brian Schatz to Run for Democratic Whip
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Elon Musk Faced $2.37 Billion in Potential Federal Penalties
“Elon Musk and his companies faced at least $2.37 billion in potential federal fines and penalties the day President Trump took office, according to a congressional report released Monday that…
Keisha Lance Bottoms Begins Her Race for Governor
“Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) filed paperwork Monday to begin raising money for a run for Georgia governor, with plans to formally launch her campaign within weeks,” the…
U.K. and E.U. to Defy Trump on Trade
Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
Gerry Connolly Will Not Run Again
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Trump Pushes Out AI Experts Hired by Biden
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More Americans Think Vietnam War Was a Mistake
Fifty years after it ended, a new Emerson College poll finds a plurality of Americans — 44% — think the war in Vietnam was not justified, while 29% think the…
Trump Says Pollsters Are ‘Criminals’
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Trump Is Pooling Data on Americans
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Sam Altman Is Said to Have Pondered a Presidential Run
A forthcoming book, The Optimist, “reveals the extent of the OpenAI CEO’s political ambitions, including his solicitation of advice from friends and prominent political operators about running for office,” Vanity…
Trump Tells Americans What Putin Wants Them to Hear
“Bloomberg used a Large Language Model to scan more than 300 of Trump’s public comments between August 2024 and mid-March as well as more than 3,000 social media posts from…
North Korea Confirms Troop Deployment to Russia
“North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un…
Bessent Says ‘It’s Up to China to De-Escalate’
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Trump to Target Sanctuary Cities
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Bonus Quote of the Day
“We, myself included, missed a lot of this story. And some people trust us less because of it. We bear some responsibility for faith in the media at such lows.”…
Israel to Make Trade Concession
“Israel plans to make a major regulatory concession to Washington in a bid to get a better deal from President Donald Trump over tariffs,” Bloomberg reports. “Israel told the US,…
How Low Can Trump’s Approval Go?
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Most Americans Skeptical About Tariffs
Gallup: “Americans are widely skeptical about the benefits of the recent tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on the United States’ trading partners, with majorities believing they will ultimately cost…
