Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “will step down from his cabinet position in the Obama administration and return to Colorado to spend time with his family,” the Denver Post reports.
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Melania Trump Is Too Busy for Vanity Fair Cover
Melania Trump — who is rarely seen in public — is apparently too busy to sit for a Vanity Fair cover photo shoot, Page Six reports. Said a source: “She…
Macron Says Putin May Have Played Trump Again
French President Emmanuel Macron said that if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t commit by Monday to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, he would have duped President Trump, Reuters reports. Said Macron:…
Trump Denies Visas to Palestinians for United Nations
“The Trump Administration announced Friday that it won’t issue visas to senior Palestinian officials who wish to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly in September, and…
Portugal President Says Trump Is a Russian Agent
Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that President Trump is “objectively a Soviet or Russian agent,” Euronews reports. Save to Favorites
Conservative Wisconsin Justice Won’t Run Again
“A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Friday that she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that’s controlled 4-3 by…
Shutdown Odds Just Went Up
“President Trump’s plan to cancel $4.9 billion in congressional-approved foreign aid is aggravating members of both parties, complicating next month’s scramble to avoid a government shutdown,” Axios reports. “The White…
Abbott Signs New Texas Map Into Law
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed off on a new congressional map intended to flip five Democratic seats into Republican hands in next year’s midterm elections,” Axios reports. Save…
Joni Ernst Will Not Run for Re-Election
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is expected to announce next week that she will not seek reelection in 2026, CBS News reports. NOTUS: “Had she run, she likely would have faced…
The Authoritarian Checklist
Don Moynihan: “The consolidation of Trump’s power has happened very quickly, more rapidly than we have seen in other examples of competitive authoritarian systems.” “His success is driven by two…
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How Lying Repeatedly Works for Trump
Daniel Dale: “Trump’s lying has always been notable for its audacity – his willingness to make obviously untrue claims that can be very quickly debunked. But it has also been…
An Astrologer’s Messy Affair With a Trump Official
The Cut: “Amy Tripp advertises herself as ‘the internet’s most notorious astrologer.’ Under the professional name Starheal, she offers her followers wisdom such as ‘Moon opposite Chiron at 3:04pm ET…
Anti-Trump Protests Planned for Labor Day
“Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to skip the barbecue and spend their Labor Day protesting President Donald Trump and the billionaires who support him,” USA Today reports. Save…
Trump Plans to Rescind Billions in Foreign Aid
“President Donald Trump asked Congress to claw back nearly $5 billion in already-approved foreign aid spending, a proposal timed to take advantage of the looming end of the fiscal year…
Trump Cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service Protection
President Trump has terminated former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection, the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
Cracker Barrel Quietly Removed DEI and Pride Pages
“After backing away from a controversial logo rebrand loudly opposed by many right-wing influencers, Cracker Barrel also quietly made changes to its website this week,” CNN reports. “The Tennessee-based roadside…
Charges Dropped for Client of Pam Bondi’s Brother
“For the second time in less than a month, the Justice Department on Wednesday abruptly dropped charges against a client represented by Brad Bondi, the brother of U.S. Attorney General…
Obama Signals He’s Not Sitting Out This Fight
Earlier this summer, Barack Obama warned that Americans were headed toward a moment of testing — one that would force everyone to decide what, and who, they were truly committed…
Trump Plans Deportation Raids in Chicago
“The Trump administration is preparing to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation in Chicago as soon as next week, marking the latest escalation between the president and a Democratic-led city,”…
Mamdani Distances Himself from Democratic Socialists
“Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and current front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to distance himself on Thursday from the national Democratic Socialists of America platform, which…
