Mother Jones notes the first person Jeb Bush followed on Twitter was none other than his brother’s former deputy chief of staff and political adviser, Karl Rove.
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The End of Roe Is Just the Beginning
Ross Douthat: “By any reasonable political science theory, any normal supposition about how power works in our republic, this day should not have come.” “The pro-life movement has spent half…
Quote of the Day
“I’m not saying it’s changing the political landscape wholesale but we’re going to see a lot of close races in November, and this is going to keep and put Democrats…
Biden Signs Landmark Gun Legislation
“President Joe Biden signed into law the most sweeping legislation aimed at preventing gun violence in 30 years at the White House on Saturday shortly before departing for Europe for…
Politics Is Strange Sometimes
Mark Halperin: “Given their histories and orientations, there is an irony in the fact that Joe Biden (who was pro-life and now says he is pro-choice) and Donald Trump (who…
A Bombshell That Could Define Biden’s Presidency
Washington Post: “It’s not clear whether Roe’s demise will give Biden a path to find his voice and re-energize his presidency, or will simply exacerbate the social divisions that have…
Justices Inflame a Divided Country
Dan Balz: “By overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the guaranteed right to abortion nationwide, the court’s newly entrenched conservative bloc has set the country on a course toward legal…
How John Roberts Lost Control of the Court
Politico: “After nearly seven months of deliberations, Roberts found precisely zero takers among his fellow justices for his incrementalist approach that would have avoided overruling Roe for now, but allowed…
The Truth About Trump’s Endorsements
Jonathan Bernstein: “Trump is taking credit for endorsing the winner in the Alabama Senate primary run-off. This is actually more about reporters than it is about the Republican Party. Trump…
A Paradoxical Pandemic
“In the United States and some other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic has entered a paradoxical stage in which the coronavirus has evolved into a highly contagious variant and sent cases…
Rare ‘Triple’ La Niña Climate Event Looks Likely
“An ongoing La Niña event that has contributed to flooding in eastern Australia and exacerbated droughts in the United States and East Africa could persist into 2023, according to the…
‘Dead’ Terrorist Is Captured in Pakistan
“Pakistan has arrested the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks after years of denying his presence and even claiming he was dead,” Nikkei Asia reports. Save to Favorites
Iran Dismisses Powerful Intelligence Chief
“Iran has dismissed the longstanding intelligence chief of the Revolutionary Guards force, considered one of the country’s most powerful figures, as concerns mount over Israel’s covert war on Iran’s defense…
Did Kennedy Loyalists Squelch a 1968 ‘October Surprise’?
James Barron: “It was a 1968 October Surprise story that might have changed the course of history.” “Imagine Hubert Humphrey taking office as President in January 1969, not Richard Nixon….
The Biden-Harris Problem
The Economist: “If Mr Trump runs again, it seems Mr Biden wants to. He rightly fears a second Trump term would be calamitous; yet the fact that he thinks he…
America Is Growing Apart, Possibly for Good
Ron Brownstein: “What’s becoming clearer over time is that the Trump-era GOP is hoping to use its electoral dominance of the red states, the small-state bias in the Electoral College…
House GOP Already Mulling National Abortion Ban
“Some House Republicans who oppose abortion rights are pushing legislation to implement a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks, coming just hours after the Supreme Court released its opinion overturning…
Susan Collins Blamed for Abortion Ruling
“Sen. Susan Collins was blasted Friday for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as opponents targeted her votes to confirm two justices to the Supreme Court who were in the…
Trump Would Rather Limit Than Ban Abortion
Washington Post: “Trump has largely stayed away from the looming Roe decision in recent weeks, only decrying the leak of a draft opinion in the case from the Supreme Court…
Netanyahu Plots His Comeback
“Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to engineer his return to power by launching a ‘scorched-earth’ campaign, courting far-right voters and accusing rivals of being beholden to Islamists,” the Times of London reports….
The Lesson from the Saturday Night Massacre
Jonathan Bernstein: “In October 1973, Nixon ordered his attorney general to fire a special prosecutor, fired the attorney general when he refused, and then had the second-in-command at Justice resign…
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