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Hegseth Lashed Out at DOGE Official
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at the Pentagon’s top representative from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service weeks ago in an angry confrontation arising from claims the DOGE official had…
Trump Wants to Automate Federal Agencies
“Elon Musk has receded from Washington but one of his most disruptive ideas about government is surging inside the Trump administration,” the Washington Post reports. “Artificial intelligence, Musk has said,…
Bond Traders Boost Bearish Bets
“A bearish tone is taking hold in the Treasury market amid worries over the risk of tariff-fueled inflation and increased government spending in some of the world’s biggest economies,” Bloomberg…
Cornyn Raised Less Than $1 Million Last Quarter
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) raised just $803,952 for his re-election committee and has $5.9 million on hand. Meanwhile, GOP primary challenger Ken Paxton (R) brought in $2.9 million and has…
House GOP Again Blocks Attempt to Release Epstein Files
“House Republicans on Tuesday voted down another Democratic procedural maneuver aimed at forcing the Justice Department to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein,” Axios reports. “It’s the second time this…
Trump Challenges Democratic Lawmakers to IQ Test
President Trump wants to give IQ tests to Democratic representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett to “see who comes out best,” the Daily Beast reports. Said Trump: “AOC — look….
Boebert Wants Matt Gaetz Appointed Special Counsel
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) proposed former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as special counsel to investigate “the truth” about the Jeffrey Epstein files. Save to Favorites
The MAGA Blowup Over Pam Bondi
Politico: “The attorney general has long tried to establish herself as one of Donald Trump’s most faithful allies: She was part of his defense team during his first impeachment, she…
Andrew Cuomo Retools His Mayoral Campaign
“Andrew Cuomo is scrambling to reinvent himself in an uphill general election bid for New York City mayor,” Politico reports. “His pitch: The former three-term governor is running as an…
Senate Confirms Official Who Called Obama a ‘Terrorist’
“The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Tata to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, approving a nominee whose incendiary political commentary made him unconfirmable during President Donald…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“If you’re not hiding anything, prove that to the American people. And if you are trying to hide something, as many of Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters apparently believe, then the…
Democrats Plot Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting
“National Democratic leaders are encouraging state Democrats in the Texas House to consider walking out of a special legislative session this month to block Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional…
A Reminder Looking Ahead to 2028
Chuck Todd: “Since the Democrats regained the White House in 1976, only four people have won the presidency: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Of those four,…
Trump Says Bondi Should Release ‘Whatever Is Credible’
President Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on Jeffrey Epstein as he faces pressure from his MAGA supporters, ABC News reports. Save to…
Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Wired: “Newly uncovered metadata reveals that nearly three minutes of footage were cut from what the Department of Justice and FBI described as ‘full raw’ surveillance video from the only…
Democrats Are Workshopping New Tactics
“If there is one point of consensus in the deeply fractured Democratic Party, it’s that the old ways of doing business just aren’t cutting it,” the New York Times reports….
NATO Warns Brazil, China and India
“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business…
Trump Adds Tariffs to Mexican Tomatoes
“The Trump administration announced that it would impose a 17 percent tariff on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico, as it withdrew from a decades-old trade agreement that had prevented…
Eric Adams Lands Massive Endorsements
“A sprawling coalition of law enforcement unions will endorse Eric Adams’ campaign this week — in what is a major win in the early days of his independent re-election bid,”…
Federal Agents Describe Unusual Run-Up to Arrests
“Four veteran Homeland Security agents who helped execute the Trump administration’s arrests of pro-Palestinian foreign academics for deportation testified Tuesday that the orders they received were both highly unusual and…
