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Congress Dodges Any Preemptive Challenge to Trump
“Senate leaders are avoiding direct answers on whether President Trump needs approval from Congress before taking any military action against Iran,” Axios reports. “Congress is reluctant to second-guess the commander-in-chief…
Justices Affirm Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
“The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights,” the AP reports. “The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case…
G7 Confronts New Reality After Trump Spoils Hopes
“On Sunday evening, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took to a comfy sofa to chew the fat over glasses of wine with European Group of Seven leaders at their hotel…
Trump Pretends Laws Don’t Exist
President Trump will sign an executive order this week that will once again delay the U.S. ban on TikTok. That means he’s defying a bipartisan law passed by Congress last…
Trump Presented with Range of Options on Iran
“President Donald Trump has been presented with a range of options by his national security team related to Iran,“ ABC News reports. “The president is considering the options, which include…
Lawler Stands Firm on $40,000 SALT Cap Deal
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said Wednesday he is open to negotiating with the Senate to advance President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, but insisted he would not agree to…
Khamenei Tells Trump Iran ‘Will Not Surrender’
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech that the Islamic Republic “will not surrender” and threatened that if the U.S. takes military action against Iran, “it will…
Americans Divided Over Impact of AI
“Americans are almost evenly split on several questions measuring their views on artificial intelligence, with no meaningful differences based on age and partisanship,” according to the NBC News Decision Desk…
Florida Attorney General Held in Civil Contempt
“A federal judge found Florida’s attorney general in civil contempt of court Tuesday for violating a restraining order, which required state attorneys to tell officers to stop enforcing a newly…
Modi Pushes Back Against Trump’s Claim on Ceasefire
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi disputed President Donald Trump’s claims that trade deals were used to clinch a ceasefire with Pakistan during last month’s military conflict,” Bloomberg reports. Save to…
Tourists Scramble to Get Home from Israel
Wall Street Journal: “This is the first time Israel’s airspace has been closed this long in its 76-year history, and it remains unclear when it will reopen. Many Israelis say…
Noem Visited Biohazard Lab Before Hospitalization
“Kristi Noem was hospitalized for an allergic reaction one day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a photo alongside Noem visiting a biosafety lab that was temporarily shut down due…
Even Trump’s Base Opposes War with Iran
An Economist/YouGov poll found that only 16% of U.S. adults and less than a quarter of Republicans think the U.S. should get involved in the conflict between Iran and Israel….
Businesses Plead for Relief from Mass Deportations
“Industry and business groups that depend on immigrant workers are scrambling to respond to President Donald Trump’s heightened deportation efforts, after winning a partial reprieve on raids last week that…
‘Weird Stephen’
Author Michael Wolff told the Daily Beast that President Trump has a less-than-flattering nickname for Stephen Miller, his White House deputy chief of staff: “Weird Stephen.” Said Wolff: “There is…
U.S. Seems Likely to Attack Iran
A Trump administration official to Playbook: “The movement right now is away from diplomacy and toward U.S. involvement. We are moving toward taking out Iranian nuclear facilities.” “If confirmed, it…
How Iran Could Fight Back
Playbook: “It’s important to remember Iran has ways of fighting back beyond weapons. A former Western intelligence official told me the spy community suspects the Islamist regime in Tehran has…
The Byrd Bath
Punchbowl News: “Senate Republicans need to race through time-consuming reconciliation procedures that could throw a wrench into their plans. Behind the scenes, they’ll need to hash out all the complicated…
Judges Seem Likely to Allow National Guard Troops
“A federal appeals court appears poised to permit President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to continue uninterrupted, despite the protests of California Gov. Gavin Newsom,”…
Medicaid Cuts Mean New Trouble for Trump Megabill
“Senate Republicans’ plan to extract more savings from Medicaid as part of their revised tax and spending package triggered a backlash within the party, raising concerns that leaders could miss…
