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Congress Probes Order to Kill Boat Strike Survivors
“Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a…
Texas Awaits Supreme Court’s Ruling on Redistricting
New York Times: “More than a dozen candidates, as well as hundreds of state and county election officials across Texas, are watching and waiting for the Supreme Court to decide…
Is America Heading for a Debt Crisis?
“Politics and debt don’t mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The U.K. government…
Social Security’s Day of Reckoning Is Nearly Here
“For decades, people have fretted about the financial sustainability of America’s bedrock retirement income program. Now, Social Security’s precarious fiscal state is an issue for the here and now,” Axios…
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into 7-Year Sentence
“President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6…
U.S. Launched Second Strike on Suspected Drug Boat
“The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board,”…
Troy Nehls Won’t Run Again
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) “announced Saturday that he will not seek reelection in next year’s midterm elections but instead focus on his family,” The Hill reports. Axios: “Nehls joins a…
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How Far Can Democrats Ride the Affordability Argument?
“Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for next week’s special election in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district, has made affordability concerns a centerpiece of her campaign messaging – mirroring the…
Nations Apart
Just published: Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America by Colin Woodard. Our democracy has been purposefully dismantled, first in the states and now at the federal level. Save…
A Wisconsin Race That Has Tortured Republicans
“Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin,” Politico reports….
RFK Jr. Overhauls Vaccine Access Program
“Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They’ve been urging…
MAGA Hunts for Unity Amid Widening Civil War
“MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015,” Axios reports. “If…
Cory Mills Used Campaign Funds to Party at Resorts
“Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private…
Trump Cancels Biden Orders Signed With Autopen
“President Trump said Friday he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen, escalating his battle with his predecessor over the use of the signature…
Bets on Trump’s Brand Have Soured
“Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president’s biggest fans with steep losses,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Shares of Trump…
Inside Trump’s Push to Make His Ballroom Bigger
New York Times: “In offering up his initial design, Mr. McCrery could not have known that Mr. Trump’s vision for the project was growing. What started as a 500-seat ballroom…
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed
“President Trump warned airlines and pilots on Saturday that the airspace near Venezuela was closed, ratcheting up what his administration has characterized as a war against drug cartels,” the New…
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Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
“Three powerful businessmen—two Americans and a Russian—hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia’s long and deadly war with Ukraine,”…
