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Serial Felon Freed by Trump Back Behind Bars
“Despite being gifted a Get Out of Jail Free card courtesy of President Donald Trump, convicted felon Jonathan Braun can’t seem to stop breaking the law,” the Daily Beast reports….
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Faces Sexual Assault Charges
“A U.S. Capitol riot defendant who was accused of firing a gun into the air while among the mob on Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021, now faces charges of…
GOP Lawmaker Faces Heated Crowd at Town Hall
“Before heading back to Washington, D.C., to vote on a measure to end the government shutdown, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faced a fiery crowd Monday at a town hall in Keosauqua,”…
Jeffries May Force Vote on Obamacare Subsidies
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters Monday that he is considering filing a discharge petition to force a vote on extending the Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits, Punchbowl…
House Democrats Whip Against Shutdown Deal
House Democratic leaders are whipping against the bipartisan Senate bill to reopen the government, Punchbowl News reports. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) wrote in an email: “HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE…
House Returns to Many Controversies
“The House is set to return to work Wednesday after a staggering 54 days out of session. Ending the record government shutdown will be the least of Speaker Mike Johnson’s…
Trump Signals He’ll Support Shutdown Deal
“President Trump on Monday signaled his support for a Senate agreement to end the government shutdown and said he would abide by the deal, which includes a reversal of mass…
Quote of the Day
“I can’t see into the future, but I see Republicans losing the House if Americans are continuing to go paycheck-to-paycheck.” — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), quoted by Semafor. Save…
All of Trump’s Tacky and Trollish White House Renovations
New York Magazine has compiled a running list of President Trump’s most outrageous and ridiculous White House renovations. Save to Favorites
Cheryl Hines Says Democrats Have Been ‘Mean’ to Her
“Cheryl Hines said Democrats have been giving her a hard time ever since her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began his rise in politics, though the GOP has always been…
Trump Wants Supreme Court to Intervene in SNAP Fight
“The Trump administration on Monday said it still wants the Supreme Court to block lower-court decisions requiring it to pay full food assistance benefits to about 42 million Americans who…
Chief Justice Faces Career-Defining Decision on Trump
“Chief Justice John Roberts faces a defining challenge as he enters his third decade leading the Supreme Court: how far to let Donald Trump’s presidency rewrite the bounds of executive…
Trump Threatens to Dock Pay of Air-Traffic Controllers
“President Trump threatened to dock the pay of air-traffic controllers who don’t return to work, as flight cancellations and delays spread across the country because of the government shutdown,” the…
Low-Income Shoppers Tighten Belts Further
New York Times: “For the better part of two years, well before the federal government shut down and SNAP payments were paused, lower-income consumers have been slowing their spending, especially…
Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ Message
“On the campaign trail, President Trump couldn’t talk about affordability enough. He vowed that should he retake the White House, he would tackle it on many fronts,” the New York…
Plastic Surgeons See More Demand for ‘Mar-a-Lago Face’
Since January, Washington, D.C. plastic surgeons have seen a wave of Trump insiders asking for overt procedures in line with the “Mar-a-Lago face” look, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
More Than Eight Senators Support Ending Shutdown
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) told CNBC the eight senators who folded on the government shutdown were taking heat for others: “There were a lot more than eight that were really…
Mike Johnson Hasn’t Promised Obamacare Vote
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Scripps that he and Speaker Mike Johnson haven’t talked lately about a House vote on a bill to restore Obamacare subsidies. Said Thune: “My…
Flight Troubles Continue Despite Shutdown Deal
“Airlines braced for further chaos this week, despite a deal in the Senate to end the government shutdown,” the New York Times reports. “About 5,000 flights were canceled from Friday…
Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
“It’s not great when your defiant kid says you are wrong,” the New York Times reports. “It’s a little bit worse when you are in the United States Senate and…
