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House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun
Elaine Godfrey and Russell Berman: “Johnson’s own members, in the past month, have accused him of stretching if not wholly disregarding the truth, and his assertion last Wednesday that he…
U.S. Moves Troops and Aircraft Into Caribbean
“The U.S. moved large numbers of special-operations aircraft, troops and equipment into the Caribbean area this week, giving Washington additional options for possible military action in Venezuela,” the Wall Street…
Inside ICE’s Media Machine
Washington Post: ““ICE’s public affairs arm has rapidly transformed into an influencer-style media machine, churning out flashy videos of tactical operations and immigration raids.” “The internal communications reviewed by The…
Harriet Hageman to Run for Senate
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is jumping into her state’s Senate race to replace departing Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Fox News reports. Playbook: “Hageman, an attorney, has been a staunch MAGA…
Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer
“Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced on Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4…
Medicaid Paid Millions for Dead People
“Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died,” the AP reports. Save to Favorites
JD Vance Picks a Side
Noah Rothman: “Vance has made a choice here, and it’s a clarifying one. His allies are telling us straight that this is all about JD Vance — his political ambitions,…
The Heritage Foundation Blows Up
From a Wall Street Journal editorial: “Heritage once supported free trade; now it is protectionist. It once supported a robust American foreign policy; Heritage purged its defense hawks two years…
Why the DNC Really Killed the Autopsy Report
Charlie Cook: “Before Ken Martin decided to give the Epstein-file treatment to the autopsy report, those briefed on the study had described it as the product of over 300 interviews…
Trump’s Vanity Fleet
Tom Nichols: “Imagine the CEO of a car company telling his engineers and designers that he wants them to make a new line of automobiles. He knows nothing about cars…
JD Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test
Franklin Foer: “On Sunday, J. D. Vance was presented with the simplest moral test: denounce commentators who traffic in medieval blood libels, who deny the Holocaust, and who endlessly harp…
Epstein Prosecutors Prepared Sex Trafficking Indictment
“Federal prosecutors prepared an indictment of Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 that would have charged him with sex trafficking, and grand jurors heard months of testimony on the case, records from…
DOGE Disrupted a Lot But Saved Little
“Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency said it made more than 29,000 cuts to the federal government — slashing billion-dollar contracts, canceling thousands of grants and pushing out civil servants,”…
Tipster Was Invited to Party ‘For Prostitutes’ at Mar-a-Lago
“The FBI received a tip in October 2020 that appears to be from an unidentified female who said she had information about a ‘Jeffrey Epstein party’ in 2000. The person’s…
Mar-a-Lago Was Subpoenaed in Epstein Case
“The Mar-a-Lago club was subpoenaed to produce documents in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell on Nov. 29, 2021, according to a copy of the subpoena included in…
Consumers Power Strongest Growth in Two Years
“The U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly robust pace in the third quarter, powered by strong consumer spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Gross domestic product, the value of all…
Trump Calls the New York Times ‘a Serious Threat’
President Trump called the New York Times “a serious threat to the national security of our nation” in a late night post. Wrote Trump: “The Failing New York Times, and…
Quote of the Day
“There are photos of me, too. Everybody was friendly with this guy, either friendly or not friendly, but he was around.” — President Trump, quoted by the Wall Street Journal,…
Inside the MAGA Civil War
“For nearly a decade, MAGA and Donald Trump were synonymous,” Axios reports. “Today, the movement’s most consequential fights are unfolding beyond the control of its term-limited president — empowering rival…
The Next Shutdown Deadline Will Be Here Soon
“Congress has adjourned for the holidays having made no tangible progress toward funding the government ahead of a shutdown looming less than six weeks away,” Politico reports. “The most conspicuous…
