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DeSantis Diverted Medicaid Funds to State Charity
“The $10 million that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted to a state-created charity last year consisted of Medicaid dollars owed to state and federal taxpayers, contrary to what the governor…
Bessent Says Tariff Standoff with China Not Sustainable
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door investor summit Tuesday that the tariff standoff with China is unsustainable and that he expects the situation to de-escalate,” Bloomberg reports. “Bessent added…
The Deep State Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed growing concerns about the chaos inside the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, insisting he’s doing a “phenomenal” job and blaming the dysfunction…
Who Really Runs America?
Jerusalem Demsas: “Something has gone wrong in American democracy. Though our diagnoses differ, the entire political spectrum chafes at the widespread dysfunction. Our traditional modes for understanding democratic decline—tyranny of…
Hegseth Vows to Prosecute Leakers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said staffers found to be leaking from within the Pentagon “will be prosecuted,” as the embattled Cabinet secretary seeks to fend off reports of turmoil…
Gavin Newsom Says He’s Only ‘Marginally’ a Democrat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) accused the Democratic Party “of not yet performing a thorough autopsy on what went wrong in its devastating loss of the White House and Senate…
Rubio Unveils Sweeping Reorganization
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a plan Tuesday to significantly reorganize the State Department, saying the redesign would reverse ‘decades of bloat and bureaucracy’ within the agency,” the Washington…
Clinics Begin Closing as Trump Continues Freeze
“Clinics around the country that provide contraception and other reproductive health services to low-income patients are running out of funds as they await word from the Trump administration on tens…
Truck Plants Lay Off Workers Due to ‘Market Uncertainty’
Hundreds of workers will be laid off at two Mack truck plants in Pennsylvania and Maryland as company officials say orders are down due to “market uncertainty,” WHTM reports. Save…
The Force That Holds Trump’s Coalition Together
Jonathan Chait: “Time after time… the traditional conservatives have accepted Trump’s authoritarianism and corruption because he stays loyal to them on their key issues. The path of least resistance for…
Tesla’s Falling Profit May Pressure Elon Musk
“Tesla is expected to report on Tuesday that its profits fell in the first three months of the year, which could increase the pressure on Elon Musk, the automaker’s chief…
FDA Suspends Milk Quality Tests
“The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition…
Trump Administration Continues to Defy Judge’s Order
“Continuing a pattern of stonewalling, the Justice Department has defied a judge’s order to explain what the Trump administration has done, and plans to do, to seek the release of…
Macron Floats Fresh Election in France
“Emmanuel Macron is exploring the possibility of dissolving parliament and holding snap elections as soon as this fall as a return to international prominence helps boost the French president’s popularity…
Trump Plots End Run Around Schumer
“President Donald Trump is installing his pick for the top federal prosecutor job in Manhattan on an interim basis despite Sen. Chuck Schumer’s effort to block the nominee’s confirmation in…
Why Democrats Keep Talking About Due Process
“Democrats have a plan for fighting President Donald Trump over the most high-profile deportation case in recent history: Don’t make it about immigration,” Politico reports. “As the party lines up…
Tim Scott Silent as Trump Dismantles His Legacy
“Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) has spent years boosting a federal program to support minority-owned businesses. President Donald Trump’s administration dismantled it in a matter of weeks,” Politico reports….
Republicans Warm Up to Russia
A new Pew Research poll finds Republican voters have become less likely over the past year to say Russia is an enemy of the United States – and more likely…
IMF Says Trump’s Tariffs Will Drag on Global Economy
The International Monetary Fund says the global economy “will slow sharply this year, weighed down by President Trump’s imposition of the highest import taxes in more than a century and…
Trump Allies Increasingly Turn on Each Other
“The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal…
