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Democrats Need to Focus on Power, Not Healthcare
Jonathan Last: “So far as I can tell, the Democratic ask on the shutdown negotiations boils down to: “Preserving ACA subsidies for low-income people that will keep health care premiums…
Chris Murphy Issues a Warning
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told the New Republic that meaningful political opposition to President Trump could be seriously constrained. Said Murphy: “My belief has never been that he’s going to…
JD Vance Takes Center Stage During Shutdown
“Vice President Vance is getting a moment in the spotlight amid the ongoing government shutdown, putting the potential 2028 GOP nominee front-and-center as a top messenger and attack dog for…
‘Voter Fraud’ Watchdog Votes Where He Doesn’t Live
Slate: “Jack Posobiec is very concerned about voter fraud. An influential MAGA voice and prominent conspiracy theorist, he’s perhaps best known for amplifying the 2016 ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy, which culminated in…
Madison Cawthorn Can’t Expect Help from Trump
“Once a MAGA poster child, former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is attempting a political comeback — this time in an open House seat in Florida — but he shouldn’t…
Young Trump Voters Detail Frustrations with Him
“President Donald Trump’s victory last year was fueled in part by improvement among young voters,” NBC News reports. “But new focus groups reveal why some young voters who backed Trump…
Trump Reverses New York Counterterrorism Cuts
“The White House will restore $187 million in cuts to law enforcement funding that would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a bipartisan effort to reinstate the…
Obamacare Subsidies Used More in GOP Districts
“The health insurance subsidies at the center of the U.S. government shutdown fight disproportionately benefit areas of the country represented by Republican lawmakers, posing a potential vulnerability for Donald Trump’s…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Once you start conceding to demands on shutdowns, every time we get up against a deadline, you’re gonna have another shutdown.” — Sen. John Thune (R-SD), quoted by Punchbowl News….
Shutdowns Are a Uniquely American Dysfunction
Zachary Wolf: “Aside from the routinely expiring debt ceiling, the practice of government shutdowns may be the most dramatic, unique and objectively silly quirks of how Washington, DC, works.” “Shutdowns…
Trump Gives Hamas Sunday Deadline
“President Donald Trump said that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by Sunday evening and threatened that the group will face more attacks if it doesn’t,”…
Justices Take Up Hawaii’s Restrictions on Concealed Guns
“The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a major new gun rights case focused on recent measures enacted in Hawaii that restrict where people with a license to…
Trump Charts Path to Total Control
“President Trump is seizing on the government shutdown as an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to consolidate control in the Oval Office, accelerating a trend toward unchecked power,” Axios reports. “Many Democrats see…
Cori Bush Kicks Off Comeback Bid
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), a member of the liberal “Squad” in the House who was defeated in an expensive and contentious primary last year, said she will run for…
Trump Enlists Business to Push Democrats on Shutdown
“President Trump and top aides are enlisting powerful business and labor groups to push Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown,” Axios reports. “Trump, while threatening mass firings of government…
Funding for WIC Will End Soon
“Funding for a program that helps millions of women and children with neonatal care and nutrition could run out within two weeks as the federal government plunges deeper into a…
The Jobs Report That Wasn’t
“Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces the most reliable gauge of U.S. employment. But close watchers of the economy were left rudderless when the bureau withheld the data…
Quote of the Day
“If we don’t pass a short-term CR there is no way of getting anything done to do the things they want to… We’re not going to do anything until we…
The Modern GOP Is Inherently Authoritarian
Paul Krugman: “Nixon, who was a piker by comparison to Donald Trump, was repudiated by his own party. Not only is Donald Trump a wannabe dictator, surely the worst person…
Trump Halts Transit Funding in Chicago
The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, primarily two efforts to improve the city’s transit system, CNBC reports. Save to Favorites
