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Trump Kicked Zelensky Out of the White House
President Trump personally had Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky escorted out of the White House after their disastrous meeting, saying he felt “disrespected,” Fox News reports. The planned signing of a…
Trump Gets His Revenge on Zelensky
In a stunning moment, President Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a tense and chaotic Oval Office meeting that underscored Trump’s relentless drive for retribution now that he’s back…
Trump Ends Talks with Zelensky
President Trump issued a statement after a volatile meeting: “We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation…
The Zelensky Meeting Didn’t Start Well
When President Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, he said: “Wow look, you’re all dressed up today.” Save to Favorites
Trump and Vance Loudly Rebuke Zelensky in Oval Office
President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a remarkably fractious White House meeting, accusing the leader of the besieged country of not being…
Washington Post Faces Mass Subscription Cancellations
“More than 75,000 digital subscribers to The Washington Post have cancelled since its owner, billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced on Wednesday that he would radically overhaul the paper’s opinion…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I do blame him and others like him who, for the past 20 years, have been spreading lies about vaccines, which are safe and effective. And that has been proven…
RFK Jr. Moves to Eliminate Public Comment
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a document Friday proposing to strip public participation from much of the business his department conducts,” Stat reports. “The move…
Russia and China Trying to Recruit Disgruntled Workers
“Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired…
Spanberger Gets a Big Boost in Virginia
Democrats just got some great news this week in Virginia. A new poll shows Abigail Spanberger (D) surging to a double-digit lead over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R). And then…
How Sam Altman Could Break Up Musk and Trump
Matteo Wong: “The rivalry between Sam Altman and Elon Musk is entering its Apprentice era. Both men have the ambition to redefine how the modern world works—and both are jockeying…
Mike Johnson Has a New Enemy
Last November, Rep. Victoria Sparz (R-IN) “confided to some of her staffers in meetings that she planned to oppose the speaker whenever possible and was planning on taking down Johnson,”…
Israel Wants Russian Bases to Stay in Syria
“Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey’s growing influence in the country,” Reuters…
Exchange of the Day
New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn was interviewed by Semafor’s Ben Smith: SMITH: Is Trump good for business again? KAHN: News is good for business. And Trump, as we…
Democrats Are About to Eat Their Own
Lauren Egan: “Democratic voters are pissed off with their party’s leaders. And increasingly, top officials fear they may topple them.” “The data are becoming hard to ignore. This February, a…
Trump to Declare English as Official Language
President Trump plans to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States, CNBC reports. Trump’s order would also rescind former President Bill Clinton’s directive for…
Johnson Tied to Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign
Speaker Mike Johnson is living in a $3.7 million townhouse in Washington, D.C. that is the center of an evangelical pastor’s secretive influence campaign — and the home is owned…
Washington Post Staffers Are in Open Rebellion
Current and former Washington Post staffers are rebelling against Jeff Bezos after he announced a “significant” editorial shift that will see the paper’s Opinion section focus almost exclusively on personal…
Robert Caro Nearly Has 1,000 Pages of His Last LBJ Book
Robert Caro offered some updates on the next installment of his Lyndon Johnson biography to Smithsonian. He’s already written 980 pages, but he adds: “The trouble is, it’s going to…
Trump’s Comments About Putin Barely Register
Jim Sciutto: “When Trump sided with Putin on Russian interference in the 2016 election in Helsinki in 2018, it was a major news event eliciting bipartisan criticism and consternation among…
