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Senate Confirms Official Who Called Obama a ‘Terrorist’
“The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Tata to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, approving a nominee whose incendiary political commentary made him unconfirmable during President Donald…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“If you’re not hiding anything, prove that to the American people. And if you are trying to hide something, as many of Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters apparently believe, then the…
Democrats Plot Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting
“National Democratic leaders are encouraging state Democrats in the Texas House to consider walking out of a special legislative session this month to block Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional…
A Reminder Looking Ahead to 2028
Chuck Todd: “Since the Democrats regained the White House in 1976, only four people have won the presidency: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Of those four,…
Trump Says Bondi Should Release ‘Whatever Is Credible’
President Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on Jeffrey Epstein as he faces pressure from his MAGA supporters, ABC News reports. Save to…
Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Wired: “Newly uncovered metadata reveals that nearly three minutes of footage were cut from what the Department of Justice and FBI described as ‘full raw’ surveillance video from the only…
Democrats Are Workshopping New Tactics
“If there is one point of consensus in the deeply fractured Democratic Party, it’s that the old ways of doing business just aren’t cutting it,” the New York Times reports….
NATO Warns Brazil, China and India
“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business…
Trump Adds Tariffs to Mexican Tomatoes
“The Trump administration announced that it would impose a 17 percent tariff on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico, as it withdrew from a decades-old trade agreement that had prevented…
Eric Adams Lands Massive Endorsements
“A sprawling coalition of law enforcement unions will endorse Eric Adams’ campaign this week — in what is a major win in the early days of his independent re-election bid,”…
Federal Agents Describe Unusual Run-Up to Arrests
“Four veteran Homeland Security agents who helped execute the Trump administration’s arrests of pro-Palestinian foreign academics for deportation testified Tuesday that the orders they received were both highly unusual and…
Mike Johnson Calls for Release of Epstein Files
Speaker Mike Johnson said he supports Ghislaine Maxwell testifying to Congress and demands the Department of Justice release everything they have on Jeffrey Epstein. Said Johnson: “I’m for transparency. We…
House Stalls Over Crypto Bill
The House has ground to a halt after a bloc of conservatives voted against a rule that contained three major crypto bills, Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
Senate Republicans Scale Back Trump’s Clawbacks
“Senate Republicans will scale back the White House’s $9.4 billion spending clawback request as they look to shore up their vote count,” Politico reports. “Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who is…
What Democrats Must Do Differently
Will Robinson: “The conservative movement has built a sprawling, always-on communications ecosystem. It’s not just Fox News and talk radio anymore — it’s a web of Facebook groups, hyperlocal influencers,…
Republicans Take a Big Gamble in Texas
President Trump told Texas Republicans this morning that the party plans to press forward with a bold mid-cycle redistricting push aimed at flipping up to five Democratic-held House seats in…
Pentagon Buys Into Rare Earth Miner
“The Defense Department will become the largest shareholder in rare earth miner MP Materials,” CNBC reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Has Begun Search for Next Fed Chair
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a “formal process” to select the successor to Jerome Powell as chair of the Fed has begun, as the White House’s frustration with the…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“He’s fooled a lot of people. He fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden. He didn’t fool me.” — President Trump, quoted by CNN, attempting to rewrite the history of his relationship…
Americans Dissatisfied with Handling of Epstein Files
A new CNN poll finds 50% of Americans say they are dissatisfied with the amount of information the federal government has released about the Jeffrey Epstein case. However, almost no…
