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“Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them.”…
Jamie Raskin Opens Probe Into Howard Lutnick
“The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has opened an investigation into potential conflicts of interest between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, following the…
Israelis No Longer Ahead in Middle East Sympathies
Gallup: “Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis.” “The five-percentage-point difference is not…
Marco Rubio’s New Loyalty Oath
Julia Ioffe: “Ideological screenings are just the beginning of the State Department’s political tests for new foreign service officers, who must affirm their support for Trump’s executive orders, navigate training…
Be Careful What You Normalize
As Bill Clinton answers questions from lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein today, it’s not just another chapter in a scandal that refuses to die. It will be a precedent. Join now…
U.S. Has More Than 1,100 Measles Cases
“The U.S. has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” CNN reports. “It’s…
Democrats Say They Have the Votes to Subpoena Lutnick
“Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have the votes to force Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before their panel about his relationship with convicted sex offender…
Bill Clinton Says He ‘Did Nothing Wrong’
Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that his “brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light,” the AP reports. Said Clinton: “I saw nothing,…
U.S. Tells Embassy Staff in Israel They Can Leave
“With the threat of a U.S. strike on Iran looming, the United States embassy in Jerusalem has told its workers that they may leave Israel and warned them that if…
Trump to Spin Off Truth Social
“Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a new publicly traded company,” Axios reports. “Trump’s eponymous company began exclusively as…
Thune Warns Texas Senate Seat Could Flip
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is warning that the Texas Senate seat long held by Sen. John Cornyn (R) could flip to Democrats in the November election if the…
CNN Anxiety Mounts as Paramount Nears Control
The Wrap: “Anxiety is high inside CNN, as staffers grapple with the growing likelihood that Paramount’s David Ellison — who appointed Free Press cofounder Bari Weiss to reshape CBS News…
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Charlie Kirk Is All Over GOP Campaign Ads
“Donald Trump’s endorsement remains the most valuable asset in GOP primaries. But after the president, it’s Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and Turning Point USA leader who was killed on…
GOP Lawmaker Has ‘Terminal Diagnosis’
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican donors that Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) may have a “terminal diagnosis,” Punchbowl News reports. Dunn, 73, has denied that he would resign before the end…
NASA Overhauls Artemis Moon Program
“New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency’s Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency’s plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was…
Agencies Raise Alarms About Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot
“Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of Elon Musk’s xAI artificial-intelligence tools in recent months, highlighting continuing disagreements within the U.S. government about…
OpenAI Sees Pentagon Deal Amid Anthropic Standoff
“OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of AI on the battlefield, telling his staff Thursday evening that the company…
Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas
New York Times: “The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election,…
The Spectacular MAGA Breakup Rocking Georgia
Wall Street Journal: “Heading into midterms that will determine control of Congress, party leaders in Atlanta and Washington had hoped to build party loyalty and unity in Georgia, a red-leaning…
