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Trump Slams Fed Chair After Dismal Jobs Report
President Trump angrily urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, “minutes after the payroll firm ADP reported the lowest private-sector jobs report in years,” CNBC reports. Save…
Iran Rejects U.S. Nuclear Deal Offer
“Iran’s supreme leader effectively rejected a U.S. proposal that allows temporary uranium enrichment in the country before ending it completely, forcing the White House to reconsider its approach as tensions…
Trump Nominates Failed Candidate for Defense Post
President Donald Trump has nominated Derrick Anderson, who fell short in his congressional bid last year, to serve as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, Defense…
Why Elon Musk’s Criticism Is a Real Problem for Trump
Elon Musk just made things much harder for Republicans — and Donald Trump. His blistering critique of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” calling it “pork-filled” and “a disgusting abomination,” lands like…
Sweeping Mass Deportations Shift Law Enforcement
NBC News: “Operation At Large, a nationwide, ICE-led plan already underway to ramp up arrests of unauthorized immigrants, includes more than 5,000 personnel from across federal law enforcement agencies and…
Is There a Tariff End Game?
Paul Krugman: “On May 12 Donald Trump suddenly reduced the tariff on China from 145 percent to 30 percent. This may seem like a big reduction. But while the higher…
The Art of the Oval Office Ambush
Washington Post: “Now elected leaders across the nation and world are worrying about who will be next, officials and experts said, weighing the benefits of a high-profile meeting with the…
Inside Ron DeSantis’ Tough Year in Florida
“It’s shaping up to be the year from hell for Ron DeSantis,” Politico reports. “The Florida governor has been in a war of words and blame with the Republican state…
Some Republicans Have Regrets About Backing Trump’s Bill
New York Times: “It turns out that the sprawling legislation to advance tax and spending cuts and to cement much of President Trump’s domestic agenda included a raft of provisions…
Feds Detain Family of Alleged Attacker in Colorado
Immigration enforcement officers detained the wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the alleged terrorist attacker in Boulder, Colorado, the Denver Post reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Doubles Steel Tariffs
“President Trump signed an order Tuesday doubling tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum imports — drawing swift criticism from officials in neighboring Canada and Mexico,” Axios reports. The National…
Trump Ignores Elon Musk Drama
“Donald Trump chose not to acknowledge Elon Musk in his first posts on Truth Social after the billionaire went nuclear on the president’s signature spending bill,” the Daily Beast reports….
Trump Officials Delayed Farm Trade Report
“Trump administration officials delayed and redacted a government forecast because it predicts an increase in the nation’s trade deficit in farm goods later this year,“ Politico reports. “The numbers run…
White House Allies ‘Disappointed’ at Musk’s Opposition
“Republican allies close to the White House are privately arguing that the former special government employee — who spent Tuesday afternoon blasting the spending bill and threatening to retaliate against…
Trump Says China’s Xi Is ‘Very Tough’
President Trump took a fresh swipe at China early Wednesday, saying his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was “extremely hard” to strike a deal with, the Wall Street Journal reports. Meanwhile,…
Trump Pressures Divided GOP to Back Policy Bill
“President Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Senate Republicans to quickly embrace and pass legislation carrying his domestic agenda, intensifying a battle inside the G.O.P. about what should be…
Why Thune Is Going to Trump Early
Punchbowl News: “Thune is enlisting Trump to help wrangle the various factions in the Senate GOP Conference, knowing that at the end of the day, the president will have to…
Trump’s Biggest Donors Benefit From Early Actions
Wall Street Journal: “Trump’s record inaugural fundraising of nearly $250 million totaled almost as much money as the last four combined. That was built in part on big political spending…
Joe Walsh Is a Democrat
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) announced he’s now a registered Democrat. Said Walsh: “After Trump’s first election, I woke up. Seven years ago, I came out publicly against Trump. Five…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Admits She Didn’t Read the Bill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she wished she had not voted for President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful” spending bill, explaining that she wasn’t aware of its contents, the…