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Trump’s Attacks on Opponents Spur Surge of Threats
“President Donald Trump’s heated rhetoric against his perceived political enemies has resulted in a blizzard of threats against at least 22 officials on both sides of the aisle in recent…
Hundreds Quarantined as Measles Spreads
Measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
Big Majority Satisfied with Their Health Insurance
“An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults are satisfied with their health insurance coverage overall, including most older Americans and those on Medicare and Medicaid,” according to a new NBC News…
Trump Remains Deeply Unpopular
President Trump’s approval rating remains steadily underwater among adults as he nears the end of his first year back in the White House, and he has lost some ground among…
Why Democrats Lost in 2024
New Republic: “Democrats need to move right to win back voters in 2026 and 2028—that’s the conventional wisdom from a slew of Democratic think tanks and Beltway strategists. To make…
History Is Against Republicans in the Midterms
Charles Franklin: “In the House, the president’s party has lost seats in all but four midterms since 1862, and one of those, 1902, was a year the House expanded so…
Americans Overwhelmingly Say Politicians Are Corrupt
A new Searchlight Institute poll finds many Americans think politicians are corrupt, and most think government serves the interests of the wealthy and businesses over those of the average person….
Trump and Republicans Blamed for Higher Prices
A new Navigator Research poll finds overwhelming majorities continue to say the costs of groceries, housing, utilities, and health care are on the rise. The share of Americans believing health…
Quote of the Day
“It’s not a glass ceiling, it’s a marble ceiling.” — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in an interview with USA Today, on a woman becoming president. Save to Favorites
How Trump’s Redistricting in Texas Could Backfire
CNN: “Democrats beat Trump’s 2024 results in five US House districts with special elections this year by at least 13 points. Over-performance at that level next year would flip three…
Trump Library Could Have a ‘Fake News Wing’
“Eric Trump sounded triumphant after Florida officials recently approved giving away a prized piece of Miami real estate for his father’s presidential library,” the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: “I…
Zelensky Attempts to Rewrite Trump’s Peace Plan
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the help of his European allies, has carefully crafted a response to President Trump’s peace plan that essentially boils down to: Yes, but…,” the Wall…
What James Carville Got Wrong
James Carville lamented in a video that he and the Democratic Party have made some faulty assumptions about young people, the New York Post reports. Said Carville: “Anybody that’s been…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Heads Back to ‘The View’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is continuing her media tour with a return to “The View,” the New York Post reports. The ABC daytime talk show announced Friday that Greene…
Hong Kong’s Biggest Pro-Democracy Party Disbands
“Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ‘s once-diverse political…
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Trump Isn’t Certain His Policies Will Help for Midterms
“President Trump conveyed uncertainty about whether Republicans would maintain control of the House in next year’s midterm elections because some of his economic policies have yet to take full effect,”…
Team Trump Plots Revenge
Rachel Bade: “A few hours after a band of Indiana Republicans sunk a Trump-backed push to gerrymander as many as two additional House seats, I called up Chris LaCivita to…
How to Leave the USA
New Yorker: “In the wake of President Trump’s re-election, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out.” Save…
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