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Dan Scavino Takes Over Hiring in the White House
“Senior Trump adviser Dan Scavino is taking over as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office — an influential role charged with staffing the administration,” Axios reports. “Scavino is…
Does It Matter That Firing a Fed Governor Is Illegal?
Paul Krugman: “Yesterday Donald Trump said that he had fired Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors… Cook has said that she will not resign.” “So at…
A Warning Shot to Trump’s Critics
Ty Cobb, one of President Trump’s first-term White House attorneys, was asked by NPR what he thought about when he heard the FBI had searched John Bolton’s home last Friday….
Don Jr. Invests in Polymarket
Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital fund invested in Polymarket, the world’s largest predictions market, and he’ll join the firm’s advisory board, Axios reports. The likely motivation: “Americans aren’t allowed to…
Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government
New York Times: “There were some gay appointees during the first Trump administration, but it wasn’t like now. Mr. Trump initially arrived in Washington as a true outsider; he had…
Time to Stand Up and Fight
Jonathan Bernstein: “Trump’s buffoonery makes him very possible to defeat… but if enough people surrender to him, he could wind up fully destroying the republic, incompetence and all. And the…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I would say also that his personal attacks on me are just evidence of a guy who’s still living in fifth grade. He’s the kind of bully that throws invectives…
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk
New York Times: “Members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of a crucial Social Security database in June to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information…
How AOC Built a Fundraising Juggernaut
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is building a fundraising juggernaut that is rivaling some of the Democratic Party’s core infrastructure, prompting questions about both her future and the party’s,” CNN reports. “Small-dollar donations…
Confederate Payback
Seth Masket: “There is a standing army in the nation’s capital. The President deployed troops to Los Angeles earlier this year, and he’s now threatening to deploy some to Chicago,…
Democrats Open Wide Lead in the Generic Ballot
A new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Democrats leading the generic congressional ballot by a wide margin, 49% to 41%. President Trump’s job approval is at just 41% to 56%….
Trump Goes Full North Korea
The Labor Department unfurled a huge banner with President Trump’s face on the front of its office building. Save to Favorites
Trump Administration Considers Stakes in Defense Firms
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration is “thinking” about taking an equity stake in defense and munitions companies, Politico reports. Said Lutnick: “There’s a monstrous discussion about defense….
‘Which Way, American Man?’
The Atlantic says the Department of Homeland Security posted an image promoting Roosevelt’s New Deal that shows Uncle Sam standing at a crossroads which is annotated: “Which way, American man?”…
Indiana Republicans Head to the White House
CNN: “The meeting with Indiana lawmakers comes amid a White House pressure campaign for Republican-dominated states to redraw Congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. President Donald Trump hopes…
What Democrats Could Learn from Vladimir Putin
Here’s the thing about Donald Trump that too many opponents forget: When he’s challenged, he usually folds. Consider the pattern. He blusters about sweeping tariffs, then backs away — enough…
GOP Lawmaker Told to Get His Head ‘Out of Trump’s Ass’
Voters at a rowdy town hall meeting in Missouri demanded that Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) denounce President Donald Trump’s “lies”—and told him to get his head “out of Trump’s ass,”…
The Six Factions of Trumpworld
The Washington Post identified “six main factions of today’s Republican Party, spanning wealthy Silicon Valley executives and health-conscious moms along with the business leaders, antiabortion activists and budget-cutting conservatives who…
French Premier Risks Government Collapse
“Opposition to French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government gained momentum on Tuesday, adding to the likelihood that it could be forced out as soon as next month,” Bloomberg reports. “Three…
Trump Threatens China with 200% Tariffs
“President Donald Trump on Monday stateside warned of steeper tariffs on China if exports of rare-earth magnets were curbed, threatening a precarious trade truce between the world’s two largest economies,”…
