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C-SPAN Plans ‘Ceasefire’
New York Times: “As a young producer at CNN in the 1990s, Sam Feist spent countless hours working on ‘Crossfire,’ one of the first cable news shows to pit partisan…
CNN to Air ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
CNN announced it will air the Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck starring George Clooney on Saturday, June 7. Save to Favorites
Trump Had a Mobile McDonald’s in Saudi Arabia
As part of their red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay. Save to Favorites
House Republicans Want Trump’s Enemies Arrested
“House conservatives are urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to be more aggressive against President Donald Trump’s political enemies,” Punchbowl News reports. “These Republicans want Dr. Anthony Fauci and New York…
Republicans Advised to Go On Offense on Medicaid
Washington Post: “Operatives at the National Republican Congressional Committee and consultants working on House races think vulnerable Republican House members should simplify their message and argue they are rooting out…
Trump’s Second Hundred Days Matter More
Steve Bannon told Axios that President Trump’s second 100 days — ending Aug. 7 — will be pivotal in determining how much of his second-term agenda he’ll actually deliver. Said…
Trump Can’t Stop Trolling Everyone About 2028
Donald Trump is once again suggesting — this time while addressing U.S. troops in Qatar — that he might run for a third term in 2028. Said Trump: “As you…
Quote of the Day
“The base of the party, they just want us to do anything. They feel alone, they feel isolated, they feel unheard, and they feel like they’re not being fought for.”…
Biden’s Redemption Tour Backfires
“Democratic operatives have urged Joe Biden to avoid public appearances as dramatic revelations about his cognitive state during the 2024 presidential race hit the party’s efforts to oppose Donald Trump,”…
Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
“More than 90 percent of the country’s 313 air traffic control facilities operate below the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommended staffing levels,” the New York Times reports. “As of earlier this…
Trump’s Memecoin Dinner to Draw Crypto High Rollers
“A few weeks ago, President Trump’s memecoin looked moribund, its price tumbling toward zero. Then it was suddenly imbued with something of real value: access to the president,” the Wall…
Trump Eased Greene Out of Senate Race
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced she wouldn’t run for Senate after President Trump’s team showed her polling from Tony Fabrizio that had her losing to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff…
Getting Salty
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Can Republicans pass their tax bill? Will Trump get keep his new plane? Can Democrats speak to two audiences? Join…
Biden Becomes Litmus Test for 2028 Contenders
Politico: “Joe Biden may have cost Democrats the White House in 2024. Their inability to admit it, some Democrats fear, could hobble them in 2028.” “As a fresh reckoning in…
Trump Will Set Tariff Rates for Other Nations in Weeks
“President Donald Trump said he would set tariff rates for U.S. trading partners ‘over the next two to three weeks,’ saying his administration lacks the capacity to negotiate deals with…
Coastal Republicans Furious at Red State Leaders
Jonathan Martin: “The boiling internal GOP debate that’s holding up President Donald Trump’s self-declared ‘big, beautiful bill’ isn’t over the deductibility of state and local taxes — it’s about the…
FEMA Head Admits He Has No Plan for Hurricane Season
“The newly appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn’t yet have a fully…
Mike Johnson Hits the Wall
Punchbowl News: “This is what happens when you leave huge decisions on reshaping huge swaths of the federal government to the last minute.” “Speaker Mike Johnson’s House Republican Conference is…
Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Tour
New York Times: “At home, President Trump is ordering up investigations into his political opponents and finding creative ways to use his executive power to ruin the lives of even…
Trump Fires Hundreds at Voice of America
“The Trump administration on Thursday fired nearly 600 employees at Voice of America, a federally funded news network that provides independent reporting to countries with limited press freedoms,” the New…
