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Tom Steyer Is Infuriating Democrats — Again
“Tom Steyer swooped in with millions of dollars to tout Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting measure. Top Democrats involved with the campaign wish he would stay away,” Politico reports. “The billionaire…
Trump Says He’s ‘Worked Our Magic’ to Lower Beef Prices
“President Donald Trump said his administration had struck an agreement to bring down the price of beef for consumers during an event in the Oval Office on Thursday,” Bloomberg reports….
Smartmatic Indicted Over Alleged Bribes
“Voting-technology provider Smartmatic was charged Thursday with conspiring to bribe foreign officials and money laundering over a decade-old effort to win business in the Philippines,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
Hard to Believe, Unless You Follow Politics
Jonathan Bernstein: “It may seem to partisan Democrats who follow politics closely that ‘everybody’ knows what they know about the Republican Party, but that’s not how it works. Most people…
Abbott Sends National Guard to Austin for No Kings Rally
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying the state’s National Guard to Austin ahead of this weekend’s planned No Kings rally in the Texas capital, as top Republicans around the country…
John Bolton Charged in Probe of Classified Information
“Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information,” the AP reports. “The 18-count indictment sets the…
Chamber of Commerce Sues Trump Over H-1B Visas
“The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Trump administration Thursday to block steep new fees in the H-1B visa program, in its first legal action against the administration this term,”…
The Conquest of Chicago
Nick Miroff: “Every city targeted by Trump so far seems to resist in its own way. Protesters in proudly weird Portland, Oregon, have been mocking Trump’s ‘war zone’ claims by…
Tariff Costs to Hit $1.2 Trillion
“President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cost global businesses upward of $1.2 trillion in 2025, with most of the cost being passed onto consumers,” CNBC reports. Analysis from S&P Global “says…
Head of U.S. Military’s Southern Command Steps Down
“The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs is stepping down,” the New York Times reports….
Billionaires Spend Big to Oppose Mamdani
“Billionaires are donating heavily in the waning days of the New York City mayor’s race to stop Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani,” USA Today reports. Save to Favorites
Trump’s Unilateral Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal
“Long before Republicans and Democrats reached the stalemate that has shut down the government, President Trump made it clear that he was willing to ignore Congress’s constitutional power to allocate…
Deadbeat Campaigns Still Owe Creditors Millions
“When presidential contenders or congressional hopefuls flame out and abandon their campaigns, they often prepare to fight another day or simply fade away,” NOTUS reports. “But a few of these…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“The Democrat Party’s main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals.” — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, on Fox News. Save to Favorites
Biden Privately Praised Clarence Thomas
The Federalist obtained a voicemail from then Sen. Joe Biden to Justice Clarence Thomas’ answering machine praising him as a “person of character” just after his confirmation to the Supreme…
B-52 Bombers Buzz Coast of Venezuela
“Three B-52 bombers took off from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana on Wednesday and flew for hours near the coast of Venezuela, according to flight tracking data, in what appears to…
Senate Democrats Tank Military Funding Bill
“Senate Democrats on Thursday turned an annual Pentagon funding bill into the collateral damage of a fierce shutdown battle, blocking the legislation as they pressed for an agreement that includes…
Doubts Rise Over GOP’s Mamdani Strategy
Time: “While Democrats in races across the country are bracing for Mamdani to come up in opponents’ attack ads and fundraising ploys, it’s unclear how much of it will resonate…
The White House Is Convinced Its Winning the Shutdown
“The White House’s political operation is telling congressional Republicans to hold firm on the government shutdown, citing internal and external polling that show Democrats’ numbers are eroding,” Axios reports. “Since…
Wes Moore Leads In Possible Race with Larry Hogan
A new Baltimore Banner poll in Maryland finds Gov. Wes Moore (D) leading in a possible match up with former Gov. Larry Hogan (R), 45% to 37% with another 14%…
