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Why Did Trump Pull NASA Administrator Nomination?
President Trump reportedly pulled Jared Isaacman’s nomination as NASA administrator after being told about his donations to Democrats, but the New York Times reports that Isaacman actually already told Trump…
Wes Moore Meets with Ex-Obama and Biden Advisers
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) met with former Obama and Biden advisers in South Carolina, the Baltimore Sun reports. Save to Favorites
An Astonishing Attack on Russia
Politico: “More than 100 drones were smuggled deep into Russia by Ukrainian spies and hidden in the rooftops of specially constructed wooden cabins. These roofs then opened remotely at the…
Eight People Set on Fire in ‘Targeted Act of Violence’
Eight people marching in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza were burned Sunday by a man wielding what authorities called a “makeshift flamethrower” and an incendiary device, the Denver…
Hating New York
Paul Krugman: “MAGA and MAGA-adjacent types are very good at finding things and people to hate. They hate immigrants (unless they’re white South Africans), LGBTQ people and wokeness. They hate…
Murphy Launches Ambitious Anti-Trump PAC
“Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is launching a new PAC aimed at taking on President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress — the latest sign the Connecticut Democrat is eyeing higher…
‘Medicare Moderates’ Are the Senators to Watch
Politico: “The Senate’s deficit hawks might be raising the loudest hue and cry over the GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’ But another group of Republicans is poised to have a bigger…
GOP Senator Draws Red Line on Trump Megabill
“Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is used to watching his fellow GOP senators look at their shoes during closed-door meetings when he waves his charts and digs in his heels on…
Party Activists Aren’t Sold on Harris for Governor
New York Times: “Ever since Ms. Harris returned home to California in January after losing last year’s presidential race, Democrats have wondered whether she would run for governor in 2026….
Trump Aides Insist That Tariffs Will Remain
“President Trump’s top economic advisers stressed on Sunday that they would not be deterred by a recent court decision declaring many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal, pointing to…
Trump Looks to Shore Up Support for GOP Megabill
“President Trump plans to push lawmakers on his tax-and-spending megabill this week in an effort to overcome Republican concerns about deficit spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump is expected…
Law Firms That Appeased Trump Angered Their Clients
Wall Street Journal: “At least 11 big companies are moving work away from law firms that settled with the administration or are giving—or intend to give—more business to firms that…
Nationalist Moves Ahead in Polish Election
“Right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki is leading centrist Rafał Trzaskowski by 51 percent to 49 percent in Poland’s presidential election, according to a final exit poll released early Monday morning,” Politico…
Johnson Says Failure Will Result in Massive Tax Hike
Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News that a failure of the “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump and his administration are pushing for would result in the “largest tax increase…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“No, and you can underscore what I’m about to tell you. There are no Medicaid cuts in the big, beautiful bill, we’re not cutting Medicaid…” — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA),…
Stephanopoulos Accuses Trump of ‘Staggering’ Corruption
George Stephanopoulos opened his Sunday show with a scathing accusation of corruption by Donald Trump and his family – just six months after ABC agreed to a $16 million payment…
GOP Strategist Convicted of Stalking
A jury convicted a former Republican political strategist on two counts of stalking after prosecutors charged Daniel Duffey with sending harassing text messages and letters to the victim and his…
GOP Senator Trump’s Tax Bill Doesn’t Add Up’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told CBS News “the math doesn’t really add up” on the cost of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” while outlining his opposition as the legislation moves…
GOP Senator Rips Trump’s Tax Bill
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is doubling down on his concerns about a bill that would make sweeping changes to taxes, Medicaid, food stamps and more after it was passed last…
Quote of the Day
“I’m a little stuck in a bind, where I’m like, well, I don’t want to speak up against the administration but I also don’t want to take responsibility for everything…
