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Law Firm That Struck Deal with Trump Is Losing Lawyers
“Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft struck a deal with President Trump last month intended to secure the future of New York’s oldest law firm,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Instead the…
Pope Leo Is No Fan of Trump
“Cardinal Robert Prevost, who became the first American pope on Thursday, frequently used social media to subtly push back on the Trump administration and its policies,” The Hill reports. “Prevost,…
Senate Democrats Tank GOP Crypto Bill
“Senate Democrats on Thursday voted down a procedural motion that would allow the upper chamber to take up landmark GOP-led cryptocurrency legislation, delivering a stunning blow to Republicans on one…
Trump Eyes Fox News Host for U.S. Attorney
“President Donald Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia,” ABC News reports. Save to Favorites
Jeffries Slams Republicans on Capping SALT Deduction
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is roasting Republicans as they joust internally for a deal on the state and local tax deduction cap,” The Hill reports. Said Jeffries: “If…
Biden Denies Cognitive Declines While In Office
“Former President Joe Biden denied he suffered cognitive decline while serving in the White House, saying allegations trickling out since he departed his position were off base,” NBC News reports….
FEMA Chief Is Fired
“The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning,” Politico reports. “Cameron Hamilton, FEMA’s acting administrator, has told people that he was terminated, leaving the nation’s disaster…
Small-Time Trump Coin Buyers Lose Big
“At least 67,000 new or small-time crypto investors… have bet on Trump’s meme coin, pouring $15 million into the volatile venture endorsed by Trump and benefiting his personal wealth,” a…
New Software to Speed Federal Job Cuts
“The federal human resources agency at the heart of billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the federal workforce is poised to roll out software to speed layoffs across the U.S….
Quote of the Day
“Yes, I do, because, look, I was in charge and he won, so I take responsibility.” — Former President Joe Biden, quoted by Politico, when asked if he takes responsibility…
E.U. Unveils a Plan to Hit Back at the U.S.
“The European Union on Thursday announced a plan to ramp up the pressure on the United States, hours before President Trump called the bloc’s top leader ‘fantastic’ and said that…
Pope Leo Had the Inside Track
Associated Press: “Francis brought Prevost, 69, to the Vatican in 2023 to serve as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations from around the world, one of…
The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism
Derek Thompson: “Trump’s approach to countering China has been so scattershot, so inept, so face-smackingly absurd, that it sometimes seems like covert policy to destroy America’s reputation. Rather than build…
An American Elected Pope
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago, was elected Pope. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. He’s the first American Pope in history. Save to Favorites
Trump Urges Republicans to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy
President Donald Trump privately urged Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on wealthy Americans during a phone call Wednesday, Punchbowl News reports. Trump urged Johnson to raise the top tax…
Big Majority Say Trump’s Tariffs Will Increase Prices
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds 75% of Americans think that President Trump’s tariffs will increase the prices they pay, and most who do expect they will increase prices a lot…
RFK Jr.’s Running Mate Says Someone Is ‘Controlling’ Him
Nicole Shanahan, who was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate last year, claimed that someone else is controlling his decisions as health secretary. She was reacting to news that President…
Exchange of the Day
President Trump took questions in the Oval Office: REPORTER: The ports here in the U.S., the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dock workers and truck drivers are…
White Smoke Signals That a Pope Is Chosen
“White smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered inside for two days have elected a new pope to lead the…
How to Prepare for the Trumpcession
Annie Lowrey: “A tariff-induced recession is here and not here, visible and invisible—about to happen or already happening. The economy is in a state of imminence. And we should be…
