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Texas GOP Senate Primary Is a Dead Heat
A new Emerson College poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by 1 percentage point, 30% to 29%, breaking a spell of…
Trump’s Revenge Campaign Has a Weakness
Quinta Jurecic: “During the interregnum between his terms, MAGA’s would-be philosophers built out the intellectual architecture for a presidential takeover of the Justice Department. Once Trump was back in office,…
Trump Wants to Set Up Nationwide Traffic Stops
“President Trump said on Thursday that a next step for nationwide immigration enforcement would be identifying undocumented immigrants during traffic stops,” Axios reports. “The suggestion comes after Trump temporarily took…
Trump Invites Indiana Republicans to White House
The White House is inviting Indiana Republicans to D.C. later this month as President Trump tries to push them to flip a House seat through redistricting, Punchbowl News reports. Save…
D.C.’s Highest Crime Areas Have Yet to See Troops
“President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops has produced Humvees on the National Mall and roving bands of agents in tourist areas as part of…
Bannon Urges Republicans to Go Farther
Steve Bannon called for Republicans to go to “maximalist” political war against Democrats and institutions and expand their Texas redistricting effort to flip nine or 10 seats. Save to Favorites
Details Leak on California’s Redistricting Plan
“More details on California Democrats’ proposed overhaul to the state congressional map are coming to light in advance of the official release of the new boundaries,” Politico reports. “State lawmakers…
Quote of the Day
“Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war… if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory…
Democrats See a Path Back to Senate Majority
“Democrats are starting to finally see their path back to power in the Senate — if they squint really, really hard,” Politico reports. “Party leaders have landed top recruits in…
Entertainer-in-Chief
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. What is Donald Trump’s actual job title these days? Can “the resistance” regroup? And what’s the deal with Laura Loomer?…
America Is Stuck in Place
Wall Street Journal: “People are moving to new homes and new cities at around the lowest rate on record. Companies have fewer roles for entry-level workers trying to launch their…
Obama Praises Texas Democrats
“Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps,…
Pam Bondi Tightens Grip on D.C. Police
“Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday night rescinded Washington policies that restrict the local police from aiding in immigration enforcement as she moved to tighten the Trump administration’s grip on…
Why Haven’t Tariffs Boosted Inflation?
“The highest tariffs in almost a century haven’t caused inflation to surge. The phenomenon has puzzled economists, some of whom suspect that companies have so far simply been reluctant to…
How Putin Will Seek to Sway Trump
“When President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, the Russian leader and former KGB officer will draw on decades of experience seeking to charm and…
Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With Trump
“The nine law firms that promised President Trump they would perform about $1 billion in pro bono work on his favored causes have embraced broad interpretations of what they owe,”…
The Economic Party Rolls On for the Rich
“Rich Americans are spending at a higher rate this year — everyone else is basically slowing their roll,” Axios reports. “New data makes clear that while the good times continue…
Trump Relishes Diplomacy as He Jockeys for Nobel Prize
“President Donald Trump campaigned on an ‘America First’ policy that rejected the United States’ traditional role of global policeman. His first 200 days in office have said otherwise,” Politico reports….
Trump Claims He’s Fixed Social Security
“President Donald Trump marked the 90th anniversary of Social Security on Thursday with an Oval Office signing of a proclamation that the safety net was ‘more resilient than ever before,’…
GOP Populists Plot Repeatedly to Bypass Mike Johnson
“House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) right flank is trying to bypass him repeatedly next month by forcing votes on releasing the Epstein files and banning congressional stock trading,” Axios reports….
