Indiana U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun (R) loaned his campaign nearly $2.4 million in the third quarter after saying he would not self fund in the run-up to the general election, the Indianapolis Star reports.


Indiana U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun (R) loaned his campaign nearly $2.4 million in the third quarter after saying he would not self fund in the run-up to the general election, the Indianapolis Star reports.
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David Frum: “During his first presidency, Donald Trump collected millions of dollars of other people’s money. He charged the taxpayer nearly $2 million to protect him during the hundreds of…
“Russia has gathered 50,000 troops, including some of its most battle-hardened forces, on Ukraine’s northern border for an imminent offensive,” the Times of London reports. Save to Favorites
Paul Krugman: “Presumably the Trumpists will try to undo this judgment, one way or another — exploiting other loopholes in the law, maybe trying to bully the Court into submission,…
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) “is launching her first TV ad of the 2025 Virginia governor’s race, detailing her background as she ramps up her campaign in one of the…
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“Rep. Steny Hoyer has drawn a primary challenger with a pointed message about the 85-year-old: The incumbent Maryland Democrat is too old to run again,” Politico reports. “Harry Jarin, a…
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Playbook: “The judges — appointed by Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama and Trump himself, since you ask — unanimously agreed that the president exceeded his authority by claiming America’s long-standing trade…
CNN: “Since at least the end of April, President Donald Trump has been telling reporters he will decide what to do in Ukraine in two weeks, using the timeframe over…
New York Times: “Mr. Musk was the biggest known political spender in the 2024 election, and he told Mr. Trump’s advisers this year that he would give $100 million to…
ProPublica: “American diplomats in at least two countries have recently delivered internal reports to Washington that reflect a grim new reality taking hold abroad: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of…
Twice-convicted former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland (R) received a pardon from President Donald Trump today, the Hartford Courant reports. Save to Favorites
“A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, finding in two cases that he…
“Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy,” the AP reports. Save to…
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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