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The Economy’s Warning Light Is Flashing Yellow
Rogé Karma: “The job market is weakening, inflation is still too high, and we’re at serious risk of a once-in-50-years oil shock. This is almost the exact set of conditions…
January 6 Plaque Honoring Police Quietly Installed
Washington Post: “In the predawn darkness Saturday, around 4 a.m., staff with the Architect of the Capitol bolted the bronze plaque to a granite wall near an entrance on the…
Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence
Tom Nichols: “The war in Iran has reaffirmed two truths. One is that the United States is blessed with the most professional and effective military in the world. The men…
How Iran Could Retaliate Around the World
Colin Clarke: “Ever since the United States and Israel began their war against Iran last weekend, Tehran has fought back with rocket and drone strikes across the Middle East—in Bahrain,…
FDA Did Not Perform Safety Checks of 100+ Foods
The Guardian: “More than 100 substances widely used in common U.S. foods, supplements and beverages underwent no health and safety review by the US Food and Drug Administration, a new…
For Your Weekend Listening
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live. The 2028 presidential race just got less clear for Republicans but perhaps a little more clear for Democrats. Join now to continue…
Husted Says He Can’t Testify in Person in Corruption Trial
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) “can’t leave Washington, D.C., to testify in the largest public corruption trial in Ohio history due to the Iran war, the defense attorneys said, but did…
A Few Thoughts on One Week of War
President Trump warned that Iran will be “hit very hard” this weekend — including strikes on “areas and groups of people” not yet targeted — as the Israeli-American military campaign…
Classified Report Says U.S. Unlikely to Oust Iranian Regime
“A classified report by the National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale assault on Iran launched by the United States would be unlikely to oust the Islamic republic’s entrenched…
Trump’s Approval Keeps Sliding
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds President Trump’s approval deeply underwater, 38% to 58%. Save to Favorites
Gas Prices Surge 14% in a Week
“The price of gas in the United States reached an average of $3.41 per gallon on Saturday, a day after crude oil prices soared to levels not seen since 2023…
Tom Steyer Challenges Eric Swalwell’s Residency
Tom Steyer’s campaign petitioned the California secretary of state to enforce a dormant residency requirement in the governor’s race, arguing rival Eric Swalwell “appears to live in California on paper…
Trump Says Iran Will Be ‘Hit Very Hard’ Today
President Trump said Iran “will be hit very hard” today, with areas of the country under consideration for “complete destruction and certain death,” CNN reports. Said Trump: “Under serious consideration…
Democrats Suddenly Have a Shot at Texas District
“A gun rights activist and hard-right YouTuber became the default Republican nominee in a West Texas congressional race late Thursday after a sex scandal forced the incumbent, Representative Tony Gonzales,…
Lindsey Graham’s Quest to Sell Trump on Striking Iran
Wall Street Journal: “Few people lobbied Trump to undertake the riskiest gambit of his presidency as effectively as the hawkish and persistent Graham, who over a decade has held a…
Iran’s High-Risk Strategy for a No-Limits War
Wall Street Journal: “Iran had for two years responded to foreign attacks with limited counterpunches directed at its attacker. Instead, under the new strategy, Tehran would escalate conflict across the…
Trump Is Rewriting the Iran Endgame in Real Time
“In less than a week after launching a massive military assault on Iran, President Trump has gone from telling its people the future is ‘yours to take’ to insisting he…
Epstein Conspiracy Theories Are Big Business
“That Jeffrey Epstein preyed on adolescent girls while socializing with the uber rich is amply confirmed by three-million or so pages of investigative documents released by the Justice Department since…
Kevin Kiley Goes Independent In Re-Election Bid
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) “filed for reelection as an independent Friday, after California’s Democratic gerrymander blew up his existing boundaries, leaving him to run as a longshot in a blue-leaning…
America Braces for Oil Shock
Wall Street Journal: “The conflict with Iran throttled one of the key shipping routes for global energy and brought the world to the brink of a shock. Costs of diesel,…
