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Rubio Tells Top Russian Diplomat of Trump’s Frustration
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday expressed frustration with Russia over the lack of progress in peace talks on Ukraine, echoing President Trump’s increasing criticism of President Vladimir Putin…
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Casey Michel: “The White House has seen its share of shady deals. Ulysses S. Grant’s brother-in-law used his family ties to engineer an insider-trading scheme that tanked the gold market….
Jamie Dimon Says Europe Is ‘Losing’
JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon warned European leaders they have a competitiveness problem and that they are currently “losing” the battle to rival the U.S. and China, the Financial…
‘We Could Assassinate Trump Sunbathing’
A senior Iranian official suggested President Trump could be assassinated while he sunbathes at his estate in Florida, the Times of London reports. Said Javad Larijani, an adviser to Ayatollah Ali…
Not Ordinary Times
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has quickly emerged as a distinct and sometimes divisive voice on the Supreme Court. Her early opinions and searing dissents have stood out for their moral…
Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
“A federal judge on Thursday has again barred President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability of…
A Note to Readers
I know you’re inundated—with headlines, notifications, and endless demands on your time and wallet. But here’s the hard truth: the billionaires and broligarchs aren’t going to rescue journalism. They’ve flooded…
Incompetence Is Part of the Crisis
Donald Trump’s presidency isn’t just ideologically extreme or norm-breaking—it’s breathtakingly incompetent. Forget, for a moment, the damage inflicted by his policies, the weaponization of government agencies, or his open hostility…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Lobbying used to be Congress-focused, but they’re not driving the show anymore. They are all now taking orders from the administration. Trump is outsize now, even compared to his last…
Cassidy Convinced Tillis to Vote to Confirm RFK Jr.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told CNN that he voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for health secretary because Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) told him: “Let’s see how he does.”…
El Salvador Is Reaping Rewards From Trump’s Agenda
“For the U.S. government, sending deportees accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador fits with President Trump’s promise to aggressively deport undocumented migrants and to crack…
Texts Bolster Claim that Emil Bove Wanted to Defy Court
“A fired Justice Department attorney has provided Congress with a trove of emails and text messages to corroborate his claims that a controversial Trump judicial nominee — top DOJ official…
Quote of the Day
“Once it all came together, I wasn’t happy with how we rushed it. I wasn’t happy with a lot of the tax credits, new tax credits — I don’t want…
UK and France Agree to First Ever Nuclear Weapons Pact
“Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France will announce on Thursday the details of a new defense relationship that will include a first-ever pledge to…
Trump’s Deportations Lag Behind Obama’s
“Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but deportations are still lagging far behind what President Donald Trump has promised —…
Taiwan Military Exercises Begin
Taiwan has commenced its “largest-ever military drills intended to guard against Chinese threats to invade,” the Taipei Times reports. The 10-day live-fire exercises “are the longest yet and follow the…
Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party’s Status Quo
“A number of prominent younger Democrats with records of winning tough races are forming a new group with big ambitions to remake their party’s image, recruit a new wave of…
Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Look Worse and Worse
Politico: “Trump’s executive orders and the deals struck by the settling firms have not aged well. The firms that threw in the towel appear to have misjudged the fallout —…
California Still Waiting for Disaster Relief
“For months, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has pressed the GOP-led Congress to free up $40 billion in federal relief for swaths of Los Angeles consumed by devastating wildfires,” the…
Schumer Threatens Government Shutdown
“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning Republicans they’ll risk a government shutdown all alone if they ram through cuts to PBS and foreign aid,” Axios reports. “Now he just…
