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George Santos Can’t Hide Bond Sponsors
“A federal judge Tuesday granted media organizations’ requests to unseal the names of the people who cosigned Rep. George Santos’s (R-NY) $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case,” The Hill…
McCarthy’s Dissenters Mostly Back Down
Punchbowl News: “The GOP, which saw a big rift between a small pack of conservatives and the rest of the conference last week over the debt-limit bill, had a relatively…
Tax Cuts High on the GOP Agenda
“After insisting on spending cuts and deficit reduction in a debt-ceiling deal that came together just before the U.S. breached its borrowing limit, House Republicans are turning to tax cuts,”…
Crime Trend Turns Biden’s Way
Republicans pummeled Democrats on crime during the 2022 midterm elections, spending roughly $50 million crime-related ads. But the issue may be losing its salience as the parties prepare for the…
Big Majority Say Criminal Conviction Is Disqualifying
A new Yahoo News-YouGov poll found that 62% of Americans believe that Donald Trump should not be allowed to serve as president again if he is convicted of a “serious”…
Who Would Make the GOP Debate Stage?
FiveThirtyEight finds six candidates at 1 percent or higher in their national polling average: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Tim Scott. “Though the polls…
Blinken Set to Travel to Beijing for Talks
“Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit China in the coming weeks for talks with top officials, possibly including President Xi Jinping, as the US looks to resume high-level…
U.S. Had Intel on Plan to Attack Nord Stream Pipeline
“Three months before saboteurs bombed the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, the Biden administration learned from a close ally that the Ukrainian military had planned a covert attack on the…
Another Grand Jury to Meet on Trump Documents Case
A federal grand jury will meet this week in Florida to hear evidence in the special counsel’s investigation of Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, NBC News reports. This is…
North Carolina GOP Frets Over Gubernatorial Frontrunner
“North Carolina Republicans continue to feel uneasy about their party’s current gubernatorial frontrunner, firebrand Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. But no coherent strategy yet exists to knock him out in a…
Trump Agrees to Interview with Bret Baier
Donald Trump is slated to sit for an extensive interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier on June 19, The Hill reports. It will be Trump’s first with one of the…
Oregon Breakaway Effort Gains Traction
“A grassroots movement to redraw Oregon’s border is gaining traction after voters in 11 rural, conservative counties approved measures this year that would start the process of seceding from the…
PGA Agrees to Merge with Saudi-Backed Rival
“The PGA Tour agreed to merge with rival LIV Golf, which is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown prince,” CNBC reports….
Trump Suggests He’ll Be Indicted Again Soon
Donald Trump suggested he will soon face criminal charges in the long-running federal probe into his alleged unlawful retention of national defense information at Mar-a-Lago, The Independent reports. Former prosecutor…
War Comes to Russia
Wall Street Journal: “Drone strikes inside Russia are now a near-daily occurrence. Those in Moscow have had limited military impact. But, along with hits on refineries and airfields, ground incursions…
Chris Licht Has Lost the Room at CNN
Oliver Darcy: “In the wake of The Atlantic‘s explosive story, I’ve spoken with dozens of staffers across the company. There are a wide range of emotions coursing through the halls…
Biden to Meet with His Cabinet
“President Joe Biden is set to convene his Cabinet Tuesday, bringing his top lieutenants together to discuss a wide range of topics for the first Cabinet meeting since he declared…
Trump Hits Back at Chris Sununu
Donald Trump lashed out at Gov. Chris Sununu (R) after the governor explained his reasoning for not launching a 2024 presidential bid of his own. Said Trump: “RINO Chris Sununu…
Trump Seeks to Stop Carroll’s Second Defamation Suit
“Donald Trump told a judge Monday night that he could not have defamed E. Jean Carroll by denying her decades-old rape accusation because a jury had found him liable only…
Critical Dam Destroyed on Front Line in Ukraine
“A critical dam and hydroelectric power plant along the front line in southern Ukraine was destroyed on Tuesday, putting thousands of people at risk of flooding and raising questions about…
