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Exchange of the Day
President Trump took questions from reporters: REPORTER: Were you aware that Secretary Lutnick visited Epstein Island? TRUMP: I wasn’t. I haven’t spoken to him about it. I hear he was…
Speaker Condemns Monitoring of Epstein Files Review
Speaker Mike Johnson said “the Justice Department’s tracking of lawmakers’ search history for the Epstein files was inappropriate, a rare rebuke from the Republican who is usually in lockstep with…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.” — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, on a podcast. Save to Favorites
Epstein’s Ghost Haunts Trump’s White House
Tara Palmeri: “Donald Trump thought he’d cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein years ago. But the deceased financier’s shadow lurks across an administration struggling to outrun its own history.” Save to…
Tillis Shuts Down Idea of Clearing the Way for Warsh
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) “rejected a suggestion that the Senate Banking Committee conduct its own investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to supplant a probe by the Justice Department…
‘Always Concerned, But Never Courageous’
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) launched a tough new ad hitting Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) as “always concerned, but never courageous” in the state’s U.S. Senate contest Save to Favorites
Rodriguez Says Maduro Is Still the ‘Legitimate President’
Venezuela acting President Delcy Rodriguez told NBC News that Nicolás Maduro is still the “legitimate president” of her country. Save to Favorites
Trump’s Defamation Case Against the BBC Scheduled
A federal judge said President Trump’s $10 billion defamation case against the BBC can start next year, setting a “provisional start date of Feb. 15, 2027 for a two-week trial,”…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I think there is a great sense of pride in the way we’ve stood up to this bullying and this lawlessness, but also it’s come at a huge price —…
Judge Shuts Down Hegseth’s Attempt to Punish Mark Kelly
“A federal judge on Thursday shut down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders, ruling…
Trump Repeals Policy Undermining Climate Rules
“Nearly 17 years after the Environmental Protection Agency declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten the public’s health and welfare, the agency on Thursday rescinded the landmark legal…
Byron Donalds May Have Had Someone Else Vote for Him
“Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) may have improperly allowed another member to cast two votes for him on Friday morning, a serious violation of House ethics rules,” Punchbowl News reports. “Multiple…
Republicans Lose Their Advantage on Immigration
A new AP-NORC poll finds Republicans now hold a narrow, 4 percentage point edge over Democrats on which party Americans trust to handle immigration, down from a 13 percentage point…
Why Trump Gets Away with His Corruption
Matt Yglesias: “Some people think it’s because the voters don’t care about corruption, but I think that’s probably wrong.” “Searchlight Institute polling on this shows that voters just have an…
Conservatives Fume as Trump’s Cost-Cutting Sputters Out
“The budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency that upended the federal government at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term has stalled out on Capitol Hill, a reality that’s left…
U.S. Smuggled Starlink into Iran
“The Trump administration covertly sent thousands of Starlink terminals into Iran after the regime’s brutal crackdown on demonstrations last month, U.S. officials said, an effort to keep dissidents online following…
Trump Officials Oust Anti-Trust Chief
“Top Trump administration officials had decided to oust Justice Department antitrust chief Abigail Slater and had discussions with her shortly before she announced on social media that she was leaving…
Don’t Tell the President
Just published: Don’t Tell the President: The Best, Worst, and Mostly Untold Stories from Presidential Advance. A collection of the greatest tales of triumph and near-crisis in presidential advance. Save…
U.S. Debt Projected to Hit $64 Trillion in Ten Years
“The United States’ national debt is set to balloon to $64 trillion over the next 10 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday, citing a jump in annual…
Mamdani Reverses Promise on Rental Assistance
“Expanding a New York City program to help struggling tenants pay rent seemed like an obvious campaign promise for Zohran Mamdani, who staked his insurgent candidacy last year on making…
