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Democrats Tee Up House Oversight Leadership Election
“House Democrats are teeing up a caucus election on June 24 to fill the party’s top job on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, vacated by the late Rep. Gerry…
Judge Blocks Trump from Ending Congestion Pricing
“A federal court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York to end congestion pricing, ensuring the tolling program would remain in place at least…
A Blue Wave Is Building
Harrison Lavelle and Leon Sit: “With all that’s changed, how likely is it that the national environment will be as blue as it was in 2018? The short answer: There’s…
Trump to Expand Social Media Vetting for Student Visas
“The Trump administration is weighing requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo social media vetting — a significant expansion of previous such efforts,” Politico…
U.S. Steel Situation Gets Even Stranger
“The U.S. Steel saga is entering its ludicrous era, more than 17 months after the Pittsburgh-based company agreed to be acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel for around $15 billion,” Axios…
Trump Takes Aim at Apple
“In the run-up to President Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, the White House encouraged chief executives and representatives of many U.S. companies to join him. Tim Cook, Apple’s…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power. First, make the truth seekers live in fear. Sue the journalists. For nothing. Then send masked agents to abduct…
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Gave $1 Million
New York Times: “Mr. Walczak’s pardon application argued that his criminal prosecution was motivated more by his mother’s efforts for Mr. Trump than by his admitted use of money earmarked…
Republicans Won’t Install Plaque for January 6 Officers
“More than three years after its installation was approved by Congress, a plaque honoring law enforcement personnel for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is instead sitting in a…
How to Hide a 350-Foot Megayacht
New York Times: “Russian oligarchs use the offshore system to shield their luxury assets. The Trump Administration is ending an effort to find and seize them.” Save to Favorites
Pentagon Spokesperson Made Antisemitic Comments
The Pentagon has promoted Kingsley Wilson to press secretary despite her history of antisemitic comments, Jewish Insider reports. Wilson has also called Confederate General Robert E. Lee “one of the…
Why Do Justices Keep Giving Trump More Power?
Kate Shaw: “The court may believe that it retains the ultimate authority to check presidential lawlessness, even as it signs off on the elimination of many other constraints on presidential…
A Leading Indicator?
Suddenly a lot of people are buying the Blue Wave T-Shirt. Save to Favorites
CDC Stops Recommending Covid Vaccines for Some
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped recommending routine Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children,” Reuters reports. “Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a…
Sweeping Cuts at Veterans Affairs Tanks Morale
“Morale is plummeting inside the Department of Veterans Affairs as tens of thousands of employees prepare for deep staffing cuts, raising alarms among employees, veterans and advocates who fear the…
Hegseth Probe Relied on Illegal Wiretaps
“The White House has lost confidence in a Pentagon leak investigation that Pete Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides last month, after advisers were told that the aides…
Obama World Loses Its Shine for Democrats
NBC News: “More Democrats are openly criticizing Obama strategists and consultants, who were long treated as the high priests of their party’s politics. Democratic National Committee officials at a news…
Europe Is Stronger Than It Thinks
Paul Krugman: “On Friday Donald Trump, claiming that he was unhappy with European negotiating tactics, announced his intention to impose 50 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union….
Pete Hegseth’s Divided Inner Circle Endures
“An enduring rift among Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s cadre of senior advisers has divided the Pentagon’s front office and fueled internal speculation about his long-term viability in the Cabinet post…
Quote of the Day
“At that point I was seated very nicely. I was beginning to get into a groove of interacting with this man, and I suddenly hear him say, ‘dim the lights.”…
