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Tar Heel Target
Just for members: The latest Inside Elections. This issue includes a deep dive into one of the most important U.S. Senate races in the entire country: North Carolina. Join now…
Nancy Mace ‘Declined’ Effort to Oust Mike Johnson
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), a sharp critic of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), said she won’t try to take away his gavel, despite her disapproval of his leadership and management of…
Trump to Declare Three-Day Christmas Holiday
President Trump is planning to issue an executive order establishing two new federal holidays: Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, Axios reports. It’s not clear if this would be…
Trump Renames Kennedy Center
President Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the AP reports. Of course, the building is statutorily named the John F….
Sarah Palin Denied New Trial in Libel Case
Sarah Palin’s bid for a new libel trial against The New York Times was rejected by a New York federal judge who also refused Palin’s request that the judge recuse…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, ‘Should I smile or not smile?’ and I said, ‘How…
Political Realities of Red, Blue and Purple America
Charlie Cook: “These results raise some interesting questions. First, why do Republicans perform better than Democrats in the U.S. House, state Senate, and state House seats in the purple states,…
Pentagon Surprised by Trump’s Blockade Order
The U.S. military was blindsided by President Trump’s announcement of a blockade of Venezuela, the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
Democrats Release 68 New Photos from Epstein Estate
“Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a batch of 68 photos obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, one day before the deadline for the Trump administration…
This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
Tom Nichols: “The president of the United States just barged into America’s living rooms like an angry, confused grandfather to tell us all that we are ungrateful whelps.” “When a…
The Trump–Epstein Story Isn’t Going Away
The New York Times published a deeply disturbing account of Donald Trump’s long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — one that undercuts Trump’s repeated claims that he barely knew the disgraced…
The DNC Is Killing Its Autopsy of What Went Wrong
New York Times: “Ken Martin, the chairman of the DNC, said on Thursday that he had decided not to publish a report that he ordered months ago into what went…
Unprecedented Errors Erode Justice Department Credibility
“In years past, it was relatively rare for a federal court to question the Justice Department’s competency or good faith. But such questions are becoming more common, thanks to a…
Stephen Miller Behind Deadly Boat Strike Policy
“President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, Stephen Miller, and other senior officials were looking for a fight,” the Washington Post reports. “In the first months of the administration, Miller, the…
Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividends’ Are Just Rebranded Payments
President Trump’s $1,776 checks for more than a million troops, announced last night, come from Congressionally-allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, Defense One reports. Save…
Johnson to Meet With Lawmakers on Stock Trading Ban
“Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with a small group of House Republicans on Thursday afternoon who will use the meeting to push to make a congressional stock trading ban part…
Why Four Republicans Broke Ranks with Mike Johnson
“Four House Republicans snubbed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and teamed up with Democrats to force a House vote on a three-year extension of expiring Obamacare funds,” NBC News reports. “All…
Trad-Wife in Chief
Tess Owen: “When I started to listen to the much-hyped new podcast from Katie Miller, I’d hoped to learn something, anything, to justify the many irreplaceable hours of my life…
Trial Balloon Mailbag
We’ll have a new episode of Trial Balloon for members tomorrow morning. Next week, though, we’re turning the show over to you. Send us your questions and we’ll tackle them…
Inflation Cooled Last Month
“Consumer prices rose less than expected in November, giving investors hope that inflationary pressures may be cooling enough for the U.S. monetary policy to be eased more than Wall Street…
