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Trump Says Americans Are ‘Damn Lucky’ He Won
“President Trump says Americans are lucky he’s in office as he sought Monday to refocus his administration on concerns about the rising cost of living that have gripped much of…
Trump Promises Tariff Rebate Checks in 2026
“President Trump on Monday promised the government would pay out $2,000 tariff dividend checks starting around mid-2026,” Axios reports. “Putting a timetable on the checks is a significant step forward…
Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments
“Former Harvard University President Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public commitments after receiving criticism over his correspondence with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” the Wall Street Journal…
House Democrats Fail to Stop Internal Revolt
“House Democrats failed Monday to stop several of their members from voting to advance a motion denouncing Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for effectively ensuring his chief of staff will replace…
UN Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza
New York Times: “Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the…
Democrats Look to Beat Back Resolution
Punchbowl News: “Democrats will offer a motion to table Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s (D-WA) resolution to formally disapprove of retiring Rep. Chuy García (D-IL). MGP, a moderate Democrat from a…
Trump Airs Frustration With Latin America
“President Trump signaled a willingness to expand his military campaign in Latin America to include possible strikes in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico as he complained about the flow of drugs…
Trump Looks for Distraction on Epstein
“Attorney General Pam Bondi’s prosecutorial sprint speed is improving, at least from the perspective of the man holding a stopwatch, President Trump,” the New York Times reports. “Just 217 minutes…
Trump to Sell F-35 Stealth Fighters to Saudi Arabia
“President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he will allow Saudi Arabia to purchase F-35 stealth fighter planes, a move that will likely anger Israel as the U.S. deepens ties with…
Billionaire Critic Now Wants to Work with Mamdani
Influential billionaire GOP donor John Catsimatidis — a fierce critic of New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — now says he wants conservatives to work with the incoming administration to ensure…
Trump ‘Blew My Stack’ Shouting at ‘Stupid’ People
President Trump’s voice was notably hoarse during an Oval Office presser Monday, and one of the first questions from reporters was to ask about the reason why, Mediaite reports. Said…
Trump Says He Would Sign Bill to Release Epstein Files
President Trump said he would sign the bill to compel the Justice Department to release all files relating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein if it comes to his desk, ABC News…
Epstein Scandal Comes Back to Bite Trump
Timothy O’Brien: “The reality is that it was conspiracy-minded Republicans who set the Epstein firestorm in motion last summer, outraged that Trump’s Justice Department ended an investigation into Epstein’s suicide…
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Protected by FBI SWAT Team
FBI director Kash Patel’s girlfriend has a security detail made up of elite FBI agents usually assigned to a SWAT team, MS Now reports. People familiar with FBI security protocols…
Chuck Schumer Isn’t Going Anywhere
Time: “Schumer has professed indifference to the discontent and he had pretty good reasoning: no one who wants him gone has the power to make it happen, and no one…
Trump Only Gets Weaker From Here
Donald Trump is already a lame duck. He didn’t even make it a full year into his second term. After ten months of pushing presidential power to its outer limits,…
FEMA Chief Resigns
“David Richardson on Monday resigned as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to people familiar with the situation, ending a brief tenure leading an agency the administration…
Olivia Nuzzi Says RFK Jr. Didn’t Have a Brain Worm
Olivia Nuzzi, who claims to have had a nonphysical affair with Robert Kennedy Jr., denied in her new book that he had a worm in his brain, NewsNation reports. Wrote…
Trump to Back Primary Against Indiana Republican
President Trump is set to issue a retributive endorsement against one of a handful Indiana Senate Republicans who opposes the White House’s mid-cycle redistricting plan, Politico reports. Among the holdouts…
Thomas Massie Takes a Victory Lap
President Trump’s call for House Republicans to support releasing the Epstein files was a stunning capitulation after a months-long campaign to block the vote, Politico reports. It was also a…
