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Hawley Warns Senators Medicaid Crackdown Won’t Fly
“Sen. Josh Hawley is urging GOP leaders to strike Senate Finance Committee language altering a key Medicaid financing provision, warning he’s already hearing from House Republicans that it can’t clear…
White House Floats New Funding Trick
Politico: “Russ Vought’s relationship with Republican appropriators was already strained. Then he started talking about pursuing the ultimate end-run around their funding power heading into the fall.” “The White House…
Clean Energy Projects Hinge on Senate Megabill
“Democrats and clean energy advocates are ratcheting up pressure on a handful of Republican senators to salvage billions of dollars in projects, ahead of an expected vote next week on…
Trump Is Weak on Foreign Policy
The latest Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll finds President Trump’s approval on foreign policy sits at 39% to 53%. G. Elliot Morris: “If the news agenda shifts to covering Trump on…
Trump Is Losing Political Ground on Immigration
Molly Ball: “The Trump administration’s aggressive deportation program is testing the political bounds of what Americans will tolerate, spurring a backlash from voters and some Republicans and testing the administration’s…
Rand Paul Forces GOP Into Megabill Runaround
“Sen. Rand Paul is a frequent thorn in GOP leadership’s side. But his recent break over border security funding in President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ has top Republicans pushing…
Immigration Raids to Continue at Farms and Hotels
“Following a week of immigration whiplash, President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan confirmed Thursday that immigration raids will continue in the agriculture and hospitality industries,” Axios reports. “The Trump administration…
Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Key GOP Proposals
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled many of the Banking Committee’s reconciliation provisions violate the Byrd Rule, according to an announcement from Senate Budget Committee Democrats, Punchbowl News reports. This deals…
Russia Is On the Brink of Recession
“Russia is on the verge of a recession, its economy minister said on Thursday, the first public admission that the country’s war economy is starting to cool three years after…
Americans Want More Info About the President’s Health
“Eight in 10 Americans want legally required and publicly released cognitive tests and disease screenings for U.S. presidents — and age limits on the presidency,” according to the latest Axios-Ipsos…
Trump Rips ‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the central bank kept rates steady for a fourth time, CNBC reports. Trump said “Too Late” Powell is costing the…
Europe Pushes Diplomacy as Trump Delays Iran Decision
“World leaders accelerated diplomatic efforts on Friday to end the Israel-Iran war, as Iran’s top diplomat prepared to meet in Switzerland with senior European counterparts, and President Trump raised hopes…
Trump’s Trouble With Tulsi
David Graham: “The president appointed an intelligence chief who resents the intelligence community as much as he does. But reality is setting in.” Save to Favorites
We’re All Rubbernecking
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. It’s been 10 years since Donald Trump became a near permanent fixture in our lives… A MAGA civil war has…
The Democrats Must Confront Their Gerontocracy
Helen Lewis: “To a degree that seems bizarre to me as an outsider, the American party system, particularly on the Democratic side, defers to incumbents. (Since the 2022 midterm election,…
Three Centrist Women in a Group Chat Lead Democrats
“They jumped into politics in President Donald Trump’s first term. They ascended to Congress with similar résumés. They text all the time in a group chat,” the Washington Post reports….
Senate Begins Its ‘Byrd Bath’
Punchbowl News: “The Senate Finance Committee is beginning its ‘Byrd Bath’ process to litigate tax and health provisions with the Senate parliamentarian. This is to ensure compliance with the Byrd…
GOP Lawmaker Claims He Was ‘Run Off the Road’
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) claimed that he was “run off the road” by an aggressor with a Palestinian flag in his home state of Ohio, drawing condemnations from across the…
Israel’s War May Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Day
“Israel’s conflict with Iran is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars a day, according to early estimates, a price tag that could constrain Israel’s ability to conduct a…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Poised for More Power
“Israeli strikes have taken direct aim at the backbone of its enemy’s military power: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “But the attacks are also increasing…
