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Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
“Kyrsten Sinema’s old enemies on the left better brace themselves: The former senator is now embracing psychedelics and cozying up to MAHA,” Politico reports. “After infuriating progressives time and again…
Trump Faces Big Backlash on Inflation
A new CBS News poll finds 68% disapprove of President Trump’s handling of inflation and the economy. The entire poll is brutal: Save to Favorites
DOGE Is No More
“President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump’s pledge to slash the…
Mamdani Still Thinks Trump Is a ‘Fascist’
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said that he still believes President Trump is a “fascist” and a “despot,” but he viewed their first face-to-face meeting at the White House…
Trump Fumes Democratic Lawmakers Should Be in Jail
President Trump again lambasted the six Democratic lawmakers who urged military and intelligence members to “refuse illegal orders,” saying in a late night Truth Social post the lawmakers“SHOULD BE IN…
Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
“For years, Jewish Republicans often denied that the right had a serious problem with antisemitism, pointing instead to anti-Jewish bigotry on the left and celebrating President Trump’s support for Israel,”…
The GOP’s Fundamental Tension on Health Care
Ron Brownstein: “The latest ideas from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to reconfigure the Affordable Care Act face the same dilemma that every GOP alternative has confronted since Trump’s…
Congress Turns Chaotic as Lawmakers Target Each Other
“Some House lawmakers want their colleagues punished, and it’s driving everyone else a little mad,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Members demanded a series of votes to censure or otherwise…
Patel Probed for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect Girlfriend
New York Times: “Mr. Patel’s heavy use of taxpayer-funded resources during his first nine months on the job has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether it exceeds…
A Surprising Rift Between Trump and His MAGA Base
“President Donald Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials from statehouses to Capitol Hill warn his full-throated embrace of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom…
Felon Spent $1 Million Seeking Trump Pardon
“In April, Alina Habba, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, extolled her office’s role in the sentencing of a former nursing home magnate to three years in prison for defrauding…
Trump Shows His Power, Greene Shows His Weakness
“Just when it appeared that President Trump’s hold over his party might be slipping, his most vocal Republican antagonist seemed to back away from the fight,” the New York Times…
Rubio Distanced U.S. From Peace Plan
“U.S. lawmakers attempted Saturday to reverse days of confusion around a leaked peace plan for Ukraine, saying Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured them the document does not represent the…
Comey Prosecution on the Ropes
“The federal prosecution of former FBI director James Comey is teetering after a series of missteps, a sign of broader challenges ahead for the Justice Department in its pursuit of…
Censures Proliferate in the House
“Even by the standards of the raucous House of Representatives, the past week was an exceptionally caustic one, with lawmakers from both parties lobbing or threatening no fewer than a…
Trump’s Very Bad Peace Plan
The Economist: “It is hard to know whether to laugh or panic. The 28-point peace plan that America is hawking around as a basis for ending the war in Ukraine…
Trump Would ‘Love’ to See Greene Return to Politics
President Trump said Saturday he would like to see Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resume her political career at some point, despite their recent falling out, NBC News reports. In the…
Elon Musk’s AI Model Says He’s Great at Everything
“It’s no secret that Elon Musk shapes the X social platform and X’s ‘maximally truth-seeking’ Grok AI chatbot to his preferences. But it’s possible Musk may have needed a bit…
Bill Cassidy Says Trump Won’t Endorse His Opponents
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said the White House has made it “explicitly clear” President Trump won’t endorse any of his GOP opponents, despite his challengers attacking Cassidy’s MAGA credentials, the…
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
New Yorker: “The FBI director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.” Save to Favorites
