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House Oversight Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt
The House Oversight Committee voted to advance two resolutions to the House floor recommending that Bill and Hillary Clinton be found in contempt of Congress, The Hill reports. Both votes…
Ted Cruz Leaves Texas Ahead of Winter Storm
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was spotted on a flight to California, ahead of an arctic storm that is set to hit Texas this weekend. Save to Favorites
Our Mob President
Philip Elliot: “President Donald Trump assured nervous European allies on Wednesday he ‘won’t use force’ to take Greenland while adding with a mob-like menace that the world’s largest island will…
Newsom Blocked From Entering U.S. Pavilion at Davos
“Gov. Gavin Newsom of California was denied entry to an American venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and his scheduled speaking engagement there was abruptly canceled on…
Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President
“Rahm Emanuel, a prominent Democrat who has signaled his desire to run for president in 2028, on Wednesday called for a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president, cabinet…
Trump Claims He Has a Deal on Greenland
President Trump said he wouldn’t impose tariffs on several European nations after he reached the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland and the Arctic region with NATO Secretary-General Mark…
How Trump Is Talking Differently in His Second Term
“One year into his second term, President Trump is speaking far more words in public than in the first year of his first term, often in more unscripted settings, and…
CBS News Veers Toward Dysfunction
Variety: “Ten people familiar with the workings of CBS News say the Paramount Skydance unit is veering toward dysfunction, with a management team led by Bari Weiss that doesn’t value…
Where We Are
Peter Baker: “It is a measure of how much Mr. Trump has changed the definition of normal that his appetite for seizing land that does not belong to him is…
MAGA Jesus Is Not the Real Jesus
Peter Wehner: “Trump is causing incalculable damage to the Christian faith, yet most evangelicals will never break with him.” Save to Favorites
Trump Appears to Confuse Iceland and Greenland
“President Trump seemed to confuse Iceland — a Nordic nation of around 400,000 people known for volcanoes and glaciers — and Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory on which he has…
Pentagon Readies Solders to Deploy to Minneapolis
The Pentagon has ordered active-duty military police soldiers based in North Carolina to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, MS NOW reports. Save to Favorites
Kavanaugh Raises Alarm About Fed Independence
“Coming into Wednesday’s argument, Justice Brett Kavanaugh was one of the court’s strongest voices emphasizing the importance of the Federal Reserve’s independence,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “He wrote about…
A Surprising Change in Trump’s Behavior
David Graham: “Donald Trump retains the ability to shock; the day he loses that, he will, like the biblical Samson—another man notable for his coiffure—lose his power entirely. When Trump…
Lawmakers Nearly at the Funding Finish Line
“Congress is on track to avoid another shutdown, but it needs to clear several hurdles in a short amount of time in order to beat its month-end deadline,” Politico reports….
Trump Suggests ‘Board of Peace’ Might Replace U.N.
“President Trump’s suggestion that his Board of Peace ‘might’ replace the United Nations is likely to compound concerns that the body meant to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza – and…
Trump Says People Will Be Prosecuted for ‘Rigging’ Election
President Trump told an audience in Davos that “people will soon be prosecuted” for “rigging” the 2020 presidential election, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Says U.S. Won’t Use Force to Acquire Greenland
“President Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t use force to acquire Greenland and was seeking negotiations on the acquisition of the territory, repeating his claim that only the U.S. is capable…
Huge Majority Think America Is Spiraling ‘Out of Control’
A new YouGov/Economist survey shows that 71 percent of Americans think the United States is “out of control,” while only 18 percent think the country is “under control.” Save to…
Trump’s Mad Magical Thinking
Tina Brown: “Hand it to Trump. His surreal gift is the ability to force the entire world to enter his mad, magical thinking and give it serious credence.” Save to…
