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UK and France Agree to First Ever Nuclear Weapons Pact
“Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France will announce on Thursday the details of a new defense relationship that will include a first-ever pledge to…
Trump Deportations Lag Behind Obama’s
“Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but deportations are still lagging far behind what President Donald Trump has promised —…
Taiwan Military Exercises Begin
Taiwan has commenced its “largest-ever military drills intended to guard against Chinese threats to invade,” the Taipei Times reports. The 10-day live-fire exercises “are the longest yet and follow the…
Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party’s Status Quo
“A number of prominent younger Democrats with records of winning tough races are forming a new group with big ambitions to remake their party’s image, recruit a new wave of…
Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Look Worse and Worse
Politico: “Trump’s executive orders and the deals struck by the settling firms have not aged well. The firms that threw in the towel appear to have misjudged the fallout —…
California Still Waiting for Disaster Relief
“For months, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has pressed the GOP-led Congress to free up $40 billion in federal relief for swaths of Los Angeles consumed by devastating wildfires,” the…
Schumer Threatens Government Shutdown
“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning Republicans they’ll risk a government shutdown all alone if they ram through cuts to PBS and foreign aid,” Axios reports. “Now he just…
Iowa Democrats Plot 2028 Comeback for Caucuses
“Iowa Democrats are urging the national party to restore the state’s traditional place as the first contest of the presidential primary season — and some are pushing for Iowa’s caucuses…
Six Secret Service Agents Suspended
Six U.S. Secret Service agents were suspended in relation to their conduct concerning the assassination attempt on President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year, ABC News reports….
Trump Faces MAGA Trust Crisis Over Jeffrey Epstein
“Top MAGA influencers warn the Trump administration is bleeding trust over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and that the president is drifting out of step with the movement…
Funding Wars Begin
Ahead of a Senate Appropriation Committee markup today, senators don’t have an agreement on spending for the next fiscal year and there’s “no sense that they’ll be able to reach…
Cory Booker Posts Personal Record Fundraising Haul
“Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) raked in millions of dollars in campaign funds during the second fundraising quarter, his biggest haul ever, after his marathon speech on the Senate floor,” NBC…
Lobbyists Revel in Trump Bonanza
Wall Street Journal: “It is boom time in Washington for the influence industry, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republican lobbyists. The top 10 lobbying firms in Washington…
Texas to Take Up Redistricting in Special Session
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday the state Legislature will focus on redistricting during a special session later this year, as Republicans look to defend their narrow House majority in…
California Would Respond to Texas Redistricting
“People in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orbit have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter any redistricting in Texas with a similar move to redraw the maps in his own state,…
Stock Market Predicts Trump Will Chicken Out
Wall Street Journal: “Investors are looking through the tariff chaos, wagering the White House won’t ultimately follow through on its harshest threats.” Save to Favorites
Brazil Pushes Back on Trump’s Tariff Threat
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, responded to President Trump’s attempt to interfere in his country’s legal system by threatening a 50% tariff: “Brazil is a sovereign nation with…
Trump and Congress Make Big Shift on Ukraine
“After half a year of White House skepticism toward Kyiv and friendliness toward Moscow, President Donald Trump and top Republicans have shifted course, with the White House preparing to send…
‘Maybe They Have to Pay a Price’
President Trump responded to reports that former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are being investigated over allegations that they made false statements to Congress during…
Trump Picks Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief
“President Trump said late Wednesday that he was tapping Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead NASA on an interim basis after Trump yanked his original nominee for the post,” The…
