“We’re fucking idiots.”
— A Democratic lawmaker in Colorado, quoted by the Colorado Sun, lamenting his party surrendering its redistricting power to an independent committee.
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Conservatives Get the Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
“They tried under Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Newt Gingrich gave it a go when he controlled the House, and Bob Dole did, too, when…
The Epstein Week That Was
Punchbowl News: “It’s hard to see how this week could’ve gone worse for President Donald Trump and House Republicans.” “Paralyzed by infighting over the scandal surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey…
Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’
“A top Secret Service official was the target of a ‘swatting’ incident at his home on the Fourth of July,” Axios reports. “While the incident didn’t lead to any harm,…
New Mexico Launches Automatic Voter Registration
“For the last 30-plus years, New Mexico residents have had the option to register to vote while getting a new driver’s license or updating their vehicle registration,” the Albuquerque Journal…
How Sam Altman Outplayed Elon Musk for Trump’s Ear
Wall Street Journal: “Altman was estranged from Musk, his OpenAI co-founder, and Musk’s new position as ‘first buddy’ had kept Altman out of meetings at Mar-a-Lago and in the overflow…
Israel Seeks Help Moving Palestinians Out of Gaza
“The director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency visited Washington this week seeking U.S. help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza,” Axios reports. Save to…
Republicans Keep Voting for Bills They Don’t Like
NBC News: “The move represents a trend in Congress during President Donald Trump’s second term. Republican lawmakers across the ideological spectrum keep casting votes in favor of bills even while…
Trump Leverages His Power to Reap Profits
“If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike anyone before in history,” the AP…
Chaos Theory
Dave Weigel: “Democrats love to describe the ‘chaos’ President Donald Trump is causing in Washington. Hakeem Jeffries, who likes to speak in alliterative triplets, calls this a time of ‘chaos,…
MAGA Rallies Behind Trump’s Attack on the Media
Steve Bannon joined a growing chorus of MAGA influencers coalescing behind President Trump in the wake of the Wall Street Journal report about a ribald birthday letter bearing Trump’s name…
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Trump Gets a Win in the Culture Wars
The announcement that CBS will cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May 2026 raised eyebrows — not just because the network is giving more than a year’s notice,…
Trump to Open Retirement Market to Crypto Investments
“Donald Trump is preparing to open the $9 trillion U.S. retirement market to cryptocurrency investments, gold, and private equity in a move that would spur a radical shift in the…
Kristi Noem Moves Into Public Housing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has moved from her private residence into a U.S. military installation, “after her cozy living arrangement with senior adviser Corey Lewandowski” was exposed by the…
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Trump Celebrates CBS Cancellation of Stephen Colbert
Donald Trump celebrated CBS’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and attacked the two remaining broadcast network late night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, Deadline reports….
‘Fancy Farm’ Won’t Be Televised This Year
A Kentucky public television station will not cover this year’s Fancy Farm Picnic political event due to the elimination of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, WPSD reports….
Dozens More Were on Deportation Flights to El Salvador
404 Media: “The flight manifests for three legally contested deportation flights from Texas to El Salvador contain dozens of additional, unaccounted for passengers than a previously published Department of Homeland…
Katie Miller Still Works for Elon Musk
Former Trump White House communications staffer Katie Miller — who is married to Trump aide Stephen Miller — told Reuters she remains employed by Elon Musk, even if she won’t…
Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial Decision’?
David Graham: “For much of the 20th century, American broadcast television revolved around three networks: NBC, ABC, and CBS. William S. Paley, CBS’s longtime CEO, made sure that his company—the…
