“I don’t go to the floor and lose.”
— Speaker Nancy Pelosi, quoted by USA Today, on why she’s not scheduling a vote to bring back an eviction moratorium.
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Missouri Passes Trump’s Redistricting Plan
“Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat in next…
CBO Says Trump’s Policies Are a Drag on the Economy
Politico: “The Congressional Budget Office’s new economic estimates released Friday predict that over the next three years, policies implemented this year by Trump and the Republican-led Congress will have little…
Kavanaugh Says No One Should Have Too Much Power
“Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stressed the importance of the separation of powers in government during a rare appearance at a Texas community college Thursday, despite mounting criticism against the…
Coffee Prices Surge After Tariffs Take Effect
Coffee prices in the U.S. have surged more than 20% in the last year, as duties on some of the world’s biggest producers take effect, Semafor reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Officials to Link Covid Vaccines to Child Deaths
“Trump health officials plan to link coronavirus vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting which Americans should get the shots,” the Washington Post reports. “The findings…
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Majority Say Trump Has Made the Economy Worse
A new Fox News poll finds that more voters say President Trump has made the economy worse rather than better, 52% to 30%. Those sentiments are almost identical to how…
National Republicans Begin Spending Money in New Jersey
“National Republicans are wading into the race for New Jersey governor — the latest indication that the party is bullish about Jack Ciattarelli’s chances of flipping the state in November,”…
‘Don’t Even Bother Dealing with Them’
“President Donald Trump dismissed congressional Democrats’ demands ahead of a looming shutdown deadline in a Fox News interview Friday, casting doubt on whether a deal to keep the government open…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“There is an ideology that has steadily been growing in this country which hates everything that is good, righteous and beautiful and celebrates everything that is warped, twisted and depraved….
Rubio Vows Response to Bolsonarro’s Conviction
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would respond, without specifying how, after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain…
The Climate of Fear Is Self-Imposed
Philip Bump: “It has been observed that individual Americans are putting up more fight than many institutions. Those individuals are also smaller targets for the authoritarian president and his allies….
Trump Will Send the National Guard to Memphis Next
“President Trump on Friday said that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis, making it the latest Democratic-led city that his administration has targeted as part of a federal…
Quote of the Day
“We got him.” — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), at a press conference, announcing the capture of a suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk. Save to Favorites
Exchange of the Day
President Trump was interviewed on Fox & Friends by Ainsley Earhardt: EARHARDT: We have radicals on the right as well. How do we fix this country? TRUMP: I’ll tell you…
Man Arrested for Charlie Kirk’s Murder
President Trump told Fox & Friends the suspected shooter in the killing of Charlie Kirk is in custody. Said Trump: “With a high degree of certainty, we have him in…
Jeffrey Epstein’s First Political Casualty
Peter Mandelson’s career as Britain’s ambassador in Washington collapsed this week after the release of explosive documents tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. More than 100 emails between Mandelson and the…
U.K. Turns to King Charles to Mollify Trump
“The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the U.S. President as few others can,” Reuters reports. “Once head…
Why Trump Seems to Be Everywhere
President Trump’s appearance at a Yankees game yesterday and the U.S. Open last weekend is part of his effort to become a cultural figure rather than just a political figure,…
Democrats Balk at Donating to Biden’s Library
Former President Joe Biden is having trouble collecting donations for a potential presidential library, NBC News reports. Democratic donors “cited a range of factors, from not wanting to make themselves…
