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The CNN Sacrifice
Oliver Darcy: “Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal, the sort of…
David Trone Launches Primary Bid for His Old Seat
“Maryland Democrat David Trone, a former three-term House lawmaker who left his seat to launch an ill-fated Senate run in 2024, is making a play for his old job in…
Measles Outbreak Accelerates in South Carolina
“South Carolina’s measles outbreak is ‘accelerating’ in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations, after authorities traced a sizable outbreak to a church in the state’s northwest,”…
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S.
“Denmark’s military intelligence service raised concerns for the first time about the United States in its annual threat assessment, saying in a report released Wednesday that shifts in American policy…
Pardoned Capitol Rioters Now Want Millions
“Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in…
Zelensky Floats Referendum Over Territory
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the prospect of putting the issue of territorial control in the country’s east to a referendum as Kyiv comes under mounting pressure to agree to…
Democrats Divided Over Stock Trading Ban
“Democrats are at odds over a Republican-led discharge petition to ban stock trading by members of Congress, with some insisting any prohibition should also apply to the executive branch,” The…
Judge Orders Release of Kilmar Abrego García
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the “immediate release” of Kilmar Abrego García from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, saying Justice Department attorneys “misled” the court at a hearing last…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“We should be bringing in the best and brightest, and that’s what Donald Trump is changing about our immigration system. Let’s expedite the best and brightest who are gonna give…
Trump Scraps Plan to Mint ‘Woke’ Quarters
“The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
‘Abolish ICE’ Creeps Back Into Democratic Messaging
“There was a time when calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was considered too risky for a Democrat to campaign on,” NBC News reports….
Josh Hawley Skewers His Fellow Republicans
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) delivered a withering critique of his own party, asserting that congressional Republicans are failing to help enact the agenda that President Trump ran on, Semafor reports….
Most Worried About Fate of Social Security, Medicare
A new Gallup poll finds roughly six in 10 adults — 58% for Medicare and 61% for Social Security — say they are more worried today than a year ago…
Why Trump Is Doomed to Lose on Affordability
Dan Pfeiffer: “In the minds of most voters, Trump’s economic policy can be summed up in one word: tariffs.” “Trump was elected to lower prices, and one of his first…
Quote of the Day
“They need to come to Congress and say what they’re doing. We don’t know what’s going on. Nobody knows what the mission is in Venezuela.” — Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE),…
Trump’s Approval on the Economy Craters
A new AP-NORC poll finds just 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how President Trump is handling the economy. That is down from 40% in March and marks the…
Newspaper Will Keep Writing About Trump’s Health
The New York Times, attacked by President Trump for reporting about his physical condition, said that it wouldn’t be deterred by “false and inflammatory language” that distorts the role of…
Republican Lawmakers Reckon with Trump’s Pardons
NOTUS: “In the past two months, President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted drug trafficker, an unemployment scammer, a money launderer whom he said he is unfamiliar with and a…
Ohio Races Tighten
A new Emerson survey of Ohio voters finds both statewide elections for governor and U.S. Senate tightening, with both races falling within the poll’s margin of error. In the open…
Greene Says She’ll Back Every Discharge Petition
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she will consider signing “every discharge petition” regardless of subject, to stop “House leadership from blocking Members from governing.” Save to Favorites
