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Vanity Fair Expected to Let Olivia Nuzzi’s Contract Lapse
Semafor: “Editor Mark Guiducci and other leaders at Vanity Fair are concerned for and about their new star, Olivia Nuzzi. At first, Condé Nast wasn’t commenting on the salacious allegations…
How Trump Will Try to Mess with the Midterms
Seth Masket: “It’s become sort of a common lament by some on the left that there probably won’t even be elections in 2026, no less 2028, and thus American democracy…
Trump Tries to Avoid an Upset
New York Times: “Speaker Mike Johnson, who flew in from Washington early Monday, called President Trump and put his phone on speaker…” “The phone call, coupled with the convergence of…
Darrell Issa Mulls Run in Texas
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is considering running for a House seat in Texas if the Supreme Court upholds the state’s redraw of its congressional map, Punchbowl News reports. Issa was…
White House Confirms Hegseth Ordered Second Strike
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September following…
Nine Indiana Republicans Targeted in Swatting Attacks
“At least nine elected Republicans in Indiana have been the target of swatting attacks in the weeks since President Donald Trump publicly pressured state lawmakers to pass new congressional maps…
Top Nancy Mace Adviser Quits
A top consultant to Rep. Nancy Mace’s campaign for South Carolina governor announced his resignation Monday, saying the gubernatorial hopeful has “decided to turn her back on MAGA,” Politico reports….
Jeffries Will Try to Force Vote on Obamacare Subsidies
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote in a Dear Colleague letter that House Democrats are introducing a discharge petition for an up-or-down vote on a three-year extension of the Obamacare…
Trump Leaves Hegseth on the Brink
The Washington Post detonated a political bombshell over the weekend with a report alleging that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. forces to kill survivors of a drone strike on…
At Least 470 Targets and Counting
Reuters: “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out…
Trump to Hold Meeting on Venezuela Tonight
“President Donald Trump will hold a meeting at the White House on Monday evening about next steps on Venezuela, as the administration intensifies its pressure campaign on the country,” CNN…
An Early Test of a Midterm Wave
At the end of Donald Trump’s first year in office, Republicans were stunned to find themselves fighting — and ultimately losing — a U.S. Senate special election in deep-red Alabama….
Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts
Franklin Foer: “Until Donald Trump, no U.S. president had ever yielded to royal temptations from abroad. But in his second term, Trump has discarded that old inhibition in its totality….
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Don Jr. Closes the Gap with JD Vance
“Donald Trump Jr is emerging as a potential choice to succeed his father on the Republican ticket in 2028, at least according to one poll,” The Independent reports. “JD Vance…
Swiss Overwhelmingly Reject Inheritance Tax
“Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to impose a 50 percent inheritance levy on the super-rich, in a contentious referendum that came as governments around the world wrestle…
Trump Says U.S. Could Eliminate the Income Tax
President Trump said the U.S. may “almost completely” eliminate income tax in the next couple of years due to tariff revenue, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Secret Maps
This is interesting: Secret Maps: Maps You Were Never Meant to See, from the Middle Ages to Today. An illustrated story of the relationship between mapping and secrecy, charting the…
Proposed Indiana Map Would Net Republicans Two Seats
“Indiana state House Republicans have released a draft congressional map that would give the GOP an edge in all nine of the state’s congressional districts — potentially netting the party…
The New German War Machine
Isaac Stanley-Becker: “After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again.” Save to Favorites
