Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dissolved the lower house of the country’s Parliament on Thursday, clearing the way for elections on Oct. 31, Reuters reports.
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Trump’s Peace Plan Gives Russia Everything It Wants
Nick Paton Walsh: “Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.” “The…
Not Only Do the Holidays Start Earlier…
Apparently Black Friday is now a week long.Save to Favorites
San Francisco Candidate Calls Maryland House Home
“Saikat Chakrabarti (D), a progressive tech millionaire who is running to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, has spent years claiming that a home in Maryland is his principal residence…
Trump Wants His Health Care Plan ‘Done’ by January 30
“President Donald Trump said he hopes to secure a solution by Jan. 30 for an impending surge in health insurance premiums for millions of Americans, the first timeline he has…
GOP Realizes That Trump Won’t Be Around Forever
Idrees Kahloon: “The reality that Donald Trump’s presidency will end in January 2029 is already making Republicans restless. Normally, Trump angers, exhausts, and eventually prevails over elected Republicans—not vice versa….
John Fetterman’s Book Bombs
“Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) new memoir Unfettered sold zero copies in his own hometown’s Barnes & Noble store the first few days after launch,” Mediaite reports. “Despite Fetterman and his…
The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
Isaac Stanley-Becker: “The emails that Ghislaine Maxwell has been sending over the past several months from a minimum-security prison near Houston are stamped Sensitive But Unclassified. Maxwell once cavorted with…
Proposed Map Targets Jim Clyburn’s District
“South Carolina Republicans are flirting with redrawing the state’s congressional maps — specifically Rep. Jim Clyburn’s district,” NOTUS reports.Save to Favorites
Lula Stares Down Trump and Scores Tariff Victory
“From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off…
A Vance Ally Rises at the Pentagon
“Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s high-stakes visit to Ukraine this week to deliver the Trump’s administration’s latest peace plan has placed the service leader into the role of major international negotiator…
The CDC’s Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now
Tom Bartlett: “The agency’s revamped vaccine-safety page enshrines Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fringe beliefs as government guidance.”Save to Favorites
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Trump Isn’t Getting What He Wants from Republicans Now
Semafor: “The rifts between Trump and the rest of the GOP are piling up. Indiana Republicans are declining to rewrite their congressional maps at the behest of the president, sparking…
Top Indiana Republican Defends Pushing Back on Trump
Indiana’s Senate leader Rodric Bray (R) defended his opposition to President Trump’s pressure to redistrict the state, telling Politico: “It’s absolutely imperative that we’re able to do hard things here,…
Crypto Plunge Wipes Out $400 Billion This Week
“A plunge in cryptocurrency assets accelerated Friday morning, led by bitcoin, which has lost more than a third of its value since setting an all-time high in October,” Axios reports….
Lawsuit Links Saudi Officials to 9/11 Plot
“Saudi Arabia’s leader on Tuesday downplayed the kingdom’s role in the 9/11 attacks. But an ongoing federal court case is revealing new details about Saudi officials’ alleged ties to the…
Student Scores Fall Off a Cliff
New York Magazine: “Last winter, the U.S. federal government released the results of its semi-annual reading and math tests of fourth- and eighth-graders, assessments that are considered the most authoritative…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“He’d be the outlier if it didn’t happen. The closer you get to the midterms and then beyond, everybody is measuring their own state or congressional district, and maybe people…
The Top 20 Billionaires Influencing Politics
The Washington Post ranks the billionaire political donors. “The 20 most prolific donors on the Forbes billionaires list have collectively given nearly $5 billion between 2015 and 2024, spending on…
Coast Guard Reverses Itself on Swastikas
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change…
