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Andy Beshear’s Case for President
Jonathan Martin: “The primaries before the midterm elections haven’t even started yet, but Beshear is running for president. His local political advisers are thinking deeply about his strategy, and he’s…
Mamdani to Appear on ‘The View’
Zohran Mamdani will make his first appearance on ABC‘s The View next week since he was sworn in as mayor of New York, Deadline reports. Save to Favorites
Big Majority Say Trump’s Presidency Is a Failure
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump…
Why I Don’t Worry About Trump Canceling the Midterms
President Trump told Reuters that he’s doing such a good job that “when you think of it, we shouldn’t even have an election.” The White House later walked it back,…
CIA Director Meets With Venezuela’s Interim President
CIA Director John Ratcliffe “met with Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, in Caracas on Thursday, reinforcing the Trump administration’s message that it sees the interim government as the…
Norway Stunned After Machado Gifts Medal to Trump
“Norway reacted with disbelief to the news that Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado gave her medal to President Donald Trump, who has long coveted the award,” Bloomberg reports….
The GOP’s Real Power Center
The real center of gravity in the Republican Party no longer resides with its elected officials. It has shifted decisively to conservative media. Today’s GOP politicians do not lead the…
Trump Was ‘Only Joking’ About Canceling Midterms
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump was “speaking facetiously” when he suggested there should not be midterm elections, the Times of London reports. Said Leavitt: “The president…
Trump Officials Conspired to Violate Constitution
A federal judge decried what he said were “breathtaking” constitutional violations by senior Trump administration officials and called the president an “authoritarian” who expects everyone in the executive branch to…
U.S. Warned Iran Strikes Could Lead to Major Conflict
“Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead…
Trump’s Immigration Erosion Worries His Team
“President Trump’s team recently reviewed private GOP polling that showed support for his immigration policies falling. The results, reflected in public surveys, bolstered internal concern about the administration’s confrontational enforcement…
Irony Is Dead
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Should the president ever flip the bird at a factory worker? Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis,…
Democrats Chart Long-Shot Path to Retake Senate
“Democrats are voicing growing confidence about their long-shot push to reclaim control of the Senate, identifying a narrow path to the majority in November’s midterm elections that is still strewn…
Powell Probe Upends Final Stretch of Fed Chair Contest
“The criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell threatens to upend the contest over whom President Trump will choose to succeed him as it enters its final stretch,” the…
House Republicans Are a Mess
Punchbowl News: “The House GOP leadership’s current processes aren’t designed for this historically-narrow majority, and most members in the Republican Conference recognize they need to change how they operate.” “With…
Absences Make It Hard to Pass Trump’s Agenda
Washington Post: “Even when everyone is in Washington, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces challenges holding his razor-thin majority together in the House. But a spate of absences in recent weeks…
U.S. Testing Device Linked to Havana Syndrome
“The U.S. government has in its possession a device that is believed to cause Havana Syndrome — the affliction that scores of intelligence officers, military personnel, and diplomats began reporting…
Pentagon Taking Over ‘Stars and Stripes’
The Pentagon announced Thursday it would take editorial control of independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes to refocus coverage on “warfighting” and remove “woke distractions,” The Hill reports. Save to…
Machado Presented Trump with Nobel Prize
“Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado met Thursday with President Trump and presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize, an honor he has long coveted,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
A Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
New York Times: “The fatal shooting of Renee Good last week by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and the quick reaction by Trump administration officials to declare the agent…
