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Commanders Mum on Trump’s Name Change Demand
NBC Sports: “Twice on Sunday, President Donald Trump took to his social-media account on his social-media platform to insist that two professional sports teams restore Native American-based names they’d previously…
‘Top of His Game’
Speaker Mike Johnson marked the one-year anniversary of former President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential campaign on Monday by sharing a 14 minute-long video of Democrats praising…
Epstein Crisis Forces House GOP to Scrap Votes
“House Republicans will scrap several floor votes this week as internal party drama over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files derailed the work of the Rules Committee,” Politico reports. “The…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Never have the words ‘no comment’ been more appropriate.” — David Axelrod, quoted by the New York Times, when asked about Hunter Biden’s tirade against him. Save to Favorites
Trump Sharpens Attacks on the News Media
“In declaring war on The Wall Street Journal over its coverage of his yearslong friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump tapped his supporters’ distrust of his…
The Democratic Party Is In Shambles
James Carville: “Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary wasn’t an isolated event. It represents an undeniable fissure in our political soul. We are divided along generational…
Trump Objected to Israeli Strikes in Syria
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Trump was unhappy with Israel’s airstrikes in Syria last week and called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the situation, Axios…
Venezuela to Investigate Torture in El Salvador Jail
“Venezuela’s attorney general, Tarek Saab, said on Monday that his office would investigate El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, and two other officials for the alleged abuse of Venezuelans detained in…
Trump Releases MLK Jr. Records
“The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he…
Trump Talks About Anything but Epstein
“Dogged for weeks over his administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files, President Trump spent the weekend posting on social media about, well, anything else,” the New York Times reports….
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I know exactly what happened in that debate. He’s 81 years old. He’s tired as shit. They give him Ambien to be able to sleep, and he gets up on…
Democrats Force Another Committee Vote on Epstein
“Democrats will force another vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related documents during a Rules Committee meeting Monday afternoon, pressing Republicans yet again on the matter before lawmakers leave this week for…
Wall Street Journal Removed from White House Press Pool
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Politico she is removing the Wall Street Journal from the pool of reporters covering the president’s weekend trip to Scotland. The move follows…
Hunter Biden Goes Off on George Clooney
Hunter Biden went off on actor George Clooney and other high-profile Democrats in an expletive-filled response to their calls for his father, former President Biden, to drop out of the…
10 Million Will Lose Health Insurance
“Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper released its final prediction Monday for how President Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement will grow the national debt and affect U.S. households,” Politico reports. “Over the next…
Two New GOP Senators Avoid Primary Drama
As they gear up for special elections next fall, appointed Sens. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Ashley Moody (R-FL) are facing easier paths than some had initially expected, NBC News reports….
An Attack on the Medical Establishment
New York Times: “For decades, the prices Medicare pays doctors for different medical services have been largely decided not by Medicare itself, but by a powerful industry group, the American…
Pillow Talk with Trump
The New Yorker profiles Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who speaks with President Trump “on the phone most nights, at around one in the morning, just after Lutnick gets in bed.”…
Quote of the Day
“If they want war, they will get war.” — A German official quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on a possible trade war between the EU and the United States. …
Democrats In No Mood to Confirm Trump’s Nominees
Punchbowl News: “Trump’s frustration seems to stem from the Senate’s rules, which allow the minority party to drag out debate time on individual nominees and force two roll-call votes on…
