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Democrats Weigh Risky ‘Mini-Convention’
Top Democrats are floating an unusual idea: a national “mini-convention” before the 2026 midterms. The goal would be to spotlight congressional candidates, showcase emerging leaders, and grab some of the…
Trump Takes Credit for Infrastructure Projects
New York Times: “In recent months, a number of similar signs have popped up in front of major infrastructure projects financed by the bipartisan 2021 legislation, a $1.2 trillion package…
Allred Has the Edge Over Talarico
A Public Policy Polling survey in Texas finds Colin Allred (D) leading James Talarico (D) in the Democratic Senate primary, 40% to 32%. Save to Favorites
Trump Declares War on Chicago
President Trump posted a meme that reimagined Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam War dystopia “Apocalypse Now.” In the poster military helicopters fly over the Chicago skyline while there’s a raging…
California GOP Braces for Redistricting ‘Catastrophe’
“Republicans wield almost no power in California. But as a moribund state party gathered here over the weekend, it confronted an even grimmer reality now suddenly settling in: If the…
Some Republicans Are Now Worried About RFK Jr.
“Seven months after they voted to confirm longtime anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation’s health secretary, some Republican senators are having second thoughts,” the Washington Post reports….
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts
“Since returning to the White House in January, President Trump has dismantled the American government’s efforts to combat foreign disinformation. The problem is that Russia has not stopped spreading it,”…
Every Election Is a Change Election Now
CNN: “In the 100 years between 1900 and 2000, control of the House, Senate or White House changed hands in Washington with relative infrequency and never in more than two…
‘Even Beer Is Getting More Expensive’
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow (D) put out a video showing how Donald Trump has made Sunday football more expensive. Save to Favorites
Why Did Kamala Harris Lose?
Seth Masket polled Democratic Party county chairs in November 2024 and then again during the summer of 2025. “What really stands out about this figure is that there was even…
Trump Plans to Make Citizenship Test Harder
“The Trump administration is planning to make the test to become a U.S. citizen more difficult, possibly with an essay requirement that would help give officials wide discretion on which…
Quote of the Day
“JD ‘I don’t give a shit’ Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the ‘highest and best use of the military.’ Did he ever read To Kill…
Trump Tramples Congress’s Power
New York Times: “The Trump administration continues to erode the power of Congress, trampling on its constitutional prerogatives in ways large and small. Through it all, Republicans in charge have…
‘Pro-Family’ Voters Dismayed at Trump
“Donald Trump this spring dubbed himself the ‘fertilization president,’” Politico reports. “But some conservative family policy advocates say he’s done little so far to publicly back that up and are…
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Arrested Again
The Jan. 6 rioter seen in photos wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie inside the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Virginia on charges stemming from a dog attack, ABC…
Exchange of the Day
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was interviewed on Meet the Press by Kristen Welker: WELKER: Hasbro says they’re going to have to increase their prices. Goldman Sachs says 86% of the…
Chinese Hackers Pretended to Be a Top U.S. Lawmaker
“As the Trump administration’s contentious trade talks with China were set to begin in Sweden last July, staffers on the House committee focused on U.S. competition with China began to…
Democrats Must Practice Responsible Retaliation
Ed Kilgore: “Democrats shouldn’t reflexively ape Trump’s every excess, particularly in formulating an agenda for their eventual return to power. They currently have the high ground with a small but…
Trump’s Job Ratings Stay Negative
“Americans’ views of President Donald Trump’s job performance remain negative amid a flurry of activity from his administration on tariffs, immigration and public health,” according to the latest NBC News…
Big Majority Oppose Deploying National Guard
A new CBS News poll finds 58% of Americans are opposed to President Trump deploying the National Guard to major cities to fight crime. Save to Favorites
