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A Quick Shift in Just Three Weeks
CNN: “Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere…
Hollywood Pivots to Programming for Trump’s America
Wall Street Journal: “The embrace of right-leaning programming is a stark contrast to much of the past few decades in Hollywood. Producers have long used their shows to take aim…
Defendants Angle for Trump Pardons
“President Donald Trump’s moves to expand the use of pardons have white-collar defendants jolting to attention — and many are responding with creative maneuvers designed to appeal less to judges…
Senate Democrats Coy on Preventing Shutdown
“Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government…
Katie Porter to Run for California Governor
“The California governor’s race isn’t waiting for former Vice President Kamala Harris to make up her mind whether she’s going to run,” CNN reports. “Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who…
Musk Admits His Businesses Are Suffering
Elon Musk admitted that his involvement with the Trump administration is making it tougher to run his many businesses, TechCrunch reports. When asked how he’s running his other businesses, Musk…
Bernie Sanders Draws Huge Crowds
Associated Press: “This is not the role he expected to play at this stage of his career. In fact, his team intentionally waited in the early weeks of the Trump…
Voters Have Lost Faith in the Democrats
A new Navigator Research poll finds a majority of voters in battleground House districts still believe Democrats in Congress are “more focused on helping other people than people like me.”…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“It’s hard to rip the Band-Aid off without getting some blood everywhere.” — A Trump White House aide, quoted by Politico, while blaming “animal spirits” for recent stock market declines….
Banks Cite ‘Extreme U.S. Policies’ for Weaker Forecasts
Economists at JPMorgan Chase said that the risk of a recession had edged up to 40% from 30% owing to “extreme U.S. policies,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Goldman Sachs,…
Musk Says Entitlements Are Big Target for Cuts
“Elon Musk called entitlement spending — including Social Security and Medicare — a key target for cuts, arguing the federal programs are plagued by fraud,” Bloomberg reports. He also made…
Kathy Hochul to Slow Walk Special Election
“New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is expected to slow-walk the special election to replace Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, according to three people familiar with her thinking,” Semafor reports….
Trump’s Honeymoon Fades
A new Emerson College national survey finds President Trump with a 47% job approval, and 45% disapproval rating. Said pollster Spencer Kimball: “As President Trump reaches his first 50 days…
Trump Says He’s Buying a Tesla
President Trump shared his intent to purchase a Tesla to support Elon Musk as the electric vehicle maker’s sales and share price face pressure from the CEO’s foray into global…
Wall Street Fears Trump Will Wreck the Soft Landing
“For the past year, U.S. economic policymakers have been singularly focused on achieving a so-called soft landing that brings inflation down without a recession. Now, a new team of pilots…
Trump’s Team Thinks Everything Has Gone Great
Axios: “Trump’s team remains confident and aggressive, and contends not a minute has been wasted.” “Trump and his aides are taking risks with eyes wide open — and we’re told…
Garlin Gilchrist Launches Bid for Michigan Governor
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist (D) is launching a campaign for governor Tuesday, arguing Michigan needs a “problem solver” and hoping to defy more than 40 years of struggles that…
Prime Loyalty
While Elon Musk has taken center stage in the billionaire scramble to ingratiate themselves with Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos is playing the game just as aggressively—if not more insidiously. Bezos…
Quote of the Day
“In the first Trump term, it took a disease to destroy the economy. This time, he is the disease.” — Stephen Colbert, quoted by the Daily Beast. Save to Favorites
Elon Musk Calls Mark Kelly a ‘Traitor’
Elon Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) — a decorated Navy pilot and former NASA astronaut — a traitor in a post on X after the senator visited Ukraine and…
