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Middle Class Is Buckling After Five Years of Inflation
Wall Street Journal: “After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now. Costs for goods and services are 25% above where…
How Billionaires Took Over American Politics
Washington Post: “In an era defined by major political divisions and massive wealth accumulation for the richest Americans, billionaires are spending unprecedented amounts on U.S. politics.” “Dozens have stepped up…
Trump Chews Up and Spits Out His Inner Circle
“President Trump’s blowup with Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the latest spectacular split with a one-time confidante who held prized status in his inner sanctum,” Axios reports. “Since he entered…
Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine Has Security Guarantee
President Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine includes a security guarantee modeled on NATO’s Article 5, which would commit the U.S. and European allies to treat an attack on Ukraine as…
Nevada Governor’s Race Is a Dead Heat
A new Emerson College survey of the Nevada 2026 election for governor finds incumbent Joe Lombardo (R) and Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) tied: 41% support each candidate and 18%…
Voters Back Partisan Gerrymandering
A new Politico Poll finds “most voters on the left and right favor using partisan redistricting not just to level the playing field, but as a weapon to help them…
Guess Who’s Coming to Lunch?
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. A lame duck president meets a new mayor. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and…
Eric Swalwell to Run for California Governor
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced he will run for California governor, Politico reports. “His decision to enter the race late in the year — when other candidates have had as…
Nydia Velázquez Won’t Run Again
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, announced she will retire next year after 16 terms, citing the need for a new generation of Democratic…
Republicans Push Trump on Obamacare Subsidies
“Republican senators have been privately lobbying President Donald Trump to support a limited short-term extension of Obamacare subsidies, arguing it would save the GOP from a 2026 drubbing and buy…
Trump Ordered to Halt Guard Deployment in D.C.
“A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt its National Guard deployment to Washington while a lawsuit over the matter plays out in court, siding with D.C.’s Office…
Slotkin Gets Security Detail After Trump’s Remarks
“Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) has been assigned around-the-clock police protection, her office said, following calls by President Donald Trump on Thursday morning that the Michigan lawmaker should be arrested and…
Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump
New York Times: “The willingness of congressional Republicans to defy Mr. Trump and back legislation requiring the disclosure of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender and one-time…
Cory Mills Was Caught With Sex Workers
“Following President Joe Biden’s chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of individuals sought to make an unannounced trip to the Taliban-run country to extract Americans who were stranded inside….
DNC Took Out $15 Million Loan in October
“The Democratic National Committee took out a $15 million loan last month to replenish its shrunken coffers before elections in Virginia and New Jersey and to keep operations fully funded…
High Stakes in Omaha
Just for members: The latest edition of Inside Elections. This issue includes a deep dive into another one of the most competitive House districts in the entire country. Join now…
Coast Guard Says Swastika Is No Longer a Hate Symbol
“The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than…
Summers Visited Epstein’s Island During His Honeymoon
“In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding at Elmwood — the Harvard president’s official residence — Lawrence Summers and his wife, Elisa New, traded Cambridge’s cold for a…
Justice Department Investigates Probe Into Schiff
“The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation into California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff that is run by two Trump administration political appointees, Ed Martin and…
Mike Johnson Defends Trump’s ‘Sedition’ Attacks
Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump’s declaration that some congressional Democrats engaged in “sedition” after the president suggested those Democrats should be executed Thursday, Politico reports. Said Johnson: “That is…
