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Trump Says U.S. Ready to Help Iranian Protesters
“President Trump said on Saturday that his administration is ready to help the protesters in Iran get the freedom they are looking for,” Axios reports. “In his remarks, Trump went…
Trump Rattles Companies With Series of Edicts
“For American CEOs, reaping the rewards of a Donald Trump presidency is a little more complicated the second time around, in an administration that increasingly pairs conventional conservative deregulation with…
Machado Told She Can’t Give Peace Prize to Trump
After María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, offered her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said it cannot be “transferred to others,” the New York Times…
RFK Jr.’s Rise Drives Democratic Doctors to Run
Wall Street Journal: “The surge is driven in part by concerns about healthcare costs and coverage, as well as alarm at the appointment of Kennedy. The health secretary has unsettled…
‘We Don’t Want to Be Americans’
“Greenland’s party leaders rejected President Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island, saying that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people,” CBS News reports….
Trump’s Grip on GOP Lawmakers Slips
Aaron Blake: “The signs have been growing for a while now that Republicans are starting to grow a little more comfortable casting votes against Trump, most notably at the state…
House Republicans Barely Hanging On
“On Thursday, neither party really had the majority in the House,” the Washington Post reports. “Over the course of seven roll-call votes, five times the final tally showed that the…
Canada Fears They’re Next
“For months, many Canadians hoped Donald Trump had lost interest in making their country the 51st US state — his plate full with turning Washington and the global trading system…
Trump Calls for Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates
“President Donald Trump has called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10 percent for a year, effective from Jan. 20, without specifying how the proposal could be…
John Thune Tries to Save the Senate for Republicans
“John Thune is ramping up his sales pitch as he tries to turn the GOP’s attention toward November and keeping the Senate majority,” Politico reports. “But as the majority leader…
Steve Bannon Plotting 2028 Run
“Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is laying the groundwork for a 2028 run for president,” Axios reports. “The MAGA godfather isn’t serious about becoming president — that’s not…
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Trump Thinks He’s Got the Cards to Get Greenland
“When NATO members agreed last summer to increase defense spending, they lavished praise on Donald Trump for forcing the issue, believing that flattery would go a long way to keeping…
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck
“America’s unemployment rate is low. But so is its job growth. That means Americans without stable, full-time work are locked out of a job market that has settled into a…
U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties
“Less than a week after the United States snatched its president under cover of night, Venezuela said it was exploring restoring diplomatic ties and sending a delegation to Washington to…
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Cuts to Science
“Congress is racing to undo thousands of cuts to federal science programs that President Trump called for last year when planning the government’s current budget,” the New York Times reports….
Exxon CEO Calls Venezuela ‘Uninvestable’
As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting on Friday, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is…
U.S. Will Acquire Greenland ‘Whether They Like It or Not’
President Trump said the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” — because “if we don’t do it, China or Russia will,” the New York Post reports….
Trump Called Susan Collins to Swear At Her
President Trump laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela, The Hill reports. Save…
Johnson and Jeffries Start Attacking Each Other
“Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries used to go out of their way to laud their positive working relationship. But those days are done, and the smack talk…
