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Poll Finds Americans Optimistic on the Economy
“More Americans expect economic growth to rise in the next six months than believe it will fall, a sign of some optimism despite persistent concerns about high prices,” Semafor reports….
Trump Leaves Republicans Guessing on the Midterms
“Republicans looking to the White House to lead in the face of the party’s dimming prospects for November’s midterms are facing a crucial hang-up: the president,” the Washington Post reports….
Crypto Revolt Exposes Fragility of Trump’s Coalition
“Trillions of dollars in value have been vaporized from global crypto markets since October, plunging an ascendant industry championed by President Trump into a new bout of turmoil,” Axios reports….
Bad Bunny Uses Joy to Put Out Political Firestorm
“Bad Bunny delivered a pointed message in Spanish to millions of Americans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night: ‘We’re still here,’” the Wall Street Journal reports. “In a history-making…
Immigration Raids in Texas Are Hitting the Economy
Wall Street Journal: “The situation is becoming familiar across the Rio Grande Valley, where trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement wreaking economic havoc. Construction delays threaten higher…
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters a Taboo
New York Times: “American presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But while the United States has built relationships and even intervened abroad for oil, it…
Buttigieg’s Baggage from DOT Looms as 2028 Issue
“Pete Buttigieg is widely admired as a first-class communicator. But many Democrats think he’s lacking as an administrator — and are pointing to his time as President Biden’s transportation secretary,”…
It’s Shutdown Week Once Again
Punchbowl News! “Funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out on Friday. Just like any good shutdown deadline, this one is bumping up against the weeklong Presidents Day recess….
Trump Slams Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Donald Trump took to social media during the Super Bowl to criticize Bad Bunny’s halftime show, Variety reports. Said Trump: “The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of…
Zelensky Says Russia Proposing Huge Deals with U.S.
“Days after negotiations to halt Russia’s war in Ukraine ended inconclusively in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia and the United States were discussing bilateral economic agreements…
RFK Jr. Reveals His Super Bowl Splurge
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described his top Super Bowl snacks Sunday ahead of the big game, the New York Post reports. Said Kennedy: “I am…
Steve Bannon Sounds the Alarm On Trump’s Base
Steve Bannon warned his fellow conservatives that things are not looking great for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms, Mediaite reports. Said Bannon: “You have a massive lack of enthusiasm…
FBI Concluded Epstein Didn’t Run Sex Trafficking Ring
“The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most…
$30 Billion Welfare Program Became a ‘Slush Fund’
Wall Street Journal: “When the Trump administration targeted billions of dollars in federal welfare funds recently over fraud concerns, it singled out five Democratic-run states.” “An examination by The Wall…
Ghislaine Maxwell Was Deep In the Clinton Circle
“Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, played a substantial role in supporting the creation of the Clinton Global Initiative, one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors, new documents…
Jeffrey Epstein Tried to Cozy Up to Russian Officials
CNN: “It was June 2018 – about a year after Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin had suddenly died. Churkin had been someone Epstein met with regularly in…
Exchange of the Day
Dr. Mehmet Oz was interviewed on CNN by Dana Bash: BASH: It’s the worst measles outbreak since measles was declared eradicated more than three decades ago. Is this a consequence…
Trump Rips U.S. Olympic Skier
President Trump ripped Hunter Hess on Sunday after the U.S. skier spoke out against the political climate in his home country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan earlier this…
Democrats Want the Bad Bunny Playbook
Playbook: “The world is watching for Bad Bunny to make a political statement at the Super Bowl. Democrats are watching closely to figure out how to make their own.” “Benito…
Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns
“Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, resigned under pressure on Sunday after days of political upheaval over his role in the appointment of…
