Just 36 hours before closing arguments in his “hush money” criminal trial, Donald Trump tested his gag order by suggesting that the jury is being tampered with.
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334 Officials in Swing States Cast Doubt on Elections
“Hundreds of public officials in five key swing states have denied election outcomes, tried to overturn an election, or made statements to undermine an election, a new study says,” USA…
Quote of the Day
“Look, I think that I would have an ability to step in. I’m actually pretty intelligent. I can sift through issues really, really well.” — Rep. Byron Donald (R-FL), on…
Sinclair Floods Local News Websites
Judd Legum: “This month, Sinclair Broadcast Group has flooded a vast network of local news websites with misleading articles suggesting that President Biden is mentally unfit for office. The articles…
Trump Holds Huge Lead in Iowa
A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Donald Trump leads Joe Biden 50% to 32% among likely voters. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who says he has qualified for Iowa’s…
Surgeon General Wants Warning Labels on Social Media
New York Times: :Warning labels — like those that appear on tobacco and alcohol products — are one of the most powerful tools available to the nation’s top health official,…
Bipartisan Delegation to Visit Israel
“Rep. Steny Hoyer will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel this week, a notable show of support as a sizable number of Democrats say they are considering boycotting Prime…
Trump Veepstakes Roll On
Punchbowl News: “”The Sunday talk shows have turned into a rolling audition of sorts for Trump’s VP pick, with the GOP convention set to start on July 15 in Milwaukee.”…
Corporate Tax Rate Spurs Political Fight
“The 21% U.S. corporate tax rate is the biggest single variable in the sprawling 2025 tax debate, and the two parties are trying to turn that dial in opposite directions…
Russia Sets Secret Trial for U.S. Journalist
“A Russian court said judicial proceedings in the case of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia for over a year, would be held in secret, with…
Sporadic Voters May Decide Presidential Race
A new Washington Post poll finds 61% of swing state voters turn out sporadically or are not firmly committed in the presidential race. That includes 33% who are sporadic voters…
U.S. Faces ‘Serious Threat’ of Terror Attack
“Alarmed by repeated warnings from top FBI and military officials, a former acting CIA director and a legendary foreign policy thinker write bluntly in Foreign Affairs: ‘The United States faces…
Trump Wanted Scott Perry on Intelligence Panel
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy phoned Speaker Mike Johnson to ask about why he tapped Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, the Washington Post reports….
Biden Runs Darkened by Family Trauma
“The recent courtroom revelations about the turmoil in Joe Biden’s family have left some of his aides torn about whether he should have run for president at all,” Axios reports….
Putin to Visit North Korea
“President Vladimir Putin of Russia will make a state visit in North Korea beginning Tuesday for a meeting with its leader, Kim Jong-un, the Kremlin and North Korean state media…
Biden Unloads on Trump In New Ad
“Joe Biden’s campaign is unleashing its most biting attack yet against Donald Trump, ripping into his 34 felonies in a TV ad for the first time after largely ignoring his…
Maryland Governor to Wipe Out Marijuana Convictions
“Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will issue a mass pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday morning, one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving a drug now…
Kathy Hochul’s Bet Against Congestion Pricing Backfires
Politico: “Democrats and left-leaning activists are casting about for potential challengers to one of the nation’s most prominent governors.” Save to Favorites
Trouble for Trump in a New Poll
A new Politico/Ipsos poll finds 21% of independents “said the conviction made them less likely to support Trump and that it would be an important factor in their vote. In…
Hunter Biden’s Book Came Back to Haunt Him
“Hunter Biden confronted his demons of alcohol and crack cocaine addiction in his memoir Beautiful Things, which garnered favorable reviews but modest sales when it was released months after his…
White House Fumes at ‘Cheap Fake’ Video
Daily Beast: “Another deceptively cut video of President Joe Biden is being circulated by right-wing pundits and media outlets.” Save to Favorites