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Medicaid Cuts Won’t Be Felt Until After Midterms
“President Trump’s tax and spending bill sets in motion nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and other health policy changes that could loom over the midterm elections. But the…
Trump Threatens Extra 10% Tariff on Brics-Aligned Countries
Wall Street Journal: “Trump said on Truth Social late Sunday that “tariff letters and/or deals” will be delivered from midday Monday, and threatened an additional levy on countries aligning themselves…
Don Bacon Won’t Rule Out Run for Governor
“Rep. Don Bacon, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the House, said this week he doesn’t have the ‘hunger’ for another grueling re-election campaign and won’t run for a…
The Biden Factor in the 2026 Midterms
Playbook: “As Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow jockey for position in the Michigan Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters, Playbook has obtained a new poll…
Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge
“President Trump is set to rekindle economic pressure on America’s trading partners this week, as a deadline for making trade deals elapses and the administration begins notifying countries of the…
Why Biden Wanted an Early Debate
Playbook: “In the ill-fated briefing document, dated April 15, 2024, Biden’s senior advisers told him not to wait for the autumn dates proposed by the Commission on Presidential Debates —…
Netanyahu in Washington
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington for a visit with Trump, his third in half a year,” Punchbowl News reports. “Netanyahu’s alliance is incredibly important to his…
Texas Officials Blame National Weather Service
Texas officials blamed the National Weather Service—hard-hit by Donald Trump’s cuts—for failing to warn of the catastrophic floods, but a review shows forecasters issued increasingly dire messages ahead of the…
TikTok Building New Version of App
TikTok is building a U.S. version of the platform ahead of an expected sale, The Information reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Says Musk Has Gone ‘Off the Rails’
President Trump said Elon Musk was “essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK,” while expressing disappointment that his formerly loyal supporter has decided to form a political party, Politico reports. Said Trump,…
Jeffrey Epstein Had No ‘Client List’
“President Trump’s Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a ‘client list’ or was…
The Mamdani Millionaires Supporting the Socialist
Wall Street Journal: “Mamdani’s shocking win in the Democratic primary last month has polarized the business community of the U.S.’s most economically critical city. Inside investment banks and during breakfast…
Advertisers Spend Big Just to Reach Trump
Wall Street Journal: “Since the inauguration, more than a dozen national issues-oriented groups bought broadcast and cable ads solely in Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach, according to data from…
Is This Really How We’re Legislating Now?
Brendan Buck: “The process was marred by dynamics that have increasingly undermined Congress’s status as a dominant and deliberative institution: The bill lacked a clear and inspired purpose, it supplanted…
Quote of the Day
“They wouldn’t vote only because they hate Trump, but I hate them, too, you know? I really do. I hate them. I cannot stand them, because I really believe they…
Lawmakers Now Vote in Lockstep
Ron Brownstein: “For most of the 20th century, it was common for members of Congress to break from their party’s dominant position on key votes — even when that placed…
Khamenei Appears for First Time Since War Began
“Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared publicly on Saturday night for the first time since the 12-day war with Israel began last month, Iran’s state media and his official…
Trump to Re-Escalate Trade War
“President Trump said the U.S. will begin sending letters Monday to other countries setting a tariff rate on their imports,” Axios reports. “After months of threats, Trump is abruptly re-escalating…
Can Democrats Find Their Way on Immigration?
“The Democrats onstage saw themselves as morally courageous. American voters, it turned out, saw a group of politicians hopelessly out of touch,” the New York Times reports. “Standing side by…
Trump Insider Says Tariff Deadline Is ‘Fake’
“The White House has little to show as President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to reach trade deals with dozens of countries arrives in four days. Trump bragged he would rapidly…
