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GOP Lawmaker Flip Flops on Stock Trades
Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-PA), “who campaigned on prohibiting stock trading by members of Congress, has emerged as one of the most active stock traders in the freshman class,” the…
Lawyer Placed on Leave After Expressing Frustration
“The Justice Department has placed on administrative leave a government immigration lawyer who in court this week expressed frustration at not being able to answer key questions from a judge…
Trump’s Cash Registers Ring as Meltdown Plays Out
“The financial market meltdown was underway when President Trump boarded Air Force One on his way to Florida on Thursday for a doubleheader of sorts: a Saudi-backed golf tournament at…
Doug Emhoff Slams His Law Firm for Caving to Trump
“Speaking at a charity gala dinner Thursday night in Los Angeles, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement with…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“He’s at the peak of just not giving a fuck anymore. Bad news stories? Doesn’t give a fuck. He’s going to do what he’s going to do.” — A White…
No Adults in the Room
Daniel Drezner: “There was no process. There are no power brokers. On questions of trade, there’s Donald Trump’s whims, his collection of clown car enablers, and maybe an intern who…
Canada Behind Anti-Tariff Billboards
“Black and white billboards that popped up throughout Michigan have a simple message: ‘Tariffs are a tax,’” MLive reports. “Paid for by the Canadian government, the billboards have been placed…
Republicans Breaking with Trump Over Tariffs
A bill to rein in President Trump’s tariff powers already has seven Republican co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to Favorites
Quote of the Day
“Imagine if I had done any of this.” — Barack Obama, quoted by USA Today. Save to Favorites
Trump Brings Overnight Chaos
“In one 48-minute speech, President Trump scrambled every American’s budget, every U.S. company’s balance sheet and every global alliance,” Axios reports. “Tariffs, a sometimes obscure economic tool, have massive power,…
China Declares ‘the Market Has Spoken’
China’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said “the market has spoken” following the U.S. imposition of sweeping new tariffs and called for the White House to defuse the escalating trade war…
Car Maker Stops Shipments to the U.S.
Luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover confirms it’ll pause shipments to the U.S. after new 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars were introduced, the BBC reports. Save to Favorites
House Budget Leader Slams Senate Budget Framework
The House Republican leadership is tentatively planning to bring up the House-Senate budget resolution in the Rules Committee Monday, Punchbowl News reports. However, House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX)…
It Should Not Have Been a Surprise to Anyone
Garry Kasparov: “As I’ve said for years about Putin, and which applies to other autocratic personalities like Trump: ‘Dictators always lie about what they’ve done, but are often quite plain…
An Orwellian Solution to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts
Catherine Rampell: “Senate Republicans on Wednesday decided their party alone would control how math works. This is a pressing legislative question at present, because pretzeling budgetary outcomes into prettier shapes…
Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses
“When President Trump abruptly fired the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command on Thursday, it was the latest in a series of moves that have torn…
For Your Weekend Listening
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Donald Trump starts a trade war while Cory Booker gives Democrats hope. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive…
Obama Calls on Americans to Resist
Barack Obama called on universities and law firms to stand up to intimidation from President Donald Trump’s administration and urged Americans to prepare to “possibly sacrifice” in support of democratic…
Trump’s Approval Upside Down
A new Wall Street Journal poll finds President Trump’s approval underwater at 46% to 51%. Save to Favorites
Illinois Republicans Suffered Major Election Losses
The Illinois Democratic Party backed 280 candidates on the ballot for various local offices across the state last week and 222, or 79% of them, were victorious, the Chicago Tribune…
