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Democratic Mayors Convene After Trump’s Threats
“As President Trump threatens more federal incursions into American cities in the name of fighting crime, a group of Democratic mayors huddled on a private strategy call on Wednesday to…
Top Republican Proposes Splitting California In Two
“A top Republican lawmaker in California has presented a longshot resolution to split the state in two as a response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw its congressional maps…
Janet Mills Appears to Be Leaning Towards Senate Bid
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) appears to be inching closer to challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) next year but remains unhurried about making a final decision, even as interest in…
CDC Director Being Ousted Weeks Into Job
“Susan Monarez, the newly installed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted weeks after she was confirmed to lead the public health agency,” the Washington…
Republicans Don’t Know Much About Trump’s ‘Crime Bill’
“President Donald Trump is envisioning a sweeping crime bill and billions of dollars in new funding for the nation’s capital. His Republican allies in Congress are largely in the dark…
Big Majority Oppose Military Aid to Israel
A new Quinnipiac poll finds 60% of voters oppose the United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas, while 32% support it….
FDA Restricts Covid Shots
“The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated Covid vaccines for the fall season that limit who can get the shots, the federal government’s most restrictive policy since the…
Eric Adams Apologizes to New Yorkers
“New York City Mayor Eric Adams is saying he’s sorry for the controversy that has surrounded his administration over the past year amid allegations of corruption against the mayor and…
Trump Asks Court to Allow Him to Withhold Foreign Aid
“President Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide by Sept. 2 whether the administration must spend billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress,” USA Today reports. “In…
Majority Opposes Deploying National Guard To D.C.
A new Quinnipiac poll finds voters oppose the move to send National Guard troops to Washington D.C. in an effort to reduce crime by 56% to 41%. Overall, President Trump’s approval…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to Be Empty Within Days
“A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration…
Will Voters Choose Calm Over Conflict Again?
Donald Trump plays politics as a game of perpetual conflict. Every moment is a test of loyalty, every day a battle for survival, and every issue a never-ending fight. It’s…
Trump Is Omnipresent
Jonathan Last: “Nothing happens in public life without Trump putting his stamp on it. Cooperstown? Cracker Barrel? The Kennedy Center Honors? Trump has a will to dominate them.” “He is…
GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Is in the Jeffrey Epstein Files
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) was caught on a hot mic saying he believes President Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files and wants the criminal files of the late sex…
Not the Republican Party You Thought You Knew
David Frum: “Military patrols in U.S. cities. Police raids on homes of government critics. Mass detentions without due process. Government taking control of private companies. Supply shortages and price increases…
Trump Wants George Soros Charged with Racketeering
President Trump called for billionaire Democrat donor George Soros to face racketeering and corruption charges for supposedly supporting “violent protests” across the U.S., the Financial Times reports. Said Trump: “Soros,…
Trump Approval Hits New High in Poll
A new AP-NORC poll finds President Trump with a 45% approval rating nationwide — the best approval rating Trump has received from the AP-NORC poll in either his first or…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“A lot of the guys we just heard from there are these sort of self-described masters of the universe. The MAGA ethos of masculinity, of being an alpha male and…
Purge of Civil Rights Lawyers Continues
Roughly 75% of career lawyers in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division have left in recent months, Bloomberg Law reports. Save to Favorites
Democratic Think Tank Opposes Redistricting Commissions
“A leading Democratic-aligned think tank is urging states to suspend their redistricting commissions, in an escalation of the growing war over state maps,” Politico reports. “The Center for American Progress,…
