Donald Trump was caught on camera offering to buy a young girl’s hair at his golf course in Palm Beach, Florida.
Save to FavoritesTrump Offers ‘Millions’ for Young Girl’s Hair
Save to FavoritesSave to FavoritesYou're reading the free version of Political Wire
Upgrade to a paid membership to unlock full access. The process is quick and easy. You can even use Apple Pay.
- ✔ Become a member to get many great benefits.
- ✔ Get exclusive analysis, a trending news page, the Trial Balloon podcast, bonus newsletters, a political calendar and no ads.
- ✔ If you're already a member, log in for the full experience.
Recent Posts
Trump Team Eyes Quick Rollback of Student Debt Relief
“President-elect Donald Trump is poised to pull the plug on President Joe Biden’s yearslong push to cancel student debt for tens of millions of people as Republicans sweep into power…
The Increasingly Normalized Trump
Jim Geraghty: “After the 2016 election, Trump foes launched a serious last-ditch effort to convince the presidential electors to become ‘faithless‘ and change their votes, preventing Trump from becoming president….
Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Finance Agency
“Elon Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under President-elect Donald Trump to a regulatory agency that has long been a target of Republicans…
Revenge of the Covid Contrarians
Benjamin Mazer: “They’re angry at the public-health establishment. Now they’re in control of it.”Save to Favorites
The Bootlicker Cabinet
Bill Kristol: “There’ve been a few spectacularly bad nominees, picked to lead key departments where they would do real and dramatic damage to the nation. One of these, Matt Gaetz,…
The Political Wire Mug
You already start your day with Political Wire, so why not have your coffee in this good looking mug?Save to Favorites
Moderation Is Not the Same Thing as Surrender
Jonathan Chait: “Before this month’s elections, when Democratic candidates were being attacked for letting transgender athletes compete in girls’ sports, trans-rights activists and their allies had a confident answer: They…
The Fox News Rebound
David Graham: “Four years ago, the long-running Fox News juggernaut suddenly looked precarious. The 2020 elections proved a major threat, as viewers abandoned the network and huge lawsuits threatened its…
Quote of the Day
“I was at the bottom of my class. I started doing heroin, and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly I could sit still, and I could read…
Charlie Rose Settles Harassment Suit With 3 Ex-Employees
Charlie Rose has reached a settlement with three former CBS employees who sued him in 2018 for sexual harassment, Variety reports.Save to Favorites
House Republicans May Have a One Seat Majority
Playbook: “If the current leads hold, the final 2024 House tally would be 220-215 in favor of Republicans — a net gain of two seats for Democrats.” “But the GOP…
Trump Gets a Boost in Favorability
The first post-election Emerson College poll finds President-elect Donald Trump’s favorability rating at 54%, a six-point increase from his pre-election favorability of 48%. President Joe Biden has a 36% job…
Quote of the Day
“Elon and I disagree on some things, but Elon deserves his place at the table. He stroked a $150 million check for the ground game, which is not sexy, at…
What Off-Year Races Could Mean for Democrats
“Democrats suffered a knockout punch in this month’s elections. New Jersey’s and Virginia’s off-year gubernatorial elections in 2025 offer them their first chances to get off the mat,” ABC News…
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse
ProPublica: “If Trump were to assert a power to kill congressionally approved programs, it would almost certainly tee up a fight in the federal courts and Congress and, experts say,…
Cooper Vetos Relief Bill Shifting Power from Governor
“North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday vetoed a Hurricane Helene relief bill that also included sweeping changes to the power and authority structures for several state leaders and agencies,”…
Trump Team Weighs Talks with North Korea
“President-elect Donald Trump’s team is discussing pursuing direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hoping a fresh diplomatic push can lower the risks of armed conflict,“ Reuters reports….
Did the Opioid Epidemic Fuel Donald Trump’s Win?
Benjamin Wallace-Wells: “New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging — it was, more simply, a failure…
Trump Transition Agreement Lacks Key Guardrails
“The Trump transition team said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with the Biden White House to start coordinating the handoff of federal agencies to the new administration,” the Washington…
Trump Picks Anti-Lockdown Physician to Head NIH
“President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday evening that he had selected Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford physician and economist whose authorship of an anti-lockdown treatise during the coronavirus pandemic made…
