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Absences Make It Hard to Pass Trump’s Agenda
Washington Post: “Even when everyone is in Washington, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces challenges holding his razor-thin majority together in the House. But a spate of absences in recent weeks…
U.S. Testing Device Linked to Havana Syndrome
“The U.S. government has in its possession a device that is believed to cause Havana Syndrome — the affliction that scores of intelligence officers, military personnel, and diplomats began reporting…
Pentagon Taking Over ‘Stars and Stripes’
The Pentagon announced Thursday it would take editorial control of independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes to refocus coverage on “warfighting” and remove “woke distractions,” The Hill reports. Save to…
Machado Presented Trump with Nobel Prize
“Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado met Thursday with President Trump and presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize, an honor he has long coveted,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
A Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
New York Times: “The fatal shooting of Renee Good last week by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and the quick reaction by Trump administration officials to declare the agent…
Trump and Schumer Hold Rare White House Meeting
“President Donald Trump met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday — a rare one-on-one meeting between the two native New Yorkers,” Politico reports. “The two have shadow-boxed repeatedly…
Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Iceland Apologizes
President Trump’s pick for ambassador to Iceland, former Rep. Billy Long, told Arctic Today that he apologizes for comments he made Tuesday about making Iceland the 52nd state with himself…
Trump to Voters, Allies, and Critics: ‘I Don’t Care’
As public support erodes for President Trump’s mass deportation agenda, don’t expect him to recalibrate. Retreat has never been part of the Trump playbook. That much was obvious in a…
Nydia Velázquez Gives Mamdani a Warning
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) “has a word of warning for Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor she just helped to elect: Back off city politics,” the New York Times…
Predictions Markets Share One Commonality
New York Times: “The companies running online prediction markets, where ordinary people bet on real-world events, can count on intense interest in what President Trump might have up his sleeve…”…
Jeff Bezos Needs to Speak Up
Jonathan Chait writes that the raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home is deeply troubling. “The question that has hung over the Post since Bezos’s heel turn has been whether…
Democrats Launch Remake of the 2028 Calendar
Michael Scherer: “Now the Democratic Party is trying to decide what type of voters it wants to shape its attempt to regain the White House in 2028. Three years after…
Can John Cornyn Win Without Trump?
“After months of public and private drama, it’s now official – President Donald Trump won’t endorse Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) reelection bid, a serious blow to the veteran Republican’s campaign,”…
Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe
Tom Nichols: “Donald Trump has a lot of odd fixations, both as a person and as a president. He tends to focus his tunnel vision on things he wants: the…
Trump Told Attack on Iran Wouldn’t Guarantee Collapse
“President Trump was advised that a large-scale strike against Iran was unlikely to make the government fall and could spark a wider conflict, and for now will monitor how Tehran…
More Than Half of Lawmakers Over 80 Are Running Again
Of the two dozen House members over the age of 80 years old, 13 are running for reelection, NBC News reports. By the end of this year, their average age…
House Sent Wrong Version of Legislation to the Senate
Jaime Dupree reports the House actually sent the wrong version of the three-year Obamacare subsidies bill to the Senate last week, and had to pass a resolution to quietly get…
U.S. Forces Seize Sixth Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
“U.S. forces seized a sixth oil tanker on Thursday morning,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to Favorites
The U.S. Military Can’t Do Everything at Once
Nancy Youssef: “Enough U.S military power remains in the Middle East to launch a strike on Iran’s security forces or even its nuclear program.” “But there may not be enough…
18 House Races Shift Towards the Democrats
Cook Political Report: “Ten months out from Election Day, it’s increasingly clear that Democrats are in a strong position to win control of the House this November.” “All the major…
