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No Friend of Matt Gaetz
Actor Alan Ritchson, the star of “Reacher,” called his former classmate Matt Gaetz a “motherfucker,” GQ reports. He added: “We are adversaries.” Save to Favorites
Quote of the Day
“I think the Russians want to see the war end. I think they have the cards a little bit, because they’ve taken a lot of territory. They have the cards.”…
Trump’s America Is Putin’s Ally Now
“The thing about a war is it forces people to pick a side. And Donald Trump, it seems to many in Europe, is siding with Vladimir Putin,” Politico reports. “Seven…
Trump Calls for Takeover of Washington, D.C.
“President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his support behind calls for a federal government takeover of Washington, D.C., saying the local government was ‘not doing the job’ on crime and…
One Month Later
Playbook: “As Lenin might have put it: ‘There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.’ Donald J. Trump today celebrates his one-month anniversary as 47th…
Trump Asserts Authority Over Boards and Commissions
“President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday to eliminate, or dramatically diminish, a handful of federal advisory committees,“ Axios reports. “The executive order, which the president plans…
Trump Says U.S. Must Take Greenland
President Trump ended a 14-minute press gaggle by restating that the U.S. must take control of Greenland, an autonomous island that belongs to Denmark, a U.S. ally, the New York…
RFK Jr. Issues Guidance Recognizing Only Two Sexes
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration had adopted a set of official government “sex-based definitions” to give the public and federal agencies precise…
Jeffries’ Plan to Dampen Trump’s First Big Speech
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is telling his members to bring guests to President Trump’s address to Congress next month who have been negatively impacted by the administration,” Axios…
Republicans Are Mum After Trump Turns on Ukraine
“As President Trump makes an abrupt pivot toward Russia, upending generations of American foreign policy, he is also defying members of his own party in Congress, many of whom have…
Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Signals New World Order
“President Trump has dramatically shifted the direction of U.S. foreign policy in four short weeks, making the U.S. a less reliable ally and retreating from global commitments in ways that…
Birthright Citizenship Heads to the Supreme Court
“An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court,”…
Trump Blindsides Staff and Congress
“President Donald Trump surprised some of his own staff Wednesday when he endorsed a House budget that would gut Medicaid, hours after pledging that the safety net program ‘isn’t going…
Eric Adams Insists He Can Keep New York City Running
“Mayor Eric Adams defiantly insisted Wednesday that New York City is running smoothly — even with four of his deputies ready to resign, several prosecutors stepping down over orders to…
ICE Prosecutor Runs White Supremacist Account
The Texas Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details…
Elon Musk Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The Atlantic: “Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency now has full, unrestricted access to the agency’s digital infrastructure—including total control over systems that Americans working in conflict zones rely on,…
Thune’s Power Move to Advance Trump’s Agenda
“Senate Republicans announced Wednesday they are muscling ahead with their preferred legislative strategy to jumpstart Donald Trump’s agenda — just hours after the president himself backed a much different approach,”…
Democrats Very Unhappy with Their Party in Congress
A new Quinnipiac poll finds just 40% of Democrats approve of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job, while 49% disapprove and 11% did not offer an…
Two More Fetterman Staffers Quit
“Two of Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) longest-serving staff members are leaving his team as the senator takes a more open approach to President Trump than many of his Democratic colleagues…
Talks to Avert Shutdown ‘Not Going Well’
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters that funding negotiations with Democrats “are not going well” as lawmakers stare down a government shutdown deadline in just over three weeks,…
