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Gas Prices Could Soon Top $5 a Gallon
JP Morgan warns that if Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues for another couple weeks, it may lead to nationwide gas prices above $5 a gallon, Yahoo Finance…
Trump’s Working Class Support Is Waning
A new survey finds that approximately 20% of 2024 Trump voters may not vote Republican in 2028, and that almost 57% of voters who switched from Biden in 2020 to…
Trump Raises Greenland Dispute as He Assails NATO
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump revisited his grievances with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over Greenland as he expressed fresh frustration with the security alliance’s stance on the Iran war.” Said…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“If I had my choice, what would I like to do? Take the oil, because it’s there for the taking. There’s not a thing they can do about it.” —…
Why Attacks on Iran’s Infrastructure Will Backfire
Eurointelligence: “The notion that intensified pressure on civilian infrastructure will force Iran to concede fundamentally underestimates the regime’s tolerance for damage.” “Repeated instances where diplomatic efforts occurred in the shadow…
Utility Board Elections Face Surge of Attention
“Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for control over utilities that build power plants and power lines — and then bill people for…
Is A Blue Wave Coming to Wash Away Trump?
Dan Pfeiffer: “In a world of non-stop bad news for America and the world, the political news for Democrats has been quite upbeat. Everywhere you look, there are positive signs…
Virginia Split on Abigail Spanberger
Despite her landslide win in last year’s election, new Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is barely polling above water, according to a new Washington Post-Sshar School poll. Save to Favorites
No Labels Arizona Wants to Change Its Name
New York Times: “Democrats and Republicans alike have waged legal and rhetorical war over the name of the would-be Arizona Independent Party, underscoring the tension in the state as it…
Regime Change
Coming soon: Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. “A riveting, intimate, and revelatory account of the most radical and consequential presidency of…
Trump Threatens to Wipe Out Iran
President Trump threatened to wipe out the entirety of Iranian civilization if Tehran doesn’t cede to his demands by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Said Trump: “A whole civilization will die tonight,…
What Happens When Trump Feels Cornered
David Graham: “The president’s most inflammatory remarks tend to come when he gets frustrated—which might explain his recent outbursts.” Save to Favorites
Quote of the Day
“I think anyone that follows politics can tell there are no principles left in my party. Even for people who agree with some of the stuff the president is doing,…
Trump Is the Most Hawkish Voice on Iran
Axios: “Trump might be the most hawkish person in the top echelons of his administration on Iran, according to a U.S. source who spoke to him several times in recent…
Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts
New York Times: “President Trump spoke with the astronauts of the Artemis II mission hours after their spaceship swung around the far side of the moon and took them farther…
JD Vance Heads to Hungary to Support Viktor Orbán
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has President Trump’s “complete and total support” — but is on course to lose the country’s elections, which are shaping up to be one of…
Some Republicans Set Their Own Deadline on Iran War
Wall Street Journal: “As President Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran by a Tuesday night deadline, the Republican-led Congress is out of the picture. Lawmakers are on a holiday…
Trump’s Iran Deadline Draws Closer
President Trump warned over the weekend that unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET, the United States would destroy the country’s civilian infrastructure. The ticking clock…
Trump Wields Supreme Court Ruling Broadly
ABC News: “Nearly two years after the Supreme Court’s monumental 2024 decision granting President Donald Trump sweeping immunity from prosecution, the ruling’s broader impact on American government is beginning to…
GOP Weighs How Big to Go on Immigration Funding
“Republicans are debating how far to go on their forthcoming party-line spending bill to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement for the rest of his presidency,” Semafor reports. “Some Republican…


