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Why Politics Is So Insanely Complicated in 2025
Ed Kilgore: “Every major news story in the past week had one thing in common: none of it was remotely simple or easy to explain. The basic facts surrounding the…
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The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. What Democrats — and all politicians — can learn from Zohran Mamdani… And a reminder to be skeptical about what…
Republican Medicaid Cuts Already Shaking Up Midterms
“Senate Republicans have yet to finalize their version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy proposal, but GOP lawmakers up for reelection in 2026 are bracing for the political impact…
Eric Trump Says He Might Run for President
“Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president when his father’s second term in the White House comes to an end,” The…
Morale Craters at the State Department
“The Trump administration’s plan for mass layoffs at the State Department has left much of the workforce exasperated and embittered, tanking morale as extra demands were made to assist U.S….
Senate GOP Pushes to Hit Trump’s Megabill Deadline
Wall Street Journal: “Senators said they were aiming for an initial procedural vote as early as Saturday afternoon, which would let them pass the bill sometime Sunday. Before that, they…
Trump’s Head-Spinning Foreign Policy
“President Trump hasn’t sounded much like Donald Trump in recent days,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “He said the U.S. needed to attack Iran over a growing nuclear threat, the…
U.S. Economy Shrugs Off Trade War and Soldiers On
Wall Street Journal: “President Trump is still issuing tariff threats, consumer spending is weakening, and the Mideast is in turmoil. So why did the S&P 500 hit a record high…
Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution
“The Senate on Friday blocked a Democratic resolution that would have forced President Trump to go to Congress for approval of further military action against Iran, dealing a blow to…
Another Check on Trump’s Power Fades
“The Supreme Court ruling barring judges from swiftly blocking government actions, even when they may be illegal, is yet another way that checks on executive authority have eroded as President…
Don Bacon Won’t Run Again
Rep. Don Bacon, the five-term Nebraska Republican who represents a centrist district in a deeply red state, will not seek re-election, handing Democrats a prime opportunity to pick up a…
Trump Shrugs Off Trade Deal Deadline
“President Donald Trump said Friday he may not stick to the deadline in early July when massive U.S. tariffs are set to snap back into effect on a slew of…
U.S. Did Not Use Bunker Busters on Key Iran Nuclear Site
“The US military did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s largest nuclear sites last weekend because the site is so deep that the bombs likely would not have…
Trump Calls Mamdani a ‘Communist’
President Trump called New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani “a communist,” and said the Big Apple will become “a communistic city” if he is elected mayor in November,…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“If you look at the end of the Civil War — the 1800s, it was a very turbulent time. If you take the end day — was it 1869? Or…
GOP Toils to Pass a Bill With Plenty to Hate
“As Congress inches toward final action on the sweeping domestic policy package that President Trump is calling the ‘big, beautiful bill,’ it has come down to this: Republicans are preparing…
Trump Halts Possible Sanction Relief for Iran
“President Trump said Friday he halted plans to potentially ease sanctions on Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei downplayed the success of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear…
Trump Calls Off Trade Talks with Canada
“President Donald Trump abruptly announced Friday he was ending trade talks with Canada, objecting to the country’s new digital services tax, which is set to take effect Monday,” the Washington…
University of Virginia President Resigns
“The University of Virginia’s president, James Ryan, has told the board overseeing the school that he will resign in the face of demands by the Trump administration that he step…
Big Unions That Backed Cuomo Now Endorse Mamdani
“Two major labor unions that backed Andrew Cuomo’s failed Democratic mayoral bid are set to endorse upstart democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani,” Politico reports. Save to Favorites
