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Iran Is Seeking to Cash in on Strait of Hormuz
Financial Times: “Iran is working to establish a system of approved passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a tightening of control over the crucial waterway that Tehran suggests…
Democratic Lawmaker Guilty of Ethics Violations
A special panel of the House Ethics Committee has found that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) was guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, Punchbowl News reports. The full Ethics…
Trump’s Net Worth Grew by $1.4 Billion
Forbes says Donald Trump is now worth $6.5 billion, which is roughly $1.4 billion more than he was worth last year. Save to Favorites
A Third of Iran’s Missiles May Still Be Operative
Reuters: “The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on the country…
Trump Is ‘Getting a Little Bored’ with the Iran War
“Nearly one month after the U.S. began strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump is sending thousands of troops to the Middle East to potentially fight in a war he said…
Democrats Flipped the Shutdown Playbook
Senate Republicans blinked. In a rare overnight session, the chamber voted to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security — but carved out immigration enforcement, leaving ICE and Border…
GOP Effort to Repeal Redistricting Law Fails
“The Republican-led effort to put Utah’s redistricting law back on the ballot fell below the required threshold in one state Senate district on Wednesday after a signature removal campaign by…
One in Eight Trump Voters Have Buyer’s Remorse
A new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds 13% of Americans who cast ballots for Donald Trump in 2024 say they regret how they voted in the last election. Among Kamala…
Scott Brown Isn’t Leaving New Hampshire’s Senate Race
Scott Brown (R) told Semafor “he’s not dropping his Senate campaign in New Hampshire, despite the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Senate Leadership Fund, and President Donald Trump endorsing his opponent,…
Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is pulling his plans to seek re-election for his Missouri seat, joining dozens of other lawmakers who are…
Trump’s Deadlines Aren’t Really Deadlines
Wall Street Journal: “Today was supposed to be the last day of President Trump’s pause on planned U.S. military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. On Thursday, Trump…
GOP Unity on Iran War Is Starting to Crack
Bloomberg: “The fissures are still relatively isolated, at least publicly, but include some critical GOP figures on the Hill, suggesting there’s growing unease about the length of the war, Donald…
Iran’s Missiles Keep Flying
“The U.S. and Israel are pounding Iran’s missile-launching sites, hitting some over and over across almost a month of war. But Tehran’s missiles keep flying,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
No Winners in the Homeland Security Shutdown
Punchbowl News: “Who won the Senate standoff? No one, in truth. Nothing really changed. Both sides wanted to have this fight, so it happened. It was another example of how…
Trump’s Support on Immigration Plummets
A new PRRI poll shows that public support for President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda has cratered. Just over one-third of Americans — 35% — rate Trump’s handling of immigration favorably, compared with 61%…
Oil Prices Climb to $110 a Barrel
“Oil prices were higher on Friday as President Donald Trump’s move to give Iran a 10-day extension to open the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz failed to soothe supply concerns,”…
MAGA Celebrates Trump’s Non-Endorsement in Texas
Politico: “As the MAGA faithful gather for another day of CPAC in Grapevine, Texas, they are openly celebrating what they believe is tantamount to a major midterms victory: keeping President…
Trump’s Iran Dilemma
Washington Post: “The Strait of Hormuz — which was open and secure before the fighting began — is now a danger zone. And many U.S. allies among the Arab states…
U.S. Burns Through Tomahawk Missiles
“The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some…
Cabinet to Huddle to Talk Economy
“President Trump’s political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing…
