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Johnson Faces Growing Internal Revolt Over Shutdown
“The longer the government stays shut down, the shorter House Republicans’ patience seems to be getting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA),” Politico reports. “Johnson’s decision to keep his chamber on…
Mikie Sherrill Up by Single Digits
A Public Policy Polling survey in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) with a small lead over Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the governor’s race, 49% to 43% with 8% unsure….
Trump Says He May Travel to the Middle East
“President Trump said on Wednesday he may travel to the Middle East at the end of the week as his son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy to the region Steve…
Small Government Republicans?
Jamelle Bouie: “Here, I will say that this effort to use the military against American citizens — an effort backed, it seems, by almost the entire Republican Party — makes…
Hegseth’s Hunt for Charlie Kirk Critics Expands
“The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,”…
Trump Seriously Discussing Invoking Insurrection Act
“White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the…
Senate Won’t Be In Session This Weekend
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) sounds unlikely to keep the chamber in over the weekend. Said Thune: “If enough Democrats start to come to their senses and want to…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Keeps Distance from White House
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) “was invited last month to attend the grand opening of Trump’s ‘Rose Garden Club’ at the White House, but she turned it down,” NBC News…
A Quarter of FBI Agents Are Working on Deportations
“Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40 percent in the nation’s largest field offices,”…
Speaker Clashes with Democratic Senators
“Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday had a heated, face-to-face exchange with two Democratic senators over the government shutdown and the swearing-in of Arizona’s Democratic Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, who will be…
FBI Fires Special Agents Who Worked with Jack Smith
“The FBI has fired at least three special agents who worked in connection with former special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of now-President Donald Trump,” NBC News reports. Save to Favorites
Senate Talks Result in Breakthrough
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) agreed to buy cookies from Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) kid during a one-on-one meeting between the two senators, NBC News reports. Save to Favorites
Man Who Led Insurrection Threatens to Invent Another
Texas National Guard troops crossed into Illinois last night — against the explicit wishes of Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) — in what amounts to…
DNC Briefs Top Democrats on 2024 Election Autopsy
“Late spending, exacerbated by a mid-battle candidate switch, and lack of attention to voters’ top concerns are among the reasons Democrats’ lost the White House last year, the Democratic National…
Americans Don’t Support National Guard Deployments
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that around 58 percent of Americans — including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans — feel that the president should only deploy armed…
Americans Largely Back Deportation Push
Nine months into President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, registered voters largely support the idea of removing immigrants who have arrived in the country illegally, even as majorities say they feel…
Central Witness Undermines Case Against James Comey
“Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central witness in their probe would prove ‘problematic’ and likely prevent them…
Pam Bondi’s Fake Orgasm
Rick Wilson compares Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before a Senate committee to a fake orgasm — “loud, theatrical, sweaty, and meant to trick just one man into keeping her…
Johnson Rules Out Standalone Vote on Troops’ Pay
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) ruled out taking up legislation to ensure military paychecks keep flowing during the government shutdown, Axios reports. Said Johnson: “The job in the House is done.”…
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl
The NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show has turned what objectively looked like a good business decision into the latest battleground in America’s endless culture…
