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Trump Thinks He’s Got the Cards to Get Greenland
“When NATO members agreed last summer to increase defense spending, they lavished praise on Donald Trump for forcing the issue, believing that flattery would go a long way to keeping…
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck
“America’s unemployment rate is low. But so is its job growth. That means Americans without stable, full-time work are locked out of a job market that has settled into a…
U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties
“Less than a week after the United States snatched its president under cover of night, Venezuela said it was exploring restoring diplomatic ties and sending a delegation to Washington to…
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Cuts to Science
“Congress is racing to undo thousands of cuts to federal science programs that President Trump called for last year when planning the government’s current budget,” the New York Times reports….
Exxon CEO Calls Venezuela ‘Uninvestable’
As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting on Friday, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is…
U.S. Will Acquire Greenland ‘Whether They Like It or Not’
President Trump said the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” — because “if we don’t do it, China or Russia will,” the New York Post reports….
Trump Called Susan Collins to Swear At Her
President Trump laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela, The Hill reports. Save…
Johnson and Jeffries Start Attacking Each Other
“Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries used to go out of their way to laud their positive working relationship. But those days are done, and the smack talk…
Trump’s Folly
Peter Wehner: “The United States under Trump is dark, aggressive, and lawless. It has become, in the words of Representative Ogles, a predator nation. This period of our history will…
Were You Paying Attention This Week?
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Exchange of the Day
President Trump was asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins about why he leaked jobs data early on Truth Social: COLLINS: People are saying you posted the jobs data early when you’re…
The Hole in Trump’s Rationale for Acquiring Greenland
Isaac Stanley-Becker and Vivian Salama: “The administration’s intense interest in acquiring Greenland, by force if necessary, might appear to be a natural outgrowth of the Pentagon’s work. Instead, it’s a…
Trump’s Unexpected Opportunity
Mark Dubowitz and Behnam Ben Taleblu: “Periodic mass protests have marked Iranian life for nearly two decades—the Green Movement of 2009; the fuel protests of 2019; the Women, Life, Freedom…
Most Americans Disapprove of ICE
A new YouGov poll finds 52% of Americans now disapprove of ICE and the way it’s handling its job, while just 39% approve. Save to Favorites
House GOP Threatens to Hold Clintons In Contempt
“The Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is threatening to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress if they fail…
Democrats Back Down from Shutdown Threats
Democratic leaders are signaling they’re not willing to leverage votes on spending bills in exchange for action on any of the top issues this month — whether it’s military action…
Oil Industry Never Promised to Invest $100 Billion
President Trump told Sean Hannity last night that the major oil companies have pledged to invest $100 billion in improving Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, but an industry insider told CNN: “We…
Officials from Greenland and Denmark Visit White House
“The top Washington-based diplomats for Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials at the National Security Council on Thursday as Greenland continues to publicly and privately insist it is…
Venezuela Leaders Free Political Prisoners
“Venezuela’s government began to release political prisoners from two notorious prisons on Thursday in the first ostensible gesture of change by the new administration since the United States captured President…
