I discussed Donald Trump’s very bad week with the great Julie Mason this afternoon.


I discussed Donald Trump’s very bad week with the great Julie Mason this afternoon.
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“Did you get to see my drive on the first hole? Pretty long. Pretty long. That’s no Joe Biden, let me tell you.” — President Trump, when asked by a…
David Graham: “In theory, the proposition seems foolproof: Everyone hates the taxman and loves to keep their money, so a tax cut must be politically popular.” “But Republicans’ One Big…
Bloomberg: “While much is still unknown about the project, its cost alone shows the epic scale engineers are envisioning, with the estimate more than four times larger than the $37…
“Kamala Harris will not run governor of California next year, she announced Wednesday, leaving the door open to another White House bid in 2028 as the former vice president considers…
“Three weeks ago, White House officials were battling a frenzy from President Donald Trump’s supporters over the Jeffrey Epstein case. But the flurry of criticisms from within the ‘Make America…
Quinta Jurecic: “Emil Bove has demonstrated that total sycophancy to the president can be a fantastic career move.” Save to Favorites
“The genius of Trump is that he has internalized social media and how it works. He knows that saying something is no different than doing something, that it’s just one…
“Fentanyl fueled the worst drug crisis the West has ever seen. Now, an even more dangerous drug is wreaking havoc faster than authorities can keep up,” the Wall Street Journal…
“President Donald Trump started his second term with one huge difference compared with his first term: Polls regularly showed majorities of Americans approving of his handling of immigration. In fact,…
“I am humbled and grateful by the massive statewide support that I have to run for governor, and if I wanted to run we all know I would win. It’s…
“President Trump wants to move on from his administration’s fiasco over the Jeffrey Epstein files, but he keeps hampering that effort by opening his mouth,” CNN reports. “The most recent…
The Free Press offers an index that rates the independence of each of the media giants and analyzes their ability to defend democracy. Margaret Sullivan: “Thirty five of the largest…
Council on Foreign Relations: “President Donald Trump has torn up the WTO’s rule book and unilaterally raised tariffs on almost everyone.” Save to Favorites
“As European Union leaders work through the consequences of their new trading arrangement with the US, they are confronting the bitter reality of just how far they have fallen,” Bloomberg…
New York Times: “Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from President…
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“Texas GOP lawmakers released their first draft of the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, proposing revamped district lines that attempt to flip five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm elections,”…
“Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said Wednesday morning he was ‘offended’ by President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure him to ram through more nominees coming before his panel without deference…
Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) “is expected to announce Thursday he won’t run for reelection in 2026,” Politico reports. “Davis — at 83, one of the oldest members of Congress —…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately floated the idea of running for political office in Tennessee next year, raising eyebrows inside the Pentagon and beyond. Such a move would require…
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