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Another Bonus Quote of the Day
“I have nothing to hide. I have been exonerated. I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I have been totally exonerated on Epstein.” — President Trump, speaking to reporters…
Steve Bannon Stood By Jeffrey Epstein
New York Times: “Off and on for months, Mr. Bannon, a leader in the MAGA movement and a former top aide to President Trump, had been advising Mr. Epstein on…
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
New York Times: “When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was picked in November 2024 to become the next health secretary, public health experts worried that the longtime vaccine skeptic would wreak…
Republican Backs Push to Limit Trump’s Pardon Power
“A proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican cosponsor on Monday,” Axios reports. “It’s a stark display of GOP…
Judge Cites George Orwell in Ruling Against Trump
“A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel 1984, ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular…
Will Trump Get to Appoint a Fourth Supreme Court Justice?
“Speculation, particularly among liberal commentators, has started to swirl around possible retirement plans of Justice Samuel Alito,” USA Today reports. “Alito, the second-longest serving justice and one of the most…
Texas GOP Candidate Vows to ‘Destroy the Left’
Aaron Reitz (R), who is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) endorsed successor, vows to “destroy the left” if elected, the Texas Tribune reports. Reitz says he is ready, day…
AOC’s Munich Faceplant
Rachel Bade: “Now, about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s much-hyped trip to the Munich Security Conference this weekend. Let’s just say, it didn’t go as planned…” “Days after her appearance, the New York…
GOP Candidate Threatens to Hang Elected Officials
Michigan gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson (R) has made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for “treason,” making such threats at least twice since the start of 2026, Michigan…
Young Voters Abandon Trump
Sarah Longwell: “The past two months have been some of the worst for Donald Trump’s approval rating—ever. Polling aggregators have his net approval in the low 40s, with 34 percent…
Epstein Sympathized with Brett Kavanaugh
The Guardian: “Jeffrey Epstein sympathized with Brett Kavanaugh during the then-supreme court nominee’s contentious 2018 confirmation and even suggested Republicans should have been harder on Christine Blasey Ford, who had…
Ossoff Accuses Trump of Trying to Suppress Black Voters
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said the FBI’s recent Fulton County raid was an attempt by President Trump to suppress Black votes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Said Ossoff: “He sent…
A Few Updates for Members
I’ve made a few updates for Political Wire members: The Political Wire Calendar now includes all upcoming midterm primary dates — and you can subscribe so the events automatically appear…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Among today’s false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president’s obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this — they tell a lie so…
Epstein Donated to Harvard Student Group for Years
“Long after Jeffrey Epstein was known as a convicted sex offender, he was also a top contributor to an elite cluster of groups founded by Harvard University students,” Bloomberg reports….
Exchange of the Day
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was interviewed on CNN by Jake Tapper: TAPPER: How do you feel about the Trump administration trying to send six members of Congress, including two of…
The Epstein Files Fallout
CNBC: “The recent release by the Department of Justice of millions of pages of documents related to the notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein has led to a wave of resignations…
Trump’s Second Year Defined by Whiplash
“President Donald Trump’s first year back in office was defined by sweeping upheaval that was largely plotted out during his four-year Florida exile,” Politico reports. “But the president has somehow…
Epstein’s Ties Show Seedy Side of College Fundraising
“Their buildings can be architectural wonders. The discoveries made in their laboratories can be spellbinding and lifesaving,” the New York Times reports. “But America’s colleges and universities are chronically searching…
GOP Candidate in Oregon Has Lived an Eventful Life
Willamette Week: “Among the four Democrats and three Republicans is a reality-television star who once owned 51 pairs of sunglasses and 80 pairs of shoes and, in the words of…
