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North Korea Says Relations with Trump ‘Not Bad’
“North Korea said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump were ‘not bad’, as Pyongyang signaled its potential willingness to enter into talks with the new…
Trump Admits He Has Much More Important Things to Do
“Donald Trump admitted he’s got much more important things to be doing than playing golf as he headed out to play golf on Monday,” the Daily Beast reports. “Speaking at…
New York Democrats Side with Mamdani on Israel
“New York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is ‘committing genocide’ in Gaza and that the United States should stop arming the Jewish state, according to new polling…
Trump’s Trade ‘Deals’ Make Little Sense
Paul Krugman: “Trump has now announced a trade ‘deal’ with the European Union that looks a lot like the ‘deal’ he made with Japan. I use scare quotes because there…
A Turning Point on Gaza
Playbook: “For a decade, President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has bulldozed through generations of GOP orthodoxy on everything from the national debt to immigration to trade to Russia.” “Now, there…
Supreme Court Shows Unflinching Regard for Trump
“Ever since Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Donald Trump at the US Capitol January 20 – with the eight other Supreme Court justices looking on – the question has…
More Than 60,000 Killed in Gaza
Washington Post: “The number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli military campaign against Hamas in Gaza passed 60,000 on Tuesday, local health authorities said.” “It is a figure public health…
Most Americans Want Epstein Files Released
A new Washington Post poll found that most Americans are paying at least some attention to news about the Jeffrey Epstein files. “Americans largely disapprove of how Trump is handling…
Democrats Are Suddenly Confident About the Midterms
“Democrats have a rare bright spot in their party’s existential crisis: 2026, at least to them, looks pretty good,” Axios reports. “The party is full of angst over how to…
Trump Is Winning His Trade War
“Over the last six months, the United States has left behind the global trade order that persisted for decades in favor of something drastically different and largely untested,” the New…
Vance Embraces Role of Loyal Trump Warrior
“JD Vance wanted the Jeffrey Epstein files released. He repeatedly called for ending American military assistance to Ukraine. And he warned against the United States becoming involved in any overseas…
Powell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat
“Jerome Powell has rarely had it easy during his tenure as chair of the Federal Reserve. Under his watch, the central bank has had to navigate through two global trade…
A Roundup of Where Things Stand with Tariffs
“President Trump’s tariff rollout has taken numerous twists and turns since launching earlier this year. The stakes are climbing ahead of Aug. 1, Trump’s self-imposed deadline for reaching trade deals,”…
GOP Candidate’s Ad Misspells Name of Own State
The U.S. Senate campaign of Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) added a 51st state to the union on Monday when it released an ad that misspelled Georgia, Mediaite reports. Save to…
A Divided Fed Eyes Future Rate Cuts
“Federal Reserve officials expect they will need to resume lowering interest rates eventually—they just aren’t ready to do so Wednesday. The questions dividing them center on what evidence they need…
Elections Are Further Away Than They Appear
Charlie Cook: “Even a scandal like the Epstein files, which sucks up all the oxygen in Washington, is unlikely to affect an election almost 500 days away.” Save to Favorites
A Democrat for the Trump Era
The Atlantic profiles Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). “Crockett is testing out the coarser, insult-comedy-style attacks that the GOP has embraced under Trump, the general idea being that when the Republicans…
Mike Bishop Mulls Comeback Bid
Former Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) “said Monday that he’s mulling another run for Congress in the competitive district representing southern Macomb County, Rochester and Rochester Hills,” the Detroit News reports….
Harvard Would Pay $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute
“Harvard University has signaled a willingness to meet the Trump administration’s demand to spend as much as $500 million to end its dispute with the White House as talks between…
Trump Says Get Used to Tariffs
“A new reality is settling in for the global economy: President Donald Trump’s tariffs — set at levels once considered mostly unthinkable — are here to stay,” NBC News reports….
