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Europe’s $1 Trillion Race to Build Back Its Defense Industry
“President Trump’s overtures about acquiring Greenland are now reviving questions among the U.S.’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies over whether Europe can make enough of its own weapons to fight…
Labor Secretary’s Bodyguard Put on Leave Amid Probe
“A security officer assigned to protect Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was placed on leave as officials investigate an alleged romantic relationship between them,” Bloomberg Law reports. Save to Favorites
Democratic Lawmaker Assaulted
Utah police arrested a man who allegedly shouted that Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) would be deported before punching him in the face at a Sundance Film Festival event, CNN reports….
Trump Hosts ‘Melania’ Screening
“President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday night hosted a private screening of Melania, a new documentary about the first lady, according to the White House’s public calendar…
Trump Claims ‘Discombobulator’ Used to Capture Maduro
President Trump said the U.S. used a weapon he referred to as a “discombobulator” to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this month, but a senior US official said he’s likely…
Trump’s Return Supercharges Lobbying Revenues
“President Donald Trump’s second term is already delivering a massive payday for Washington’s top lobbying shops — especially those with close ties to the administration,” Politico reports. Save to Favorites
Trump’s Retreat on Greenland Shows Limits Still Exist
Karen Tumulty: “President Donald Trump’s spectacular back-down from his demand that the United States be given ownership of Greenland, in which he had threatened punishing tariffs and military force, has…
They’re Monsters
Paul Krugman: “It has been clear for a long time, to anyone willing to see, that the people running the federal government — Trump, Miller, Noem, Bovino and more —…
Republicans May Pull Homeland Security Funding
“Bipartisan legislation to fund a broad swath of the government and avert a shutdown at the end of the week appeared to be in grave danger on Saturday, as key…
GOP Lawmakers Worried About Mass Deportation Push
“President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign is starting to make some Republicans uneasy,” Politico reports. “As midterms approach, GOP lawmakers, candidates, strategists and people close to the White House are…
GOP Senator Calls Shooting ‘Incredibly Disturbing’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) called the events in Minneapolis “incredibly disturbing,” signaling that the killing of Alexander Pretti has troubled some Republican senators as well as Democrats, who have loudly…
Videos Contradict Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting
“Federal officials sought to portray a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday as a domestic terrorist, saying he wanted to ‘massacre’ law enforcement, even as videos…
Senate Democrats Will Block ICE Funding Bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats will block any spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security because of the second deadly ICE shooting in…
Quote of the Day
“If we don’t change our approach, it will have a negative effect on the midterms, for sure.” — Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), quoted by Politico. Save to Favorites
Man Shot by Federal Agents in Minneapolis
Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation say federal agents shot a man multiple times in south Minneapolis this morning, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Vows to Stop Canada-China Trade Deal
Rachel Bade: “President Donald Trump is vowing to stop America’s northern neighbor, Canada, from finalizing a trade deal with Communist China, predicting to me in a brief phone call this…
ICE Surge Creates New Headache for Susan Collins
“The surge of federal immigration agents into Maine has put the Senate’s most vulnerable Republican, Susan Collins, on the defensive — and in avoidance mode — as she fends off…
House GOP Majority Collides with the Midterms
“House Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority is colliding head-on with 2026 campaigning, forcing GOP leaders to plead with lawmakers to show up to work,” Axios reports. “One missed flight, sick…
Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario
“Rising tensions with the U.S. are spurring new plans in Europe to do something that has long seemed impossible: break with American technology in favor of homegrown alternatives,” the Wall…
The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum
Wall Street Journal: “President Trump’s aggressive deployment of immigration authorities to blue cities—and more recently the shooting in Minneapolis of a U.S. citizen—has thrust Democrats across the country into a…
