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Trump Imagines Negotiation with Sharpie Maker
Washington Post: “President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting boasting of his thrift with a story about negotiating for $5 personalized Sharpies.” “The company that makes the…
January 6 Rioters Sue Capitol Police
Politico: “Members of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are suing the federal government for tens of millions of dollars in damages, claiming that the ‘indiscriminate’…
Trump Could Ask Gulf States to Pay for Iran War
Financial Times: “The White House has raised the prospect that President Donald Trump could ask Gulf states to help pay to cover the costs of the US and Israel’s war…
GOP Leaders to Keep Congress Out of Session
CNN: “Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.” “But even as their movements outside the halls of Congress…
Washington Adopts New Tax on Incomes Over $1 Million
Wall Street Journal: “Washington State on Monday enacted a tax on income over $1 million, the latest Democratic state to levy a tax aimed squarely at the wealthy.” “The law,…
TSA Officer Absence Levels Still Elevated
CBS News: “The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to…
TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks
New York Times: “Most of the Transportation Security Administration’s 60,000 workers began receiving back pay on Monday, easing the financial strain that has troubled them since the partial government shutdown…
Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate
New York Times: “The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has fractured the Iranian government, complicating its ability to make decisions and coordinate larger retaliatory attacks, according to officials familiar with U.S….
Can Trump’s Approval Fall Even Further?
Nate Silver: “The last time I did a check-in on President Trump’s popularity in November, I noted that the decline in his approval ratings had been remarkably linear. There have…
Trump Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes
New York Times: “The Trump administration sued the Minnesota Education Department and the state group in charge of interscholastic athletics on Monday, accusing both of violating civil rights protections for…
Army Investigates Helicopter Flyby at Kid Rock’s Home
CNBC: “The U.S. Army is investigating the apparent flyby of that military branch’s Apache helicopters over the weekend at the Nashville home of singer Kid Rock, a prominent supporter of…
U.S. Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The Guardian: “The U.S. government is resuming operations at its embassy in Venezuela, the state department announced on Monday, nearly three months since former president Nicolás Maduro was abducted from…
Is Graham Platner Worth the Gamble?
Lakshya Jain: “Simply put, the race for the Democratic nomination in Maine is between ‘weak’ and ‘weaker.’ One candidate, incumbent Gov. Janet Mills, is 78 years old and not especially…
Americans Aren’t That Excited About Going to the Moon
New York Times: “Ask the power brokers in Washington, and they will tell you it is a vital national imperative for NASA astronauts to return to the moon before China…
Most Americans Think AI Will Do More Harm Than Good
Growing majorities of Americans say they fear AI technology will take away their jobs and hurt education, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Fifty-five percent of Americans say AI will…
Arizona Says Political Parties Can’t Change Their Name
Just for members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News. An Arizona state court ruled that political parties cannot change their names without explicit permission from state law, forcing the…
Trump-Voting Pastor Running as Democrat for Senate
“In Nebraska’s Senate race, a Trump-supporting, anti-abortion pastor is running as a Democrat,” CNN reports. “The state’s Democratic Party — which is backing an independent candidate — says he’s a…
Graham Platner Took Money from Health Care Lobbyists
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) signed a pledge refusing to accept large donations from corporate health care executives, lobbyists and political groups — five days after he fundraised…
Mark Sanford Wants His Old Job Back
Former Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has filed to run for his old U.S. House seat, reentering electoral politics years after his last campaign but still focused on tackling America’s mounting…
Trump Confirms U.S. Is Speaking to Iran’s Ghalibaf
Wall Street Journal: “President Trump named Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf as one of the Iranian officials speaking to the U.S. about ending the war.” “Asked if Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, could…
