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The Three-Step Guide to Fixing Affordability
Annie Lowrey: “Three things, I learned by speaking with campaign operatives, pollsters, economists, think-tank types, and a lot of teed-off voters from across the political spectrum. Stop making things worse….
CBS and CNN Are Being Sacrificed to Trump
Franklin Foer: “This is one of those moments in Donald Trump’s presidency when an event that would otherwise be recognized as a death knell for democracy somehow fails to elicit…
Turning Point Tries to Take Over Arizona’s Republican Party
Politico: “Turning Point USA wants to be Arizona’s political kingmaker. And two upcoming primary elections could show just how far the organization has reshaped the state GOP in its own…
Trump to Announce Navy Will Buy New Warship
President Trump will announce a new fleet of large warships he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet,” the Wall Street…
Trump’s Own Pollster Finds Democrats Way Ahead
President Trump’s pollster released a new poll that showed Republicans are heading towards a blowout in the 2026 midterms. The FabrizioWard poll found “the national general Congressional ballot currently favors…
Trump Recalls 30 Ambassadors
“The Trump administration is recalling about 30 ambassadors from around the world to align U.S. representation with the current administration,” Fox News reports. Save to Favorites
The Epstein Cover Up Enters a New Phase
The Department of Justice blew past a legally imposed Friday deadline to turn over the Epstein files to Congress — and did so with a familiar mix of opacity, shifting…
Kash Patel’s New Ride of Choice
“FBI Director Kash Patel is being driven around in specially armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request,” MS NOW reports. “Patel had pressed the FBI for this high-end…
Arguing With Voters About the Economy Never Works
President Trump is engaged in a familiar and usually futile exercise: trying to persuade voters that the economy is better than they think it is. That argument never works. Join…
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
“The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, a major escalation of President Trump’s crusade against offshore wind…
Steve Witkoff Tried to Marginalize Marco Rubio
NBC News: “Rubio was scheduled to attend peace talks with Ukrainian officials in Switzerland, but Witkoff had set off early in what some officials saw as a bid to beat…
Trump’s Appointment of Envoy Draws Angry Response
“President Trump’s appointment of a special envoy for Greenland drew an angry response from Denmark and reignited its concerns about U.S. efforts to control the strategic Arctic territory,” the Wall…
Ellison Provides Personal Guarantee for Paramount’s Bid
Paramount amended its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery with billionaire Larry Ellison agreeing to personally guarantee $40.4 billion of equity financing for the deal and publish records related to the…
Trump’s Ultimate Yes-Man
Ian Parker: “Peter Navarro established the template of sycophancy for Trump Administration officials.” Save to Favorites
Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence’s Nonprofit
“Former Vice President Mike Pence’s political group is poaching top officials from the conservative Heritage Foundation amid growing ideological fights within the conservative movement and backlash at the prominent foundation,”…
Fear and Fury
Out next month: Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage by Heather Ann Thompson. “Out of this dramatic moment would emerge an…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The world has changed. We shifted from a — in some sense — moral way of doing things to a very pragmatic and economical way of doing things.” — Romania…
Gap Undermines Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan
New York Times: “The court will hear arguments in the spring to decide whether that is right. There are many tools for assessing the original meaning of a constitutional provision,…
Becca Balint Eyes Bernie Sanders’ Seat
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said she would consider running for independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ seat should he decide not to run for reelection in 2030, NOTUS reports. Said Balint: “I’m…
Trump’s Grip on the GOP Being Tested
CNN: Even as most of the GOP faithful remains squarely behind the president or unwilling to publicly step out of line, the list of those confident enough to defy Trump…
