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Senate GOP Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’
“Senate Republicans are coming under intense pressure from President Trump and right-wing colleagues to embark on an old-fashioned filibuster fight in an effort to ram through a voter identification bill…
Trump Demands Netflix Oust Susan Rice
“President Trump demanded that Netflix kick former national security adviser Susan Rice off its board, adding another political headache to the streaming company’s pursuit of Warner Bros. key entertainment assets,…
Trump Says He Is Sending Hospital Ship to Greenland
“President Trump said he plans to send a hospital ship to Greenland as part of his continuing effort to exercise control of the island in the Arctic, which he has…
Graham Worries Trump’s Advisers Oppose Iran Strike
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that several people around President Trump are advising him not to bomb Iran, Axios reports. Graham urged the president to ignore them. Save to Favorites
DHS to Suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry
“The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily suspend two popular programs that allow some travelers to move more quickly through airport security starting Sunday at 6 a.m. Eastern due to…
On Gallup’s Decision to End Presidential-Approval Polling
David Frum: “The Dire Meaning of Gallup’s Announcement” “Last week, the polling firm gallup announced that it would no longer survey presidential-approval ratings. This news stirred suspicions. President Trump’s numbers…
Pentagon Seeking Ways to Spend Additional $500 Billion
Washington Post: “Trump administration officials have struggled to figure out how to increase U.S. military spending by a whopping $500 billion in their forthcoming budget, slowing the overall White House…
Trump to Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent
“President Trump announced that he would raise his new, global tariff to 15 percent, a day after he took steps to replicate some of the punishing duties that had been…
New Tests Loom Between Chief Justice and President
“Other tests loom for the relationship between the president and the chief,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “In the next few months, the court will rule on another one of…
Gorsuch Calls Out Justices for Lack of Consistency
NBC News: “Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch pulled no punches in taking aim at his colleagues on the Supreme Court for a lack of consistency in approaching broad assertions of presidential…
Businesses Want Their Tariff Money Back
“Corporate America is lining up for refunds from President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs after the US Supreme Court ruled they were illegal, with more than $130bn at stake,” the Financial…
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New Secret Service Agents To Get Tailored Suits
“New Secret Service protective detail agents are about to get a wardrobe upgrade, courtesy of taxpayers,” CNN reports. “The Secret Service will soon offer each agent who graduates from protective…
UT to Ensure Students Avoid ‘Unnecessary Controversial Subjects’
“The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying ‘unnecessary controversial subjects,’ despite warnings it could leave…
Pritzker Sends Invoice for Tariff Refunds
“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter—and invoice—to the White House on Friday demanding $8.6 billion be refunded to his state’s 5.1 million households, roughly $1,700 each,” the Wall Street…
What Comes Next
NBC News: “Longtime Trump adviser Steve Bannon, the host of the “War Room” podcast and an influential voice in the MAGA movement, replied with a four-character text message when asked…
Canada to U.S.: ‘It’s Not Us, It’s You’
Politico: “New results from The POLITICO Poll suggest a lasting chill has settled over the world’s former bosom buddies. Americans are rosy as ever about their northern neighbors, but Canadians…
Olympians Respond to Trump, Vance Comments
The Athletic: “Hunter Hess says last two weeks ‘probably hardest’ of his life after President Trump remarks. Trump labeled Hess “a real loser”, adding that it would be “’very hard…
Supreme Court’s ‘Declaration of Independence’
Adam Liptak: “Starting with the 2024 decision that gave President Trump substantial immunity from prosecution and continuing through a score of emergency orders provisionally greenlighting an array of his second-term…
FCC Chair: Air ‘Patriotic, Pro-America Content’
Politico: “FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants broadcasters to air ‘patriotic, pro-America content’ to support the White House’s plans to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.” “’As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, it…
