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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…
Poll: 64 Percent Disapprove of Trump’s Handling of Tariffs
Washington Post: “A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday finds Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of tariffs by a 30 percentage-point margin, 64 percent to 34 percent.” “Those ratings are…
Trump Has ‘Great Alternatives’
“Trump says ‘other alternatives will now be used to replace’ his sweeping tariffs that the Supreme Court rejected,” the Associated Press reports. “‘We have alternatives. Great alternatives,’ Trump said.” Wall…
MAHA Turning On White House Over Pesticides
Politico: “President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night executive order promoting production of a widely used herbicide is threatening to blow up a coalition that played a key role in his 2024…
Paramount’s Bid For Warner Bros Passes US Antitrust Hurdle
“Paramount Skydance’s $108bn bid to gatecrash Netflix’s deal for Warner Bros Discovery has cleared a key US antitrust hurdle, in a signal of support from the Trump administration,” the Financial…
How Trump Found Out: ‘So It’s A Loss, Then?’
“President Trump had just started a closed-door White House meeting with governors when one of his trade advisers handed him a piece of paper,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “’So…
Texas Senate Showdown Gets Testy
Punchbowl News asks: “Can state Rep. James Talarico overtake Crockett with less than two weeks to go until the March 3 primary?” “The race has become increasingly contentious in the…
South Dakota Republicans Worry Kristi Noem Might Return
The Atlantic: “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has faced intense scrutiny from Republicans and calls for her firing from Democrats since the January 24 shooting of Alex Pretti by Customs…
U.S. Economic Growth Slowed in Fourth Quarter
“The U.S. economy grew at a 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, weighed down by a record-long government shutdown,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “For 2025, the economy grew…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
“The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner, a major setback for his administration’s second-term…
Guest Editor
Good morning. It’s Chris Riback. With Taegan away from the computer, I wanted to make sure that the famed PW readers don’t have to go completely cold turkey on the…
Quick Update
Hi – Many of you have noticed a break in the political posts. Thank you for all of the comments. This is Taegan’s Trial Balloon co-host Chris Riback: Taegan had…
Trump Could Profit From Airport Name Change
“As the Florida Legislature ramps up efforts to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump, a recent trademark filing has some state lawmakers wondering if the Trump…
Jeffries Pressures State Democrats on Redistricting
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went public Wednesday with his pressure campaign urging Democratic state legislators to vote on a new congressional map,” Axios reports. “Jeffries doesn’t usually put…
Colorado May Enter the Redistricting Wars
“Democrats would be favored to win seven of Colorado’s eight congressional seats in 2028 and 2030 — up from the four seats the party controls now — under a redistricting…
Trump Worries Potamac Will ‘Smell Like Poop’ on July 4th
President Trump is worried the stench from a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River could linger in the nation’s capital this summer during his planned celebrations for the country’s…
Trump Wants Billions of Taxpayer Dollars
“Of all the ways President Trump has pushed the boundaries of executive power, one stands out to lawyers and watchdogs,” NPR reports. “The president wants the government he leads to…
Tucker Carlson Claims He Was ‘Detained’ by Israel
Tucker Carlson told the Daily Mail that he and his staff were “detained” by Israeli officials following his interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. He also claimed airport…
Big Majority Believe the Elite Face No Accountability
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found 69 percent of respondents saying they believe the Epstein files “show that powerful people in the U.S. are rarely held accountable for their actions.” Save…
Pope Leo Snubs Trump
Pope Leo has declined President Trump’s invitation to participate in the Board of Peace, believing the U.N. should be the one to handle international crises, not the Trump-chaired board, Politico…
