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Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein
“In the swirl of money and sun-tanned women that was their Palm Beach-and-Manhattan set, Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein spent nearly 15 years mingling side-by-side as public friends,” the New…
Cuomo Threatens to Move to Florida If He Loses
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’ll pack his bags and flee to Florida if he loses the NYC mayoral race to socialist Zohran Mamdani, the New York Post reports. Said…
Bessent Made Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in recent days privately laid out his case to President Trump for why he believed Trump shouldn’t try to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,” the…
The Chill in the Air
Brian Stelter: “President Trump’s libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal reads like a message to other news outlets: Don’t follow the Journal‘s lead.” “Journalists in other newsrooms have been…
More to Come on Trump and Epstein
Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald reporter who originally broke much of the Jeffrey Epstein story, said she’s heard the Wall Street Journal’s story from Thursday night about Donald Trump’s…
Why Trump Is Struggling to Change the Narrative
Michael Kruse: “He has and always has had a real instinct for story — not just the ephemera of gossip, which he loves, but big, long-arc, animating sort of superstories,…
For Your Weekend Listening
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. The Epstein scandal is the first one that’s stuck to Trump. And Zohran Mamdani can teach the establishment a few…
A New Focus for Birth Control Program Under Trump
“The Trump administration intends to use funds from a decades-old federal program that provides birth control to low-income women to ramp up efforts to help aspiring mothers get pregnant, signaling…
Democrats’ Autopsy Avoids the Likeliest Cause of Death
“The Democratic National Committee’s examination of what went wrong in the 2024 election is expected to mostly steer clear of the decisions made by the Biden-turned-Harris campaign and will focus…
Trump Has Fired Dozens of Prosecutors
“The Department of Justice under the Trump administration has fired dozens of career prosecutors during the past six months, making the dismissal of federal attorneys — generally a move reserved…
Judge Dismissed Trump’s Lawsuit Against Bob Woodward
“A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump that attempted to sue Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward for publishing interviews during his first administration in…
Judge Orders Funds Restored for Radio Free Europe
“A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded newsroom that provides independent reporting in countries with limited press…
Gabbard Says Obama Officials Behind ‘Treasonous Conspiracy’
“Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Friday released a report alleging Obama administration officials manipulated intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 election,” The Hill reports. “Gabbard asserted…
Trump Asks Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
“The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to unseal grand jury testimony from the prosecution of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as President Trump seeks to dispel a…
Trump Sues the Wall Street Journal
“President Donald Trump is filing a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey…
Trump Keeps the Epstein Story Alive
No matter what pundits are saying, one thing is clear: Donald Trump believes the Wall Street Journal’s bombshell story from last night is a serious problem. He could have ignored…
A Scandal Sticks to Trump
I discussed Donald Trump’s very bad week with the great Julie Mason this afternoon. Give it a listen. Save to Favorites
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Trump Hosts IRS Commissioner in Oval Office
“President Trump held a ceremonial swearing-in on Friday in the Oval Office for Billy Long, the new commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, in a sign of the unusually close…
Trump Completes Prisoner Swap with Venezuela
“The Trump administration completed a large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela on Friday,” CNN reports. “About 250 Venezuelans deported from the United States who are currently detained in a maximum-security prison…