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Nathan Sage Ends His Senate Bid in Iowa
Nathan Sage (D) is ending his bid for the U.S. Senate, narrowing the field of candidates seeking to be the first Democrat since 2008 to win a Senate race in…
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“There’s a sense that this is a pretty chaotic administration, and seems to remind people of the pandemic period in the first term … Joe Biden’s fundamental message in 2020…
Fights at Home Threaten Wes Moore’s 2028 Hopes
“Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s national star is on the rise, but his relationships with fellow Democrats in his backyard are fraying,” Axios reports. “Moore appears to have little control over…
Pelosi Is All In for Gavin Newsom
“Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress, but she has more campaigns in mind. Among them: Boost Gavin Newsom as a potential contender for the White House in 2028,” Axios reports….
Trump Slams Bill Maher
Donald Trump lashed out at “jerk” Bill Maher in a lengthy Truth Social post, calling their White House dinner last April “a total waste of time,” the HuffPost reports. He…
Obama Says Democrats Need to Get Younger
“Former President Barack Obama is urging the Democratic Party to invest in younger candidates if it wants to come out victorious in the 2026 midterm elections and, eventually, the 2028…
Candidate Who Doesn’t Vote Now Wants Your Vote
“Lots of candidates pitch themselves as political outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, he says he did…
Trump Keeps Losing Immigration Court Cases
The federal courts have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that the Trump administration has detained immigrants unlawfully, “a sweeping legal rebuke of Trump’s immigration crackdown” as the administration…
Trump Insider Tom Barrack Kept in Touch with Epstein
CBS News: “The correspondence places Barrack, a globe-trotting billionaire, among a circle of wealthy and influential figures who maintained social contact with Epstein even as his criminal history became widely…
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“Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in New York City and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he’s not. He’s…
Trump Told Netanyahu He Would Support Strikes on Iran
“President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago in December that the president would support Israeli strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program if a deal…
Bondi Says All Epstein Files Have Been Released
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter on Saturday night that “all” Epstein files have been released, Fox News reports. Save to Favorites
Democrats Go All In on Redrawing Maps
“As Hakeem Jeffries sits in the minority of a GOP-controlled Washington, he is still haunted by a Republican gerrymandering gambit that he believes cost him the speaker’s gavel — and…
Trump Declares Victory on Affordability
“The White House is declaring victory on turning around the economy, after months of aides’ urging the president to find a more empathetic tone on Americans’ financial struggles,” the Washington…
Pirro’s Failure to Indict Democrats Is a Big Deal
Ankush Khardori: “The administration’s use of the Justice Department to intimidate President Donald Trump’s political opponents and stifle dissent reached a remarkable new low last week, when federal prosecutors in…
The Economy May Have Stuck the Soft Landing
“The vital signs of the American economy are pointing in the same, favorable direction more convincingly than at any point since before the pandemic. Inflation is falling. The labor market…
GOP State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
New York Times: “Legislation in South Carolina and at least 16 other statehouses would shift power away from state agencies by subjecting to legislative scrutiny any regulation that would cost…
A Nuclear Revival Takes Shape
New York Times: “These are among several secretive nuclear-related sites in Sichuan Province that have expanded and undergone upgrades in recent years.” “China’s buildup complicates efforts to revive global arms…
China Watchers Try to Spot Next Target of Xi’s Purges
Wall Street Journal: “Some sleuths have resorted to studying body language as they try to pierce the veil of secrecy. They pointed to footage showing Zhang facing away from Xi…
Trump Fosters an American Cult of Personality
New York Times: “After a year back in the White House, Mr. Trump’s efforts to promote himself as the singularly dominant figure in the world have become so commonplace that…
