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Trump Changes the World Order
Nahal Toosi: “Not long ago, many foreign policy professionals were still asking if the post-World War II ‘rules-based international order’ was dead. In the wake of Trump’s Greenland gambit, I’m…
Allies Snub Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Under the “Board of Peace” charter signed this morning, “one man has the power to veto decisions, approve the agenda, invite members, dissolve the board entirely and designate his own…
Trump Signals He Has a Favorite for Fed Chair
President Trump said he’s “down to maybe one” candidate for Fed chair, CNBC reports. Save to Favorites
Quote of the Day
“I hope the lesson that people learn out of this is Trump plays these things by the seat of his pants. There’s no grand strategy at work here.” — Former…
Democrats Hold Solid Lead in the Generic Ballot
A new Emerson College poll finds 48% of Americans support the Democratic candidate on the generic congressional ballot and 42% plan on voting for the Republican candidate. Save to Favorites
France Rejects Trump’s Comment on Drug Prices
France rejected as “fake news” President Trump’s assertion that he had pressured President Emmanuel Macron into hiking domestic drug prices after the U.S. leader threatened sweeping tariffs on French imports…
Trump Warns Powell Not to Stay On At Fed
President Trump suggested that Jerome Powell would not enjoy his tenure if he stayed on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors after his term as chair expired, in the latest…
Europe Concedes Trump Is Not On Its Side
“European governments have reached a difficult conclusion: The Americans are the baddies now,” Politico reports. “As leaders of the EU’s 27 countries assemble in Brussels for an emergency summit Thursday,…
The Rich Are Powering Spending
Axios: “59% of all consumer spending now comes from the top 20% of income earners in the U.S., a near record high, according to a Moody’s Analytics analysis.” “Only 41%…
JD Vance Heads to Minnesota
Wall Street Journal: “Tensions there are flaring, following an escalating clash between the Trump administration and local governments over crime and immigration policy. Vance will arrive one day before local…
Jack Smith to Defend Trump Prosecutions
Former special counsel Jack Smith will tell the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that President Trump was charged because evidence showed he “willfully broke the very laws he swore to…
Murder Rate Hits Lowest Level Since 1900
Murders fell 21% last year in 35 large U.S. cities — the biggest one-year drop ever and likely the lowest rate since 1900, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Few Say Trump Has Made the Country Better
“Less than a third of voters think the country is better off than it was when President Trump returned to the White House a year ago, with a wide majority…
Trump Cedes Leadership of Global Economy
“In a long, rambling address that was by turns bombastic, aggrieved and self-congratulatory, President Trump pronounced last rites on American leadership of the liberal democratic order forged by the United…
Inside Trump’s Head-Spinning Greenland U-Turn
“When President Trump arrived in the snow-covered Swiss Alps on Wednesday afternoon, European leaders were panicking that his efforts to acquire Greenland would trigger a trans-Atlantic conflagration. By the time…
Another Wild Day in the House
Punchbowl News: “With just eight days until the shutdown deadline, House Republican leaders will move today to get a rule out of the Rules Committee, adopt it on the floor…
Qatari-Donated Air Force One to Begin Flying Trump Soon
“The Qatari-donated plane being overhauled to become a new Air Force One jet is on track to be delivered to President Trump this summer,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “While…
U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba
“Emboldened by the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration is searching for Cuban government insiders who can help cut a deal to push out the Communist…
Judge Orders New Map in New York
Punchbowl News: “A New York judge ruled Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ (R-NY) district is unconstitutional and ordered the redistricting commission to redraw the map by Feb. 6.” “This is a big…
ICE Claims Power to Enter Homes Without Warrant
“Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press,…
