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Olivia Nuzzi Says RFK Jr. Didn’t Have a Brain Worm
Olivia Nuzzi, who claims to have had a nonphysical affair with Robert Kennedy Jr., denied in her new book that he had a worm in his brain, NewsNation reports. Wrote…
Trump to Back Primary Against Indiana Republican
President Trump is set to issue a retributive endorsement against one of a handful Indiana Senate Republicans who opposes the White House’s mid-cycle redistricting plan, Politico reports. Among the holdouts…
Thomas Massie Takes a Victory Lap
President Trump’s call for House Republicans to support releasing the Epstein files was a stunning capitulation after a months-long campaign to block the vote, Politico reports. It was also a…
Warren Calls on Harvard to Sever Ties with Larry Summers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Harvard University should sever ties with Larry Summers, the school’s former president and one of its most prominent faculty members — putting new pressure on the…
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sentenced to Death
A courtroom in Dhaka erupted in cheers as a special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death, USA Today reports. Save to Favorites
Why Curtis Sliwa Stayed in the Race
Time: “In the final stretch of the New York City mayoral campaign, Curtis Sliwa says he was offered $10 million by a group of unnamed billionaires to drop out of…
How Trump Gets Away With It
Clark Hoyt: “Recall how Watergate unfolded. Burglars paid by the Nixon reelection campaign bugged telephones at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington’s Watergate complex. They were caught in the…
Quote of the Day
“I think I’ve just demonstrated I can get something done with the Speaker against me, the President against me, the Vice President against me, and the FBI director against me….
Judge Finds Misconduct in James Comey Prosecution
A federal judge found evidence of “government misconduct” in how a prosecutor aligned with President Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and ordered that grand jury…
Trump Claims He’s Talking to Democrats About Health Care
President Trump claimed he is talking with Democrats about a direct health care payment plan amid negotiations to tackle rising health insurance premiums, The Hill reports. He did not name…
The Trump Era Is One of GOP Decline
Tim Carney: “Here’s one measure of the partisan shift in the Trump era: In 2016, Republicans controlled 31 governorships and 68 legislative chambers. Come January, the GOP will control only…
Trump Reopens Epstein Probe to Avoid Releasing the Files
President Trump’s latest position on the Epstein files — insisting House Republicans vote to “force” him to release documents he already controls — only makes sense in the context of…
Positive Politics
Just published: Positive Politics: A Proven Playbook to Get into Politics, Change Your Life, and Change the World by Neil Thanedar. The sneaky secret of politics is that the people on…
The Nick Fuentes Spiral
Ali Breland: “Republicans are so at odds about how to handle Fuentes’s encroachment into their ranks that many commentators have likened their infighting to a civil war and posed it…
Justices to Review Policy of Turning Away Asylum Seekers
“The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a controversial immigration policy adopted during the first Trump administration of turning away potential asylum seekers before they step foot on…
Trump Doesn’t Need a Vote to Release the Epstein Files
The House is set to vote Tuesday on releasing the Epstein files — a vote that will almost certainly pass now that Donald Trump has abruptly reversed himself and ordered…
Federal Agents Raid Church
Charlotte Observer: “About 15 to 20 church members were doing yard work on the property off Albemarle Road while their children played games and their spouses cooked meals. Agents parked just…
Schumer Works to Deflect the Blame
CNN: “As eight senators in Chuck Schumer’s caucus broke ranks to side with Republicans and vote to end the government shutdown fight he had engineered, the New York Democrat was…
Inside Trump’s Justice Department
New York Times: “We interviewed more than 60 attorneys who recently resigned or were fired from the Justice Department. Much of what they told us is reported here for the…
The ‘Easy Way’ to Crush the Mainstream Media
Gilad Edelman: “The scandal that briefly made Brendan Carr a household name this fall was an outlier several times over. For one thing, FCC chairmen rarely make news. More than…
