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Harvard Professors Sue Trump Over Threat to Cut Funding
“Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat to cut billions in federal funding for the university violates free speech and other First…
Homeland Security Staffers Given Lie Detector Tests
“The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief…
Trump Couldn’t Remember Details of Cognitive Test
“President Donald Trump was unable to recall the details of the cognitive test he took as part of his physical Friday—but he assured reporters that he got all the answers…
Bernie Sanders Eyes New Recruits
Washington Post: “As he makes stops in red House districts in Utah, Idaho, Montana and several of the most competitive California districts over the next few days, Sanders will be…
Kamala Harris Looks for a Way Back In
New York Times: “Friends, former aides and advisers say Ms. Harris still thinks she would have beaten Mr. Trump if she’d had more than 107 days to campaign — the…
The Global Financial Order Is Trembling
Axios: “The last ten days have thrown into doubt the role of the United States at the core of the global economic and financial system.” “After generations in which the…
Far-Right Republicans Tease Rebellion But Fall in Line
Paul Kane: “First, they threatened to block House Speaker Mike Johnson’s path to claiming the gavel in early January. Then they threatened to block a funding bill to keep federal…
Trump Pushes to Deport 1 Million Immigrants
Washington Post: “Deporting 1 million immigrants in one year would ostensibly surpass previous statistics, as the highest number thus far was more than 400,000 a year when Barack Obama was…
Law Firms Pledge $1 Billion in Free Legal Work for Trump
“America’s most prestigious law firms have agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to President Trump — and that total will likely grow,” Axios reports. “As more…
Trump’s Poll Numbers Are Terrible
Navigator Research: “After last week’s tariff announcement, Trump’s economic approval has dropped precipitously, now tied for his worst ever in Navigator tracking since 2018. His overall job approval rating has…
The Founders Separated Powers for a Reason
Anne Applebaum: “The Republicans who lead Congress have refused to use the power of the legislative branch to stop him or moderate him, in this or almost any other matter….
The Opposite of America
Andrew Sullivan: “Once you grasp Trump as an elected monarch, his full rebuke to the very idea of America comes into clearer view. He is precisely — almost uncannily —…
Trump’s Retribution Sends a Chilling Message to Dissenters
CNN: “The president took the unusual step this week of issuing official proclamations ordering the federal investigations of people who worked in his first administration.” “He’s demanding free work from…
How the GOP Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
New York Times: “It’s almost impossible to overstate the magnitude of this pivot.” Said Sasha Havlicek, the chief executive of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue: “If, in fact, we are…
“I Should Have Seen This Coming’
David Brooks: “When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock…
Canadians Freeze Visits to the U.S.
Politico: “Travel from Canada is expected to plummet 20 percent this year, costing the United States $3.4 billion in lost revenue relative to last year, analytics firm Tourism Economics projects….
One of the Wildest Weeks in Market History
Wall Street Journal: “The biggest one-day rally since the financial crisis. The most volatile stretch since the Covid meltdown. A bond selloff that sent yields surging. A steep slide in…
The Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off
New York Times: “Federal lawmakers who benefited from crypto largess in the 2024 election are speedily advancing the industry’s agenda.” Save to Favorites
Trump to Turn Border Strip Into Military Installation
“President Trump announced a plan on Friday to turn a narrow strip along the Mexican border in California, Arizona and New Mexico into a military installation as part of his…
Trump Exempts Phones, Computers From Tariffs
President Trump exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefiting electronics giants including Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.,…
