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‘Kennedy Center Honors’ Ratings Hit New Low
“Ratings for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors sunk to its lowest numbers ever as President Trump hosted the once-prestigious event from the renamed Washington, D.C. performing arts center, which he…
Trump Wants To ‘Unleash Hell’ In 2026
“In the dying days of 2025, Donald Trump wants to be more Maximus than POTUS as a new video from the White House today laughably tries to assert,” Deadline reports….
Review Now Includes 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files
“The Justice Department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to review roughly 5.2 million pages of Epstein files documents, an effort that is drawing in prosecutors who work on…
Trump Freezes Child Care Funding to Minnesota
“The Trump administration said Tuesday it is freezing federal child-care funding to Minnesota following allegations of yearslong fraud schemes involving the state’s social-services system,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save…
Iowa Democrat Blocks GOP From Supermajority
Renee Hardman (D) won a special election for state Senate in Iowa on Tuesday, preventing Republicans from regaining a supermajority in the chamber, Decision Desk HQ projects. Save to Favorites
Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again
Marilyn Thompson: “From her quiet courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, Aileen Cannon is poised to reprise a role that gave the district-court judge an improbably influential say in national politics.”…
The Show Won’t Go On
Jonathan Chait: “President Trump’s threats against artists who decline to perform at the renamed Kennedy Center are ultimately hollow.” Save to Favorites
The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025
David Graham: “A year ago, no one knew for sure whether Project 2025 would prove to be influential or if it would fall by the wayside, like so many plans…
School Cut Ties with GOP Candidate
“One of Florida’s largest school districts cut ties in 2022 with James Fishback, now a Republican candidate for governor, following allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student…
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
A must-read and National Book Award winner: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad. After just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Introduce Mandani
“New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration will feature Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the two most prominent leaders of the Democratic Party’s progressive movement,” CNN reports….
China Encircles Taiwan in Massive Military Display
“China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take…
U.S. Non-Profits Slashed Jobs
“U.S. non-profit organizations have eliminated tens of thousands of jobs this year with cuts to federal grants and a decline in donations slashing their budgets,” the Financial Times reports. “Food…
Trump Upended the Government in 2025
“In his first year back in office, President Trump has made unparalleled changes to the federal government, shrinking its footprint both in the services it provides and the size of…
Trump Crosses the Line in Venezuela
President Trump has spent weeks rattling sabers at Venezuela, openly floating the idea of military action and daring critics to stop him. Now it turns out that action has already…
How Trump Plans to Close ‘Huge Loophole’ in Immigration
“The Trump administration has long seen asylum requests as ‘a huge loophole’ in its effort to close the border. Over the last two months, it’s become apparent how it intends…
Border Czar Didn’t Get Normal Background Check
“In early January, several days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, a Justice Department lawyer passed an envelope across a wide desk to a top Trump transition official. Enclosed was a bombshell,…
A Quiet Supreme Court Ruling Clips Trump’s Power
Mostly overlooked during the Christmas lull in the news was a Supreme Court decision that handed President Trump a rare — and consequential — defeat. In an emergency appeal pending…
Trump Is Unpopular In Europe
“President Donald Trump wants to grow Europe’s right-wing populist movement but he might have a harder time than he expects winning over European voters,” Politico reports. “The MAGA leader is…
Democratic Lawmaker Maintains Her innocence
“Embattled South Florida congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) reiterated her innocence on Monday after a federal magistrate postponed her arraignment until she can settle on a permanent attorney to defend herself…
