“They say something happened to me when I got shot. I became nice. If you don’t mind, I’m not gonna be nice.”
— Donald Trump, quoted by the Charlotte Observer, at a campaign rally.
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Trump’s Team Has Been Planning This for Years
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Inspector General Escorted Out After Defying Trump
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Mark Esper’s Portrait Removed in the Pentagon
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s official portrait appears to have also come down in the Pentagon, CNN reports.Save to Favorites
Why Kamala Harris Went to Houston
NBC News: “Only a few people knew the real reason: the whole Houston rally was built to put Kamala Harris in proximity to Joe Rogan. The ongoing negotiations on that…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Frankly, you frighten people.” — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a longtime friend and former law school roommate of Robert F. Kennedy’s, quoted by Politico at Kennedy’s confirmation hearing.Save to Favorites
White House Rescinds Freeze on Federal Grants
“The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash,” the Washington Post reports….
Trump’s First Big Fiasco Is a Lesson for Democrats
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Trump’s Orders Are Deliberately Sweeping and Chaotic
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GOP Lawmaker Moves to Ban Covid Vaccines
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Trump Revokes Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans
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‘Big Carrot’
Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonarro refers to President Donald Trump as Trumpão — Big Trump — and Cenourão, or Big Carrot, “in an affectionate reference to the American president’s permanent…
Trump Desperately Wants Democratic Legitimacy
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Trump Hires New Lawyers to Appeal Hush Money Case
“President Donald Trump has hired the elite white-shoe law firm Sullivan & Cromwell to appeal his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case,” Politico reports.Save to Favorites
Trump Moves to Deport Anti-Israel Activists
“President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday instructing all federal agencies to identify civil and criminal authorities available to combat antisemitism — including finding ways to deport…
Trump Media In Joint Venture with Charles Schwab
“Trump Media and Technology Group plans to expand into the financial-services industry through a partnership with Charles Schwab,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The operator of the social-media platform Truth…
U.S. Drops Case Against Trump Co-Defendants
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So Is Elon Going Himself?
President Trump on Truth Social: “I have just asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to ‘go get’ the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden…
A High-Speed Power Grab
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Throw Biden Under the Bus
Matt Yglesias: “Of course, many good people served in the Biden administration. And the administration did a number of admirable things. But on a fundamental level, Biden defined his entire…
Exchange of the Day
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about President Trump’s claim that the military “turned on the water” in California: REPORTER: Could you please clarify what the military did…
