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Obamacare More Popular Than Ever
A new Gallup poll finds 57% of Americans approve of the Affordable Care Act, three points higher than last year’s reading and a record high since Gallup started asking the…
Trump Is Making the Same Mistake as Biden
David Axelrod: “Donald Trump recaptured the White House in part by relentlessly exploiting Joe Biden’s failure to heed widespread concerns about the rising cost of living.” “Now, bizarrely, President Trump…
Trump’s Bleak, Incoherent Foreign-Policy Strategy
The Economist: “You might think that in Trumpworld a new National Security Strategy would not count for all that much. John Bolton, a national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first…
The Trump Show Hits the Stage
Playbook: “The first reviews are in … and it seems Donald Trump’s performance at the Kennedy Center Honors wasn’t half bad. The president had expected to get panned by critics…
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Fraud
ProPublica: “For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence. “President Donald Trump branded one foe who did…
Supreme Court Gets Chance to Remake Government
“President Trump’s firing spree at federal agencies has snowballed into a Supreme Court showdown over how modern American government should work,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Dangling by a thread…
The Year of America’s Cranky Consumer
“American households are nearing the end of the year feeling a lot more dour about the economy than they did at the beginning, even as they keep spending,” the Wall…
The GOP Can’t Agree on a Healthcare Plan
“Republicans have yet to coalesce around a healthcare strategy just days before an expected vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies, triggering concerns from some GOP lawmakers about a voter backlash,”…
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion
“China got the world’s attention last January when it announced that its trade surplus for goods and services had hit almost $1 trillion, an excess of exports to imports that…
Republicans Struggle to Act on Affordability
“Republicans want to put the economy at the center of their midterm message as they seek to protect their majorities in Congress. But as cost-of-living concerns mount across the political…
Trump Pardons Major Drug Traffickers Despite Rhetoric
Washington Post: “Overall, Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis and promised to crack down on the illegal flow of deadly drugs coming across the border — has…
Defense Bill Stymies Trump on Europe Troop Withdrawals
“Sprawling defense legislation set for a vote as soon as this week would place new restrictions on reducing troop levels in Europe, a bipartisan rebuke of Trump administration moves that…
Trump Raises Concerns About Netflix-Warner Deal
President Trump gushed over Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandso calling him “fantastic” and more but also noted that a combined Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery would “have a great big market share,” Deadline…
GOP Lawmakers Weigh Their Futures
Puck: “House Republicans got everything they could have asked for in 2024—not just a powerful (albeit small) majority in their own chamber, but also control of the Senate and the…
Trump Weighs Moving on From Kristi Noem
The Bulwark: “For weeks, a rumor has been circulating in political circles that Noem may soon be on the outs. It briefly surfaced in a CNN report a few weeks…
Netflix Chief Met with Trump
“Netflix taking pole position to win the race for Warner Bros. Discovery sent shockwaves through Hollywood, partially because it was presumed that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison had the support…
Clyburn Agrees America Not Ready for Woman President
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said he agrees with Michelle Obama that the U.S. is not yet ready for a woman president, but he still intends to support women candidates, Politico…
Quote of the Day
“I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks — making fun of me constantly for supporting him — to when…
Justices to Hear Trump’s Plans to Shatter the Bureaucracy
“The Supreme Court will debate Monday whether to finally finish off a teetering, 90-year-old precedent that limited presidents’ power over many federal agencies,” Politico reports. “But lurking in the wings…
Trump’s Presidential Library May Be a Skyscraper
Politico: “Forget glamor-free presidential libraries in towns like Little Rock or Grand Rapids. Sometime after 2029, enthusiasts might be able to take in a facility whose possible elements include a…
