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President Trump spoke to reporters about the Iran war: TRUMP: I’ve spoken to a certain president, who I like actually, a past president, he said, “I wish I did it.”…
Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Help for Strait of Hormuz
After spending the weekend demanding that key allies help open the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump told reporters today that the U.S. doesn’t need the assistance. Said Trump: “I don’t…
Trump Upset as Key U.S. Partners Shun His Call for Help
Several U.S. allies — including Germany, Spain and Italy — rebuffed Donald Trump’s call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from…
Super PAC Spending Floods Illinois Primaries
Semafor: “The effect of the outside spending on this spring’s primaries, which in some districts involve the first open-seat contests in decades, is huge.” “Super PAC spending has dwarfed the…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Pardon Push Goes Flat
As Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted former crypto mogul, tries to convince Trump to grant him a pardon, some of the biggest crypto supporters in Congress are warning the president to…
Family of Jesse Jackson Denies Posthumous Endorsement
“The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson is withdrawing an eyebrow-raising posthumous announcement of an endorsement of Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate, saying on Monday that his primary choices…
The MAGA Revolt That Isn’t
For months, critics predicted that a war with Iran would split the MAGA movement. The theory was simple: Donald Trump built his political brand railing against endless wars abroad. Launching…
Trump Says He Reversed Lawmaker’s Terminal Diagnosis
“For weeks on Capitol Hill, there had been quiet murmurs about the health of an ailing veteran House Republican, Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL), and whether he would be able to…
Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency
New York Times: “After all, Epic Fury captures the Trump presidency in its essence. Everything Mr. Trump does, at least as he sees it, is epic — the biggest, the…
Trump Loses One Battle After Another
“President Donald Trump is increasingly at the mercy of forces he unleashed but can’t control — so he’s taking aim at the umpires,” Politico reports. “Gas prices surging. Unemployment climbing….
Greg Bovino to Retire
“Outspoken Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is retiring from federal service at the end of this month, after being pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major…
Cuba Suffering From Island-Wide Blackout
Officials in Cuba report an island-wide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Is Quickly Losing Young Voters
“Young voters, a key part of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, are breaking with the president just a year into his second term,” the Washington Post reports. “They told us exactly…
Netanyahu Won Over Trump But Is Losing America
Ron Brownstein: “President Donald Trump’s choice to launch a joint military campaign with Israel against Iran represents the crowning achievement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decades-long campaign to court…
All the Trump Insults at the Oscars
New York Magazine catalogs all of the Donald Trump insults made at the Academy Awards last night. “Trump usually has a lot to say about the Oscars, and he’s a…
Everyone Is Cold-Calling Trump
Semafor: “The calls come in late at night, when the president can’t sleep. They come in when he’s watching TV in the evenings, and right after a game of golf,…
Midterm Election Forecast
An invite for members: Join a briefing with the Cook Political Report‘s David Wasserman. Wassermann will discuss his 2026 midterm election projections in a conversation moderated by former Rep. Scott…
Trump’s Top Aide Has Breast Cancer
President Trump announced on Truth Social that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. He added that Wiles “will be spending virtually…
Trump May Ask for $100 Billion for Iran War
Congressional leaders are in talks with the White House about a supplemental funding bill for the Iran war that could cost $100 billion or more, Punchbowl News reports. Save to…
Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts
New York Times: “Many people won’t see a significant change in how much tax they owe. The overall economic effect was expected to be minor. And even for people who were…
