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Trump Says He’ll Mandate Voter ID for the Midterms
President Trump said on Truth Social he doesn’t need Congress to get voter ID in place by the midterm elections. Said Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D.,…
Trump Loses His Grip on Republicans
CNBC: “The apparent shift is underway as Trump, the Republican Party’s undisputed leader, grapples with stubbornly low approval ratings — especially on the economy, a perennial issue on which he…
Trump Touts ‘Discombobulator’ Weapon
President Trump boasted again about a secret U.S. “discombobulator” weapon that can block Russian and Chinese defense systems, as he met the elite troops who captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro,…
Trump at Another Shutdown Standoff With Democrats
Bloomberg: “The dynamics aren’t much different than in previous shutdowns under President Donald Trump. Democrats are making their votes dependent on policy changes — limits on immigration enforcement operations —…
Tillis Warns Fed Chair Nomination Will Take a Long Time
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said that Kevin Warsh will have to decide whether he would like to proceed with his Fed chair nomination process because of potential impacts to his…
Handful of Lawmakers Threaten Trump’s Grip on Congress
“President Donald Trump spent the past year using fear and intimidation to keep Hill Republicans in line, with considerable success. Now those tactics are starting to lose their bite —…
ICE Agents Lied About Shooting
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said that two federal agents appear to have lied about an incident last month in Minneapolis that ended with one of them shooting a Venezuelan…
Quote of the Day
“Zelensky has to get moving. Russia wants to make a deal. He has to get moving or he’s going to miss a great opportunity.” — President Trump, talking to reporters….
Trump Officials Denied Detainees Access to Lawyers
“A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration has been violating the rights of people detained by ICE in Minnesota, saying the agency had stashed them in an ill-equipped,…
U.S. Sues Harvard Over Admissions Practices
“The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing the Ivy League school of failing to produce documents sought as part of a Justice Department investigation into whether its admissions…
Congress Jets Off as Homeland Security Shuts Down
New York Times: “The Capitol emptied out on Thursday, a full day before the midnight Friday deadline for funding the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers who were deadlocked over new…
Stephen A. Smith Keeps Teasing Presidential Bid
Sports analyst Stephen A. Smith continues to tease a potential presidential run, adding that while he has “no desire” to be a politician or run for office, he’s not ruling…
ICE Will Spend $38 Billion on Detention Centers
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the country and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens…
Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You
Jonathan Chait says President Trump’s closure of a trade route from Detroit to Windsor will help a billionaire and hurt basically everyone else. “This episode is a prototypical demonstration of…
Where’s My Check?
President Trump has floated a lot of ways to send Americans free money. None have actually happened. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no…
Why the U.S. Hasn’t Yet Struck Iran
Nancy Youssef and Vivian Salama: “The Trump administration had been considering its military options, which ranged from targeting leaders to hitting Iran’s nuclear program. But officials discovered that the U.S….
Virginia Supreme Court Green Lights Vote on New Map
“The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday gave the state the green light to go forward with a special election to put Democrats’ redistricting plan before voters this spring,” WRIC reports….
New Video Contradicts Federal Indictment of Don Lemon
“Video footage appears to contradict key aspects of a federal indictment’s descriptions of former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s actions at a protest last month inside a church in St. Paul,…
