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Conservatives Are Making a Big Mistake Defending ICE
Jonathan Chait: “The president has unleashed something akin to an occupying army that feels entitled to brutalize the population and routinely ignore the law. For those communities quaking in terror,…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The defining fact of our lives is that whites around the world are being eliminated.” — Tucker Carlson, on his podcast. Save to Favorites
A Frenetic Scramble Among California Democrats
“California Democrats are chasing power wherever they can find it,” Politico reports. “Longshot contenders in this fortress of Democratic politics — launching pad of the likes of Gavin Newsom, Kamala…
Judge Skeptical Trump Can Build New Ballroom
“A federal judge expressed deep skepticism Thursday that the White House has legal authority to construct President Donald Trump’s massive new ballroom without express authorization from Congress,” CNN reports. Save…
Who Controls TikTok Now Matters More Than Ever
TikTok’s spinoff of its U.S. operations is now complete — and with it comes a quiet but consequential shift in power. Under a deal negotiated by the Trump administration, the…
Hoyer Endorses Campaign Manager to Replace Him
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the former Democratic majority leader who announced earlier this month that he’s retiring after nearly 45 years in Congress, is endorsing his former campaign manager, 31-year-old…
Young Voters Turn Hard Against Trump
One of the more striking story lines of the 2024 election was Donald Trump’s unexpected strength with young voters. While Kamala Harris still carried voters under 30, that age group…
Trump Says U.S. Will Have ‘Total Access’ to Greenland
President Trump told Fox News that the deal being negotiated with NATO over Greenland would give the U.S. “total access” to the island nation, including the ability to place a…
Business Leaders Call on EU to Retaliate Against U.S.
“Tariff tensions have cooled after Donald Trump went back on threats to impose levies on European countries, but the threat of them had business groups saying that the EU should…
Greenland Negotiations Resemble an Earlier Deal
“The negotiations over Greenland’s future center around building up a larger NATO presence, thwarting adversaries and giving the United States sovereign claim to bits of the island — a deal…
Voters Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE
“Roughly half of voters support President Trump’s deportations and his handling of the border with Mexico, but a sizable majority believes that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone too far,”…
Elon Musk Is Diving Back Into U.S. Politics
“Elon Musk is opening his wallet and reigniting his political apparatus for the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a return to the political arena months after suggesting he would retreat to…
The Newsom-Trump Showdown Heats Up Davos
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent his days at the World Economic Forum trying to portray himself as the antidote to President Trump. It didn’t always go smoothly,” the Wall Street…
Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to Join ‘Board of Peace’
“President Trump rescinded on Thursday his invitation for Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada to join his ‘Board of Peace,’ an organization that he had founded to oversee a peace…
Trump 0, Europe 1
Paul Krugman: “Donald Trump and his team clearly went to Davos determined to demean and insult their hosts. It was, one might say, a novel approach to diplomacy: ‘You’re pathetic,…
Corey Lewandowski Is Back for Another Year
“The most powerful man in the Department of Homeland Security, Corey Lewandowski, was supposed to work just 130 days last year because he was classified as a temporary government employee,”…
Republicans Move Ahead with Midterm Convention
The RNC took its next procedural step toward holding a GOP midterms convention, Fox News reports. Save to Favorites
Janet Mills Likens ICE to ‘Secret Police’
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) denounced on Thursday the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Maine, likening federal officers to “secret police,” the Portland Press Herald reports. Said Mills:…
Man Acquitted of Soliciting Murder of Border Official
“A federal jury on Thursday found a Chicago construction worker not guilty of charges he solicited the murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, delivering a swift repudiation in a…
Who Shot Greenland?
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Our global correspondent kicks off the show with commentary from Denmark. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis,…
