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Trump to Spin Off Truth Social
“Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a new publicly traded company,” Axios reports. “Trump’s eponymous company began exclusively as…
Thune Warns Texas Senate Seat Could Flip
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is warning that the Texas Senate seat long held by Sen. John Cornyn (R) could flip to Democrats in the November election if the…
CNN Anxiety Mounts as Paramount Nears Control
The Wrap: “Anxiety is high inside CNN, as staffers grapple with the growing likelihood that Paramount’s David Ellison — who appointed Free Press cofounder Bari Weiss to reshape CBS News…
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Charlie Kirk Is All Over GOP Campaign Ads
“Donald Trump’s endorsement remains the most valuable asset in GOP primaries. But after the president, it’s Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and Turning Point USA leader who was killed on…
GOP Lawmaker Has ‘Terminal Diagnosis’
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican donors that Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) may have a “terminal diagnosis,” Punchbowl News reports. Dunn, 73, has denied that he would resign before the end…
NASA Overhauls Artemis Moon Program
“New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency’s Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency’s plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was…
Agencies Raise Alarms About Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot
“Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of Elon Musk’s xAI artificial-intelligence tools in recent months, highlighting continuing disagreements within the U.S. government about…
OpenAI Sees Pentagon Deal Amid Anthropic Standoff
“OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of AI on the battlefield, telling his staff Thursday evening that the company…
Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas
New York Times: “The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election,…
The Spectacular MAGA Breakup Rocking Georgia
Wall Street Journal: “Heading into midterms that will determine control of Congress, party leaders in Atlanta and Washington had hoped to build party loyalty and unity in Georgia, a red-leaning…
Senate Democrats Push for Tariff Refunds
Two dozen Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), are sending a letter today to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that tariff refunds begin…
Biden Is Heartbroken About What Is Happening
CNN: “The 83-year-old Biden continues to feel out a post-presidency that may prove to be one of the shortest in history and is already one of the most complicated.” “There…
Republicans Boost Jasmine Crockett in Texas
Republicans are trying to bolster the chances of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) in the state’s Democratic Senate primary, believing she would be easier to defeat in the midterms than Texas…
CNN Faces a Suddenly Uncertain Future
New York Times: “Netflix’s stunning surrender on Thursday in its effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery all but assures that the 24-hour news channel will soon be controlled by David…
Majority Say Healthcare Is Unaffordable
About two-thirds of Americans who don’t own their own home say they do not think they will be able to afford to buy a home in the foreseeable future, and…
Bill Clinton Faces Grilling on Jeffrey Epstein
“Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering for his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades…
The Economics of Faltering Fascism
Paul Krugman: “I believe that most successful authoritarian takeovers occur in the aftermath of economic crises — crises that the newly installed dictator can claim to have solved. In an…
Why Isn’t Trump Being Pressed on These Allegations?
Bill Scher: “I was skeptical that the Jeffrey Epstein files would implicate President Donald Trump in illegal sexual abuse of a minor. It’s not that one cannot imagine Trump being…
Democrats Aren’t Too Liberal, They’re Too Weak
A new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds just 53% of Democrats call their party tough, compared to 80% of Republicans. And 31% of Democrats say their own party is weak…
