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U.S. Struggles to Rein In an Emboldened Israel
“Israel has emerged from a string of stunning military successes with nearly unchecked power in the Middle East. Now Washington is struggling to adjust,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The…
Competing Conspiracy Theories Consume Trump
New York Times: “No commander in chief in his lifetime has been as consumed by conspiracy theories as President Trump and now they seem to be consuming him. They have…
Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years
“The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in more than three decades, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll, with voters seeing Republicans as better at…
Two Democratic Governors Will Redraw Maps If Texas Does
“The Democratic governors of two of the largest states in the country issued their most explicit threats yet to Republicans in Texas: If they draw new Congressional maps to favor…
Trump-Kemp Rift Returns Over Georgia Senate Race
“President Donald Trump’s political team is irked that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has continued to recruit his preferred GOP Senate candidate even though the White House is not yet on…
Ghislaine Maxwell Shared 100 Names with Trump Official
“The partner of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, completed a second day of questioning on Friday, where she shared information on about 100 different people with the…
Democrats Think They Can Get Epstein’s ‘Birthday Book’
“House Democrats are trying to get their hands on the now-infamous book celebrating Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday after it was suggested the disgraced financier’s estate is in possession of it,”…
Former Obama Aides Grapple with ‘Treason’ Allegations
“To former aides who worked in Barack Obama’s White House, the Trump administration’s allegations of “treason” carried the stench of desperation from a president straining to shift the focus from…
Some Republicans Regret Tax Hike on Gamblers
“Some top Republicans are regretting that they inserted a tax hike on gamblers into President Donald Trump’s megabill, with several lawmakers who supported the legislation now calling for rolling back…
Can You Do Better?
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Procurement Process Kicked Off for Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’
“The Trump administration is seeking to spend up to $151 billion on technology to underpin its ‘Golden Dome’ project, as it begins the procurement process for one of the most…
Trump Birthright Order Blocked Again
“A federal judge in Boston issued the second nationwide block of President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship limits this month as the lawsuits continue, in another sign that a recent U.S….
Trump Urges Israel to ‘Finish the Job’
“Only a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump seemed confident a deal was days away that would end the fighting in Gaza, secure the release of hostages and allow aid…
Trump Says Obama ‘Owes Me Big’
President Trump said that former President Barack Obama “owes me big” for a Supreme Court ruling that grants immunity for presidential acts, the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “It…
Cracks in Japan and U.S. Interpretation of Trade Deal
“The U.S. will secure only 90 percent of profits from joint investments with Japan if it takes on a proportional amount of risk and financing, Tokyo said on Friday, as…
Mass Deportations Could Backfire on the Economy
A Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis shows the administration’s immigration crackdown will “shrink most worker paychecks, erode gross domestic product (GDP) and spike the already-massive federal government budget deficit,” CNN…
Are the Democrats Getting Better at the Internet?
Jon Allsop: “Maybe a certain reserved professionalism is part of what makes Democrats different from Trump, and is thus worth preserving; maybe, given the asymmetric power of the right-wing-media ecosystem,…
16 Dead in Border Clash Between Thailand and Cambodia
“At least 16 people have been killed in armed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, as tensions over a century-old border dispute spiral into the worst fighting between the two Southeast…
Putin Rules Out Any Meeting with Zelensky
“The Kremlin on Friday ruled out any meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the last stage in signing a peace deal, definitively rebuffing the…
Trump Releases Billions He Withheld from Schools
“The Trump administration plans to release more than $5 billion in funding to public schools that it has withheld for nearly a month, a senior administration official said Friday, ending…
