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Trump Nominee Made Sexually-Degrading, Bigoted Attacks

September 5, 2025 at 9:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay people, conspiracy theories, and crude insults aimed at critics of President Donald Trump,” CNN reports.

“E.J. Antoni, a 37-year-old economist for the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, posted the comments from approximately 2017 through 2020 under a series of usernames and display names.”

Job Creation Slows Dramatically

September 5, 2025 at 8:43 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Job creation sputtered in August, adding to recent signs of labor market weakening and likely keeping the Federal Reserve on track for a widely anticipated interest rate cut later this month,” CNBC reports.

“Nonfarm payrolls increased by just 22,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for payrolls to rise by 75,000.”

Nearly a Majority ‘Strongly Disapprove’ of Trump

September 5, 2025 at 8:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

G. Elliot Morris: “Trump’s approval rating in our average is hovering near the low point for his term, around 41.9% approval with all adults. And he scores a 53.7% disapproval rating — making him the most unpopular president ever at this point in a president’s term. Other than the record he set in his first term, that is.”

“But Trump’s problem is not just that his disapproval is high. He also faces a disproportionately high percentage of people who say they strongly disapprove of his presidency.”


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Eleanor Holmes Norton Insists She’s Running Again

September 5, 2025 at 8:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington, D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who is 88 years old, told Axios that “of course” she is running for reelection despite mounting concerns about her fitness for office.

Norton spokesperson Sharon Nichols, who has repeatedly walked back the lawmaker’s statements about running for reelection, said: “We don’t have anything to add.”

Trump Grows Pessimistic About Ending Ukraine War

September 5, 2025 at 7:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump has grown increasingly pessimistic about the chance of brokering an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict anytime soon or seeing the leaders of the two warring countries meet in person,” NBC News reports.

How a SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart

September 5, 2025 at 7:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The mission had the potential to provide the United States with a stream of valuable intelligence. But it meant putting American commandos on North Korean soil — a move that, if detected, not only could sink negotiations but also could lead to a hostage crisis or an escalating conflict with a nuclear-armed foe.”

“It was so risky that it required the president’s direct approval.”

“For the operation, the military chose SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron — the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden. The SEALs rehearsed for months, aware that every move needed to be perfect. But when they reached what they thought was a deserted shore that night, wearing black wet suits and night-vision goggles, the mission swiftly unraveled.”

“A North Korean boat appeared out of the dark. Flashlights from the bow swept over the water. Fearing that they had been spotted, the SEALs opened fire. Within seconds, everyone on the North Korean boat was dead.”

“The SEALs retreated into the sea without planting the listening device.”

It really makes you wonder what’s going on during this Trump term that we don’t yet know about.

Stephen Miller Is Running Trump’s Effort to Take Over D.C.

September 5, 2025 at 7:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“From the head of the conference table in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, Stephen Miller was in the weeds of President Donald Trump’s takeover of policing in the nation’s capital,” the Washington Post reports.

“The White House deputy chief of staff wanted to know where exactly groups of law enforcement officers would be deployed. He declared that cleaning up D.C. was one of Trump’s most important domestic policy issues and that Miller himself planned to be involved for a long time.”

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Can Stay Open

September 5, 2025 at 7:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A federal appeals court halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a controversial immigration detention site in the Everglades, CBS News reports.

Trump Wants Candidates to Drop Out in New York

September 5, 2025 at 6:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump told reporters that he would “prefer not to have a Communist mayor of New York City… so I would like to see two people drop out and have it be one-on-one and I think that’s a race that can be won.”

Plans for Second GOP Megabill Sputter

September 5, 2025 at 6:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Republican hopes of pursuing a second major domestic policy package this year are running into major roadblocks as they confront a lack of consensus and a grand, unifying goal — like the extension of sweeping tax cuts that held the last megabill together,” Politico reports.

“The bearish view — already prevalent inside the Senate GOP — is now taking hold among some members of Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership circle, after he was touting the possibility of a fresh party-line bill as he worked to push the first package across the line in July.”

Tesla Offers $1 Trillion Pay Package to Elon Musk

September 5, 2025 at 6:50 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Tesla proposed a new compensation agreement for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk potentially worth around $1 trillion, a massive package without precedent in corporate America,” Bloomberg reports.

Senate Republicans Barrel Toward Nuclear Option 

September 5, 2025 at 6:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Senate Republicans are on the brink of invoking the so-called ‘nuclear option’ to confirm the president’s nominees — and they’re hardly batting an eye about it. They are considering changing Senate rules as soon as next week to weaken Democrats’ role in the confirmation process,” NOTUS reports.

Said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO): “I’m not the hugest fan of some of the arcane rules in the Senate anyway.”

Amy Coney Barrett Says U.S. Is Not in Crisis

September 5, 2025 at 6:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected on Thursday the notion of a U.S. constitutional crisis as President Donald Trump’s far-reaching executive actions test legal boundaries and spark tension with the judiciary,” Reuters reports.

Said Barrett: “I think that our country remains committed to the rule of law. I think we have functioning courts.”

Trump’s Economic Doom Loop

September 5, 2025 at 6:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump’s attempt to rebrand the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act can’t mask a grim reality: His economic approval is collapsing, and the data underneath is only getting worse,” Axios reports.

“Trump is in danger of getting trapped in the same ‘vibecession’ dynamic that doomed President Biden — only this time, the structural signals are flashing red and Trump’s signature legislation is toxic.”

“Some Republicans already fear inflation could cost them dearly in the 2026 midterms, warning Trump has only a few months to reset his trajectory on voters’ most important issue.”

Eric Adams Mulls Dropping Out After Secret Meeting

September 5, 2025 at 6:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Facing a swirl of questions about a potential job in the Trump administration, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City stood outside City Hall on Thursday and suggested he was not going anywhere,” the New York Times reports.

“But in private, Mr. Adams has told a small group of friends and advisers that he is seriously considering job opportunities that could prompt him to suspend his re-election campaign.”

“The talks about Mr. Adams’s future have involved intermediaries for President Trump, including Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate investor who is one of Mr. Trump’s closest advisers. The mayor and Mr. Witkoff conferred in Florida this week in a previously undisclosed meeting.”

Disrupting Politics

September 5, 2025 at 6:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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GOP Lawmakers Told Trump Voters Support Vaccines

September 4, 2025 at 10:47 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Polling showing that a majority of President Donald Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting Wednesday,” NBC News reports.

The poll was conducted by veteran Republican pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward and concluded “that there is broad unity across party lines supporting vaccines such as measles (MMR), shingles, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (TDAP), and Hepatitis B.”

For members: Why Does Trump Let Kennedy Push a Fringe Agenda?

Trump Praises RFK Jr.’s Performance

September 4, 2025 at 8:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tumultuous tenure atop the US Health and Human Services Department is starting to wear on some prominent Republicans,” CNN reports.

“But so far, President Donald Trump is not one of them.”

Said Trump: “I heard he did very well today.”

He added: “It’s not your standard talk. I would say that, and that has to do with medical and vaccines. But if you look at what’s going on in the world with health, and look at this country also with regard to health — I like the fact that he’s different.”

Axios: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s fiery Senate appearance.

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