“The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party,” the AP reports.
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Country’s Taxing Tech Firms
“The U.S. will increase tariffs and impose export restrictions on countries that tax or regulate U.S. tech firms, President Trump said on Monday evening, in his most direct threat to retaliate against nations that he views as discriminating against companies such as Google and Meta Platforms,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
CNBC: Trump vows ‘substantial’ new tariffs, chip restrictions on countries with digital taxes.
Trump Says He Wants to Meet Kim Jong Un Again
“President Donald Trump said he would like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year as South Korea floated the idea of constructing a Trump Tower in the reclusive country if diplomatic relations improve,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “I will say that Kim Jong Un and I had a very good relationship, as you remember, and still do. We can do big progress, I think, with North Korea. Absolutely.”
Trump Praises David Ellison
While Donald Trump is attacking NBC and ABC and threatening to revoke their broadcast licenses, he is heaped praise on the “great man” who “just bought CBS,” Media Matters reports.
Said Trump: “I think he’s going to do the right thing with it.”
Trump Says He’s Removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook
“President Donald Trump moved to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post at the US central bank in the wake of allegations that she falsified documents on mortgage applications,” Bloomberg reports.
CNBC: “Trump’s move pushes the Federal Reserve into uncharted territory and will likely lead to a legal clash that could wind up at the Supreme Court.”
New York Times: “Ms. Cook has not been charged with any wrongdoing or convicted in court of a crime. Her dismissal threatened to touch off a landmark legal battle over the president’s authority to fire members of the independent board. The Federal Reserve Act, the law that charters the central bank, would allow Mr. Trump to dismiss a governor if he could demonstrate cause, typically defined as professional neglect or malfeasance.”
Video Shows Trump Lied About Wes Moore
Video footage of a 2024 conversation between President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore disproves Trump’s claim that Moore called him “the greatest president of my lifetime,” CNN reports.
It also didn’t show Moore hugging Trump as they met.
Chicago Vows to Challenge Trump’s National Guard Plans
“Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker promised to challenge President Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the nation’s third-largest city, calling the move unconstitutional and un-American,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The clash highlighted the rocky path the president faces in trying to expand his troop rollout into more blue cities.”
Said Pritzker: “The state of Illinois is ready to stand against this military deployment with every peaceful tool we have. We will see the Trump administration in court.”
Mayra Flores Switches Districts
Former Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX), who announced her bid to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) earlier this year, is returning to her original district and mounting her third comeback campaign against Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), the Washington Examiner reports.
Kamala Harris Struck Deal with DNC for Unpaid Bills
New York Times: “The private agreement was this: The party would pick up the tab for any outstanding 2024 bills, allowing Ms. Harris to claim she did not end the race in debt. In turn, Ms. Harris would raise the money to cover all of those leftover costs, leaving the party whole financially as it sought to navigate the second Trump era.”
“Left in the dark were the small donors who received nearly 100 email solicitations sent from the Harris operation this year alone on behalf of the D.N.C. The emails did not disclose that funds raised from those emails were essentially earmarked for leftover bills. Convincing donors, both big and small, to pay for debts is typically a tough sell…”
“The total tally in post-election bills that the DNC has covered so far is $20.5 million, federal records show.”
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Joni Ernst Struggling Against Democratic Challengers
A new poll by Public Policy Polling survey finds Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) struggling against the four Democrats running for Senate in head-to-head match ups.
Ernst leads Zach Wahls (D) by just one percentage point, 43% to 42%, tops Nathan Sage (D), 45% to 41%, beats Jackie Norris (D), 45% to 42%, and leads Josh Turek (D), 45% to 41%.
U.S. Is ‘Absolutely Forbidden’ to Deport Abrego Garcia
A federal judge on Monday doubled down that the Trump administration is “absolutely forbidden,” from removing mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S., for now, The Hill reports.
House Oversight Subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate
“The House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to the estate of Jeffrey Epstein for documents and communications on Monday, the latest salvo in Republicans’ ongoing quest to satisfy a vocal contingent of their supporters who are demanding more information from the disgraced financier’s case be made public,” NOTUS reports.
CNN: “The GOP-led committee issued the subpoena to Epstein’s estate Monday, demanding a slew of documents that include the so-called ‘birthday book’ – a reported collection of letters gifted to Epstein for his 50th birthday that included a note bearing President Donald Trump’s name.”
Trump to Change Pentagon’s Name to Department of War
“President Donald Trump on Monday foreshadowed that his administration, in coming days, will likely change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War,” Politico reports.
“Trump said officials would ‘probably’ return the Pentagon to the more aggressive name it once held in about a week. Both he and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who has vowed to restore the department’s ‘warrior ethos’ — have repeatedly lamented the name change, which occurred after World War II.”
Said Trump: “Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War. Then we changed it to Department of Defense.”
Maryland May Join Redistricting Wars
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said he is considering redrawing the state’s congressional districts, a move that could reshape Maryland’s lone Republican-held seat, 7 News reports.
Trump Says He’ll Sue California Over Redistricting
“President Donald Trump said Monday that the Justice Department plans to sue California over legislation aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional maps — an initiative by Democrats to counter Republican-driven efforts in Texas to remake its map,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Says Pritzker Needs ‘More Time at the Gym’
“Donald Trump reportedly weighs 224-pounds, doesn’t like rigorous exercise and walks with swollen ankles these days, but the president has some advice for the Democrat governor of Illinois: do more exercise,” the Daily Beast reports.
Said Trump: “I hate to barge in on a city and then be treated horribly by corrupt politicians and bad politicians like a guy like Pritzker.”
He added: “He ought to spend more time at the gym, actually. The guy is a disaster.”
Trump Says Putin’s Dislike of Zelensky Holding Up Meeting
“President Donald Trump said he spoke to Vladimir Putin in recent days and that he believed the Russian president’s dislike of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky is holding up a meeting between the two leaders,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “He doesn’t like him. I have people I don’t like, I don’t like to meet with them.”
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