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Biden Officials Raised Concerns About Use of Autopen

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“High-ranking Biden administration officials repeatedly questioned and criticized how the president’s team decided on controversial pardons and allowed the frequent use of an autopen to sign measures late in his term,” according to internal emails obtained by Axios.

“The messages are the latest signs of the chaos surrounding the 82-year-old former president during the final weeks of his administration, in two areas that are now being investigated by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee.”


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Republicans Eye Kansas and Nebraska for Redistricting

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“Nebraska and Kansas might be next in the gerrymandering line,” Axios reports.

“Three Republicans currently represent Nebraska in the House. But Democrats are favored to pick up one seat in 2026, with the retirement of Rep. Don Bacon from the Omaha-based district. Republicans want to thwart those plans.”

“In neighboring Kansas, a Trump +16 state that has a Democratic governor, there are early conversations about how to gerrymander away the one Democratic House seat.”

Trump Breaks from RFK Jr. on Vaccines

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President Trump said he’s supportive of vaccines on Friday, breaking with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Axios reports.

Said Trump: “I think you have to be very careful when you say that some people don’t have to be vaccinated.”

He added: “They’re just, pure and simple — they work. They’re not controversial at all. And I think those vaccines should be used.”

Trump Official’s Relatives Claimed Two Primary Residences

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“Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show,” Reuters reports.

“Mark and Julie Pulte, the father and stepmother of Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s appointee as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, since 2020 have claimed so-called ‘homestead exemptions’ for residences in wealthy neighborhoods in both Michigan and Florida, according to the records. The exemption is meant to give a discount to homeowners on taxes for properties they use as their primary residence.”

Trump to Skip G-20 Summit

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“President Donald Trump said he would not attend this year’s Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg in November, after months of attacks on South Africa’s government over unfounded claims it’s carrying out a genocide on White Afrikaners,” Bloomberg reports.

“Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that Vice President JD Vance would represent the U.S. instead.”

CBS News: Trump announces plans to host 2026 G20 summit at his Doral resort.

Quote of the Day

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“I wasn’t ready to do our announcement. I wasn’t sure what number you wanted to go with.”

— Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, caught on a hot mic talking to President Trump after saying his company would invest $600 billion dollars in the U.S.

Maryland Democrats Push Forward with Redistricting

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“Democrats are inching toward a mid-decade redistricting in Maryland, one of the few blue states with the ability to counter Republicans’ gerrymandering spree,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Maryland’s eight-member congressional delegation is almost entirely Democratic, save for GOP Rep. Andy Harris on the state’s Eastern Shore. The Democratic members plan to meet in the next few weeks to discuss a push for a new map. Several of them have already signaled support for a plan that would target Harris’ seat.”

James Talarico to Run for Senate in Texas

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Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) is set to announce his Senate bid on Tuesday, Politico reports.

“The state legislator has been considered a rising star in Texas, conducting dozens of national media interviews after he and his fellow Democrats left the state to hold up a President Donald Trump-led plan aimed at netting more Republican-leaning seats. He also secured a spot on Joe Rogan’s enormously popular podcast this spring.”

GOP Lawmaker Bets Against Trump’s Economy

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Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) is betting big against President Trump’s economy, NOTUS reports.

“Moore, a North Carolina freshman who’s lauded Trump for his economic leadership, has poured up to $245,000 of his own cash into an exotic investment fund that earns him money when a key stock market index falters.”

About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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