Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow (D) put out a video showing how Donald Trump has made Sunday football more expensive.
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Why Did Kamala Harris Lose?
Seth Masket polled Democratic Party county chairs in November 2024 and then again during the summer of 2025.
“What really stands out about this figure is that there was even less of a consensus about the causes of Harris’ loss in the summer of 2025 than there was right after election day in 2024. Most chairs had named economic conditions as their top narrative in November. This was still the top answer in July, but quite a few of those originally naming economic conditions had bled to blaming Biden’s unpopularity, candidate traits, or other causes.”
Trump Plans to Make Citizenship Test Harder
“The Trump administration is planning to make the test to become a U.S. citizen more difficult, possibly with an essay requirement that would help give officials wide discretion on which immigrants are approved,” Axios reports.
Quote of the Day
“JD ‘I don’t give a shit’ Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the ‘highest and best use of the military.’ Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??”
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), on X, tearing into Vance’s defense of the U.S. military’s strike on an alleged drug vessel leaving Venezuela.
Trump Tramples Congress’s Power
New York Times: “The Trump administration continues to erode the power of Congress, trampling on its constitutional prerogatives in ways large and small. Through it all, Republicans in charge have mostly shrugged — and in some cases, outright applauded — as their powers, once jealously guarded, diminish in ways that will be difficult to reverse.”
“In recent weeks, GOP leaders have looked on passively as the president has fired a litany of agency leaders whom senators worked for weeks to confirm, from the CDC to the Internal Revenue Service to the Federal Reserve.”
“And they have shown little appetite for challenging the administration, even as a few have expressed occasional displeasure about the consequences of their decisions earlier this year to swallow their reservations about some of his nominees and confirm them.”
‘Pro-Family’ Voters Dismayed at Trump
“Donald Trump this spring dubbed himself the ‘fertilization president,'” Politico reports.
“But some conservative family policy advocates say he’s done little so far to publicly back that up and are pushing to get the White House in the remaining months of the year to prioritize family policy — and help Americans make more babies.”
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Arrested Again
The Jan. 6 rioter seen in photos wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie inside the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Virginia on charges stemming from a dog attack, ABC News reports.
Exchange of the Day
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was interviewed on Meet the Press by Kristen Welker:
WELKER: Hasbro says they’re going to have to increase their prices. Goldman Sachs says 86% of the tariff revenue collected so far has been paid by American businesses and consumers. So just bottom line, Mr. Secretary, do you acknowledge that these tariffs are attacks on American consumers?
BESSENT: No, I don’t.
WELKER: Even though you have companies saying they are going to have to increase prices, and given the fact that 86% of these tariffs so far have been paid by Americans.
BESSENT: No, no, no, no, no, you’re quoting Goldman Sachs.
WELKER: Yes, Goldman Sachs. That’s correct, which I said, yeah.
BESSENT: I made a good career of trading against Goldman Sachs.
Chinese Hackers Pretended to Be a Top U.S. Lawmaker
“As the Trump administration’s contentious trade talks with China were set to begin in Sweden last July, staffers on the House committee focused on U.S. competition with China began to get puzzling inquiries,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Several trade groups, law firms and U.S. government agencies had all received an email appearing to be from the committee’s chairman, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), asking for input on proposed sanctions with which the legislators were planning to target Beijing.”
“‘Your insights are essential,’ the email read, asking the groups to review a draft of the legislation attached to the message. But why had the chairman sent the message from a nongovernment address?”
“It turned out to be the latest in a series of alleged cyber espionage campaigns linked to Beijing, timed to potentially deploy spyware against organizations giving input on President Trump’s trade negotiations.”
Democrats Must Practice Responsible Retaliation
Ed Kilgore: “Democrats shouldn’t reflexively ape Trump’s every excess, particularly in formulating an agenda for their eventual return to power. They currently have the high ground with a small but strategically critical share of voters who dislike partisan power grabs no matter who is carrying them out. These voters may not want to restore Democrats to power in 2026 or 2028 if they believe that when it comes to lawless conduct, ‘both sides do it.’”
Trump’s Job Ratings Stay Negative
“Americans’ views of President Donald Trump’s job performance remain negative amid a flurry of activity from his administration on tariffs, immigration and public health,” according to the latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll.
“Notably, the poll shows U.S. adults expressing strong, bipartisan support for vaccines as Trump’s health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has moved to limit certain shots.”
Big Majority Oppose Deploying National Guard
A new CBS News poll finds 58% of Americans are opposed to President Trump deploying the National Guard to major cities to fight crime.
Senate Republicans Frustrated by Early Exits
“Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated after a series of President Trump’s nominees tapped to key posts have been ousted or have left after only a short stint in office, leaving lawmakers scratching their heads after they poured considerable time and effort into their confirmations,” The Hill reports.
“At least five such people have departed for various reasons, but a majority have left after dust-ups with key administration officials.”
Gavin Newsom Won’t Stop Mocking Trump
Washington Post: “Once intermittently cordial with Trump, the governor has embraced all-out warfare, taunting him daily in what his team calls a ‘flood the zone’ strategy. Trump, in turn, has mentioned Newsom more than any other potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate since the start of his second term…”
“The result: a remarkable back-and-forth between the president and the governor of the most populous state in the country that reached a low point last week. Trump posted multiple doctored videos of Newsom on social media, while the governor suggested Trump has dementia and pinned an unflattering photo of the president atop his official press account.”
“Many Democrats eager for direction are delighting in Newsom’s high-profile clashes and aggressive trolling of the president, though some in the party remain skeptical that a California liberal will be their best candidate in 2028.”
Seoul Reaches Deal With U.S. to Release Workers
“South Korea and the U.S. have reached a deal to release Korean citizens who were detained last week in a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor plant in Georgia,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Some administrative procedures remain, but once they are cleared, a chartered plane will be sent to the U.S. to bring the South Korean citizens home.”
No Outreach to Epstein Victims Despite Trump’s Vow
“For more than six months, Donald Trump and his justice department have insisted they would get to the bottom of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, but nine attorneys – who have represented approximately 50 Epstein survivors – told the Guardian they have not been recently contacted by the justice department.”
“The revelation casts doubt on the effort by the Trump administration to fully investigate Epstein’s crimes and activities and reveal everything that the government knows about him.”
GOP Leaders Won’t Help Massie
“President Donald Trump and his top political advisers are plotting an aggressive push to oust one of his most persistent Republican adversaries: Rep. Thomas Massie,” CNN reports.
“And House GOP leaders won’t stand in Trump’s way.”
“Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team are sending their clearest signals to date that their conservative colleague will have to fend for himself as Trump’s allies prepare to dump millions into Massie’s district to purge him from the Northeastern Kentucky district he’s represented for nearly 13 years.”
RFK Jr. Leads Trump Onto Political Thin Ice
Ron Brownstein: “As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intensifies his drive to reverse decades of vaccine policy, the medical profession joins a growing list of fields and institutions facing unprecedented threats from the federal government under President Donald Trump. But this time the administration may have chosen an adversary with more capacity to fight back than the law firms, major universities and media organizations it has targeted so far.”
“To many medical professionals, Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines represents the greatest threat to the nation’s public health system in memory.”
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