Deadline: “Clint Eastwood’s 1979 classic Escape From Alcatraz was shown on a South Florida PBS station the night before.”
“Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for most of the weekend.”
Spy Agencies Reject Trump’s Justification for Deportations
“A newly declassified memo released on Monday confirms that U.S. intelligence agencies rejected a key claim President Trump put forth to justify invoking a wartime statute to summarily deport Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador,” the New York Times reports.
“The memo states that spy agencies do not believe that the administration of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, controls a criminal gang, Tren de Aragua. That determination contradicts what Mr. Trump asserted when he invoked the deportation law, the Alien Enemies Act.”
Federal Judge Won’t Let Republicans Overturn Election
“In a ruling that could put an end to nearly six months of legal battles over North Carolina’s contested Supreme Court election, a federal judge on Monday ruled against the Republican candidate’s effort to overturn his narrow loss,” the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
“Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Myers, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled that Jefferson Griffin, a judge on the state Court of Appeals, cannot ‘change the rules of the game after it had been played.’”
Rick Hasen: “I expect any appeal would be rejected…”
“The idea of retroactively changing the rules for which ballots should count—and applying those retroactive rules just selectively in places where the challenging candidate expects to gain relative votes—sure is unconstitutional in any election system that values the rule of law.“
White House Urges Patience on Tariffs
“President Donald Trump and his top aides have settled on a decidedly non-Trumpian message for American businesses and consumers panicked by his trade war: Be patient,” Politico reports.
“Ahead of the next stage of economic fallout, that plea is already wearing thin.”
“U.S. manufacturers and retailers are bracing for a massive drop-off in goods arriving from China, as ports across the West Coast warn of a plunge in shipments not seen since the early days of the Covid pandemic.”
Ocasio-Cortez Won’t Seek Top Oversight Post
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Monday she won’t seek the top Democratic position on the Oversight Committee, citing the caucus’ preference for seniority,” Politico reports.
Said Ocasio-Cortez: “It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary, so I believe I’ll be staying put at Energy and Commerce.”
Guantánamo Has Held Fewer Than 500 Migrants
“American military forces have taken down some of the tents they hurriedly set up on an empty corner of the U.S. naval station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, three months after President Trump ordered preparations to house up to 30,000 migrants at the base,” the New York Times reports.
“No migrants were ever held in the tents, and no migrant surge has ever occurred. On Monday, the operation was housing just 32 migrants, in buildings that were established years ago.”
Trump Lobbies Senators for Ed Martin
“President Donald Trump has been making calls to Republican senators on behalf of Ed Martin, his controversial nominee to serve as US attorney for Washington, DC, who faces a difficult confirmation process,“ CNN reports.
Trump Ends Air Quality Monitoring at National Parks
“The Trump administration is ending an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country,” the Washington Post reports.
Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for Pentagon Business
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, the people said. He also used the nongovernmental message service to discuss media appearances, foreign travel, his schedule, and other unclassified but sensitive information.”
“The former Fox News host set up many of the chats himself, sending texts from an unsecured line in his Pentagon office and from his personal phone.”
Trump Administration Seeks Dismissal of Abortion Pill Case
“The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to sharply restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone — taking the same position as the Biden administration in a closely watched case that has major implications for abortion access,” the New York Times reports.
“The court filing by the Justice Department is striking, given that President Trump and a number of officials in his administration have forcefully opposed abortion rights.”
Vance Attacks Ilhan Omar for ‘Genocidal Language’
Vice President J.D. Vance attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for using inflammatory rhetoric, accusing the House Democrat of using “actually genocidal language.”
Said Omar, in a 2018 video clip: “Our country should be more fearful of White men because they are causing most of the deaths within this country.”
Flagging Economy Is Hurting the Housing Market
“The faltering economy is starting to become a drag on the housing market,” the Washington Post reports.
“Real estate agents, developers, home buyers and economists are all trying to make sense of which way trends are heading. Slower growth — the economy shrank at the beginning of 2025 — means interest and mortgage rates will probably stay high for the foreseeable future. Stock market swings and flagging consumer confidence are pushing buyers out of the market. President Donald Trump’s trade war is adding thousands to construction costs for new homes and remodels.”
Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash
“Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the Trump family is using its connections and President Trump’s power to profit from crypto trading,” the New York Times reports.
“The pushback intensified late last week after a closed-door meeting among Senate Democrats in which Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, told colleagues they should not commit to voting for the so-called GENIUS Act, a bill backed by the crypto industry.”
Hegseth Moves to Cut 20% of Generals
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered senior Pentagon leadership to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals by at least 20% across the military,” CNN reports.
Trump Backs Away from ‘Pope Trump’ Image
“President Donald Trump says he knew nothing about an artificially generated image of him dressed as the pope that was posted to his Truth Social account over the weekend,” USA Today reports.
Said Trump: “I had nothing to do with it. Somebody made up a picture of me dressed like the pope and they put it out on the internet. That’s not me that did it, I have no idea where it came from, maybe it was AI, but I know nothing about it, I just saw it last evening.”
He added: “They can’t take a joke. The Catholics loved it.”
Dr. Oz Backs Cuts to Medicaid Funding
“Mehmet Oz, the US Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services leader, suggested he supports reducing federal Medicaid funding for the millions of people who gained access to the program through the Affordable Care Act,” Bloomberg reports.
Brian Kemp Won’t Run for Senate
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is passing on a Senate run against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in 2026, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
“Though some allies of the second-term Republican long doubted he would run, the uncertainty froze for months the race against Ossoff, whom Republicans see as one of the most vulnerable incumbents on the ballot next year.”
Kemp was the only Republican candidate who was running ahead of Ossoff in recent AJC polling.
This is incredibly good news for Democrats — especially if it encourages Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) to run.
New Jersey Seeks to Ban Menendez from Public Jobs
“The New Jersey Attorney General’s office will seek a court order to permanently bar former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez from ever holding public employment in the state following his conviction on federal corruption charges last year,” the New Jersey Globe reports.
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