“The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, older and disabled people that could result in hundreds of thousands of people losing benefits,” the Washington Post reports.
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Devils’ Advocates
A must-read: Devils’ Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests by Kenneth P. Vogel.
“Vogel takes us inside Washington’s murky foreign lobbying industry, providing an unsparing look at the politically connected and morally flexible Americans who get rich working on behalf of brutal dictators, corrupt oligarchs, and pitiless arms dealers.”
Devils' Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests
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How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil
“U.S. sanctions make it nearly impossible to pay Iran for its oil. China has figured out how to do it anyway, in an arrangement that has largely been secret,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The hidden funding conduit has deepened economic ties between the two U.S. rivals in defiance of Washington’s efforts to isolate Iran.”
“The barter-like system works like this, according to current and former officials from several Western countries, including the U.S.: Iranian oil is shipped to China—Tehran’s biggest customer—and, in return, state-backed Chinese companies build infrastructure in Iran.”
Netanyahu Embraces Gaza Deal as a Personal Win
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took much personal credit this weekend for an emerging plan to free all remaining hostages from Hamas and end the two-year war in Gaza,” the New York Times reports.
“But it was abundantly clear to Israelis, and to Palestinians and others in the region, that the one calling the shots was President Trump.”
Bad Bunny Responds to Critics
“Bad Bunny responded to MAGA critics upset he’ll be the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer during his Saturday Night Live monologue on Saturday by speaking in Spanish — then telling them they have four months to learn what he just said,” Axios reports.
Trump Sends California National Guard to Portland
The Trump administration sent 300 federalized members of the California National Guard to Oregon early Sunday, after being blocked by a federal court from deploying the Oregon National Guard in that state, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom of California. Mr. Newsom denounced the move as a “breathtaking abuse of power” and said California would sue, the New York Times reports.
Washington Post: Tensions spike in Chicago, Portland as Trump faces legal challenges over troop use.
Few Think Shutdown Is Worth It
A new CBS News poll finds just 28 percent said Democrats’ positions are worth it to shut down the government, and 23 percent said Republicans’ positions were worth it.
As for the blame game, 39 percent said it was Trump and congressional Republicans’ fault, compared to 30 percent who primarily blame congressional Democrats. And 31 percent blame both sides equally.
Mamdani Fuels Democratic Turbulence
“Top Democratic Party officials are increasingly frustrated with their leadership for not doing more to support Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of New York City,” Axios reports.
“The rise of Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has split top Democrats in D.C. and New York, some of whom fear his left-wing views and criticism of Israel will damage the party’s national brand.”
Trump Warns Hamas of ‘Complete Obliteration’
President Trump told CNN Hamas faces “complete obliteration” if the group refuses to cede power and control of Gaza, amid ongoing efforts to push forward his proposed ceasefire plan.
Are We Headed for a Second Civil War?
John Avlon interviewed Barbara Walter, author of How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them, about the dangerous warning signs in America today.
More Think Shutdown Will Last Less Than Two Weeks
A new YouGov survey found that 41% of Americans think the federal closure will last for two weeks or less. Thirteen percent said they expect the shutdown to last three to four weeks and 9% said they predict at least a month-long closure.
More than a third — 37% — of Americans surveyed, however, said they are not sure how long it will last, resonating with the uncertainty voiced by most lawmakers in Washington.
Trump’s Team Pledging Economic Gains Next Year
“President Trump’s advisers are counseling him to refine his economic message with a pitch to voters aimed at easing their anxiety about weak jobs growth and stubborn inflation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Their new mantra: Just wait until next year.”
“In private conversations with the president, Trump’s advisers, rather than dwell on shaky economic data, have painted a rosy outlook, insisting that data will begin to improve in the first quarter of 2026.”
Supreme Court Will Be Forced to Grapple with Trump
“The Supreme Court and President Donald Trump are headed for a reckoning,” the Washington Post reports.
“After months of terse emergency rulings that largely avoided major confrontations with the new administration, the justices will open their new term on Monday faced with the need to render full, final verdicts on policies at the core of Trump’s presidency.”
Laura Loomer Is Turning Against MAGA Stalwarts
“President Trump confidante Laura Loomer has successfully campaigned for the ouster of more than a dozen national security officials and others she has accused of secretly working against the president’s ‘Make America Great Again’ agenda,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Now she is training her considerable firepower inside the MAGA tent.”
“The 32-year-old, self-styled journalist with 1.8 million followers on X and a twice-weekly podcast ‘Loomer Unleashed,’ has emerged as a powerful figure in Trump’s second term, speaking to the president in the evening when she calls, and telling him who she thinks is disloyal to him.”
Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown
“As the government shutdown enters its first full week, travelers planning visits to national parks and other tourist sites run by the federal government face more than a little uncertainty,” the New York Times reports.
“National parks largely will remain open, but there are exceptions, and even those that are open may reduce services for visitors. Specifics likely vary from park to park.”
Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard
“A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from using Oregon National Guard soldiers to help quell nightly protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon,” the New York Times reports.
“Judge Karin Immergut, of the U.S. District Court in Oregon, sided with Democrats who run the state government when she issued a temporary restraining order blocking the mobilization. President Trump and the Defense Department had ordered 200 Oregon soldiers for a 60-day deployment.”
Hegseth Mulled Sending 82nd Airborne to Portland
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as ‘lawless mayhem,’ according to images of messages,” the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
“The messages, casually exchanged last weekend in a crowded, public space, show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne, an infantry division that has been deployed to combat zones in both world wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.”
“If the administration were to send in the Army division, it would almost certainly be challenged in court under federal laws limiting how the military can be used domestically.”
Trump to Federalize Illinois National Guard
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) warned that President Trump plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard.
Pritzker said he would be defying the order: “I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump’s acts of aggression against our people. Illinois, we will do everything within our power to look out for our neighbors, uphold the Constitution, and defend the rule of law.”
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