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Appeals Court Skeptical of Alina Habba’s Appointment

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“A panel of federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical Monday of President Donald Trump’s use of unconventional methods to install loyalists as top prosecutors without Senate confirmation,” Politico reports.

“A trio of judges from the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals spent over an hour questioning the multistep process the Trump administration used to designate his former personal attorney Alina Habba the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey and keep her there even after district judges sought to replace her.”


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Trump Begins Demolishing East Wing Facade

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“Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing building,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Trump at the time: “It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of. It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”

Deadline for Trump’s Colleges ‘Compact’ Is Today

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The deadline for U.S. colleges and universities to sign a deal with the Trump administration — the “compact” devised by the Department of Education in exchange for priority treatment on federal grants — is today, NPR reports.

Nine schools originally received the “compact,” which would force schools to prevent transgender individuals from certain restrooms and sports, limit international student enrollment and adjust admission criteria. Six of those schools have already rejected the proposal.

U.S. Envoys Try to Get Gaza Ceasefire Back on Track

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“U.S. envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday aiming to corral Israel and Hamas to get the Gaza ceasefire plan back on track after an explosion of violence over the weekend that threatened to derail the week-old truce,” Reuters reports.

“The latest events reflected the stumbling blocks to keeping the long-sought ceasefire from unravelling and securing a lasting peace after two years of war in Gaza. Key questions of Hamas disarming, further Israeli troop pullbacks and future governance of the Palestinian enclave remain unresolved.”

Argentine Peso Weakens to Fresh Low

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“The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases earlier this month, in a sign that the Trump administration’s financial support is failing to halt the currency’s slide ahead of a crucial election for libertarian president Javier Milei,” the Financial Times reports.

Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments

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“More Americans are struggling to make their monthly car-loan payments, a sign that lower-income consumers are under growing financial pressure,” the New York Times reports.

“The share of subprime auto loans that were 60 days or more past due reached a high of nearly 6.5 percent in January and has lingered near that level, according to Fitch Ratings. Repossessions have swelled, more drivers are trading in vehicles that are worth less than they owe and lenders such as CarMax and Ally Financial have warned investors about auto loan performance.”

Mike Johnson Defends Trump’s Video

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gamely defended President Trump’s social media post showing him dropping human excrement on liberal protesters in comments to reporters, calling it “satire,” Politico reports.

Said Johnson: “The president uses social media to make the point. You can argue he’s probably the most effective person who’s ever used social media for that. He is using satire to make a point.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene Issues Harshest Warning Yet

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) “says that if her party can’t keep its promise to bring down the cost of living, it will pay the price in next year’s midterm elections,” Semafor reports.

Said Greene: “I can’t see into the future, but I see Republicans losing the House if Americans are continuing to go paycheck-to-paycheck. They’ll definitely be going into the midterms looking through the lens of their bank account.”

Justices to Decide If Drug Addicts Can Have Guns

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The Supreme Court agreed to decide if “habitual drug users” lose their gun rights under the 2nd Amendment, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Trump administration is defending a federal gun control law dating to 1968 and challenging the rulings of two conservative appeals court that struck down the ban on gun possession by any “unlawful user” of illegal drugs, including marijuana.

Politico: Supreme Court will review gun law that was used to convict Hunter Biden.

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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