“An influential conservative nonprofit covertly funded a series of super PACs with names suggesting liberal provenance as the groups injected hundreds of thousands of dollars into key nominating Democratic contests across the country,” CNN reports.
Rushed Vetting Preceded Graham Platner’s Campaign
“Rushing to launch Graham Platner’s Senate bid, Dan Moraff, a progressive up-and-comer and Platner’s top strategist, asked a Democratic research firm to vet the political novice,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“A thorough background check of a Senate candidate, which has become standard practice in key races, can take several weeks and cost roughly $20,000 or a monthly retainer. Moraff asked for an expedited, cheaper review to be done within days, according to people familiar with the matter.”
“In three days, New York-based Northside Research produced a brief, risk-assessment memo for Moraff in lieu of a detailed research book—or the start of one—that can be hundreds of pages long.”
Jon Ossoff’s Campaign Roars to Life
“Sen. Jon Ossoff’s general election machine is roaring to life,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
“The Democratic incumbent’s campaign said it raised more than $1 million in the 24 hours after Rep. Mike Collins clinched the Republican nomination, powered by roughly 27,000 online donors who gave an average of $38.”
“The haul is the latest sign of the financial juggernaut Ossoff has built around small-dollar fundraising. His campaign has socked away more than $32 million to battle for a second term.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“We’ve already made great progress over just the last few hours. I expect that we will make additional progress in the hours to come.”
— Vice President JD Vance, quoted by NOTUS, even though Iranian negotiators walked out of their meeting with the U.S.
Newsom Embraces Biden in Run-up to 2028
“Gavin Newsom is gambling that embracing Joe Biden will be more popular among Democrats than running away from him in the party’s 2028 presidential primary,” Axios reports.
“The California governor — unlike most potential Democratic candidates for president — has spent the last 18 months courting Biden and his family, publicly defending the ex-president’s legacy as others have distanced themselves.”
Trump’s Second Gamble on Iran
The Atlantic: “Donald Trump’s war against Iran began with one gamble and ended with another. Initially, the president bet that he could stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions by bombing Iran’s revolutionary regime out of existence. So he spent tens of billions of dollars, and upended the global economy, only to sign a memorandum of understanding undoubtedly weaker than any deal he could have struck before the war. Embedded in this document is a new gamble: that if Iran’s revolutionaries can’t be dislodged by force, they might instead be bribed to abandon their identity.”
“The memorandum offers a bundle of American inducements so lopsided that it reads as if Tehran wrote the plan unilaterally.”
Oil Rises Amid Uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz
“Oil prices inched up and stocks dipped on Sunday as the status of the Strait of Hormuz remained unclear, underscoring how challenging it may be to restore energy flows through the region,” the New York Times reports.
Colombia Elects Trump-Endorsed Businessman
“Colombia’s voters on Sunday elected a Donald Trump-endorsed right-wing businessman in a presidential runoff, ending a period of left-wing rule that coincided with the country’s worst security crisis in decades,” Semafor reports.
“Abelardo de la Espriella proposed bombing gang-held territory and building 10 El Salvador-style megaprisons, while his opponent, the leftist ruling-party senator Iván Cepeda, had pledged to continue negotiating with armed groups under President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” strategy.”
Bloomberg: Trump-backed conservative leads in Colombia presidential runoff.
Trump Ramps Up Feud with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni
“President Donald Trump kept his feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni going on Sunday while simultaneously bashing NATO for being a bunch of freeloading ingrates who did nothing to help the USA in its war against Iran,” Mediaite reports.
“Trump ripped Meloni — without mentioning her by name — and NATO in a Truth Social post.”
Said Trump: “After spending Trillions of Dollars on NATO, Italy, and its Prime Minister, wouldn’t even think of becoming involved with the Islamic Republic of Iran and their very serious Nuclear Threat.”
He added: “For decades, we defend them but, when tested, they are not there to defend us, and the rest of the World. Not good!”
Ruben Gallego’s Campaign Funded Luxury Family Outings
“Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for Senate in 2023,” Politico reports.
“The Arizona Democrat has used his leadership PAC to fund recent trips to Miami, Chicago, Disneyland and Disney World with his family. Gallego has tapped that PAC and his main campaign committee for more than $18,000 in reimbursements for child care since 2019 — including $400 to his wife’s mother for babysitting.”
Trump Blames ‘Vandalism’ for Reflecting Pool Do-Over
“Just a week after the completion of President Donald Trump’s much-hyped $14 million renovation of the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the water is green and a thin layer of ‘American flag blue’ paint originally meant to augment the color of the feature has begun to peel,” NOTUS reports.
“But rather than blaming Mother Nature or the contractor who won a no-bid contract for the renovation, Trump has turned his ire on another alleged culprit: vandals.”
Iran Vows Forces Are Ready to Respond
“Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the United States on Sunday against making threats at the Islamic republic, vowing that “our armed forces are ready to respond”,” South China Morning Post reports.
Said Ghalibaf: “Don’t they think that if their threats had any effect, they would not have reached today’s state of desperation? We do not take American threats into account.”
Iran Strait Control Complicates Trump Peace Talks
“President Donald Trump’s effort to strike a deal with Iran faced significant headwinds on Sunday, as Tehran flexed its control of the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes and the right flank of Trump’s party continued to accuse him of making too many concessions to secure an agreement,” the Washington Post reports.
“The challenges underscored the difficulty of Trump’s task as he seeks to turn a fragile ceasefire into a lasting agreement after months of war sent energy prices skyrocketing.”
Iran Halts U.S. Talks in Switzerland After Trump Threat
“Iran halted talks with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes over the actions of Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to the semi-official Fars news agency,” Bloomberg reports.
“Fars said the talks being held in Switzerland were now in a state of uncertainty, citing an anonymous source. Another semiofficial Iranian news agency, Tasnim, said that the Iranian delegation left the Swiss venue.”
Keir Starmer Set to Announce Exit Plan
“Allies of Keir Starmer expect him to set out a timetable for his departure as UK prime minister in the coming days, putting Britain on course for its seventh premier in a decade and paving the way for Andy Burnham to replace him,” Bloomberg reports.
“A statement from Starmer conceding power could come as soon as Monday, people familiar with the matter said, although they cautioned that was not certain. He spent the last three days considering his position and whether he should continue to fight attempts by Burnham, who was elected to Parliament last week, to depose him.”
Clayton Caught in Trump’s Leverage Play Against Congress
“Jay Clayton has been a loyal ally and golf buddy of President Trump. Now he is a pawn in a larger chess game between the president and Congress,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Clayton has for the past 14 months led the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, where he has pulled off the delicate feat of remaining in the president’s good graces while exercising some level of independence.”
“Clayton was set to take the first step last week toward a cabinet-level post, but the president delayed his nomination to be director of national intelligence to force Congress to act on Trump-endorsed election legislation that currently lacks enough support to pass.”
New York Times: Trump’s intelligence pick renews debate: is the director of national intelligence needed.
Lindsey Graham Thinks Iran Negotiatons Will Fail
“Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday he expects the U.S.’s attempts to reach a diplomatic solution with Iran to fail, though he noted that he would “rather try diplomacy than take it off the table,” CBS News reports.
Said Graham: “Let’s try a diplomatic solution. I think it’s going to fail. What happens next?”
Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran over Strait Closure
“President Trump threatened to destroy Iran on Sunday and suggested that the US could take full control of the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the ‘Guardian Angel’ of the oil choke point and take 20% of the crude if the fragile peace deal falls apart,” the New York Post reports.
Said Trump: “You close it, and you won’t have a country. You won’t even make it back to your fucking country.”
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