“The only answer that I can come up with that explains the current behavior of Donald Trump is simply this: he wants the Republicans to lose. He hates them. He wants to torture them.”
— James Carville, quoted by Mediaite.
Spencer Cox Says Biden Should Have Pardoned Trump
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) told CNN that he once suggested that President Biden pardon President Trump.
Said Cox: “My hope was that could be a real example to the nation. I like to think that maybe things would be a little different today if he had actually made that decision.”
Democrats Lead in Surprising Senate Polls
“A string of unexpected independent poll results in this year’s midterm elections is bringing national attention to a slate of candidates who otherwise would be considered long shots as campaigns turn to the general election sprint — but some recent major misses are raising questions about whether those findings can be trusted,” Politico reports.
“Independent polls — those conducted without coordination with a campaign — this year have put Democratic Senate candidates ahead in deep-red Texas, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to the chamber since 1988, as well as Alaska and Iowa, which haven’t since 2008.”
“They have Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown leading GOP Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio, which President Donald Trump won by more than 11 points in 2024. In ruby-red Arkansas, which Trump won by more than 30 points, one independent poll has Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner in a statistical dead heat against GOP Sen. Tom Cotton.”
Carney Says Retaliation Against Tariffs Was Unavoidable
“Hours after his government imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of imports from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that Canada’s response had been unavoidable,” the New York Times reports.
Said Carney: “I don’t believe in escalating the conflict; that’s not constructive. But our tariffs are necessary to protect our workers, protect our companies and our communities. We can’t let American goods into Canada tariff free while they charge our companies to export them.”
Smithsonian Secretary Steps Down Amid Strife with Trump
“Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III is stepping down following more than a year of tension with President Trump over the way U.S. history is portrayed at the world’s largest museum and research complex,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Bunch’s departure marks one of the highest-profile shake-ups amid Trump’s broader cultural campaign to restore more ‘truth’ and ‘sanity’ to the retelling of American history.”
Putin Praises U.S. Peace Efforts in Call with Trump
“Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump that Russia did not have ‘aggressive plans’ against Europe and praised U.S. peacemaking efforts to end his war in Ukraine in a phone call on Tuesday, the Kremlin said,” the Financial Times reports.
“The call was the first time the presidents of Russia and the U.S. had spoken since western security officials began warning that Russia was stepping up its ‘hybrid war’ against Europe this summer.”
Alme Comfortably Leads Montana Senate Race
A new Peak Insights poll in Montana finds Kurt Alme (R) leading Seth Bodnar (I) in the U.S. Senate race, 44% to 22%, with Alani Bankhead (D) at 19%.
Senate Race
Kurt Alme (R) 44%
Seth Bodnar (I) 22%
Alani Bankhead (D) 19%
Trump Claims He Was Lifted Out of 9/11 Rubble
President Trump falsely claimed he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11 by first responders.
Said Trump: “Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms — ‘got to get out of here!’ — and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me.”
Pritzker Jumps Into Midterms Money Battle with New PAC
“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker launched a new political action committee over the weekend that plans to funnel millions of dollars into Democratic House races ahead of the midterms,” NOTUS reports.
“Pritzker’s Ready for the Fight PAC — a phrase often used by the governor and repeated liberally in the committee’s first ad spot — plans to invest at least $20 million in what it considers to be overlooked and competitive races.”
Trump Claims He Worked with First Responders After 9/11
“President Donald Trump recently reiterated claims that he visited Ground Zero and assisted with recovery efforts shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,” The Independent reports.
Court Rules IRS’s Data Sharing with ICE Violated Law
“The Trump administration violated federal law when it shared confidential taxpayer information with immigration authorities, an appeals court ruled Tuesday,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The Internal Revenue Service improperly allowed data transfers based on partial addresses and failed to satisfy requirements that tightly tie legal information sharing to criminal investigations.”
Paxton Aide Turned Whistle-Blower Appears in Talarico Ad
“A former top aide to Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, is appearing in a new online ad endorsing his Democratic rival, James Talarico, in one of the most hotly contested and costly U.S. Senate races in the country,” the New York Times reports.
“The aide, David Maxwell, served as Mr. Paxton’s director of law enforcement for several years until 2020, when he and other high-level staffers accused Mr. Paxton of abusing the power of his office to help a campaign donor under federal investigation.”
Supreme Court Asked to Enter Voter Verification Fight
“The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the Trump administration to resume expansion of an internal government database available to states to verify the citizenship status of voters,” Bloomberg reports.
“The application submitted to the court on Tuesday marks the latest high-stakes, election-related fight to reach the justices in recent weeks.”
Karl Rove ‘Nervous’ About Trump’s Midterm Convention
“Republican strategist Karl Rove said Tuesday he is ‘a little bit nervous’ about the GOP’s unprecedented midterm convention, warning that Republicans are making a late and risky bet on President Donald Trump with control of Congress on the line,” Mediaite reports.
Said Rove: “I’m a little bit nervous about it because, look, we’re in the final stages of the campaign. I’d be more comfortable if this had been held in June and July and set a thematic that could be pursued for four or five months rather than for 56 days.”
He added: “The White House is pushing a big bet, it’s like we’re at the tables, they’re pushing all the chips on saying if we make this about Donald Trump and if we make this about Donald Trump’s record and put him at the centre of this then we have a shot to pull this thing off.”
PAC Aims to Spur Action On AI
“A group of Democrats, concerned their party is not moving quickly enough to address voter anxiety about artificial intelligence, has started a political action committee aimed at spurring a response to the issue,” the New York Times reports.
“The organization, called Tomorrow Together and led by Democratic campaign veterans spanning the ideological wings of the party, is starting with more than $10 million raised from party donors and A.I. safety advocates.”
Ex-GOP Lawmakers Challenge Mail-in Voting Crackdown
“A group of Democratic lawmakers — and some former GOP members of Congress — is asking the Supreme Court to block President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting, arguing that the president has unlawfully seized federal election powers that belong to Congress and the states,” MS NOW reports.
U.S. Hits Iran’s Aviation Industry with Crippling Sanctions
“The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on additional aspects of Iran’s aviation industry, targeting more than two dozen commercial and private airlines as well as foreign cargo service providers in its new push to isolate Tehran from its remaining trading partners,” NOTUS reports.
“The latest actions are part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast campaign that is aimed at severing ‘critical financial lifelines’ for the already heavily sanctioned Iranian government. The new penalties are focused on the remaining facets of Tehran’s already beleaguered aviation ecosystem, which has been under countless sanctions from Washington for years.”
CNBC: U.S. sanctions Iranian airlines in aim to tighten economic squeeze as war spreads, oil rises.
Trump and Putin Speak After U.S. Envoys Visit Moscow
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