CNN: “On Friday morning, West Coast port officials told CNN about a startling sight: Not a single cargo vessel had left China with goods for the two major West Coast ports in the past 12 hours. That hasn’t happened since the pandemic.”
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The House Can’t Even Agree on a New Chaplain
Bloomberg: “The House usually elects or reelects a chaplain to a two-year term at the beginning of each Congress, in a process that draws scant attention and little or no debate. With a current salary of more than $200,000 a year, the chaplain opens legislative floor business most days with prayers, and offers spiritual guidance and support to members. They also coordinate the ‘guest chaplains’ who are frequently invited by members to deliver the daily prayer.”
“But in a sign of the political times, this year even picking an official spiritual leader is proving divisive for the chamber where Republicans hold a slim 220-213 majority. In a series of private meetings, the 10-member panel has struggled to identify someone a majority of representatives can back.”
An Administration of Fox News Personalities
“Jeanine Pirro, whom President Trump selected this week to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia, is just the latest in a slew of Fox News hosts and personalities to join the president’s administration this year,” The Hill reports.
“Pirro on Thursday became one of more than a dozen former Fox employees or contributors who have spoken glowingly about the president on the network’s air and been rewarded with top jobs in his government.”
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Trump Admits He’s Frustrated He Can’t End Wars
“When President Trump spoke to a room of top donors at his Florida club last week, he described ending Russia’s war in Ukraine as a growing frustration that keeps him up at night,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin was particularly tough to negotiate with, and wanted ‘the whole thing,’ Trump said, referring to Ukraine… His comments came in response to a donor’s question about his biggest foreign-policy concerns.”
“The war in Gaza was also notably challenging, Trump told the crowd. Finding any solution was hard because ‘they’d been fighting for a thousand years,’ he said.”
Trump Says Eric Adams Visited to ‘Thank Me’
“For the first time since his federal corruption case was dropped, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City met with President Trump in Washington on Friday, hours before documents related to his case were released,” the New York Times reports.
“The stated purpose of the visit, according to the mayor’s office, was for Mr. Adams to ‘discuss New York City priorities,’ including its infrastructure needs. But apparently there was another item on his agenda.”
“After Mr. Adams had left, Mr. Trump quickly summarized the meeting. ‘I think he came in to thank me, frankly,’ he said without elaborating.”
Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
“Some of America’s wealthiest and most powerful private foundations are informally banding together to protect their tax-exempt status from any potential attempt to revoke it by the Trump administration,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Grantmakers across the political spectrum, including the Ford Foundation, the Gates Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation, are discussing possible ways to respond should the administration make such an attempt.”
Politico: GOP considers slapping big taxes on Gates Foundation and others.
An American Pope Emerges as a Contrast to Trump
“Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s ascension to the papacy marks an extraordinary moment for American leadership on the world stage at a time when President Trump has transformed the country’s reputation abroad and fueled distrust among longtime allies,” the New York Times reports.
“But while two Americans now sit in positions of enormous global influence, Pope Leo XIV may offer the world a different view of U.S. values from Mr. Trump’s America First approach, which he has executed through stiff tariffs, imperialist musings and vast cuts to foreign aid.”
“When he was introduced to the world, the new pope — who speaks five languages and is a naturalized citizen of Peru — emphasized his pluralistic background, making a point of speaking in Italian (representing his new constituency) and Spanish (his old one). He spoke no English and made no reference to the United States, even as some Catholics in St. Peter’s Square excitedly waved U.S. flags.”
Judge Pauses Trump’s Plans for Mass Layoffs
“A federal judge on Friday called for a two-week pause in the Trump administration’s mass layoff plans, barring two dozen agencies from moving forward with the largest phase of the president’s downsizing efforts, which the judge said was illegal without Congress’s authorization,” the New York Times reports.
Pakistan Targets Military Sites in India
“Pakistan’s armed forces said they are targeting military sites in India after India fired missiles at three air bases in Pakistan’s Punjab province early Saturday, bringing the nuclear-armed rivals closer to war,” the Washington Post reports.
Politico: Pakistan says India fired missiles at air bases inside the country and Pakistan responds.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Won’t Run for Senate
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) won’t challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) next year, forgoing a polarizing Senate bid that many senior Republicans feared could jeopardize the party’s shot at flipping the seat, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Said Greene: “Jon Ossoff, you can stop with the fundraising emails and campaign ads claiming I’m your opponent. I’m not running.”
Politico: “Greene’s decision loomed large over the race, with many Democrats salivating over the possibility she’d enter the contest in one of the swingiest of swing states in the nation.”
Pizzo to Run for Florida Governor
State Sen. Jason Pizzo, who recently proclaimed the Florida Democratic Party “dead” before leaving the party, said Friday he will run for governor as an independent in 2026, Politico reports.
Trump Has Had Just 12 ‘Daily’ Intelligence Briefings
“Since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January, he has sat for just 12 presentations from intelligence officials of the President’s Daily Brief,” Politico reports.
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U.S. Will Hit Debt Ceiling in August
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told US lawmakers that his department’s ability to use special accounting maneuvers to stay within the federal debt limit could be exhausted in August,” Bloomberg reports.
Trump’s Float of Tax Hike on Wealthy Hits Resistance
“President Donald Trump’s last-minute push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans is running into a buzz saw of opposition in the Republican Party, where such proposals have long been anathema,” NBC News reports.
Newark Mayor Arrested During Immigration Protest
“Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week,” the AP reports.
USDA Wants Personal Data on Food Stamp Recipients
“The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status,” NPR reports.
“The sweeping and unprecedented request comes as the Trump administration ramps up the collection and consolidation of Americans’ sensitive data.”
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