“Mike Huckabee remains a paid pitchman for the Florida-based American Behavioral Research Institute — makers of the Relaxium dietary supplement pill — even as he simultaneously serves as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Israel, one of the world’s highest-profile diplomatic posts,” NOTUS reports.
The Trump Train Jumps the Tracks
Andrew Egger: “It wasn’t long before you could feel that overwhelming momentum start to slow. In retrospect, the Supreme Court’s slapdown of his lawless deportations to El Salvador was one inflection point; his shambolic rollout and subsequent panicked walkback of his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs was another.”
“But now, in the wake of the government shutdown, we seem to be hitting a third phase in Trump’s second term, in which his forward momentum is in danger of stopping altogether. And in that environment, the incompetence so endemic in term one is making itself known again, with a vengeance.”
“Suddenly, everywhere you look, you see a White House flailing.”
Why the GOP Majority Is Falling Apart
Former Rep. David Trott (R-MI) reflects for the Daily Beast:
“Most of my peers were more capable and intelligent than the media portrayed them, although the place was completely dysfunctional. It still is. And it’s gotten worse. More toxic. The focus is on winning—i.e. beating the other party—and playing the blame game, not solving problems…”
“Members I have kept in touch with are miserable, and the deplorable state of affairs in our Capitol today is certainly a driving factor behind many recent lawmakers’ resignations… Republicans in particular have an untenable choice—stand up to President Trump’s unconstitutional actions or fall in line and accomplish nothing.”
Jake Sherman: “I’ve gotten countless text messages from House Republicans agreeing with this sentiment and saying why the hell should we stay in Congress if all we’re going to do is vote on censures and be a potted plant.”
Apple in China
A must-read: Apple in China by Patrick McGee.
New York Times: “This smart and comprehensive account makes a devastatingly clear case that Apple’s decision under Tim Cook, the current CEO, to manufacture about 90 percent of its products in China has created an existential vulnerability not just for Apple, but for the United States — nurturing the conditions for Chinese technology to outpace American innovation.”
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
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- 448 Pages - 05/13/2025 (Publication Date) - Scribner (Publisher)
Consumer Confidence Falls by Most Since April
U.S. consumer confidence slid in November by the most in seven months on growing anxiety about the labor market and the economy, Bloomberg reports.
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Russia Says It Could Reject Trump’s Peace Plan
“Russia has signaled it could reject a modified US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine if it fails to satisfy Moscow’s long-standing demands, even as Kyiv indicated it had agreed a framework with Washington,” the Financial Times reports.
Democrats Plan New Investment in Winning Rural Voters
“Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — in their effort to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives next year,” NPR reports.
“This is the first time, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says, that it’s had a program specifically dedicated to engaging rural voters.”
Erika Kirk Puts Organization Behind JD Vance
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk said her organization’s efforts to support a potential JD Vance presidential campaign in 2028 are “in the works,” CNN reports.
Trump May Meet Xi Four Times Next Year
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there may be as many as four meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next year as both sides look to keep in place a fragile trade truce,” Bloomberg reports.
Trump Accidentally Amplifies Call to Impeach Him
“Donald Trump is struggling to stay on message after accidentally boosting a call to impeach himself,” the Daily Beast reports.
“The president went on a social media posting spree attacking a group of Democrats who last week released a video urging U.S. service members and the intelligence community to refuse illegal orders.”
“But while doing so, he posted a screenshot of Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer and one of six Democratic lawmakers featured in the video, from an anti-Trump account named ‘Impeach Trump a 3rd Time.'”
Pam Bondi Vows to Appeal Comey and James Cases
Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the Justice Department would take “all available legal action, including an immediate appeal,” after a federal judge tossed out separate criminal charges against the former FBI director James Comey and New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, the New York Times reports.
Ukraine Agrees to Core Terms of Peace Deal
Ukraine has agreed to the core elements of a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, with some details still to be worked out, The Hill reports.
The Clean-Up Man
Politico: “The head-spinning and chaotic past week of U.S. diplomacy has made plain two truths about Rubio’s role in the administration.”
“First, foreign and congressional interlocutors regard him as a clean-up hand on the Russia-Ukraine file, coming in to restore order and realign Washington with its allies and partners, rather than Moscow.”
“Second, Trump’s preference for jettisoning traditional policy coordination across Cabinet departments has bred a turbulent foreign policy with an array of senior principals operating in their own lanes.”
Trump Complicates Elise Stefanik’s Path to Governor
“President Donald Trump’s astonishingly chummy Oval Office meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani could not have come at a worse time for Rep. Elise Stefanik,” Politico reports.
“The New York Republican is mounting an uphill gubernatorial bid in a deep blue state, building her campaign on the argument that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is the nation’s worst chief executive — and tying Hochul to the 34-year-old democratic socialist who will soon lead New York City.”
“Trump blew up that message in minutes.”
McCarthy Warns More Retirements Are Coming
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Fox News that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t the only one on retirement watch.
Said McCarthy: “She’s almost like the canary in the coal mine. And this is something inside Congress, they’d better wake up, because they are going to get a lot of people retiring, and they’ve got to focus.”
He added: “I think keeping members out of Congress — you only get two years to be in the majority, and if the Democrats get you not to work everyday for two months, that’s losing two months of the majority.”
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Anne Applebaum: “The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.”
Johnson’s Chaotic House
Jonathan Bernstein: “Several of us have been calling the Republican Party dysfunctional, and House Republicans as the most dysfunctional of all, for quite some time. Hard as it is to believe, it’s actually getting worse.”
“The party remains unable to maintain control of the House floor, and there’s now a vague (although still unlikely) possibility they could manage to lose their majority altogether even before it’s most likely lost in next November’s elections.”
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