Punchbowl News: “Trump and Hill Republicans are trapped in a dangerous paradox. Trump’s political endorsement is worth more than ever in GOP primaries, yet his legislative agenda and fixation on personal projects are growing more toxic heading into the fall campaign season. As more Republicans move past their primaries, they’re suddenly finding it advantageous to oppose him.”
Democrats Hit by Last-Minute Platner Anxiety
“Democrats have been caught in the bind Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sought to avoid when he backed Gov. Janet Mills over Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race,” Axios reports.
“Democrats must now support an untested and largely unvetted outsider as he faces intense media scrutiny over his relationship with women in a must-win race.”
“Maine’s Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) in November is in eight days.”
Politico: Democrats fret Graham Platner could cost them — and not just in Maine.
Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariff
“The Trump administration on Monday proposed a 25 percent tariff on a broad range of Brazilian imports, concluding after a trade investigation that Brazil had engaged in unfair practices that imposed burdens on American businesses,” the New York Times reports.
U.S. Presses Neutral Oman to Pick a Side
“At the start of the U.S.-Iran war, officials in Oman raced to establish a back channel with Tehran that helped Gulf states reopen flight corridors—a diplomatic coup made possible by Muscat’s staunch impartiality in the conflict,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Three months later, that neutral stance is beginning to backfire. Washington increasingly interprets Oman’s approach toward Tehran as hostile to America and, according to U.S. and Arab officials, has pressed Oman to pick a side and cut diplomatic ties with Iran.”
Trump Fumes at Netanyahu
President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call on Monday, Axios reports.
Said a “pissed” Trump: “What the fuck are you doing?”
He added: “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”
Democrats Stick with Platner While Bracing for More
“Democrats are preparing for Graham Platner to stick around until November, even as they also discuss — much more quietly — the likelihood of still more damaging stories about their Maine Senate candidate’s past,” Semafor reports.
“Platner is seeking to bolster his standing with the party after a weekend of scandal; a campaign official said he plans to visit Washington on Tuesday for meetings with senators. He and his wife have acknowledged the veracity of reports that he sent sexual messages to multiple other women while pushing back on the matter as resolved, and his campaign team has sniped at the former adviser who confirmed the information.”
Trump Says Iran Negotiations Are ‘Very Boring’
“For three months, President Trump has been deeply engaged in the Iran conflict, planning the 38 days of attack, struggling to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and proclaiming ‘a whole civilization will die tonight,’ then backing away to declare a cease-fire and a naval blockage of Iranian ports,” the New York Times reports.
“But on Monday, after days of haggling with Iranian officials through intermediaries on a preliminary agreement, Mr. Trump declared it was starting ‘to get very boring.’”
Democrat Deleted Posts Calling to Seize Private Property
“Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist congressional candidate endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, deleted a previous Twitter account that included thousands of posts and reposts expressing support for abolishing police, prisons and borders, as well as seizing private property and nationalizing major industries and calling into question Israel’s right to exist,” CNN reports.
Graham Platner Heads to D.C.
“Maine Democratic Senate primary frontrunner Graham Platner is scheduled to meet with Democratic senators in Washington on Tuesday afternoon,” Axios reports.
Minnesota GOP Held Silent Prayer for George Floyd’s Killer
“Minnesota Republicans left their state convention with endorsed candidates and a renewed focus on winning statewide office in 2026, but a delegate-driven tribute to Derek Chauvin is giving Democrats a fresh line of attack as the campaign season begins,” the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
“The brief moment of silent prayer for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree murder in George Floyd’s killing was not planned by party leaders, but it prompted swift condemnation from Democrats.”
Trump Drops Plan for ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
Bloomberg: “The Trump administration intends to scrap a controversial $1.8 billion legal fund for victims of alleged government weaponization.”
“The move came after blowback from Republicans and Democrats, who derided it as a slush fund for President Donald Trump’s political allies. It’s the latest setback for the president, who recently suffered a court defeat over his plans to overhaul the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and has struggled to end the war in Iran.”
Said one source to Axios: “It’s dead for now.”
Punchbowl News reports that “the administration is expected to announce that they are going to comply with the court order and not go forward on the weaponization fund.”
Battle for the Senate Could Come Down to Controversies
CNN: “Problematic candidates have mostly been a hurdle for Senate Republicans in recent years. But in 2026, they could be a real problem for both parties — and could potentially decide Senate control.”
Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Female and Black Officers
New York Times: “In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.”
“The net result of Mr. Hegseth’s intervention is a slate of 22 nominees to be one-star admirals that bears little resemblance to the broader force these officers will help lead.”
“At least two of the officers removed by Mr. Hegseth from the promotion list are women and two are Black men. An additional three are white men.”
Pentagon Bans Journalists from Press Office
Washington Post: “The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the public affairs officers who have traditionally answered their questions.”
How Trump Made Penn Quake in Its Boots
Jordan Heller: “Fearful of being labeled antisemitic, the University of Pennsylvania has acquiesced to the demands of a punitive Trump administration and vindictive donors—and it’s chilling speech both inside and outside the classroom.”
GOP Candidate Won’t Say How Many People He’s Killed
Colorado gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx sat down for an interview with KUSA’s Kyle Clark:
CLARK: Your claim that your abusive stepfather forced you to kill a man when you were seven years old — is that the only person you’ve ever killed?
MARX: Well, I would say… as a child, yes, without question, but I’ve been in other situations where possibly people or persons died as a result of me defending myself in other countries.
CLARK: Do you think that you’ve killed people as an adult?
MARX: Does it matter? I don’t think that’s important. It’s actually kind of — it’s an odd question to me.
Judges Call Out Justice Department Lawyers
New York Times: “The government lawyers whose honesty the judges have called into question are a mix of career civil servants, political appointees and newcomers brought in as the Justice Department makes a public hiring push to fill its depleted ranks. Their missteps in court come as the department’s leadership takes an unusually combative tone with judges who rule against them, and department lawyers try to balance judges’ demands against the often stubborn posture of the executive-branch clients they represent.”
“But regardless, an increasing number of judges appear to be questioning the longtime assumption that Justice Department lawyers can be taken at their word, part of the ‘presumption of regularity’ that experts say allows federal courts to operate swiftly and smoothly.”
Janet Mills Says She’s Still on the Ballot
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) “is reminding voters that her name is still on the ballot in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate,” the Portland Press Herald reports.
Said Mills: “People have the impression that I ‘withdrew’ or ‘dropped out’ but I simply suspended active campaigning. I am still on the ballot.”
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