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Tucker Carlson's Kid Quits JD Vance's Staff
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (350+ words) Tucker Carlson's son Buckley Carlson has left his job as deputy press secretary for Vice President JD Vance, Politico reports. Every morning before the sun's up, I sit down to work on Political Wire with a cup of Trade Coffee…...
Indiana Primary Tests Trump's Control Over Republicans
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (182+ words) Associated Press: "Indiana's primary on May 5 has become an unlikely test of Trump's grip on the Republican Party. After state senators defied White House pressure by opposing redistricting, Trump has endorsed seven primary challengers in races that rarely attract any…...
Washington, D. C. Police Were About to Arrest Cory Mills
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (162+ words) Washington, D. C. police "were about to arrest Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) after a woman accused him of assault last year, but a lieutenant ordered them not to when she changed her account after appearing to talk to the congressman," the Washington…...
Americans Don't Support the Iran War
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (164+ words) A new Politico poll finds support for military action in Iran is weak " just 38 percent of Americans back the strikes " and views remain largely unchanged from the days following the joint U. S. -Israel strikes, even as the administration has now had…...
Women in Congress Flex Their Power
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (160+ words) USA Today: "In a matter of days, rank-and-file female lawmakers banded together across party lines to oust Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales" "It was a striking demonstration of bipartisan resolve on Capitol Hill. And on the heels of the overwhelming…...
Trump Eases Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (361+ words) President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expedite research and access to psychedelics used outside the US to treat post-traumatic stress disorder," Bloomberg reports. Every morning before the sun's up, I sit down to work on Political Wire with…...
Netanyahu Torched U. S. Support for a Generation
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (369+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wreaking havoc on Israel's standing with Americans as the Iran war supercharges a deterioration in relations with the U. S. ," Axios reports. Israel's polling collapse among younger Americans is hitting Congress, too. Lawmakers who started out…...
Supreme Court's Internal Tensions Spill Into View
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (169+ words) As the Supreme Court barrels toward the final stretch of a politically explosive term, its private tensions are surfacing in public," the Wall Street Journal reports. A series of blunt remarks by three justices in recent days has offered a…...
Court Again Allows Ballroom Construction to Go On
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (172+ words) A federal appeals court on Friday allowed construction on President Trump's ballroom project to proceed through early June, pausing, for now, a lower court's order that construction stop after next week," the New York Times reports. The overnight decision was…...
U. S. Military Prepares to Board Iran-Linked Ships
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (379+ words) The U. S. military is preparing in coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters, expanding its naval crackdown beyond the Middle East," the Wall Street Journal reports. Every morning before the sun's up, I sit…...