Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before  —  Donald Trump has been thinking a lot about his place in history.  That's one of the reasons, according to recent reporting by The Atlantic and The Times, why he's paying so little attention to his plummeting popularity …

Read the DNC's 2024 autopsy obtained by CNN  —  Democratic Natl Committee Democratic Natl Convention US elections  —  CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin.

Bipartisan House effort aims to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund  —  A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Donald Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort ahead of a formal announcement.

Trump says he's postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry  —  President Donald Trump called off a Thursday signing ceremony for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America's edge on AI technology.

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say  —  Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled  —  A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa …

Democrats' Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows  —  Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.  —  The Democratic Party is entering …

New York City 2026 Congressional Polling: NY-07, NY-10, NY-12  —  Home Polls New York City 2026 Congressional Polling: NY-07, NY-10, NY-12  —  New Emerson College Polling/PIX 11 surveys measure key New York City Democratic congressional primaries in New York's 7th, 10th, and 12th districts.

Bonus 228: The $1.776B Political Question  —  President Trump's $1.776B “Anti-Weaponization” slush fund is just the latest (and gravest) move that underscores the limits of judicial remedies, and the need to reinvigorate political ones.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every so often a story comes along …

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda  —  The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users' accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.  —  Ben Gilbert describes himself on Bluesky, the social media app, as an “economist …

Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real  —  Angelo Carusone and Aaron Rupar share a distinction that we imagine many Americans would happily cede to them: They have likely watched more Donald Trump rallies, speeches, and press briefings than any other living Americans.

Colorado Democratic Party censures Jared Polis over Tina Peters clemency … Peters allowed a man affiliated with Mike Lindell, a conspiracy theorist aligned with President Donald Trump, to access Mesa County election systems.  —  The state was forced to spend nearly one million dollars to replace it all …

A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision  —  Reynolds American's contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the company had sought.  —  The tobacco company Reynolds American donated $5 million …

Trump approval among Republicans at new low in Fox News poll  —  A new Fox News poll shows President Trump's approval rating has reached an all-time low with Republicans as the issues of affordability, job growth and the economy remain top of mind for voters across the country.

The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman … Over the last three years, Democratic Party support for Israel has undergone a dramatic reversal.  In 2024, 18 Democratic senators backed a measure to block arms sales to the country.  In April of this year, it was 40.

ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence  —  A newly uncovered police bulletin warns that white supremacists may interpret ICE social media content as a call to violence.  —  COLORADO LAW ENFORCEMENT officials warned their counterparts across …

A Truly Mind-Blowing Theory About Tom Massie's Sex Secrets Exposé  —  BEFORE HIS DOUBLE-DIGIT PRIMARY DEFEAT on Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) spent the final days of his campaign dogged by an ex-girlfriend's revelations about their sex life.  —  In an appearance …

Trump to roll back Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to lower grocery costs  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to announce the overhaul of two Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency rules for refrigerants in a push to lower grocery costs for consumers, according to an administration official.

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Scoop: Fetterman's chief of staff resigns  —  Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff resigned Wednesday, a source familiar with the move told Axios. … She became his chief of staff in 2025.  — Her official last day will be in the coming weeks.  — Fetterman, who was once a darling …

US to invest $2bn in nine quantum computing companies  —  Beneficiaries include start-up backed by firm with links to the Trump family  —  The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2bn in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a start-up backed by a firm with links …

‘Broadview Six’ trial called off for now, following closed-door hearing about grand jury transcripts  —  The case is one of the most highly publicized prosecutions to result from last fall's Operation Midway Blitz deportation campaign.  That's because it began as a conspiracy case …

Ignore This Bond Market Slump at Your Own Peril  —  Long term interest rates in the US have been heading higher.  Yields on 10-year Treasury notes have risen almost half a percentage tojust under 4.70% this week.  That's the highest since January 2025.  This raises some obvious questions …

Jeff Bezos says bottom half of earners should pay zero in income taxes … Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners.  —  The top 1% of taxpayers pay about 40% of all the tax revenue, and the bottom half pay 3% …

Iran rebuilding military industrial base faster than expected, already producing drones, according to US intel  —  Iran has already restarted some of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, one sign it is rapidly rebuilding certain military capabilities degraded …

Musk, SpaceX and Muscovite fever dreams  —  Tech titans are in many ways the intellectual heirs of the Soviet space programme  —  The world's richest man is making some of history's wildest promises.  Ahead of the forthcoming flotation of his SpaceX satellite, rocket and AI company …

How much more are ARIZONA ACA enrollees *really* paying this year due to Trump/GOP policies? … Regular readers know that I've been obsessing over the massive increases in both gross as well as net premiums for ACA health insurance policy enrollees being caused by the combination …