Unlearned lessons: Trump plans to close pandemic preparedness office
Donald Trump is prepared to close White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, repeating a mistake he made six years ago.
New data on Social Security’s finances packs a political punch
New data on Social Security's finances offered fresh evidence: President Joe Biden is helping strengthen the system as Donald Trump threatens to weaken it.
Democrat’s indictment leads to weird, new Trump conspiracy theory
Donald Trump responded to an indictment against a Democratic congressman by saying the justice system is rigged against conservatives. It's really not.
GOP’s Kristi Noem falls in a hole, finds a shovel, keeps digging
The White House said Gov. Kristi Noem "should probably stop digging herself in a hole.” That's good advice that the South Dakota Republican has ignored.
Monday’s Mini-Report, 5.6.24
Today’s edition of quick hits.
As the 2024 race advances, Trump alienates key constituencies
If President Joe Biden is lucky, Donald Trump will keep alienating constituencies who might otherwise give the Republican ticket a second look.
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.6.24
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Republicans shift their focus to home appliances (yes, again)
Last month, House Republicans shelved their misplaced focus on home appliances, energy conservation and efficiency standards. The plan has made a comeback.
Biden White House pushes back in response to Trump ‘Gestapo’ talk
Donald Trump’s weird whining about the White House resembling the "Gestapo" isn’t just factually wrong and morally offensive, it’s also deeply ironic.
Why it matters that Trump wants to see Jack Smith get ‘arrested’
What's more important than Donald Trump's latest whining about Jack Smith? The fact that the former president wants to see the special counsel arrested.
RNC troubles continue as party parts ways with its chief counsel
Two months ago, the RNC hired two lawyers to oversee the party’s election-year legal efforts. One has been indicted, and the other has been pushed out.
Tim Scott pushes a woeful solution to his Team Trump ‘problem’
Team Trump believes Tim Scott might not be hostile enough toward democracy. The Republican senator settled on the worst possible solution to the "problem."
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Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.3.24
Today’s edition of quick hits.
House Democrat indicted by DOJ, undermining GOP talking points
As a Democratic member of Congress is indicted on corruption allegations, the idea of a "weaponized" Justice Department has been thoroughly discredited.
Trump responds to falling crime rates in a decidedly Trumpian way
Donald Trump doesn’t want to believe that crime rates went down, which is why he said all evidence reflecting reality must be dismissed as “fake."
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.3.24
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
DeSantis makes ‘cultivated’ lab-grown meats illegal in Florida
“Cultivated” lab-based meats have apparently become part of the GOP's culture war. Take Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new ban on the products, for example.
Why the Biden administration plan to reclassify marijuana matters
For decades, the United States’ “war on drugs” moved in one punitive direction. As the Biden administration’s dramatic moves help prove, it’s a new day.
In a second term, Trump intends to address ‘a bias against white’
As his team prepares to protect white people from discrimination, Donald Trump says he’s concerned about the “problem” related to the “bias against white.”
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