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The Iran War Is Consuming the Trump Presidency
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (239+ words) The Economist: “Here is a thought to chill the blood of President Donald Trump. He would be in a far better place today if he had followed the foreign-policy advice of the predecessor he loathes, Barack Obama. According to the…...
Democrats Reset the Maine Senate Race
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (180+ words) “Democrats in Maine have reset a Senate race seen as critical to their party’s chances of retaking the chamber after an improvised scramble to swap out a damaged candidate, Graham Platner, for a new one, Troy Jackson, after a wild…...
Can This Man Save Democrats?
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (177+ words) Politico: “Ben Wikler wanted to lead the Democratic Party after his party’s disastrous 2024. But Wikler, the former Wisconsin Democratic chair, may ultimately help Democrats even more with his new book: This Is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and…...
Republican Enthusiasm Problem Hits Even Core Voters
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (181+ words) “Republican pollsters and political groups are raising the alarm that their party faces a listless and demotivated base ahead of November’s midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports. ”A raft of discouraging data from polling, door knocking and focus groups is…...
Andy Burnham Says He Will Disagree with Trump in Public
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (130+ words) “Andy Burnham has promised to disagree with Donald Trump if necessary, including in public, in his first big broadcast interview since becoming prime minister,” The Guardian reports. “Burnham’s comments came as Wes Streeting, the new defence secretary, said he did…...
Iran’s New Leader Far More Interested in Nuclear Weapon
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (153+ words) “American intelligence agencies believe that Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is far more interested than his father and predecessor in pursuing a nuclear weapon,” the New York Times reports. “Ayatollah Khamenei’s father, who was killed at the start…...
Even Trump Can’t Spin This One
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (212+ words) Charlie Warzel: “If President Trump has one true skill, it is conjuring up alternate realities and getting his supporters to accept them. The examples are everywhere: dismissing stories he doesn’t like as ‘fake news’ from corrupt media, casting the January…...
How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (187+ words) “When Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts went to her fellow Democrats last year during their weekly lunch to suggest working with Republicans on a major new housing bill, she was met with trepidation and doubt,” the New York Times reports....
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Postcard from the DMZ
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (276+ words) On our way home from Mongolia, we spent a couple of nights in Seoul. The highlight was a visit to the Korean Demilitarized Zone—a place where history feels unfinished. The DMZ separates North and South Korea along one of…...