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How 3 GOP Freshmen Are Trying to Survive the Midterms
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (766+ words) Time: "The three most vulnerable freshmen are testing how much room there is for pushback in a party still defined by Trump and a House majority hanging on by a single seat. They're carefully carving out minimal distance on flashpoints…...
Americans Don't See the Point to This War
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (782+ words) Aaron Blake: "The war with Iran is now about two weeks old. And we're getting a lot of polling data on how Americans feel about the most significant new US military conflict in two decades." "It's still a confusing picture,…...
Very Few Even Recognize Josh Shapiro
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (639+ words) He may be governor of a critical swing state, the author of a bestselling book, and one of the hottest names in the hypothetical Democratic presidential field for 2028," the Washington Examiner reports. Fortune looks at how Jeffrey Epstein pulled Bill…...
Most Voters Are Wary of AI
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (689+ words) A new NBC News poll finds majority of registered voters, 57%, said they believe the risks of AI outweigh its benefits, compared with 34% who said the opposite. What's more, a plurality of voters view AI negatively and don't believe either Democrats…...
Senate Moves Quickly on Mullin's Nomination
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (648+ words) Senate Republicans want to move fast on Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK) nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, with a confirmation hearing already scheduled for March 18, Punchbowl News reports. Washington Post: "Typically, even partial government shutdowns cause panic that…...
The Shutdown Everyone Seems to Have Forgotten
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (644+ words) Washington Post: "Typically, even partial government shutdowns cause panic that consumes Congress, overshadowing other issues. That just hasn't happened during this partial shutdown." Senate Republicans want to move fast on Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK) nomination to lead the Department of…...
Trump’s Cuts Are Hampering Government Readiness
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (680+ words) President Donald Trump began his second term with a promise to cut "billions and billions of dollars" in government spending, empowering Elon Musk"s Department of Government Efficiency to eliminate programs and fire workers it deemed wasteful," CNN reports. One…...
How the Iran War Ends
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (699+ words) Alternatively, the Americans could reopen the Gulf as a new Iranian government more focused on developing the country than on dominating its neighbors emerges. This would be a major victory for the Trump administration." Most likely is an in-between scenario…...
The Impotence of 'Drill, Baby, Drill"
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (677+ words) Paul Krugman: "Donald Trump talked a lot of nonsense about energy during the 2024 campaign. But in fairness, some of the underlying premises behind "drill, baby, drill" were accepted by many people. At the very least, it was widely presumed that…...
Mississippi Cleared Voter Rolls Using Unverified Data
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (687+ words) Mississippi rolled out a controversial method statewide last July to perform the routine job of checking voters" residences: using unverified credit data to remove 50,000 voters from the voting rolls, Mississippi Today reports. "Using the credit data, which comes from the…...