Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked an effort by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files, halting a dramatic procedural maneuver that had placed the contentious issue at the center of chamber debate. In a 51-49 vote, the Senate rejected Schumer’s proposal, with Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri … Read more
President Donald Trump’s approval rating among white voters has reversed. According to an Economist/YouGov poll, the percentage of white voters who support Trump has increased by 8 percentage points after declining. This improvement in polling means that Trump’s approval rating among this demographic is now positive. Why does this matter? White people are a key … Read more
Republican Representative Thomas Massie said that billionaire John Paulson, a major donor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, was listed in Jeffrey Epstein’s “black book.” Paulson’s name previously appeared in Epstein’s “little black book,” a communications log seized during the investigation. Massie raised this issue amid fierce opposition from the Trump administration over its handling of … Read more
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday changing the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War,” a name not used since the 1940s. The order is part of his oft-stated push to enhance the image of American military power. A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, … Read more
In Washington, students returned to school, the papers changed color, and Congress debated whether to investigate why the president’s name was allegedly repeated in documents related to the investigation of a notorious teenage sex offender. In my opinion: yes, this is a question the U.S. House should attempt to answer. I don’t care if it’s … Read more
Gavin Newsom called Trump a “bumbling idiot” and indicated that the president might be suffering from dementia after Trump spoke about him today in the Oval Office Gavin Newsom has dealt Donald Trump another blow in their ongoing feud. The California governor turned to X to respond after Trump attacked him by name during his … Read more
The Democratic governors of Oregon, Washington, and California are forming a new public health partnership aimed at ensuring vaccine access. This partnership, called the Western Health Alliance, will develop its vaccination guidelines “with input from recognized national medical organizations,” according to a press release issued Wednesday by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, … Read more
One of the most formidable obstacles to overcoming the emergency is the lack of a clear legal strategy to stop Trump’s excessive use of emergency powers. “I’m not aware of any legal challenges to the excessive use of emergency powers,” Goitein told me, and if she isn’t aware of any, I doubt anyone else is. … Read more
When the president claims everything is a national emergency, so that he can do whatever he wants, the courts need to regard that as the real emergency.Illegal border crossings are an emergency. Mexican cartels are an emergency. The failure to accelerate mining and drilling on federal lands is an emergency. Illegal drugs from Canada, China, … Read more
In an article titled “The Saddest Little Dictator,” Bulwark editor Jonathan Last speculated that President Donald Trump was having a hard time coping with his exclusion from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s lavish military parade. “When the world’s most powerful dictators gathered to push their agenda, they wouldn’t let Trump sit at their table, even though … Read more