6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (160+ words) “Democrats are grappling with several liabilities that risk impeding the momentum they have gained to retake control of Congress,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “New opportunities have come on the map for Democrats as President Trump has become increasingly unpopular…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (138+ words) CBS News: “There has never been such a dizzying pardon economy as there is in Washington right now — a Wild West of clemency populated by MAGA-connected brokers and influencers — where the old norms have been largely tossed aside.” “Previously, those…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (161+ words) “President Donald Trump guaranteed that his $5,000 checks to all Americans are ‘100%’ going forward if Republicans win the midterms and that he knows ‘exactly’ how he’ll pay for it,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “I know exactly how we’re going to pay…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (139+ words) “Well I’ll say this, we’re leading China in AI. We’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly I want to keep it that way, because whoever wins AI, wins. We can put guardrails in, we can do this…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (65+ words) A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 54% to 46%. Generic Congressional Ballot Democrats 54% Republicans 46% CBS News/YouGov poll · adults · ±2.3% A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (157+ words) “A federal judge said in a filing Friday that a Trump administration order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its staffing nearly in half was illegal,” CNN reports. “In a decision that marked a critical victory for union…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (294+ words) “Republicans used their midterm convention this week to ask voters to preserve their congressional majorities and let them ‘finish the job,’” Politico reports. ”But with few consensus legislative goals, it’s far from clear what job they want to finish.” Think…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (208+ words) Jonathan Chait: “Donald Trump’s new promise to give a $5,000 check to every adult American citizen if Republicans win the midterm elections may be an effort to answer a variant of an age-old riddle: Can Trump devise a policy so ill-conceived…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (146+ words) “Republicans breathed a sigh of relief that the GOP midterm convention didn’t go poorly. But many aren’t convinced it will help in November,” Politico reports. ”On flights out of Dallas Friday morning, Republicans were grateful that the novel concept of…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (130+ words) “House Democrats are eagerly preparing to wield a power they do not yet have,” the Washington Post reports. ”Favored to regain the majority in November’s midterm elections — and with little official business to consider in the handful of days left…...