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🔮 And if you think a future Democratic administration will try to stuff those executive powers back into their proper, constitutional boxes, well…don't hold your breath. mixed
🔮 Vance's response is, in many ways, more important than Trump's ridiculous pitch—that he would send $5,000 checks to every adult citizen of the U.S. if the GOP retains control of Congress in November. assertive
🔮 Shortly after the United States launched into a war with Iran, White House economic adviser Peter Navarro boldly proclaimed that the conflict would "lower energy prices." assertive
🔮 Cutting 10 percent of the federal workforce is one of the few truly libertarian accomplishments for the Trump administration—and, absent any other context, might be worth the one-time cost of a $6.7 billion carrot that got many of those workers to voluntarily give up their jobs. assertive
🔮 Each of those incidents leaves a mark on a family and a community, but Ganger's situation is more raw, more vicious—as if the "I never thought leopards would eat MY face" meme had sprung to life and sat down in front of a Senate committee. assertive
🔮 You can slap together a BLT—a bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich, a classic of the deli counter—in a few minutes, and the ingredients will set you back no more than a few bucks. assertive
🔮 This may seem like it's all quite deep in the weeds—but the Biden administration's failed attempt to embed this flawed research into dietary guidelines provides a useful glimpse into how public health expertise can be colored by motivated activists. assertive
🔮 And Brown argued that his Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), which pared back benefits mostly for new hires, would stabilize the state's pension funds right about now. assertive
🔮 The Trump administration has touted the recent announcement of a new steel plant in Iowa as proof that the tariffs are working to revitalize American manufacturing—which is only true if you look at the benefits while willfully ignoring the costs. assertive
🔮 "As of May 2026, USICH had 10 full-time employees and a part-time executive director," the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported in an audit published last week. assertive
🔮 Instead, Rep. John James (R–Mich.) has introduced a bill that would use some tariff revenue to offset the economic harm being caused by…the tariffs. assertive
🔮 The White House has not said when the purchases will be made, what prices will be paid, or who will be paying (private companies or taxpayers), though the Treasury announced that it would be issuing a "temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market." assertive
🔮 America's interminable war with Iran has killed thousands, disrupted commerce that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and raised prices on the home front.
But there may be one silver lining. assertive
🔮 Habba will get $50 million over five years to do unspecified work for a company that barely exists, according to The New York Times, while Herrera got a presidential pardon for a 2025 campaign finance charge. assertive
🔮 Next week's election is a pivotal one for Colorado, as voters will decide a pair of ballot questions that could secure the state's low-tax, small-government reputation—or shatter it. assertive
🔮 The New York Times reports that Democrats will move quickly on four items that are "consensus items among their members that are basic enough to bypass time-consuming committee consideration and go straight to the floor." mixed
🔮 An underappreciated facet of the controversy that has rocked the Alaska Senate race: Voting reforms adopted by the state in 2020 will likely blunt the effectiveness of an apparent Democratic scheme to place a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot. assertive
🔮 As he campaigned on behalf of Rep. Ashley Hinson (R–Iowa) on Sunday, President Donald Trump boasted that he could have "won the Vietnam War in a week." mixed
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