9+ hour, 20+ min 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…...

15+ hour, 12+ min 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…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (304+ words) “I’m not asking anybody to agree on every single policy of the administration; what I am asking you to do is to recognize the contrast with the radicals and recognize the achievements of the last 18 months.” — Vice President Vance, quoted…...

22+ hour, 37+ min 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+ min 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, 1+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (286+ words) “The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues,” CNN reports. Think You Know Politics? A…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (296+ words) “Republican incumbents and candidates are already fundraising around President Donald Trump’s undetailed promise to send $5,000 checks out to Americans if Republicans keep control of both the House and the Senate in the November midterms,” the Washington Sun reports. Think You…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (290+ words) “A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address what they describe as the ‘catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence,'” CNN reports. Think You Know…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (123+ words) “President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that his controversial proposal to send a $5,000 check to every American would not need approval from Congress,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “Well, we think not. I think they will do it if we needed it....