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DoJ Fall Preview: Even More Spectacular Failure Ahead

Despite a string of prosecutorial debacles, Trump’s DoJ is set to humiliate itself even further. By Elie Honig

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The U.S. Open Has Become the Unpredictable Major

By Kevin Craft Novak Djokovic’s first-round loss is just the latest shocker at the Grand Slam where anything can happen.

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Melania Is ‘Grateful’ to Have Natalie Harp on Trump Duty

By Margaret Hartmann Constantly being by Trump’s side is a tough job, and Melania certainly isn’t going to do it.

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The U.S. Open Has Become the Unpredictable Major

Novak Djokovic’s first-round loss is just the latest shocker at the Grand Slam where anything can happen.

DoJ Fall Preview: Even More Spectacular Failure Ahead

Despite a string of prosecutorial debacles, Trump’s DoJ is set to humiliate itself even further.

Supreme Court Gives Trump Big Ballroom Win

The divided Court ruled that work may continue, even though dissenting Chief Justice Roberts concluded that the project is “likely unlawful.”

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early and often

The Postal Service Could Be a Huge Problem in the Midterms

The Supreme Court is considering Trump’s plan for the mass rejection of mail ballots. Whatever happens, many ballots may be tossed due to USPS delays.

family business

family business

House Democrat Opens Delightfully Snarky Probe Into Don Jr.’s VC Firm

Representative Jamie Raskin questions the “almost clairvoyant accuracy” of Trump’s son and his partners at 1789 Capital.

Trump Personally Bullying Apple to Make It ‘Lake America’

Google Maps has already surrendered on the president’s ridiculous name change, but he isn’t satisfied.

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tremendous content

Melania Is ‘Grateful’ to Have Natalie Harp on Trump Duty

By Margaret Hartmann

Constantly being by Trump’s side is a tough job, and Melania certainly isn’t going to do it.

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early and often

Trump Responds to Data-Center Backlash by Scolding Americans

It’s a perilous argument to make right before the midterms, particularly when combined with Trump’s routine dismissal of living-cost concerns.

Kalshi Issues Its First Lifetime Ban to None Other Than George Santos

The pardoned congressman was kicked off the prediction market for betting on himself not to attend the State of the Union.

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early and often

Jon Ossoff’s Big Opportunity Beyond His Own Election

Helping Keisha Lance Bottoms win a tough governor’s race would give Georgia Democrats a major boost and burnish the senator’s national profile.

Michael Chang Is Finishing What He Started

By Caira Conner

He was an icon for Asian Americans of the ’80s and ’90s. In Learner Tien, he has found a protégé.

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early and often

Trump Can’t Rally the Republicans He Needs

The GOP’s midterms problem isn’t the MAGA base. It’s the Trump 2024 voters who don’t think he’s doing that great a job.

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foreign interests

Why Trump Won’t Win His New Economic Wars, Either

The president is trying to economically overpower Canada and Iran, but both are far tougher opponents than he seems to realize.

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Plenty of States Have Flipped. Texas Could Too.

Democrats have an almost superstitious fear of hoping for a win in Texas. But James Talarico could break the spell in his battle with Ken Paxton.

The Right’s Woman Problem

For women in Trump’s White House, power has always been conditional.

helicopter problems

helicopter problems

Marine One Is Still Having a Failure to Communicate

Trump’s ballroom is also messing up his helicopter.

Texas’s Primary Losers Really Don’t Like the Primary Winners

In recent interviews, John Cornyn and Jasmine Crockett said they intend to boost their parties’ other races rather than James Talarico and Ken Paxton.

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Trump Snubs 9/11 Ceremony Because He Can’t Give a Speech

By Margaret Hartmann

Preparations were underway for Trump to be in New York on September 11. Then he learned about the strict “no partisan ranting” policy.

Big Tech Braces for Possible Post-Midterms Democratic Probes

Meta reportedly donated $10 million to Democrats trying to take back the House as executives prepare for the prospect of an Oversight subpoena.

Canada Rejects Trump’s Ridiculous ‘Lake America’ Rebranding

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford quickly denounced Trump’s move and said Lake Ontario’s name was here to stay.

Even a Billionaire Mamdani Critic Likes the Mayor’s New Business Council

What the rich and powerful have to say about Mamdani’s 15-member board that includes the Liberty CEO and a yogurt billionaire.

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just asking questions

Why the Editor of Stars and Stripes Is Suing the Pentagon

By Michael Calderone

Journalist Erik Slavin speaks about his firing, the paper’s USS Abraham Lincoln reporting, and how covering the military has “fundamentally changed.”

The Fear of Noncitizen Voting

By Zak Cheney-Rice

For Trump, noncitizen voting is the death of America. For many liberals, it is “Woke 1” excess. Why is some form of noncitizen voting so scary?

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early and often

Is Trump Just Deporting ‘the Worst of the Worst’? Far From It.

While ICE is trying to avoid more protest-generating outrages, it’s quietly targeting more and more immigrants with no criminal record.

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family business

Donald Trump Jr. Urged Republican AGs to Leave Prediction Markets Alone

The Trump son is an adviser to Polymarket and Kalshi, which describes him as “a fan of the industry.”