@#11 ... George McDermott: He is the Republican candidate running against Rep. Glenn Ivey in MD-04, but there is no evidence of pro-Israel group support for his campaign. ...

Will that save him from being a part of Pres Trump's GOP?

So, which might be worse at this point?

MAGA money, or AIPAC money?

@#3 ... When is Vance going to ask Russia to stop attacking Ukrainian schools and hospitals? ...

Good question.

@#2

Still pushing the Pres Putin talking points?

Meanwhile, and without evidence ...

@#64 ... The GOP gets a LOT of things wrong. Way too many. But Dems get things wrong too ...

The lame trolling "both sides do it" assertion. Provided, as usual, with no evidence.

More from the article ...

... Democrats remain mixed over what ideological direction the party should take. But across a series of closely watched primaries, they are sending a clearer message about the party's path forward: They want change.

In marquee Senate primaries in Michigan and Minnesota, progressive candidates defeated two members of Congress with significant backing from party leaders.

Wisconsin voters narrowly rejected a democratic socialist but still chose a 40-year-old county executive who is seeking to become the state's first Black governor.

And in Connecticut, voters ousted one of the longest-serving Democrats in Congress for a challenger who campaigned on generational change.

The results so far this month deliver no clear ideological mandate. Instead, they add to mounting evidence from this year's primaries of a Democratic appetite for turnover that is cutting across the party's traditional divisions.

"The through line between these races isn't ideology. It's impatience with this political system that feels disconnected from the urgency voters feel," said Lis Smith, a national Democratic strategist. "The demand for change is much broader than the demand for socialism." ...

@#13 ... Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth only cares about beards, praying to Jesus, DEI and Low T. ...

Exactly.

The Trump admin seems to be most concerned about "how things look" and not about the ability of those things to act.

An important hearing today regarding the Epstein files.

More from the article ...

... In June, Washington, D.C. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with journalist Katie Phang after she filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Todd Blanche accusing Donald Trump's administration of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which the president signed into law last year, by failing to release all of the files in its possession or adequately explain why they were withheld.

Justice Department lawyers have repeatedly delayed or rebuffed the judge's orders, culminating in a frustrating Thursday court hearing in which an exasperated but reluctant Sullivan floated the possibility of contempt proceedings.

"I just don't want anyone to be blindsided if we have to go down that road," he said. "It's not a threat. It's a promise. I have a job to administer justice, and I take that very seriously." ...

@#11 ... She is leaving because Todd Blanche's memo that the executive privilege that shields White House advisors now extends to private citizens who advise the president. ...

Yeah, that was my first, and current, thought as well.

My current opinion ...

ICE, instead of providing additional weapons to hurt or kill Americans, perhaps ICE should focus more upon proper training of their agents.

And not try to bestow the "ICE agent" status on the most [unqualified?] people in the shortest time?

To wit ...

@#39 ... Yeah nothing new about it. Quite old in fact. You're digging back 60 years, while right wing fascists stormed the capitol to overthrow democracy 5 years ago and were praised as heroes by the fascist in the white house today. ...

My guess here is that MAGA seems to want to deflect away from the economy that Pres Trump has labeled as the "Golden Age."

So, the real question seems to be emerging ...

As consumers seem to be relying more and more upon debt to buy essentials, why does MAGA seem to want to avoid talking about the economy?

@#32 ... Domestic terrorism by lefties ...

I'm not yet willing to go that far.

The 60's and the Vietnam War represented a strange time in our history.

Maybe start a new thread if you'd like to discuss it?

@#34 ... BTW, doing my best to not increase CC debt as pay off in full each month and have not had to pay any interest in the decades I've had the card. Smart budgeting always pays off. ...

It is not "smart budgeting."

Not paying the rent so your family can eat?

Is that what you call "smart budgeting?"

What "smart budgeting" actually is --- is having an income that is equal or greater than your expenses.

So, what then happens if inflation is outpacing your wage increases, to the point of you not having enough money to put food on the table for your family...

What is your solution?

How will "smart budgeting" solve that gap between income and expenses?

@#23 ... What the hell is the SDS? ...

Well, when I see those initials, I think of Students for a Democratic Society from back in the day.

@#2 ... Behold pedo 47's golden age. ...

Back on topic ...

Well. the economy may be the Golden Age for Pres Trump's wealthy supporters and his billionaire-loaded Cabinet.

But for the working American, it seems to be difficult to put food on the table.

@#6 ... And, if Trump had his way, the inflation would've been worse ...

In a way, Pres Trump did get his way: tariffs and his Iran War of Choice, both of which have triggered inflation increases.

@#10 ... bulldozed the place like he did with the East Wing. ...

... and Pres Trump accuses innocent people of vandalizing government property. ...

More from the article ...

... Another project to overhaul Lafayette Park is also ballooning the costs attached to the president's vision for the White House campus.

In total, $600 million will be used to create the White House ballroom space, while other funds will be used to support gold embellishments, the acquisition of statues, labor and materials.

The projects being undertaken without approval from lawmakers are unusual in their level of size and scope.

Historic preservationists and past leaders have decried the construction efforts, alleging that many of the plans have not undergone the proper review to ensure that the White House grounds are safe from permanent damage.

Last week, a federal appeals court ordered the administration to halt its construction projects for two weeks to allow the government to appeal its ruling blocking the ballroom's development with the Supreme Court.

"We are aware of no instance in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American taxpayers paid for. Until now," the majority wrote, while the minority argued the ruling was "judicial overreach." ...

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... "Without diminishing any concern arising from these occurrences, the court finds them, singly and collectively, to be too isolated and episodic to support a plausible inference that any institutionalized noncompliance with Title VI persists at Harvard to this day," Stearns wrote.

The lawsuit was "devoid of any factual allegations plausibly establishing that any events that might be construed as evidence of noncompliance occurred after June 30, 2025," he added. ...

@#1 ... The results come as Trump Media seeks to generate new revenue from Truth API, a licensed data feed that will give banks and trading firms "the fastest" access to posts from influential Truth Social accounts, such as President Donald Trump's, whose posts often move global markets. ...

More from the article ...

... "This could be very interesting," Elon University law professor Steve Friedland told The Washington Post.

Unlike an ordinary grand jury, which primarily determines whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence to indict someone, a special grand jury can conduct a broader, longer-running investigation.

Under certain circumstances, it may also produce a public report describing its findings"even if prosecutors never bring criminal charges.

That power makes the mystery surrounding Pirro's decision particularly consequential.

Three government officials told the Post that the panel is being overseen by Steven Vandervelden, one of Pirro's closest allies in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

Vandervelden has reportedly played an important role in some of the office's most politically sensitive investigations, including an unsuccessful inquiry involving then-Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and a probe into allegations that the Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime statistics.

No evidence currently establishes that either matter is the subject of the new special grand jury.

There is also no public indication that Pirro convened the panel to investigate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool controversy, Trump's political opponents or any particular government agency. ...

@#1 ... the new step could protect Mr. Trump's outside legal counsel and other advisers from divulging information in future congressional investigations or legal proceedings. ...

Is Pres Trump preparing for a Congress that is not fully controlled by Republicans?