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Monday's Mini-Report, 6.30.25

AG Pam Bondi fires three Jan. 6 prosecutors as Trump-era revenge tour continues

Law firms challenging the White House’s offensive go undefeated in the courts

GOP’s Josh Hawley condemns Medicaid cuts, but says he’ll vote for them anyway

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.30.25: Lara Trump eyes Senate race in N.C.

As far-right megabill inches forward, Trump takes aim at the Senate parliamentarian

Republicans embrace a gimmick to pretend their tax breaks for the wealthy are free

‘Inner-city rats’: Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville adds to his ugly record on race

Senate Republicans’ megabill is even more brutal than the House’s version, CBO says

GOP’s Thom Tillis slams his party’s megabill after Trump forces him into retirement

Senate rejects War Powers Act measure on Trump, additional military strikes on Iran

Friday’s Mini-Report, 6.27.25

Why the University of Virginia’s president will resign under pressure from Trump admin

California’s Gavin Newsom sues Fox News, seeking a very specific amount of money

For the fourth time, Affordable Care Act survives far-right Supreme Court challenge

Too many Republicans abandon subtlety, target New York’s Mamdani with racism

Senate briefing on U.S. airstrikes in Iran didn’t do the White House any favors

On Medicaid and Social Security, Trump flubs the details of his own megabill

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 6.26.25

5 problems Republicans are running into with Trump-backed megabill

Kenneth Chesebro, ‘architect’ of pro-Trump 2020 fake elector scheme, disbarred in N.Y.

Following leaks, White House to curtail intelligence sharing with members of Congress

‘Witch hunt’: Trump slams Netanyahu’s corruption case, adding to an ugly pattern

Years too late, Trump discovers that Russia’s war in Ukraine is ‘difficult’ to resolve

How NATO got what it wanted out of Trump, not the other way around

Pentagon’s Pete Hegseth holds weird press conference, but satisfies his audience of one

Bondi hedges on masked ICE agents, says it’s ‘the first time the issue has come to me’

Clinging to dubious claim, Trump downplays the need for Iran nuclear negotiations

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 6.25.25

Why Media Matters’ lawsuit against the FTC is likely to be important

As the ACA’s popularity reaches new heights, Republicans explore new ways to gut it

Trump expresses interest in rolling back the clock to bring back the ‘Department of War’

Wednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 6.25.25: Mamdani upsets Cuomo in NYC mayoral primary

HHS faces new accusations of presenting nonexistent research, adding to alarming pattern

Democrats slam McConnell over ‘they’ll get over it’ quip on Medicaid cuts

Trump’s response to intelligence assessment on Iran strikes takes an incoherent turn

White House slams intel that suggests Trump-backed strikes didn't destroy targets in Iran

Tuesday's Mini-Report, 6.24.25

Which is more unpopular: Trump’s Iran strikes or Trump’s domestic policy megabill?

Jan. 6 rioters received pardons from Trump, but that didn’t make civil suits go away

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.24.25: Team Trump launches PAC to unseat Kentucky’s Massie

Team Trump keeps claiming credit for coming up with phrases that already existed

Why a House Democrat was right to accuse AG Pam Bondi of being ‘very unprofessional’

Lisa Murkowski’s commitment to the Trump-era Republican Party appears increasingly shaky

Trump drops f-bomb as Israel and Iran face accusations of ceasefire violations

Monday's Mini-Report, 6.23.25

After strikes, Rubio and Vance struggle when pressed on U.S. intelligence on Iran

Pete Hegseth's rhetoric about 'deterrence' is literally unbelievable

As DHS issues security warning, Team Trump’s counterterrorism record raises concerns

In defiance of courts, Texas to put Ten Commandments in public schools

JD Vance pitches a woefully flawed defense of U.S. military strikes in Iran

Exactly 6 years later, Trump approves the Iranian strikes he called off in his first term

On ‘regime change’ in Iran, Trump steps all over his own team’s talking points

Trump’s ‘totally obliterated’ claim about Iran strikes is hard to prove

Friday’s Mini-Report, 6.20.25

On Iran and its nuclear threat, Trump says Tulsi Gabbard is wrong (again)

Federal judge delivers blow to Trump in fight over Harvard's international students

Indifferent to appearances, Republicans champion estate tax cut for the very wealthy

As Trump weighs Iran strikes, his abandonment of the JCPOA looks even worse

As Trump floats special prosecutor on 2020, he should be careful what he wishes for

Trump’s latest TikTok ban extension has even some Republicans complaining

ICE pushes dubious claim to justify agents covering their faces with masks

Pressed on U.S. policy in Iran, GOP’s Joni Ernst passes the buck to Trump

No longer looking for votes, Trump changes his tune about the Juneteenth holiday

Thursday's Mini-Report, 6.19.25

Pressed to defend the Pentagon’s controversial spokesperson, Hegseth falls far short

A familiar metric: White House says to expect Iran decision within ‘two weeks’

Senate Republicans confirm Rodney Scott as the new Customs and Border Protection chief

Trump, FBI’s Patel run with a weird new 2020 election conspiracy theory

Eager for influence, Trump rejects evidence, claims his support is at ‘an all-time high’

Trump administration’s gun policy agenda takes another step in a dangerous direction

Why Republicans should have a problem with Trump’s ‘deal’ on U.S. Steel

For the third time, India pushes back against Trump’s dubious boasts

Republicans finally focus on oversight, but they target the wrong White House

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 6.18.25

‘Not a serious person’: Pete Hegseth hedges to Congress on honoring court rulings

Budget office ignores rhetoric, says GOP megabill would add $3.4 trillion to the debt

GOP’s Hawley says Trump was unaware of key element in Republican megabill

Under pressure, Tulsi Gabbard claims she and Trump are somehow ‘on the same page’

On multiple fronts, Trump gives American businesses new reasons to reject his agenda

On Russian sanctions, Trump’s new position has ‘TACO’ written all over it

Mehmet Oz accidentally raises an important point about the Republicans’ far-right megabill

Tuesday's Mini-Report, 6.17.25

Trump adopts a new posture toward Iran, demands ‘unconditional surrender’

Dem senator confronts Mike Lee over his ‘cruel’ response to Minnesota lawmaker shootings

New polls on Republican megabill make GOP leaders’ pitch even tougher

Pressed on Gabbard’s Iran assessment, Trump says, ‘I don’t care what she said’

Team Trump reverses course on ICE raids policy, as White House dysfunction worsens

In wake of Minnesota lawmaker shootings, Trump refuses to call Gov. Tim Walz

In advocating for Russia, Trump even doesn’t bother to keep up appearances

Monday’s Mini-Report, 6.16.25

When it comes to public attitudes on mass deportations, the devil’s in the details

Revisiting Trump’s prediction about stopping ‘all wars,’ five months later

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.16.25: DNC faces tumult as union leaders quit their posts

GOP gripes about 'Obamaphones' in 2012 were baseless. But Trump phones are on their way.

Trump’s mass deportation policy becomes a meandering moving target

For law firms that appeased Trump, the consequences go from bad to worse

Too many Republicans embrace conspiracy theories and misinfo after Minnesota shootings

‘No Kings’ protests, special election results leave no doubt about the backlash to Trump

Friday's Mini-Report, 6.13.25

GOP’s Tim Scott takes aim at the CBO but makes himself look bad accidentally

Trump’s effort to reclaim international respect is failing spectacularly in his second term

Codifying DOGE cuts, Republicans vote to claw back foreign aid, NPR and PBS funds

Touting ‘Trump Cards,’ president makes dubious claims, unveils weird new website

Over 24 hours, Trump’s authoritarian-style vision comes into focus (again)

Judge halts Trump’s power grab on federal elections and voter registrations

As Israel launches a major attack on Iran, Trump's pre-election rhetoric runs into reality

Thursday's Mini-Report, 6.12.25

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed after trying to question DHS Secretary Noem

Senate Republicans disregard Billy Long’s record, confirm him as the next IRS commissioner

Republican megabill would make the rich richer and the poor poorer, CBO concludes

In rare acknowledgement, Trump concedes his deportations are hurting some U.S. businesses

Is the Justice Department seriously pursuing Trump’s ‘paid protesters’ conspiracy theory?

On CDC vaccine panel, RFK Jr. makes a bad situation much worse

'Isn't this embarrassing?': Dem congressman corrects Scott Bessent on economic reality

Republicans struggle to defend Trump’s military parade as tanks prepare to roll in D.C.

Wednesday's Mini-Report, 6.11.25

Trump says he’ll restore Confederate names to military bases, defying Congress

Trump’s radically regressive plans for FEMA’s future come into sharper focus

A couple of Republican senators offer mild rebukes after Trump deploys Marines to L.A.

Wednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 6.11.25: Mikie Sherrill advances in New Jersey race

Speaker Johnson tries to draw a ‘clear distinction’ between Jan. 6 attack and L.A. unrest

Even Republicans aren’t sure what to make of Tulsi Gabbard’s weird new video

At Fort Bragg, Trump treats U.S. troops as if they’re just another MAGA audience

Trump threatens military parade protesters, says dissenters will face 'very heavy force'

Tuesday's Mini-Report, 6.10.25

‘Paid insurrectionists’: Amid unrest in L.A, Trump returns to an unsettling old favorite

Trump wants to suppress protests. But we're possibly about to see the largest yet.

‘We dissent’: NIH officials issue declaration, say Trump’s agenda puts public at risk

Why the Los Angeles unrest is relevant to the fight over the Republicans’ megabill

GOP’s Mark Green to resign from Congress, shrinking the Republicans’ small majority

‘This is not what we voted for’: Latinas for Trump founder rejects deportation agenda

The unfortunate reason Hegseth still has an incomplete leadership team at the Pentagon

RFK Jr. breaks promise to senators, guts CDC vaccine panel of independent experts

As Marines deploy to Los Angeles, California’s Newsom says ‘a red line’ is being crossed

Monday's Mini-Report, 6.9.25

As Trump endorses his arrest, Newsom sees ‘unmistakable step toward authoritarianism’

Those pre-election fears about Trump and the military don't seem so paranoid now

Rep. Mary Miller’s complaints about a Sikh guest chaplain reveal a startling ignorance

How many Americans would lose health care coverage under the Republicans’ megabill?

Monday’s Campaign Round-up, 6.9.25: Democrats prevail in San Antonio mayoral race

Jan. 6 attack gets in the way of Republican talking points on ICE protests

After vowing ‘90 deals in 90 days,’ the White House’s rhetoric runs into reality

Pointing to protesters, but not ICE agents, Trump demands arrests of those in masks

Trump directs a new threat at Elon Musk, with an eye toward the 2026 midterm elections

Friday's Mini-Report, 6.6.25

The latest personnel purge at the FBI adds to a destabilizing problem

Commerce’s Lutnick receives a timely reminder: ‘We cannot build bananas in America’

Team Trump’s new ‘patriotism’ tests for federal job-seekers shouldn’t fly under the radar

Trump’s new approach to Russia’s war in Ukraine might be his worst yet

Trump says he has no evidence to justify his unprecedented Biden investigation

It’s not just Medicaid: GOP eyes possible Medicare cuts in megabill

Job growth held steady in May, but new signs of economic trouble emerge

Elon Musk joins an important club: former Trump officials who’ve turned on him

Thursday's Mini-Report, 6.5.25

Trump floats terminating Elon Musk's government contracts in rapidly escalating feud

Despite talk of ‘meritocracy,’ a Team of Amateurs holds sway on Team Trump

Ex-GOP congressman launches Democratic gubernatorial campaign in Florida

Columbia University’s appeasement strategy toward Trump keeps failing

Why Dan Bongino’s comments about combating corruption were so head-spinning

The sequel to Trump’s so-called travel ban is not an improvement on the original

As Trump targets Biden with new investigation, a Republican endgame comes into focus

Wednesday's Mini-Report, 6.4.25

Trump administration accused of delaying economic report over inconvenient data

Trump-appointed FDA chief to launch unnecessary review of abortion pill

Republicans target the CBO as part of a larger offensive against independent obstacles

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-up, 6.4.25: John Cornyn tries to explain his troubles in Texas

Republicans who agree with Elon Musk’s megabill criticisms pose a problem for Trump

New CBO report makes the Republicans' Trump agenda megabill look even worse

Laura Loomer’s White House access erases the line between the fringe and mainstream

Marjorie Taylor Greene joins list of Republicans who regret voting for GOP megabill

Pete Hegseth orders the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 6.3.25

Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia could reshape global military strategy

Discredited claim from DHS’ Kristi Noem does fresh harm to her dwindling credibility

Amid tax breaks for billionaires, Republicans want to raise taxes on university endowments

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.3.25: Ernst gets rival after ‘we all are going to die’ flap

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues Alina Habba, alleging ‘false arrest and malicious prosecution’

Republicans cling to brazen falsehoods to sell their far-right megabill

New White House budget plan eyes dramatic cuts to cancer research

FEMA chief's 'joke' about hurricane season isn't the only concerning thing he’s said

Monday's Mini-Report, 6.2.25

To engage Trump, Gabbard considers Fox News-style intelligence reports

Why the demise of Trump’s NASA pick is different from his other personnel failures

Law firms that appeased Trump confront the consequences of their misjudgment

It’s not just Medicaid: Republicans’ megabill would sabotage the Affordable Care Act

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.2.25: Abigail Spanberger hits the airwaves in Virginia race

Republicans keep claiming their megabill won't add to the deficit. That's plainly false.

While ranting against Federalist Society, Trump inadvertently tells on himself

Trump's promotion of robot Biden lunacy is raising questions — about Trump

In bizarre cemetery video, Joni Ernst leans into ‘we are all going to die’ message

RFK Jr’s team adds new errors to its ‘MAHA’ report, making the fiasco worse

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.30.25

On marriage equality, new polling suggests Republicans are moving backwards

Why the White House decided even the conservative Federalist Society isn’t good enough

Trump lawyer: Pre-election '60 Minutes’ segment caused president 'mental anguish'

Pressed on Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s Ernst tells constituents, ‘Well, we’re all going to die’

Republican bill would name the DC Metro the ‘Trump Train,’ as part of a ridiculous pattern

Trump taps right-wing lawyer, former podcast host to lead the Office of Special Counsel

Unfortunately for Trump, the ‘TACO’ label isn’t just true, it’s also gaining traction

As more fake citations emerge in the ‘MAHA’ report, White House struggles with a defense

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.29.25

Trump points to $5.1 trillion in investments from the Middle East that aren’t exactly real

Trump’s controversial inaugural committee chair tapped for second administration job

Trump wants to make one of his controversial former defense lawyers an appeals court judge

Thursday’s Campaign Round-up, 5.29.25: Texas poll offers discouraging news for John Cornyn

Trump administration’s ‘MAHA Report’ cites nonexistent scientific studies

The White House’s failed Elon Musk experiment ends with a whimper, not a bang

On Russia and Putin, Trump returns to his laughable ‘two weeks’ timetable

Trump's pardoned most of the GOP congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.28.25

Pressed on his new student visa policy, Trump seems unaware of basic details

Republican admits he voted for the GOP megabill, though key elements were ‘unknown’ to him

Hegseth’s Pentagon chooses a controversial new spokesperson, ignoring bipartisan concerns

Fearing tariffs, one country reportedly ‘ignored its own laws’ to back a Trump Org project

The problem(s) with Trump’s latest pitch for a ‘Golden Dome’ defense shield

JD Vance accuses courts of trying to ‘literally overturn’ the will of American voters

Russia’s state-run media mocks Trump over his weakness toward Putin

Trump to reward celebrity tax cheats with a pardon, adding to scandalous list

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.27.25

Judge strikes down Trump executive order targeting law firm, extending his losing streak

After struggling in the Senate, Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville launches campaign for governor

Judges reportedly eye new security measures as Trump’s rhetorical attacks get worse

Why Trump’s radical offensive against Harvard won’t affect just the university

Trump’s latest tariff reversal offers fresh evidence: He’s bad for business

Facing criticism from the right, the FBI’s Dan Bongino revives Biden-era cases

Trump finds yet another corrupt ally to reward with a pardon, adding to scandalous list

As Putin’s Russia brutally hammers Ukraine, Trump confronts put-up-or-shut-up test

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.23.25

Why are Republicans refusing to budge on the Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement?

Why Trump’s new tariff threat against Apple is likely to fail

Leaked audio suggests Trump’s new Social Security chief had to Google his own job

Trump admin regulators launch investigation into Media Matters, adding to pattern

Why JD Vance’s concerns about immigration and ‘social solidarity’ ring hollow

White House eyes primaries for GOP members who opposed the Trump agenda megabill

The problem(s) with the White House’s defense of Trump’s scandalous crypto dinner

RFK Jr. pushes a misguided ‘do your own research’ line as he unveils MAHA report

On Capitol Hill, Trump megabill proves Republican ‘moderates’ are more myth than reality

Trump admin blocks Harvard from enrolling international students, escalating radical fight

Thursday's Mini-Report, 5.22.25

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Trump’s DOJ issues memo on plan to strip citizenship from some naturalized Americans

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Trump admin revokes visas for punk duo that chanted 'death to IDF' at Glastonbury Festival

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DOGE turns its destructive sights on yet another federal agency

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Trump's absence from slain Minnesota lawmaker's funeral goes beyond indifference

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‘Inner-city rats’: Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville adds to his ugly record on race

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces fierce religious backlash

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GOP’s Thom Tillis slams his party’s megabill after Trump forces him into retirement

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How RFK Jr.'s 'medical freedom' initiatives leave LGBTQ people behind

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Trans people keep getting let down by the same community they helped liberate

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Major corporations are showing their true colors this Pride — but we’re still here

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Transitioning under Trump is frightening — it is also completely liberating

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A message of defiance to my colleagues working to dismantle Obergefell

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Trump’s indiscriminate deportations are hitting military families hard

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Stephen Miller reportedly has financial ties to company assisting Trump's mass deportations

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The lesson Democrats should take from Mamdani's win is one they've already learned

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What happened to Padilla was shocking. And the MAGA response has been ominous.

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Jeff Bezos' exorbitant display of wealth sends a clear message to the rest of us

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Trump’s cruel immigration machine is still tearing families apart

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RFK Jr. wants all Americans to use wearable health tech. I have questions.

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Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision exposes a huge flaw in Roberts' court

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‘Trump accounts’ are the GOP’s latest misguided attempt at being pro-family

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HBO documentary recounts a shocking scandal Rep. Jim Jordan says he knew nothing about

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In major blow to GOP, over $500 billion of megabill's budget cuts deemed against the rules

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What did Trump’s airstrikes on Iran actually accomplish?

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Buried in the GOP megabill is a nasty surprise for high school students

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