Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.24.26
Shadow docket exposure, Trump as SCOTUS analyst and the final hearings to come
‘Beef’ Season 2 reflects our ugliest, most human instincts. And we can’t look away.
What this season does most skillfully is tease out the pernicious lie that allows capitalism to remain unchecked.
One key detail about DOJ’s new Epstein files audit is going largely unnoticed
Survivors and allies are cautiously optimistic, but one former IG warned that an audit won’t get at how the Justice Department bungled the Epstein files so badly.
Trump, still mired in distractions, turns his attention to the reflecting pool in D.C.
Two-thirds of Americans believe the president has the wrong priorities. As he focuses on another renovation project, he keeps proving them right.
Appeals court rules Trump’s asylum ban at southern border illegal
It’s a blow to a key part of his immigration policy, though asylum cases may stay blocked until the Supreme Court weighs in.
Is there a double standard with Justices Sotomayor and Thomas?
“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.
Team Trump turns on contractor after it failed to bolster election conspiracy theory
The more the evidence tells the president’s team that 2020 election theories are wrong, the deeper it digs in against reality.
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition
In today’s newsletter, Joe answers reader questions and catches you up on the best of “Morning Joe” from the week.
Trump’s case against Jerome Powell collapses, proving the value of fighting back
The president went after the Fed chair with a vengeance, trying everything to get Powell to yield. But he didn’t.
Trump threw out a perfectly good Obama-era deal. Now he’s left with nothing.
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Trump scrapped took years of painstaking diplomacy to pull off. His prediction of walking all over Tehran hasn’t panned out.
Trump DOJ drops probe of Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell
The decision removes an obstacle to Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Powell, Kevin Warsh.
