Susan Collins Troy Jackson Debate Strategy Became Obvious Within Minutes The Susan Collins Troy Jackson Maine Senate debate made one thing clear almost immediately Tuesday night. Jackson’s entire strategy centered on a single name, repeated over and over throughout the hour long broadcast on WGME-TV. Jackson invoked President Trump by name at least 20 times … Read more
25th Amendment Trump California Fight Is Mostly Symbolic, Here’s Why 25th Amendment Trump California calls have dominated headlines since Tuesday morning, but the loudest part of this story is also the least legally meaningful. Understanding why matters just as much as understanding what triggered it in the first place. Trump told a Nebraska rally crowd … Read more
Key Points: Trump San Diego Remarks Spark Fury Trump San Diego Los Angeles Comments Draw Immediate Bipartisan Backlash Trump San Diego Los Angeles remarks delivered Monday night at a Nebraska campaign rally have triggered a fast, sharp response from officials across California, cutting across party lines in a way few recent presidential statements have. Speaking … Read more
Trump In Grand Island Is About More Than One Campaign Stop Trump in Grand Island Monday night drew a packed crowd to the Nebraska State Fairgrounds, but the choice of location itself tells a more interesting story than the rally speech alone. Trump headlined the event at Fonner Park’s Pinnacle Bank Expo Center, supporting Gov. … Read more
Trump Red Dye Diesel Order Targets A Real Problem With A Surprisingly Small Fix Trump red dye diesel policy became official Monday night, signed during a campaign style rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, a state hit especially hard by this year’s diesel price surge. The timing and location were clearly no accident. Diesel prices have … Read more
House Republicans Majority Election Outlook Comes Down To A Surprisingly Small Number The House Republicans majority election outlook gets framed constantly as a battle over dozens of competitive seats nationwide. The more useful number for understanding this race is actually much smaller, and much more fragile, than that framing suggests. Republicans currently hold the House … Read more
Trump White House Economic Announcements Iowa Plan Hits A Familiar Wall Trump White House economic announcements Iowa officials celebrated on September 28 are already facing real scrutiny, and the timeline of exactly what happened next deserves more attention than the initial headlines received. Standing in the Oval Office alongside Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Rep. … Read more
Here’s the detail that turns this story from a simple art purchase into something more pointed: the man ousted from one institution just bought the artwork removed from it, and is placing it somewhere he still runs the show. What David Rubenstein Buying Blue Sculpture Actually Involved Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein purchased “Blue,” the 24-foot … Read more
Here’s the detail buried under Monday’s dramatic headline that changes how seriously you should take it: presidents don’t actually have legal authority to ban aircraft sales. Regulators do. What The Trump Bombardier US Sales Restriction Actually Says President Trump posted on Truth Social Monday demanding an immediate end to Bombardier’s ability to sell aircraft in … Read more
Germany just witnessed something that hasn’t happened since World War Two: a far-right party topping a state election by a landslide margin. What The German Election Results Actually Show The Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, won 44.4% of the vote in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, according to exit polls from public broadcaster ARD. Here’s … Read more