Wall Street Journal: “As Trump approaches his 80th birthday on Sunday, he and his advisers have made a strategic decision to turn the president into an omnipresent figure in American life, drawing a contrast with his octogenarian predecessor, Joe Biden. Trump makes regular marathon appearances in the Oval Office, he answers reporters’ cold calls and […]
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“The Trump administration said on Friday that it would comply with a court order to restart processing asylum and other immigration applications filed by a broad swath of people who had been left in legal limbo for months,” the New York Times reports. 
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“Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, a new AP-NORC polling analysis finds, particularly those without a college degree.” “Research shows that while about half of independents without a college education had a positive view of Trump around the 2024 election, his approval with that group fell to about […]
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For those interested, there is a live feed of Donald Trump’s name coming off the Kennedy Center.
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Defeated Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt (R) isn’t going away quietly.
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“After days of uncertainty and tit-for-tat military strikes, Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday that the United States and Iran have agreed to the terms a peace deal,” the Washington Post reports. 
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“President Trump promoted the 2026 World Cup as a historic opportunity to showcase the ‘beauty and greatness’ of America while boosting tourism revenues,” the Wall Street Journal reports.  “Instead, the kickoff of the first game on U.S. soil on Friday has coincided with airport detentions, visa denials, and global criticism that his hardline immigration policies […]
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New York Times: “When the Republican Party of Texas held its convention in Houston four years ago, Gov. Greg Abbott did not deliver a speech. Instead, he held his own gathering nearby.” “In 2024, he appeared remotely by video instead of speaking before thousands of the most hard-line Texas Republican activists.” “But after years of […]
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“A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they have no right to challenge the fight,” The Hill reports.
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“A federal judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid to block his order directing President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., CNBC reports. 
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Wall Street Journal: “Iran’s security and military circles centered on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had yet to sign off on President Trump’s preliminary deal to wind down the war, mediators said Friday, a potentially significant stumbling block amid rising hopes of a breakthrough to end the three-and-a-half-month conflict.”
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