Donald Trump ran on lowering prices, releasing the Epstein files, and ending foreign wars. In two years he rolled out illegal tariffs that raised prices, engaged in a cover up of the Epstein files, and incited war across the entire Middle East.

Vance isn't even the coolest VP this century, an honor that obviously belongs to Biden, he's probably closer to the bottom tier than top.

Ds should completely ignore the poll numbers on DC statehood and push ahead. The political upside, not to mention it's the right thing to do, is worth any short term hit.

If you want to know one of the many reasons the SAVE Act won't actually pass, simply look at which party has submitted more mail ballots in the TX primary.

Just wild how we all could've been complaining about Conor Lamb right now instead of watching Fetterman light his Senate career on fire.

Genuinely think some sort of pardon limits could wind it's way through the amendment process after this. Rs will be thinking of the Jan 6 commission and Hunter Biden, Ds will obviously be thinking of the blatant corruption of this Admin.

I deleted my account on the other site but it was full of takes based on what I "knew' would happen or "assumed", there are so many more ranges of possbilities that people don't consider. They "know" what things will look like or what will happen. Embrace the uncertainty.

Can we just have the AI systems watch WarGames?

The bar on Trump is so low, as long as he literally doesn't shit himself (has happened!) then it's a success.

This should be the plan in 2029 with Tesla, Starlink, and SpaceX.

Primary isn't until June but this is bleak for Mills. I'm still shocked some other ME Dem hasn't jumped into this.

What's disgusting is this is all about protecting his majority. If he had 220+ members right now, he'd do it. He wants Gonzales's vote.

I would vote for this amendment. Yes, I like the policy that Evers enacted but it was an absurd abuse of the line item power. It should be radically reigned in.

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Maybe we get a legit economic boom from somewhere and this take ages like milk, but the goose is probably cooked on Trump's popularity at this point, it's unlikely to rise much over 40. Opinions are baked, he's never been liked, now he's loathed.

I know TXSen polling has Crockett up by a few points, but my assumption is @jamestalarico.bsky.social has an actual campaign and hasn't spent the last year just making viral videos. In such a low turnout state, I think he not only clears 50% but does so pretty easily.

2028? My interest is piqued if some MD Dem wants to challenge him for re-nomination this cycle.

These words by Supreme Justice Gorsuch should be printed, in full, on tomorrow’s front pages.

Breaking News: The Trump administration is releasing the funds it had frozen for a $16 billion rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey, government lawyers told a judge.

Delay, delay, delay. Find a way to delay this -- with enforcement pending a decision, until January 2029 or at least until January 2027.

Who would've thought Trump would be unpopular? Except anyone who lived through his entire first term as President.

The White House is making a lot of strategic mistakes lately — my theory is that none of them have a good understanding of the electoral conditions right now because they're all just trying to perform their loyalty to Trump for followers on X and Fox News

The only thing I do on the Post is the crossword (which you can do for free) and even that is beginning to feel like being a collaborator.

"Donald Trump took your healthcare away to fund ICE," is a nice, simple message.

It's amazing that multiple grand juries, made up of everyday people, look at what this Administration is trying to do and say, "This is bullshit." For all the concern, US Constituional rights are *deeply* embedded into the American pysche. It would take more than a few years to knock that away.

Really not sure folks are fully processing the fact that the President of the United States trying to arrest six Democrats in Congress is an unprecedented act of political persecution. There’s been nothing like this in U.S. history.

Translation: Guys, this isn't going to happen, but I have the WH breathing down my neck so I need to pretend like this has some chance of happening for a bit longer before the news cycle moves on.

Going to be wild in 20 years when we have a bunch of virtriolic anti immigrant Trump judges be strangely warm to constitutional expansions of the welfare state or something like that.

This is basically where I am at with all these insane schemes and scenarios. If you get to that point, the constitution isn't operative. Not in a "I think Trump was barred under the 14th," sense, but in an actual sense. Chaos and calamity would ensue.

To think, if they had a bench of any kind in '22, an actual moderate R could've beaten Hochul and they'd at least have an incumbent right now.

The Rs problem with the SAVE Act isn't a D filibuster, it's that it probably doesn't have 40 votes in the Senate, let alone 50.

In Trump's first term, Scott torpedoed a couple of judicial nominees because he thought they were too racist, so he does have his lines.

One thing this site needs to understand is the "we should nationalize elections" and "ICE will be at the polls" talk comes from a position of weakness, not strength. Confident authoritarians wouldn't need those threats, they'd cakewalk into "victories."

This is a completely unacceptable answer by Johnson.

Honestly I don't blame Ds, why bail out Johnson? He doesn't respect them at all, don't help him.

If TX wanted to hold it's elections for the next Congress tomorrow, they could. The rep-elect's simply wouldn't be seated until the next Congress convenes in Jan 2027. This is American Gov 101.

MSNBC broadcasts body cam footage of the FBI raid at the Fulton County elections office

No notes 🤌🏻

This is just not how seating a new Congress works. No R would have the power to refuse to seat everyone. If I'm ever Pres, Day 1 legislative push will be to require every adult in the country to take a remedial US Gov class.

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Yeah, SCOTUS is by far the least accountable branch of gov't and it's far beyond time to do so. Massive, massive reforms are needed.

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TO RECAP: -A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social -An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again -They arrested him anyway A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸

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Going back a quarter century, it takes a pretty big surge for Rs to win in MI - 2010, Trump in '16 and '24 - but Ds should start out nominally favored, so this tracks.

The country has been (rightly) distracted by ICE & MN, but at some point, the wholesale dismantling of US Science and the HHS will also come to the forefront.

Senator Ruben Gallego says no to DHS money as long as Stephen Miller is in office: “Stephen Miller is the brains behind the most unhinged and depraved policies we’ve seen in generations…. No funding DHS with that creep calling the shots.”

This feels like it would backfire on them.

But Bluesky has spent today telling me Ds do absolutely nothing.