We need to provide consumers with access to the lowest-cost, most efficient, and most reliable forms of energy. It’s a happy coincidence that this is synonymous with the cleanest forms of energy.

Put me down as a strong vote for “just plain crazy”

Dictating? Isn’t that what dictators do?

You could ask an AI image generator a million times to create a picture of Donald Trump as a doctor making people better, and none of the results would be the totally deranged, totally sacreligious image that Trump posted yesterday.

Just one person in this video has the mental discipline to stay on message.

Does this even count as trying?

Another loss for DJT: "Sunday’s election results are likely to disappoint Mr. Trump, who sent Vice President JD Vance to Budapest, the Hungarian capital, last week to rally support for Mr. Orban in the final stretch of the campaign." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Artemis II was the anti-Hegseth mission: a diverse crew, international cooperation, perfect planning and execution.

The University of Michigan has been measuring consumer sentiment since 1952. We just got the first Iran-afflicted measure for April, and it's at the lowest level ever recorded.

It’s a total joke when Todd Blanche, JD Vance, and Donald Trump claim to be tough on fraud.

How does Hegseth still have a job?

If Republicans think they are going to get any political credit for the tax cuts in last year's reconciliation bill, they need to think again. In the new Economist/YouGov poll, 30% of registered voters say their federal taxes will be higher this year, while just 18% say they will be lower.

Well, that didn't work: "The gathering had been kept deliberately small to guard against leaks." Extraordinary detailed reporting by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

BERNSTEIN: Gas prices yesterday “surpassed 2004’s peak to become the highest non-pandemic related gas price in AAA’s history.” ⛽️

Kick him out now

We could’ve had this intelligent supremely qualified leader in the White House instead of a dangerous psychopath. I’ll never regret voting for her.

Important point

This heartbreaking footage of Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk preparing for tournaments amid air raid sirens and missile attacks is a stark reminder that russians shouldn't be allowed to participate in international sporting events until they stop their genocidal war and are brought to justice

Crazy things Pete Hegseth did YESTERDAY alone: 1) Fired head of the Army 2) Changed rules to allow military personnel to carry personal weapons on bases 3) Fired head of the Chaplain Corps 4) NBC reports he blocked promotions of a dozen Black or female officers All further evidence for my column:

NBC: Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, some of whom are seen as having been targeted because of their race, gender or perceived affiliation with Biden admin, per 9 officials.

Be my guest

Warner, Schiff probe potential insider trading in government

Since Liberation Day, a year ago today: * US foreign direct investment is lower * US factories employ 89,000 fewer people * US goods trade deficit is UP 2% @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...

Really? That’s it? A total nothing burger.

He’s totally lost the thread.

Trump lies

For most Americans it doesn't feel at all like we are winning.

Saying it is not possible for the federal governor to take care of Medicare and Medicaid is a radical and extreme notion that the vast majority of Americans would find appalling. And it's not that he misspoke - this is what Trump believes and what congressional Republicans are helping him do.

In new CNN poll, 65% say that Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions in the country - 7 point worse than the worst reading on this question for Biden during his term.

Senate Democrats held the line, and won.

Unpopular opinion alert: Chuck Schumer deserves credit for keeping his caucus in line until Republicans folded.

Unpopular opinion reconfirmed now that House Republicans are following Senate Republicans and folding: Chuck Schumer deserves credit for keeping his caucus in line. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...

Over 400 hospitals across America are at risk of closure or cutting services directly as a result of Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill.   Trump's $1 TRILLION Medicaid cut helped finance $1 TRILLION in tax cuts just for the top 1%.   This monstrosity must be reversed.

The Republicans are a total mess. Whatever reconciliation bill they manage to come up with will be a divisive mess, and the more they lard on to it to pay for Trump's unpopular war will have to be offset with unpopular cuts.

Kudos to whoever wrote this headline:

It's not just the judge! Voters disapprove by a wide margin of 57% to 31% of the way Trump is handling the renovation of the White House, per today's Economist/YouGov poll.

Today's Economist/YouGov poll shows how Trump's Iran war is costing him with his base. ▶️ 26% of Trump voters oppose the war ▶️ 24% of Trump voters disapprove of Trumps handling of the war, and that will get worse for Trump if he sends in ground troops, which 41% of Trump voters oppose.

Important op-ed from @markwarner.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...

Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.ft.com/content/744e...

With any other president, this would be a firing offense. With any other Congress, this would be cause for investigation and impeachment.

Here's another lie from the Trump White House (no surprise there). THE TRUTH: Senate Democrats pushed for and passed legislation to fund TSA, along with FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the cybersecurity agency, only to have it blocked by Mike Johnson and House Republicans, with Trump's backing.

The Johnson shutdown

This “lawmakers remain at a stalemate” framing is all over the place and is so bad. While technically accurate, it’s misleading and a disservice to readers. If Senate Rs, Senate Ds, & House Ds agree to something, but House Rs keep that deal from getting to Trump, the framing should reflect that.

It's now the Johnson Shutdown

This lede in Politico's coverage represents both the fact of what House Republicans are doing and how voters will understand what they are doing. Any vulnerable House Republican who toes the line set by the Freedom Caucus and Johnson will be digging their own political grave.

The Senate bill strengthens security at the border and ports of entry.

Mike Johnson is off his rocker. No Democrat is talking about opening the border “wide open”. He’s clowning for Trump.

Scott Perry, Ryan Mackenzie, Derrick Van Orden, Jen Kiggans, Kevin Kiley, Mike Lawler, Gabe Evans, and all the other endangered GOP House members must know that a vote for the Freedom Caucus CR will be recognized as a vote to block the Senate compromise and prolong chaos at the airports.

Senate Republicans finally gave in to the demand of Schumer and his caucus to fund TSA because Thune knew that long airport lines were becoming a lead weight for Republicans. Now Johnson and House Republicans have chosen to take sole ownership of chaos at the airports.

Instead of quickly passing the Senate bill to fund TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA, Mike Johnson wants to put a 60-day CR on the floor - a non-starter that will prolong the mess at the airports. It looks like the only two-car funeral Johnson can organize is for House Republicans running in 2026.