"Anthropic is prepared to loosen its current terms of use, but wants to ensure its tools aren't used to spy on Americans en masse, or to develop weapons that fire with no human involvement. "The Pentagon claims that's unduly restrictive…"

“Who is going to make that commitment on the basis of a promise from Donald Trump?” As Trump pressures U.S. oil firms, analysts and former diplomats say Venezuela cannot produce the outcome he wants. www.ms.now/news/trump-o... @ms.now

As Trump tries to blame Biden for the economy, he has a problem: For a year, the WH has worked to show how POWERFUL Trump is — bending things to his will, etc. It’s hard, then, to make the case that on this one issue, he's actually not in control and hasn’t yet made an impact.

Trump's reaction to the killing of Rob and Michele Reiner crystallized a defining feature of his leadership, writes Vaughn Hillyard: "a willingness to withhold empathy from those Americans he views as adversaries and, at times, to seemingly mock their suffering."

A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.

What an all-around grim day.

I joined @michiganpublic.bsky.social's Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta (and @freep.com's Nancy Kaffer) to talk all things Gretchen Whitmer. Give it a listen!

"If my professors are unable to teach me, and I’m not able to have candid conversations to get a proper education, what am I here for?” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

One potential difficulty that I see with this is that I think voters tend to think that when wages go up, it's because of their own hard work and effort, while when prices go up, it's because of politicians www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

NEW: "FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents."

In a stunning break in one of the FBI’s most high-profile unsolved cases, agents arrested a suspect Thursday morning who investigators believe placed pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic headquarters in the hours before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

"the president worked roughly 50-hour weeks"

"They often sit in the dark with only strings of LED lights on to save on electric costs. She is considering painting rocks to send to friends as Christmas gifts."

The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month. Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.

This morning, President Trump reposted a social media post calling for the hanging of members of Congress who urged troops to refuse illegal orders

Fox News Poll: 76% of voters view the economy negatively. That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of Biden’s term. www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...

Trump's promise to send checks to Americans is a political bind: If they aren't sent, voters could resent it. If they *are* sent, it could ramp up inflation. BUT if they argue the checks won't contribute to inflation, it's a sign the economy isn't as strong as they claim.

"Drugs are sold once and gone forever, but girls can be resold indefinitely." What a piece.

“The Democratic midterm campaign ads write themselves: Millions in secretive crypto profits for the Trump family, but Mr. Trump’s famous ‘two dolls’ and ‘five pencils’ for everyone else.” www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

“It’s not like Marc Andreessen and David Sacks and Elon and JD and Trump are all sitting at the dinner table at Mar-a-Lago planning DOGE and in a lightbulb moment, they were like, ‘Let’s just instantiate the ideas of Curtis Yarvin,’” one person added. “It’s more like, Yarvin is the brain.”

SCOOP: President Donald Trump plans to announce details of a major trade agreement with the United Kingdom Thursday morning

NEWS: @aoc.bsky.social won’t seek top Oversight Committee post, @nicholaswu12.bsky.social reports. ”It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

I just feel like the only example in this article being this is kind of symptomatic of the problem with financial journalism in general www.thestreet.com/retirement/s...

"The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children."

I am going to become the Joker.

“Trump’s new-ish material is darker,” says @zackstanton.bsky.social. “It’s not simply the Bukele video, which is so dark it’s practically Vantablack ...”

"In his first administration, he fired James Comey in the second hundred days and then had the Charlottesville 'very fine people' debacle just after Day 200. Who knows what's in store this time around?" says @zackstanton.bsky.social.

Tonight, President Trump will mark his 100th day in office with a big rally in Warren, Michigan. Why has Warren (and Macomb County) become ground zero for so much of American politics the last 50+ years? Here's the hidden history behind that:

A few months ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared poised to become the next Canadian prime minister. Just before 5 a.m. this morning, CBC News declared that he has lost his own bid for reelection.

Canadian PM Mark Carney, a former central banker, might seem like an unlikely political figure. But elements of his unusual background now seem quietly relevant. My latest column, for some Canadian Election Day reading: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

“You know at some point, they give up,” Trump said, referring to media owners generally and — we suspected — Jeff Bezos specifically. “At some point they say, No más, no más.” He laughed quietly. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Buick vulnerable to Trump tariffs: 'It could just disappear altogether' via @detroitnews.bsky.social:

“Preserving habeas corpus is not some fever dream of the left wing echo chamber,” said Pritzker. “It’s a fundamental concept of justice that people have fought and died for dating back to the Middle Ages.”

"One of the big projects is figuring out how does global security work when the U.S. is not the guarantor of the free world."

Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’

WHCD weekend has arrived in Trump's Washington www.politico.com/newsletters/...

This is *quite* the sensationalized headline at Fox News. Click through, and you'll find that the "third party" is… God.

Vivid, affecting writing from Gothamist: gothamist.com/news/4-year-...

“Following Trump’s demand that the FCC inflict ‘punishment’ on CBS over a recent 60 Minutes piece on Greenland and Ukraine, Paramount executives, including Redstone, asked the program to provide a list of upcoming Trump-related pieces it was reporting on” www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

"Medication records from pharmacy chains, lab testing and genomics data from patients treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service, claims from private insurers and data from smartwatches and fitness trackers will all be linked together, he said."

Chatted with @zackstanton.bsky.social.

"Some people think the crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they'd better wise up."

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Trump and Howard Lutnick have "ice cream sundaes most Friday nights to gossip and replay the week."

"While Musk posts sometimes dozens of times a day on X about right-wing politics or his companies … he often interacts with lesser-known users. He replies to them and sometimes interacts through direct messages, some of whom he eventually solicits to have his babies"

From a spox for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: “The governor was surprised that she was brought into the Oval Office during President Trump’s press conference without any notice of the subject matter. Her presence is not an endorsement of the actions taken or statements made at that event.”

🧵 I'm struggling to see exactly how this SCOTUS ruling is a win for the White House. Seems like a wash at best. Per the 9-0 part of the decision, the court has concluded: -The way Trump used the Alien Enemies Act last month, effectively, was improper because of the lack of notice.

#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

"One auto executive early last week darkly predicted 'Chernobyl' if tariffs broadly hit imported parts, which they’re scheduled to do next month."