Trump has never been more powerful in Republican primaries and never more unpopular with the general public in polling.

Trump’s ballroom funding hanging by a thread. Thune acknowledged to me they are having issues getting the votes needed to pass it.

The area’s local real-estate database withdrew the listings as part of an escalating industry feud between Compass and Zillow. on.wsj.com/3RSSb2A

After all of Trump’s talk of slashing drug prices a nonsensical “600%” and similar numbers, they touted a chart showing a ~2% cut.

Knicks are, er, good.

Thomas Massie: “I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

Thomas Massie: “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

Senate votes 50-47 to advance an Iran War Powers Resolution after newly unfettered CASSIDY, joins COLLINS, MURKOWSKI and RAND PAUL. FETTERMAN voted to continue the war. Final passage vote, however, is uncertain. Cornyn, Tillis and Tuberville did not vote. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is going like Dems would have scripted it: A late Trump endorsement after Cornyn/Senate Republicans incinerated ~$100M trying to nuke Ken Paxton as an impeached adulterer who violated ethics left and right.

TRUMP ENDORSES PAXTON

Van Hollen w/a lengthy J'Accuse-style flambe of Todd Blanche to start this hearing.

Dylan Harper turned 20 two months ago, found out he was starting about an hour before tipoff tonight, and has 22 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, seven steals and one turnover in 47 minutes in Game 1.

A “fun” thing about the 1776 number is it makes it more clear how much the settlement agreement is corrupt. Todd Blanche signed his name to an official government document claiming this figure was “based on the projected valuation of future claimants’ claims,” which is clearly, obviously, a lie.

Bill Cassidy tells us he has no regrets about voting to convict Donald Trump, and wants “he voted to uphold the Constitution” in his obituary. #GIFTINK www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FCC Chair Brendan Carr called me on Monday evening—and, suffice to say, we went back and forth on his unprecedented action against Disney. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...

Imagine telling somebody 20 years ago that a future billionaire president would file a lawsuit against the government he heads asking the Treasury to pay him, personally, 10 Billion Dollars, because a rogue employee leaked tax data showing how little tax he paid to the government.

My best piece of advice, and this is something I learned the hard way, is: if you live in an elevator building, get a keychain that is larger in every dimension than the gap between the elevator car and the elevator door

Headsup: New House transportation bill imposes a new, national $130/year fee for owning an EV.

Republicans are fumbling on affordability as voters worries mount, with inflation the worst since 2023 for consumers and 2022 for producers. “All we’ve done since July is stand around sucking on our teeth" - Senator Kennedy GIFT LINK #giftlink www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tilting to Trump on most policies or votes has proven to be irrelevant to R lawmakers’ reelections, w/very few exceptions. He demands total loyalty.

Bill Cassidy, conceding defeat, throws shade at Donald Trump: “When you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. But you don’t pout. You don’t whine. You don’t claim the election was stolen.” His crowd immediately gets the reference.

Japanese robot detects 0.1mm rail cracks and repairs them autonomously at night using 10,000 RPM grinding and ultrasonic inspection

Having flashback to one of the first stories I wrote as a cub Congressional reporter in 1993. Roscoe Bartlett at an event with scholarship winners asked why there weren't more kids with "normal American" names there, instead of Asians. I asked him if he knew any Asian Americans, and he said no! 1/

“The two Republican delegates spent 13 minutes accusing Wu, who is originally from China, of being a spy for the Chinese Communist Party, pointing out things like his use of a Mac computer instead of a PC like most delegates. They also played a clip of his voice and mocked his accent.”

Trump's ballroom funding hits a procedural snag in the Senate, but Republicans are working on a workaround. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ted Cruz wants to cut cap gains tax. Others want deficit reduction from more spending cuts to reduce inflation & interest rates. Thing is, WH wants a colossal spending *increase* for defense. Close to $500B/year, so... yeah. They don't have a plan that is close to 218/50 votes at this point.

I did hear ideas from Rs on how they can address affordability. *Senator Schmitt said ramping up deportations will lead to lower prices on everything, especially housing. * Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris told me they should cut waste and send people a check with the savings.

Republicans are fumbling on affordability as voters worries mount, with inflation the worst since 2023 for consumers and 2022 for producers. “All we’ve done since July is stand around sucking on our teeth" - Senator Kennedy GIFT LINK #giftlink www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"NOTE: Due to the danger please do not do this"

This campaign ad getting a lot of attention. Austin has been a reporter for years, including working for a time in the Senate press gallery chasing down lawmakers.

Credit-card balances: all-time high. Applications for credit: four-year high. Delinquent credit: nine-year high. A "hamster wheel" of credit, says the NYT: @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/b...

Per @basketball-reference.com, Largest point differential during a 6-game win streak in NBA postseason history: 1. 2026 Knicks: +155 2. 1987 Lakers: +131 3. 1985 Lakers: +129 4. 2017 Cavs: +118 5. 2001 Lakers: +117

This is her second show. Her website: alibrariandesigns.com

Laser eyes are back. Senate Banking is on track to pass crypto legislation Lummis has been seeking for years.

Australia's target of 82% renewables by 2030 has long been dismissed as impossible. Batteries and domestic solar are putting it within reach. Tech improvements, cost decline are important. But so is government policy. Nice one, @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social, keep going.

“.. The announcements in locations thousands of miles apart will fuel concern about a cluster of cases so far associated ‌with three deaths ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/hea...

What do electric buses do at night? They help balance the grid. First Bus in Glasgow: "By flexing when buses are charged, the depots can increase demand at times when there is excess renewable energy on the system, particularly wind power in Scotland, and reduce demand during peak periods. [1/2]

My wife exhibiting today at The Square art show in DC

“.. Spending intentions fell for a vehicle to the lowest level since June 2022 and back to at least 1978 ..” - Boockvar #UMich 👀

“Officials in the White House have had weekslong discussions about whether they could legally use the money to pay for Trump's proposed massive 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, the sources said.”

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

Amazing handmade mini-pancakes from Malia at The Square art show at Farragut West. $10.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after the special election and briefly halted its implementation. virginiamercury.com/2026/05/08/s...

Multiple women serving sentences for nonviolent crimes at the minimum security prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving time were punished for speaking to reporters about the special treatment Maxwell receives. At least two women were transferred to higher security facilities as punishment.

“I live in constant fear that I will be subjected to further baseless detentions just for going about my daily life." On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.

Have any other cabinet members ever had a signature bourbon engraved with their name and title?

AP: Indiana State Senator Greg Goode just defeated a Trump-backed challenger to keep his seat in the District 38 Republican primary. Goode drew Trump's ire for refusing to back his congressional gerrymandering push in Indiana, which failed.

“.. There is no refund,” he said. “Only a handful of people are going to be able to access this, and I can almost guarantee it will not trickle down to me. It’s just maddening.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/1267...

Costa Rica passed a law in 2018 that required electric utilities to install fast chargers every 50 miles on national highways. Tax breaks have made Costa Rica a pioneer in electric vehicles. Costa Ricans are buying electric vehicles at 3 times the rate of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/b...