On this episode, @dcdufour.bsky.social and Charlie Cook discuss the latest news on redistricting, the impending government shutdown, and how thermostatic politics could affect the dynamics of the midterm elections. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6FWE...

He just huddled with Zelensky. So this seems to be another case of him parroting the positions of the person he last spoke with.

It wasn't until yesterday that I realized how much I missed the stemwinding "Trump, MD" press conferences of the COVID era.

In this episode, @dcdufour.bsky.social talks to Max Stier of Partnership for Public Service about the disruptions to the federal workforce. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Ln6...

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

As political violence becomes more common, I argue that the nightmare scenario isn't another North vs. South–style Civil War. It's the Troubles in Northern Ireland. www.nationaljournal.com/s/729578/its...

The shooter is not in custody. None of them know who he is, much less his motive. Is there a good chance he's on the Left? Sure. Is it a guarantee? Not even close. Could be someone who had a personal beef with Kirk. Could be someone who had a psychotic break.

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

A lively and insightful panel today: With @dcdufour.bsky.social, Editor in chief at @NationalJournal.com, @amandabecker.bsky.social, Washington Correspondent @19thnews.org and @delaneyrules.bsky.social,Senior Politics Reporter @huffpost.com bit.ly/Click-2-Listen You Tube: youtu.be/R3jU1Rc2rCs

Antonin Scalia would like a word. “If it were up to me, I would put in jail every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag,” Scalia said in November 2015. “But I am not king.” He cast the deciding vote in 1989 to uphold flag burning as protected speech.

How does the Interior Secretary have any idea about the state of restaurant reservations in DC?

Seeing a lot of comments like this lately from R officeholders. They're afraid to take their kids to see the monuments, etc. Let me just say when I arrived here 30 years ago, they may have had a point. Now, there aren't many neighborhoods I wouldn't walk in, much less drive.

The sandwich thrower is a hero to many, though he may want to try a submarine delivery versus overhand. I would further suggest someone create an app to connect the country's hoagie-throwing population. You could call it "Grinder."

This is how they managed statistics in the old USSR.

This seems ... overstated. The guests aren't walking across the South Lawn to get there. They're entering through the White House.

The lesson for today is that good spa workers are hard to come by ... in South Florida.

Yep. You can tell from their behavior which jurisdictions are trying to encourage traffic safety and which are just trying to collect money.

George Condon writes that Trump's trip to Scotland is quite unique in presidential history because it combines official business with family business. njour.nl/s/729167?unl...

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

Trump’s trip to Scotland will include a bilateral meeting on trade with UK PM Starmer. But it also includes a ribbon cutting at his family's new golf course, and visits to his 2 other courses there, in an unprecedented mix of official business and family business. njour.nl/s/729167?unl...

Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. (And other news, too!) With ‪@BennettJohnT.bsky.social‬, White House Correspondent, @RollCall.com, ‪@SarahDWire.bsky.social, Senior National Political Correspondent @USAToday and @DCDufour.bsky.social‬, Editor-in-chief @NationalJournal.com. ‬‬ bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

In this free Q&A, @dcdufour.bsky.social discusses with @executivefunctions.bsky.social the legal changes that Trump and SCOTUS have brought about in the last six months. Read here: www.nationaljournal.com/s/729053/qa-...

Reposting this from last night. The interactive visualization offers a quick glimpse into the X conversation around Epstein (among high follower accounts) without having to go there yourself. It should be usable on most browsers. faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/Spot...

I think I'm sunk. They're going to be too caught up in their own emotional baggage to help much.

Great insights today from ‪@linda-feldmann.bsky.social DC Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, @dcdufour.bsky.social, Editor-in-chief @NationalJournal.com and ‪@evanmcs.bsky.social‬, Reporter @notusreports.bsky.social‬‬‬ bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

Sen. Thom Tillis’s surprise announcement that he will not seek reelection next year frees him from having to worry about facing a MAGA-approved challenger in North Carolina’s March 3 primary. @charliecookDC with the latest Off to the Races: www.nationaljournal.com/s/728917/the...

On this episode @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to @nenonicolosio.bsky.social about his forecast of the Senate battlefield. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/5G3r...

This is a telling message to start the day.

See, you just have to be open-minded, then you'll see how successful they were.

You don't "not recall" telling DOJ lawyers to say "fuck you" to court orders. You either remember saying it, or you remember that you definitely didn't say it. Emil Bove saying he doesn't recall means he definitely said it, and there's a roomful of people that can testify to it.

The former president of Children's Health Defense, Lyn Redwood, isn't just presenting at tomorrow's ACIP about thimerosal We're told that CDC is also going to hire Redwood to work in the agency's Immunization Safety Office www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-vac...

Before you know it, Trump is going to send infantry troops into Iran just so they can verify that the bombs did in fact obliterate everything.

A must-read from my colleague George Condon with everything you ever wanted to know about presidential cursing. (free link) njour.nl/s/728836?unl...

Per Scott McFarlane: Multiple Jan 6 defendants have filed legal motions asking that the legally-required Jan 6 honorary plaque at US Capitol also include ... a "recognition" of the "experiences" of the Jan 6 defendants Y'all see this ish???

So I saw this as kind of an error message yesterday when the site wouldn't load properly. But I found it pretty amusing. No truths here!!

"In fact, there's one on the White House lawn right now. No, no. I know you want to look. But trust me, you can't see it."

Trump on the White House lawn where the new flagpoles are being installed. You could not make this shit up.

Not a great answer

Deportations also are affecting Republican communities where foreign-born residents not only clean houses, serve food, and build homes but also support the local economy as consumers. @ameliamonr.bsky.social reports (unlocked): www.nationaljournal.com/s/728813/clo...

It continues to baffle me that *everyone* is hostile to Big Anything, with this one glaring exception. Big Supplement gets a free pass to sell you shit you don't need, might be harmful, and is often very expensive. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/fo...

President Trump is the first president to seem so gleeful at his chance to flex domestic military muscle. Read from George E. Condon Jr. on @nationaljournal.com www.nationaljournal.com/s/728746/for...

My colleagues and I just launched "The Listening Station," a weekly newsletter that monitors how podcasters and YouTube hosts on the Right and Left are reacting to and shaping politics and policy. It's free of charge. Sign up and share! go.nationaljournal.com/thelistening...

For context, Martin is referring to Scott Jenkins, a Virginia sheriff who was convicted of taking $75,000 in bribes in exchange for badges. And who Trump just pardoned.

I’m back from Italy with first Roundtable in 6 weeks! The panel and the news did not disappoint. With @EmilyLGoodin, Senior White House Correspondent @DailyMail, @JasonJDick, Editor-in-chief of CQ @RollCall and ‪@dcdufour.bsky.social‬ Editor-in-chief @NationalJournal. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

Veterans Day is already celebrated on the WWI Armistice Day.

A 25-year-old DOGE bro at the CFPB held $715,000 in stocks that ethics lawyers told him he wasn’t allowed to own while working there — then DOGE fired those ethics lawyers. This is corruption. Always call it out.

Holy shit, just three years into its existence, the nonprofit Baltimore Banner has won its first Pulitzer.

They will not understand that

Every interview with Trump, something like this happens where the interviewer just wants to move on. You can't move on. You have to stay with it and press the point. That's when the interview becomes revealing.