The US president said some of the most widely used drugs in the country would face tariffs of 100% from August 2028, rising to 200% a year later as part of his latest effort to move manufacturing to America. ft.trib.al/qAfPnYW

Actually, no. Fascism is on the ballot this November. And the cost of groceries, the cost of gas, the cost of…

Age limits on all branches of government are long overdue.

At least 17 U.S. service members have been killed supporting the United States during the now months-long war in Iran, including three killed since combat resumed a week ago. See a map of U.S. deaths from between Feb. 28 and July 20 here:

"We’ve been hearing nonstop from Trump about how the 2020 election was “stolen.” Yet in 2024, the Republican Party captured the presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives."

"Top Republicans also seemed disillusioned with the president’s fixation. Outgoing Texas Senator John Cornyn lamented to the Post that “we have 109 days until the midterm elections, and I don’t understand talking about what happened six years ago in light of these upcoming elections.”

Many Republicans facing voters this fall have shown little interest in making President Trump’s renewed focus on the 2020 election central to their campaigns as they head into a midterm complicated by the president’s weak standing with independent voters.

Trump says noncitizen voting is a widespread Democratic plot to influence elections. A Reuters data analysis reveals a far different picture: a small number of often inadvertent violations.

America did not become the richest nation in history because Washington, DC, was exceptionally good at directing the economy. It thrived because its institutions largely prevented Washington from interfering in the economy, says Veronique de Rugy. https://ow.ly/hEKV50ZoUFM

The DoJ is also an effective tool for pursuing his political agenda. Election fraud—an obsession of his—is consuming ever more of its resources. Matter of genuine public interest are left to languish

Tariffs are taxes. They raise costs for American families at the checkout counter and for manufacturers who rely on imported inputs. They create uncertainty that drives investment away. Cato's Clark Packard testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the true cost of US tariffs.

US tariffs are alienating close allies and pushing them toward Beijing, Cato's Clark Packard testified before the House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee. Watch the full testimony: https://youtu.be/9iZedl9VyEk

To outcompete China, the US needs trusted allies. Yet erratic trade policies have strained relationships with Canada, Mexico, NATO members, Japan, South Korea, and others. That is a gift to Beijing, Cato's Clark Packard said in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee.

The Constitution gives the president no power to replace America's election system, says Cato Institute Senior Fellow Walter Olson, commenting on President Trump’s speech on elections.

President Trump used a primetime speech to release declassified election files. "Declassified by President Trump" signals a selective, partisan release, which itself raises doubts about the documents' authenticity, says Cato's Patrick Eddington.

President Trump can be upset that ABC and NBC didn't broadcast his speech, but threatening to revoke their licenses for it is an attack on press freedom and a dangerous precedent, explains Cato’s David Inserra. https://ow.ly/okjH50Zp737

The files Trump declassified don't prove foreign election hacking. Indeed, some directly contradict his claims. When a president handpicks which documents to release, declassification becomes a tool to manufacture threats, not reveal them, writes Cato’s Pat Eddington. https://ow.ly/fqmg50Zp7nI

The collapse of the June 17 ceasefire in Iran will only add to the mounting defense spending, economic costs, geopolitical damage, humanitarian costs, and environmental and health harms from the conflict. https://ampr.gs/4ytTBlk

ICE smashed disabled Iraq War veteran George Retes’ window, pepper-sprayed him, jailed him for 3 days, then released him without charges. This is fascism. PAXIS.app helps people prepare for ICE encounters and respond if someone is taken. GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

"This is not just the most corrupt presidency in American history, it is among the most corrupt regimes on earth. To find rivals, you must look to places like the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos or Russia under Putin"

"Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China"

“Trump says Democrats forgot to rig the election in 2016, successfully rigged it while *he* was president in 2020, then forgot how to rig it again in 2024. So the only election Democrats supposedly stole was the one he himself controlled,” said Representative Jim McGovern.

"Some GOP members of Congress told reporters this week that they were not eager for the president to rehash old, unproven claims, fearing it could detract from their policy wins."

"Trump’s waning popularity has become cause for concern among Republicans ahead of the midterms, which are already historically much harder for the incumbent president’s party. "

Fusion voting can help get us there by strengthening new political parties, building broader coalitions, & giving voters more meaningful options beyond the two-party duopoly. We want politicians to compete for voters instead of drawing districts; it's time to think bigger nymag.com/intelligence...

#FusionVoting empowers voters by allowing multiple parties to nominate the same candidate, giving you more choice and a stronger voice. Laws banning it silence smaller parties and limit #democracy.✊

"a Republican who served as Recorder of Maricopa County,Arizona, also pushed back on claims...“Even if tabulation machines are vulnerable (a predicate I don't accept), and even if connected to the internet (not true), then any manipulation would still be revealed in post-election hand counts.."

"Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, wrote on X that Trump’s remarks about China obtaining voter files were “absurd.”

"Ben Ginsberg, a former election lawyer for the Republican Party, denounced Trump’s claims during an interview on CNN. “There’s still no evidence of any election being incorrect,” he said. “There still were not the documents. There still was not the evidence, although we’ll see what is produced.”

“It’s going to hurt the president and the folks that are talking this way because of the swing voters. Pragmatic Republicans, Reagan Republicans see it differently. There’s things that the president could be doing that make a lot more sense for the election,” - Rep. Don Bacon (R)

"Representative Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who is not running for reelection, pushed back on Trump’s claims during an interview on CNN, saying that the 2020 election was “not stolen,” blaming Trump’s loss on Republicans urging their voters not to vote by mail."

1) Corporations and the super-rich spend billions on elections 2) Elected officials rewrite laws in the donors' favor, enact huge tax cuts, and deregulate industries 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat If we want to talk about "integrity" and our political system, let's talk about this.

"The problem Republicans face in having full control of government is that there are no Democrats to point to and blame... for surging costs, high inflation, a new war in the Middle East, suppressed Epstein files, high gas prices, and a government focused more on vanity projects for Dear Leader..."

"...Put more bluntly, Trump used the bully pulpit to undermine U.S. elections in ways that no other president has—in ways that adversarial governments could only dream of...."

"while the president spent a primetime address rehashing old, unsubstantiated claims of foreign election interference, he was actively engaging in an act of domestic election influence..."

Declaration of Independents: "... 45% of Americans are independent, yet millions are treated as second-class voters: locked out of publicly funded primaries, sidelined in debates, and told their independence doesn’t count."

Declaration of Independents: "In 1776, Americans declared political equality. In 2026 — 250 years later — that promise is still unfinished. Today, 45% of Americans are independent, yet millions are treated as second-class voters..."

President Trump vowed to unleash abundant energy that would meet surging demand for electricity. Analysts say his administration has yet to deliver results by one of the metrics that matters the most: new gigawatts added to the electricity grid.

Just 10 billionaires have already poured over $600 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.

And then what? Winning an election will not "fix" our problems.... We need a commitment to really and substantive reform to ensure our democracy can flourish for the majority of Americans who do not live by an extreme ideology.

“As an American, I’m embarrassed,” Warner told host Jen Psaki. “I’m embarrassed that the President of the United States tried to speak to the whole nation with a whole series of falsehoods, accusations, I believe, aimed at trying to undermine confidence in our system.”

"We therefore declare that independent voters are, and of right ought to be, equal participants in every publicly administered election; free from enforced party allegiance;entitled to full access, equal treatment, and meaningful representation;and empowered to judge every candidate on merit..."

The single greatest structural threat to Trump's power isn't a Democrat, a prosecutor, or a poll. It's a free and fair November midterm. Which is exactly why tonight's prime-time speech existed. Read it as the opening salvo, not a policy… https://youtu.be/VJylZSMRK7s

"From ballot access and open primaries to independent candidates and ranked choice voting, these groups are shaping the next phase of the voter-first reform movement."

"There's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth." Probably not a good sign when federal officials sound exactly like abusive husbands

Corruption in plain sight.

Can someone be an good lawyer and still be unfit to serve as Attorney General? I think Wednesday's confirmation hearing answered that question—and it had very little to do with courtroom skill. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

"Blanche gave an answer that would have sounded quite natural in a dictatorship: “The Constitution gives the president the full power to pardon anybody for any reason he wants. And so I don’t question President Trump’s authority or his decision to do so.”

“The latest Times/Siena poll finds just 37 percent of Americans approve of President Trump’s performance, putting his ratings in new political territory. . . . no president’s approval rating has been under 38 percent for more than a few days in the last 17 years"