Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “America was once the world’s industrial superpower. Now it accounts for just 17% of global manufacturing,” the New York Times editorial board writes. “China controls 28%, and its lead is growing.”

A federal judge ordered the Justice Department on Friday to get rid of a critical trove of evidence it used in September to bring charges against James Comey, the former FBI director, saying that prosecutors had obtained the materials unlawfully.

Read @ejdionne.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...

Wolff: The women that work for Trump only succeed if they devote their entire lives to him. | ITH 46

Several Republicans have signed onto discharge petitions to extend ACA subsidies.

This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him. I don’t know how else to say it…

For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking. Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.

shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights

Joining Deadline White House in 5 ET hour to discuss…

What happened in Indiana — an outburst of Republican courage — was as rare as a sighting of Bigfoot, Lindsey Graham’s spine, or natural breasts at Mar-a-Lago. And it rattled and enraged all of TrumpWorld. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

In Washington DC — or in pretty much every other Republican dominated state — the threats might have worked, because fear is a powerful weapon, and political courage is vanishingly rare. But in Indiana, it backfired royally. Spectacularly. Decisively. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!

Republican may be finally swallowin' the bitter pill.

The California governor quoted Gov. Mike Braun's post while subtly pointing out the real message behind it — and its true recipient.

“What happened yesterday — an outburst of Republican courage — was as rare as a sighting of Bigfoot, Lindsey Graham’s spine, or natural breasts at Mar-a-Lago.” 😂 Charlie Sykes is outdoing himself.

Oh this is a beaut. Perfect.

NEW: Shortly before the Indiana Senate voted against passing a GOP gerrymander, a right-wing group warned Republican state lawmakers that Trump would withhold all federal funding if they rejected his demands to redraw congressional districts.

It feels like the Trump presidency is crumbling, don't it?

The group said Trump fast-tracked the ballroom, violating the Administrative Procedure Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

Incredible reporting from @haleaziz.bsky.social, as always

Greg Bovino took a photo yesterday with known Proud Boys, in Slidell, Louisiana, including one wearing a Proud Boys hat.

Local news mentioned that Greg Bovino stopped to take photos with people in Slidell, Louisiana but failed to mention that several of these people were part of the local Proud Boys chapter even though they were seen wearing Proud Boys gear. www.wdsu.com/article/new-...

The National Trust is now suing the Trump administration, urging them to stop its White House ballroom construction. But why is the president even pushing for this makeover in the first place? According to @artcrimeprof.bsky.social, it's all about power.

“This is about throwing sand in the gears of the entire system in order to end immigration.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

House Democrats have released a tranche of new photos from the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein that include President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon and Larry Summers.

Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes. They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets. They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability. There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.

The White House is promising to announce a new healthcare plan "very soon." We've heard that one before...

Trump: Ain't he a grumpy old fuck?

The U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker this week after months of maintaining that ongoing military operations in the Caribbean were focused on fighting drug trafficking.

“The spines of the Indiana Republicans stiffened where so many others snapped,” Jonathan Chait argues.

"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way," Sae Joon Park told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.

The Arizona Democrat and potential 2028 presidential contender said that labor unions are "coming back and becoming stronger."

Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board. n.pr/4aTbq3w

WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.

JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Indiana GOP's Trump rebuke could lead to temporary redistricting detente

Trump’s incoherent national security strategy is a bad look for America. | TDBP 622

This is guaranteed to make smoke come out of Trump's ears. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued Trump alleging that he can't demolish the East Wing and erect his ballroom without congressional approval. TRO hearing in DC district court next Tuesday.

The Republican Party is bucking, and Trump is losing his grip on the reins. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/indiana-senate-redistricting-republicans.html

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced questions related to her department’s efforts on illegal immigration.

Indiana Republicans have overwhelmingly rejected a redistricting plan backed by the president. Russell Berman spent the past few days asking lawmakers there to explain why the state has become the new hotbed of GOP resistance to Donald Trump:

The fatality-free raid managed to slip under the radar.

The bill's failure represents a rupture in Republican ranks and highlights the ongoing national debate over partisan map-drawing.

It used to be an impeachable offense. Now it’s a daily occurrence.

Literally EVERYBODY needs to watch this. An incredibly entertaining way for Americans to learn about the SCUM Trump is pardoning NON-STOP. Please share!!

Trump tonight after losing: “I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved.” Below is one of NINE Truth Social posts he made about it, which is in addition to phone calls, visits to IN by Vance, numerous public statements, and threats by several henchmen.

Immunotherapy is already showing great promise for treatment of cancer. Recent advances in CAR-T hold out the hope that the procedure could move from ex vivo to in vivo transduction of T-cells. Very exciting work. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them