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2 international Harvard students lay out their choice: Stay or go?

Five years into his PhD program, Sudipta Saha, a Harvard student from Canada, looked with disbelief at the Trump administration’s notice for foreign students at the university to transfer or leave the country.   Transferring the last year before his program ended is a nearly impossible option, and Harvard, though it…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

GOP hopeful Earle-Sears unveils ‘Axe the Tax’ plan in Virginia governor’s race

EXCLUSIVE: Smarter, not harder, is the theme Congress should follow to pass tax relief in its budget efforts, according to the top Republican running in one of only two gubernatorial races this year. Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Glenn Youngkin, unveiled her “Axe the Tax”…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Musk agrees with Massie that bill is ‘debt bomb ticking’ and ‘missed opportunity’ for conservatives

Elon Musk, who is vociferously decrying the Trump-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cleared the House of Representatives last month, agreed with Rep. Thomas Massie, who declared in a post on X that the measure “is a debt bomb ticking” and that it marks a major “missed opportunity” for…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Democrats vying for NYC mayor spar over defunding police, combating ICE

Democratic mayoral candidates sparred over whether to defund the police during the New York City mayoral debate Wednesday night, with many candidates distancing themselves from the once-popular progressive position. Candidates also discussed how to best combat President Donald Trump, particularly when it comes to his illegal immigration crackdown. Former New…

byThe editor5 June 2025
NPR

With Elon Musk out of the White House, how much political power does he wield?

Elon Musk has criticized a GOP bill he says will increase the budget deficit and undermine the work he led at DOGE. But what kind of political power does he have now he’s no longer a Trump adviser?

byThe editor5 June 2025
NPR

As Senate gets to work on budget bill, some in GOP raise concerns over deficit impact

The Senate is getting to work this week on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill. But growing concerns about its projected impact on the deficit are complicating its path to passage.

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Former Republican congressman-turned-Democrat launches bid for governor in push to flip red-state Florida

Democrats in Florida face an uphill climb as they work to win the governor’s office in next year’s elections. It’s been more than three decades since a Democrat won a gubernatorial election in the Sunshine State. You have to go all the way back to Democrat Gov. Lawton Chiles’ 1994…

byThe editor5 June 2025
BBC US politics

Judge halts deportation of Colorado suspect’s family

A judge blocked the move one day after the White House promised to swiftly deport the Egyptian family.

byThe editor5 June 2025
BBC US politics

Man sent chemicals to suspect in California fertility clinic bombing: FBI

The bombing outside the clinic in May killed the suspect and injured four others.

byThe editor5 June 2025
BBC US politics

Trump administration threatens Columbia University’s accreditation

The White House says Columbia violated anti-discrimination laws and should be cut off from government funds.

byThe editor5 June 2025
BBC US politics

What we know about Trump’s latest travel ban

President Trump has signed a proclamation banning travel to the US from nationals of 12 countries.

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Trump orders Attorney General to investigate Biden’s autopen use amid cognitive decline concerns

President Donald Trump called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead an investigation into whether certain individuals working for former President Joe Biden conspired to deceive the public about his mental state while also exercising his presidential responsibilities by using an autopen. In a memo on Wednesday, Trump said the…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

Schumer renames Trump megabill the ‘Well, We’re All Going to Die Act’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) gave a new name to the “big, beautiful bill” on Wednesday, calling it the “Well, We’re All Going to Die Act.” Schumer appeared at a press conference alongside Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and stood next to a sign that read…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

CNN’s Jennings congratulates Democrats for ‘getting rid of’ Jean-Pierre

CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Wednesday congratulated Democrats for “getting rid of” former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after recently revealing her decision to become an independent. “I’d like to congratulate Democrats for ridding yourselves of this untalented mediocrity,” Jennings said on CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt.”…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

5 takeaways from the chaotic first NYC mayor’s debate

Candidates running for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City faced off for the first time on the debate stage just ahead of the start of early voting next week.  Nine candidates answered questions during a chaotic two-hour debate in which they often took aim at each other,…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Hill

Biden calls claims he wasn’t making decisions in White House ‘ridiculous and false’

Former President Biden on Wednesday rebuked claims from President Trump and other Republicans that he was not the one making decisions at the end of his time in the White House after Trump ordered an investigation into the matter. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency.…

byThe editor5 June 2025
The Guardian

Trump orders inquiry into Biden’s actions as president over ‘cognitive decline’ reports

Investigation will fuel GOP campaign to discredit ex-president and undo pardons and orders issued at end of his term Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging that top aides masked his predecessor’s ‘cognitive decline’. This investigation will build on a Republican-led campaign to discredit…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Ex-IRS Contractor Pleads Fifth in Trump Tax-Leak Probe

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… A man serving in prison for leaking President Donald Trump’s and thousands of others’ confidential tax records recently asserted his Fifth Amendment right to…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Cuomo dismisses nursing home scandal, blames Trump’s ‘MAGA line’ for COVID controversy

Nine Democratic candidates took the stage in New York City Wednesday for the first of two debates ahead of the June 24 mayoral primary, and the claws were out for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  Cuomo’s COVID-19 scandal was front and center just minutes into the debate as moderators asked the…

byThe editor5 June 2025
Fox news

Trump suspends foreign student visas at Harvard University amid national security concerns

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation to student visas for foreigners seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University, the move in the ongoing feud between the White House and the Ivy League school.  The proclamation directs the State Department to “consider revoking” existing academic…

byThe editor5 June 2025

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    The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.

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    The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

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    The president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.

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Talking Points Memo

Reporting and analysis about American politics

  • More Thoughts on the Unfolding Crisis in CA

    In my first post I wanted to make clear the specifics of what was happening with the National Guard. The...

  • Breaking Out of Los Angeles

    This is serious enough to break in on the weekend. You’ve seen the intentionally provocative ICE raids in LA and...

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The Hill

  • Former White House doctor: Biden physician should have tested for cognitive decline

    A former doctor for the White House under the Obama administration said former President Biden should have been tested for cognitive decline in his final year in office, given his age. Jeffrey Kuhlman said performing such a test on Biden would have shed light on the former president’s mental state and ability to serve another...

  • Democrats fend off GOP in San Antonio mayor runoff election

    Former Biden administration official Gina Ortiz Jones has won a runoff election in San Antonio’s mayoral race, fending off a Republican opponent that the GOP hoped could pull off an upset, Decision Desk HQ projects. Jones defeated former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos in an officially nonpartisan election that still in practice played out...

  • Trump deploys National Guard to quell Los Angeles area ICE raid protests

    President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guardsmen to the Los Angeles area on Saturday as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rattle the city.  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move is a result of "violent mobs" attacking "Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations" in recent days. "These operations are...

  • Andrew Yang reaches out to Musk to collaborate on new political party

    Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said he’s reached out to Elon Musk in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party, according to a Saturday interview with Politico Magazine. Yang, along with mutual friends, believes the Tesla CEO has what it takes to form a new faction that propels America’s strongest...

  • White House slams LA ‘insurrection’ as protests erupt over deportation raids

    The White House slammed protests in Los Angeles on Saturday after some residents expressed outrage over raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, described demonstrations at the city’s federal building as an “insurrection.” “An insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the United States,” Miller wrote in...

NPR

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Politico

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    The longtime political operative on whether the Democratic party ‘needs more assholes’ and the fight against antisemitism.

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  • The Great Un-Awokening

    Democrats eyeing a presidential bid in 2028 scramble to move to the center.

  • Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP

    The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.

  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

    Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

The Guardian

  • How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?

    The US president says he’s deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles amid immigration protests. Here’s what to knowDonald Trump said on Saturday he’s deploying 2,000 California national guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of the California governor, Gavin Newsom.Here are some things to know about when and how the president can deploy troops on US soil. Continue reading...

  • Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests

    California governor calls move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ and says it will ‘escalate tensions’ amid immigration crackdownDonald Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of 2,000 national guard troops to Los Angeles, after an immigration crackdown erupted into mass protests for a second day and police in riot gear used teargas on bystanders.The California governor, Gavin Newsom, said in a statement on X that the federal government was “moving to take over” the California national guard. Newsom said the mobilization was “purposefully inflammatory” and warned that it would “only escalate tensions”. Continue reading...

  • Trump news at a glance: ‘This is not justice’ – the uprising over Ice raids on LA

    Trump sends in national guard as aides talk tough; Vance says he’s had bigger outbursts than Musk. Key US politics stories from Saturday 7 June at a glanceDonald Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Saturday pushed back against the protesters opposing immigration raids in Los Angeles: “A message to the LA rioters: you will not stop us or slow us down. @Icegov will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner and the White House deputy chief of staff, described the protests as a “violent insurrection”. During protests at a federal detention facility in downtown LA, David Huerta, a senior union official, was arrested in a police response that included teargas and flash-bangs. Hospitalised for his injuries, Huerta released a statement: “Hard-working people, and members of our family and our community, are being treated like criminals. We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice.” Continue reading...

  • Trump warns Musk of ‘very serious consequences’ if he backs Democrats

    US president says he’s ‘too busy doing other things’ to try to reconcile with erstwhile ally and campaign backerDonald Trump warned Elon Musk on Saturday that he faces “very serious consequences” if he funds Democratic candidates following the pair’s epic public bust-up this week.The warning, delivered in an interview with NBC News scheduled to broadcast on Sunday, follows days of feuding and threats after Musk called Republicans’ budget legislation an “abomination”. Continue reading...

  • California leaders condemn Ice raids in LA: ‘We will not stand for this’

    City mayor Karen Bass joins governor Gavin Newsom and others in denouncing arrests of at least 45 peopleThe Department of Homeland Security conducted raids on multiple locations across Los Angeles on Friday, clashing with the crowds of people who gathered to protest and prompting widespread criticism from California leaders.Masked agents were recorded pulling several people out of two LA-area Home Depot stores and the clothing manufacturer Ambient Apparel’s headquarters in LA’s Fashion District. Immigration advocates said the raids also included four other locations, including a doughnut shop. Continue reading...

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