TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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The president hasn’t just abandoned his own objectives for the war, he’s also effectively deriding them as unreasonable.
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“It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money,” one key Democratic member of Congress said.
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“It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money,” one key Democratic member of Congress said.
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If GOP officials want to rewrite history to suit their purposes, the least they can do is start quoting historical figures accurately.
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If GOP officials want to rewrite history to suit their purposes, the least they can do is start quoting historical figures accurately.
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As important as the Republicans’ intraparty fissures are, what’s especially important is grappling with why the rupture is growing.
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As important as the Republicans’ intraparty fissures are, what’s especially important is grappling with why the rupture is growing.
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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- “It’s looking like we have a coin-operated drug policy that basically responds to whoever will give money...”
How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet — With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.
(New York Times)
- "He's lying. You know why we know? WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT HE SIGNED!!!!
Here's the operative language: "The U.S. undertakes, together with regional partners, a comprehensive plan...for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran...of at least $300 billion.""
- "President Trump decried what he said were 'false' reports that a memorandum of understanding with Iran ending the conflict in the Gulf included a $300 billion private investment fund"
(Senator Chris Murphy reacts to a Reuters summary of Trump's statements)
- "The changes may sideline the country’s premier experts on global health and could lead to the closure of about a third of its 60 country offices within the next three years, according to some officials with knowledge of the programs."
New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad
(New York Times)
- "Records show that the White House Office of Management and Budget last week quietly apportioned $352 million from Trump’s tax cuts law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, for “White House Security Measures.”"
Senators Suspect Trump Shifted Secret Service Funds to Build His Ballroom
(NOTUS)
- Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects — It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.
(New York Times)
- "The Reflecting Pool now evokes the joy of a Green Bay Packers victory. Or a high-school prank. Or St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. It most certainly is not the gleaming American-flag blue that Trump’s repainting of the pool was supposed to produce."
What Color Is the Reflecting Pool? An Investigation.
(The Atlantic)
- In an actual investigation, Sam Stein at the Bulwark actually sent reporters to the Reflecting Pool to look into reports that the paint is peeling. It sure looks like the paint/liner.
(The Bulwark on YouTube - see 6:03)
- New York City Mayor Mamdani's speech to Knicks fans starts at 18:18 in this video. Fun to listen to even if you don't care about the Knicks.
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"Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution"
comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now.
See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options to pre-order.
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