TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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When it comes to foreign election interference, the president gave China a pass this week after giving Russia a different kind of pass last week.
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It’s unclear whether the president has fully thought through the proliferation risks associated with such a move — beyond saying “MBS is nice to me.”
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It’s unclear whether the president has fully thought through the proliferation risks associated with such a move — beyond saying “MBS is nice to me.”
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Watching the Republican flee his event, a variety of words came to mind. “Manly” wasn’t one of them.
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Watching the Republican flee his event, a variety of words came to mind. “Manly” wasn’t one of them.
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From the White House to Congress, GOP officials are suddenly focused on the casual dining chain. There’s a reason for this, but it’s not a good one.
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From the White House to Congress, GOP officials are suddenly focused on the casual dining chain. There’s a reason for this, but it’s not a good one.
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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- “All of President Trump’s brand, properties and businesses are impugned or said to have been impugned. Reputational, economic damages, all of that is now at issue in this case,” Lett said at the conclusion of a three-hour hearing.
Her decision opened the door for the BBC to explore the finances of more than 400 companies owned by a Trump family trust, but Trump can appeal the ruling to U.S. District Court Judge Roy Altman, a Trump appointee.
Judge says Trump must hand over financial records to BBC
(Politico)
- "On Tuesday, Canadian officials informed Michigan government officials that the event was being canceled, one day after Trump imposed new 50% tariffs on a wide range of goods, including Canadian cement, wine, dairy and hockey sticks.
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Instead, Canadian officials were planning to hold an event Friday for Canadians only at the Canadian port of entry in Windsor, according to two of the sources briefed on the matter, who stressed the situation is fluid and could change."
(The Detroit News)
- Eby: "I feel sorry for Americans. If you can't be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world. And that is a very lonely place to be."
#cdnpoli
(PEIPolitical shares video of the premier of British Columbia)
- "The Trump administration took a step Tuesday toward scrapping a 60-year-old rule that requires companies to report employee demographic data that civil rights lawyers say is critical to enforcing anti-discrimination laws."
(Axios)
- Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak — The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.
(Wired)
- Staff warned of major security risks from giving UAE new tech access. The White House went ahead anyway. — Commerce Department staffers recommended against loosening export restrictions on the Gulf ally in previously unreported warnings, arguing it could make it easier for China to get its hands on sensitive American technology.
(Politico)
- "Many of the companies 1789 has invested in have large government contracts while others, like Polymarket, have benefited directly from new Trump policies or rollbacks of existing laws."
Donald Trump Jr.’s Investment Firm Posts Staggering Returns of 200 Percent
(New York Times)
- "“As Governor, Bobby will always prioritize Maine, even if that means taking a position contrary to the national elites of his party,” Harris said in a statement.
That’s a markedly different tone from Charles’ defense of Trump’s tariffs last year, when he told a podcast host “I think what Trump is doing on tariffs is exactly right.”"
Trump’s Canada tariff leaves Maine Republicans scrambling for distance
(Politico)
- "The spaces reeked of unwashed bodies. People slept sitting up because there wasn’t enough space to lie down. And because of a shortage of medical staff, people with serious health conditions, including tuberculosis, an ovarian cyst and kidney failure, lacked proper care, texts and emails among ICE officials show."
ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in.
(Washington Post)
- "If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term — a chapter of his presidency that he initially said would be dedicated to ending global strife and redirecting U.S. resources to Americans."
Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say
(Washington Post)
- "Donald Trump pledged on the campaign trail that he would slash electricity prices in half within 18 months of returning to the White House. That self-imposed deadline is today, and—as with many of the president's promises—he appears to have fallen short of his goal. "
(Reason)
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