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Steven L. Taylor · Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 1 comment

From Lindsey McCormack at DCInbox Insights: The Domestic Turn of “Sharia”
Via Politico: Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’.
Via Axios: Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley files to run as independent. He’s probably toast given CA’s redistricting move.
Via NBC News: DOJ quietly shelves Biden autopen investigation that Trump demanded. “It is difficult to bring a criminal case when there is not even a readily identifiable and applicable criminal statute, the person briefed on the matter said.” Huh. Who coulda known?
Via Fox News: Rogan says voters feel ‘betrayed’ by Trump’s Iran campaign after he pledged ‘no more wars’ for years.
Via The Atlantic: A Police Report About a House Candidate Surprised the White House.

FILED UNDER: Tab Clearing, Axios, Fox News, Iran, NBC, POLITICO, Texas, The Atlantic, Trump

About Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter and/or BlueSky.

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Kathy says:

Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 12:01

I’ve a sneaky suspicion the autopen device does not work with black Sharpies.

Naturally, this is a communistdemonratchineseiranianhoax to make El Taco look bad.

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