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Booker Breaks Thurmond’s Record

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

Tabby Wednesday

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WHCA Dinner Cancels Comedian After White House Complains

The Nerd Prom chickens out.

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The War on Higher Ed

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

Israel’s Next Move

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

Trump Orders Proof of Citizenship to Vote

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

Now Is It a Constitutional Crisis?

We are at least on the precipice.

Democrats Cave

They don’t want to give Trump what he wants, so they’re giving him what he wants.

Government Shutdown When Government is Already Being Shut Down

Democrats are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

Careening Toward A Shutdown

A year-long Continuing Resolution or bust?

DOGEing It Out

Is the DOGE now on a leash?

Trump’s Very Long Congressional Speech Roundup

It made history in many ways.

The Great Russia Coincidence

Russia, Russia, Russia?

The Artlessness of the Deal

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

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Norway Cutting Off Fuel to US Navy

A story I thought I’d never see.

The Leader of the Free World?

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

US Abandons Ukraine, Ruptures Atlantic Alliance

A shocking but completely unsurprising development.

Musk of Confusion in the Air

In the immortal words of Emily Litella, “Never mind.”

The Looming Government Shutdown

Beware the Ides of March.

Taking a Chainsaw to the Federal Workforce

The cruelty is indeed the point.

Dan “Razin” Caine Nominated for Joint Chiefs Chairman

The retired 3-star National Guard officer is an unorthodox pick.

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Trump Purges Pentagon Leadership

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been fired.

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Mitch McConnell Announces Retirement

Don’t let the door . . .

The Most Important Rule Of Surviving A Political Confirmation Fight Is: Don’t Quit!

All of 47’s controversial nominees have been confirmed. Save one.

A Grotesquerie for Our Age

Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

Tuesday Tabs

The New World Order

Really, a older, more imperialistic one.

Legalizing Corruption

The 47th President had a busy Monday.

Shock, Awe, and Retreat

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Israel Preparing to Execute Trump Non-Plan For Gaza

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

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GSA Ordered to Terminate All Property Leases

A brilliant plan with absolutely no conceivable downsides.

Markets React Poorly to Trump’s Trade War

Way to go, pro-business party!

Unelected Bureaucrat Shuts Down USAID

An entire Congressionally-created agency seems to have been shut down by fiat.

The Purge: FBI Edition

The administration is compiling a list of every single agent who participated in the January 6 investigations.

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Trump Testing Legal Limits

The courts will decide whether we have a President or a King.

The Great US-Colombian Conflict is Over!

Thoughts on an unnecessary confrontation.

Trump Deploys Tariff Hammer on Colombia (Updated)

More immigration politics.

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Trump Fires at Least 17 IGs

And remembering “jokes” about governing like a dictator.

Friday Tabs

Trump’s DEI Ban

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

Muted Outrage Over Trump Pardon Outrage

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Trump Declares War on Federal Employees

Multiple executive orders aim at rooting out the Deep State.

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Bad Pardons and Outrageous Pardons

A difference in degree is a difference in kind.

Trump and the Great Presidents

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts pushed the envelope, too!

Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley, And Others

Going out on another unforced error

Trump’s Mandate

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

The Biden “Legacy” Conversation

An observation or two.