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East Wing Demolished to Built Trump Ballroom

It’s huuuuge.

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Bolsonaro Convicted, Trump Vows Revenge

Birds of a feather and all that.

DOGE “Receipt” Update

You will be shocked at the news!

Judge Questions DOGE Constitutionality

The unorthodox non-agency agency run by no one in particular may violate the basic rules of our system.

The Least Self-Aware Senator

Just beyond parody at this point.

DOGE Now Runs Treasury and OPM

An evil genius controls the key levers of government.

Trump Declares War on Federal Employees

Multiple executive orders aim at rooting out the Deep State.

Israel Kills Qud Force Leaders; Iran Vows Revenge

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

Comparative Recoveries

The US is doing better than peer economies.

Bidenomics?

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

Republicans and Democratic Backsliding

When winning is the only acceptable outcome.

President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine about the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel. President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine about the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel.

SVC, Bank Contagion, and Government Action

The Biden administration had little choice but to act.

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Silicon Valley Bank Too Big to Fail?

Here we go again.

Tabby Thursday

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

Yellen Again Rejects Trillion Dollar Coin

A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.

State Department to Spell Turkiye ‘Turkiye’

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

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Dems Considering Releasing Trump Tax Records

It would be an abuse of power.

Policies in Conflict

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

Is Biden Hiring 87,000 New IRS Agents? Not Exactly.

A new meme started by Republican leaders is mostly false.

Coronavirus Relief Funds Diverted to Pet Projects

Because of course it was.

West Accelerates Pressure on Russia

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

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US Sanctions Compounding Afghan Crisis

Children are starving and it’s partly our fault.

Debt Ceiling Thoughts

American exceptionalism at its worst. (Plus some history!).