#RGV Trump voters and business owners said food is more expensive than ever, and business is down, which they attribute to immigration raids and fewer Mexican shoppers. Will they vote for Republicans or Democrats again? It depends on what they do wsj.com/politics/elect…

"The DNC is paying Joe Biden’s legal bills for the investigation that House Republicans have launched into [Biden]’s mental acuity while in office, sources told CNN. The tab for Biden’s legal expenses has reached hundreds of thousands of dollars" cnn.com/2025/08/25/pol…

More news on House Oversight’s Epstein probe: Alex Acosta, the former US attorney who signed off on Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement, will appear for a transcribed interview on Sept. 19. Acosta was not subpoenaed

New: Pritzker tells Trump to stay out of Chicago: ‘You are neither wanted here nor needed here’ cnn.com/2025/08/25/pol…

Scoop: Former Rep. Mayra Flores is ditching plans to run against Henry Cuellar in TX-28 for her third comeback bid against Vicente Gonzalez in TX-34 in 2026. She told me she's swapping districts after Texas redistricting boosted her odds. More: washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns…

Republican Rep. Mark Alford distanced himself from Donald Trump when confronted by constituents angry with the president’s funding cuts. notus.org/congress/rep-m…

I asked Rep. Richard Hudson about California's plan for redistricting after Texas' new map: “Well, it violates the state constitution. It's a naked power grab by their governor and I think he exposed his motives when they changed the legislation to take out the wording– if Texas does

Abbe Lowell, who is representing Lisa Cook, says, “President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal

Of the 50 members of Congress who are 75+ and up for reelection in 2026, nearly 70% say they plan to run again. And more than 70% of that group are Democrats. via Em Luetkemeyer

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CONGRESS CRIME BILL? Overnight President Trump said House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republicans are working with him on a "Comprehensive Crime Bill." No other details were given.

National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties - The Washington Post apple.news/Aqu99_angRv2ai…

Breaking: DNC Chair Ken Martin just announced a mass casualty situation with an active shooter at a church and school in Minneapolis: "There is an active shooter here in Minneapolis right now, an unknown amount of victims at a church and school. EMS has requested mass casualty

Almost 70% of lawmakers in Congress age 75 and older say they're running for reelection next year. “No matter what age you are, if you’re in good shape and you can do what it takes," Rep. Maxine Waters, 87, told me, "then you should do it." notus.org/congress/older…

Every single update from the Star Tribune is an absolute gut punch. How we've managed to come to live this way...

The White House now says the CDC’s Monarez was officially fired: “As her attorney’s statement makes abundantly clear, Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again. Since Susan Monarez refused to resign despite informing HHS leadership

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if it wasn't obvious before, it should be now that the debate over the transgender community in this country has moved on from their participation in scholastic sports to whether they should exist in mainstream society at all