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Unlike his April visit, Netanyahu's meeting with Trump Monday should come and go amidst sound of clinking champagne glasses. The one fly in punch bowl is Gaza; but Netanyahu plans to preempt by agreeing to an another interim deal which fudges a commitment to ending war.

Thune’s case to Tillis on Medicaid politics: Dem attacks are coming no matter what Delayed provider tax freeze means “you’re not really hitting anybody in 2026” “We tried to do it in a way that minimized the political impact knowing full well that once you touch that, you’ve

VP Vance has cast the deciding vote in the Senate to cut Medicaid, take away food assistance, blow up the deficit, and add tax breaks for the wealthiest. This bill is unpopular because it is wrong. Congress votes this week, but it’s our voices - and our votes - that will have

.Hakeem Jeffries says he expects full Dem attendance to vote against OBBBA. "That's my expectation — that every single member of the House Democratic caucus will be present, and every single House Democrat is strongly opposed to this GOP tax scam, this disgusting abomination."

Couldn’t ask for a clearer picture of what Democrats are fighting against.

Every House Republican who cares about Ukraine (and there are still a few) has absolute leverage this week, as the House takes up the reconciliation bill, to demand this be reversed.

Critics of the decision said it would hurt Ukraine's ability to defend itself and reduce leverage on the negotiating table. David S. Baldwin told me, "The United States not sending those particular weapons systems will have a tactical effect on the battlefield. But, really, the

So Zelensky did everything Trump asked him to do, signed away mineral rights, agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, and the U.S. still cut off previously funded weapons supplies, leaving Ukrainian cities defenseless against Russian missile strikes. A lesson to all here.

Just another signal to every single U.S. partner and customer nation that no matter what they do, even if they follow every single demand from Washington, the U.S. can completely cut them off at any time. Actions like this will have long term geopolitical consequences.

This will also hav real effects on ability of US intel to a) recruit unilateral sources-those that believed in “bright shining city on the hill” (ie, the I in MICE) and even more so b) cultivate liaison partners. Trust is something built over time, and lost in a nanosecond.

Ukrainians don’t need to ask permission or beg forgiveness anymore. If the U.S. won’t even protect civilian populations from nightly rocket and drone barrages, then the U.S. gets no say in how Ukraine fights its war—within and without its borders.

"It’s a p̶o̶t̶e̶n̶t̶i̶a̶l̶ sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe."

Waffle House pivot > Golden Dome pivot

A thread about how Trump is refusing to allow delivery to UA of US munitions currently located in Poland! This is just one more example of the Trump Administration’s mendacity about how it is actively hurting Ukraine.

Deadpan: "We now return to our regularly scheduled programming." Why am I laughing

A couple of videos now from Kyiv. Honestly the sky is almost filled with black drones and now smoke in some places while the constant whine of the moped-like sounds of the engines is all that can heard, interspersed with some anti-aircraft fire.

Sitting under Kyiv skies right now, ballistic explosions in the background, am genuinely struggling to think of a time in modern western history when such serious issues of security have been dependent on such unserious people.

As Americans begin to enjoy the sounds of fireworks in celebration of our Nation’s Independence, war criminal Putin, who is losing his pathetic war, resorts to scorched earth tactics across Ukrainian cities that predate Moscow’s existence. With rapid stock assessment, I am

People need to stop pretending that the arms shipment block on Ukraine was some pentagon only plan and focus their anger on the real person responsible; Donald Trump. The president could end this now, instead he is trying to weaken Ukraine for Putin’s benefit.

It feels odd to wish everyone a “happy” July 4th. Freeing ourselves from the British could well be easier than freeing ourselves from our home-grown and growing autocracy. The best I can think of is “steely”. So, have a steely July 4th, everyone. For the republic