The female staffer complained about Edwards’ behavior and was worried about retaliation from the congressman.

“This change of velocity, heralded by rulings relating to Louisiana’s and Alabama’s redistricting, threatens to continually upend American elections and create incentives for maximum partisan warfare at exactly the wrong time. The question is why Roberts is suddenly playing like a man running out of time.”

“The 54-45 vote Wednesday was the slimmest confirmation margin ever for a head of the central bank, reflecting polarized politics in Congress and Democratic fears that Warsh will bend to President Donald Trump’s demands to rapidly lower interest rates.”

CNBC: “Trump has made no secret that he expects Warsh to lower rates after having lashed out repeatedly at Powell for monetary policy the president has felt was too restrictive.”

“GOP senators are still trying to push through a narrowly targeted immigration enforcement bill — their second attempt at using the budget reconciliation process this Congress following last summer’s tax-cuts-focused megabill.”

“With that legislation still in flux, they aren’t showing much enthusiasm for the House GOP’s goal of passing a third reconciliation bill by late July — and several aren’t convinced a third bill happens at all.”

“The new disclosure is likely to intensify pressure on President Trump to raise the issue while he is in Beijing this week. But whether Mr. Trump will remains a question.”

“While he is not a member of his father’s administration — nor the head of a corporate behemoth with business in China — Eric Trump does lead the Trump family business. And the company, known as the Trump Organization, has flirted with Chinese business deals over the years, raising the question of whether his presence could blur the lines between government business and private enterprise.”

“The bigger problem, however, is that it’s not an actual strategy. It’s more a long set of notes for a campaign speech, a repackaging of President Trump’s various preoccupations and prejudices that frames everything the administration doesn’t like as ‘terrorism’ and any actions it has already taken as ‘counterterrorism.’”

“The candidate whose brand was strength is now seen as weak.”

“The so-called experts said that Trump’s tariffs would raise consumer prices while failing to bring back manufacturing jobs.”

“The so-called experts said that Trump appointee Pete Hegseth’s emphasis on ‘warrior ethos’ rather than competence and his purge of officers he doesn’t consider sufficiently loyal to Trump would degrade the U.S. military and be disastrous in a war.”

“The so-called experts warned that Trump’s attack on Iran would lead us into a quagmire and cause a global energy crisis.”

“The so-called experts said that Trump’s contempt for international agreements and his threats to friendly nations would undermine the world’s trust in America, and that we would find ourselves without allies when we needed their help.”

“The so-called experts were completely right.”

“His departure came one day after the head of the Food and Drug Administration quit for the same reason.”

“While early estimates by the Trump administration have put the direct price tag to US taxpayers at $29 billion, economists foresee a far larger toll once the full military bill and higher financing costs are considered.”

“The plan is still in preliminary discussions, but, if carried out, would expand Trump’s already wide use of the pardon power.”

“A motion to discharge the resolution from committee failed by a vote of 49 to 50. GOP Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with most Democrats in favor of moving forward, while Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to oppose.”

New York Times: “Ms. Murkowski was the latest Republican to flip in recent weeks; Ms. Collins, who had opposed similar resolutions since the war began in late February, switched her vote earlier this month and joined Democrats and Mr. Paul in support.”

“The report presents the most comprehensive body of evidence yet of sexual and gender-based violence against women, men and children, which it describes as ‘systematic, widespread, and integral to’ the assault.”

“For decades, many Chinese viewed the United States with a mix of admiration, envy and resentment. America represented wealth, technological sophistication and institutional confidence. Even critics of Washington who reviled the American system often assumed that it worked.”

“Mr. Trump’s ascent and his volatile second term shattered that image.”

BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity.

HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of — it’s a battery.