“Trump has targeted Memorial Circle — a traffic roundabout on Columbia Island, a man-made island tucked inside the edge of Washington — for his planned arch. Teams of workers conducting surveys and geophysical testing began work at the site last week.”

“Six months out from a midterm election in which their majority is at stake, Senate Republicans face a difficult legislative path with a rising number of restless lame-duck senators and a growing sense that the president cares much less about accomplishments that could boost them in November than about protecting himself and settling his political scores.”

“The United States used to fund robust disease surveillance networks across the region and maintained emergency teams to take charge in public health crises like this one. Much of that work ended with the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development early last year.”

“In the indictment, prosecutors said Carmen Lineberger emailed an internal memorandum and a report — an apparent reference to the report by special couinsel Jack Smith — to a personal address, concealing the names of the files by labeling them as ‘chocolate cake recipe’ and ‘bundt cake recipe.’ The emails were sent in September and December of last year.”

He added: “Trump has lots of good ideas, and he has done a lot of — he’s been right about a lot of things. You have to give him credit where credit is due.”

“Due to GOP absences and defections, the measure likely would have been approved if the vote were held today. Rather than take that risk, Republicans are now expected to hold the vote Thursday.”

“But Democrats could fight back by targeting at least 21 GOP districts in nine different states in time for the 2028 elections—and they can do so without disrespecting the VRA.”

When it comes to the way Trump is handling his job overall, 34% of voters approve of the way he is handling his job as president, while 58% disapprove.

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“The federal criminal charges against the 94-year-old Castro — brother of the late Fidel Castro and widely seen as one of Cuba’s most powerful figures — mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Cuban government.”

— David Axelrod, on CNN.

“She opens this sharp, revelatory work with the idea that the reelection of Donald Trump is the outcome not simply of political and economic forces but the erosion of values that have been subject to derision for more than a century.”

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“Trump accused MacDonough of thwarting his agenda and urged Republicans to “get smart and tough,” escalating his long-running attacks on procedural hurdles inside Congress.”

If Democrats win the House in the midterms, finding grounds to impeach Donald Trump won’t be difficult.

The harder task may be deciding where to stop.

Trump called Talarico, who recently became the subject of viral scorn for ordering a meatless taco, “a candidate that believes in six genders, and he takes it to Jesus Christ, and he’s wearing a mask six months ago — anybody wearing a mask six months ago doesn’t get it.”

He added: “He’s a vegan. He’s a vegan in Texas, and you can’t get elected as a vegan in Texas.”