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joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> -Aug 19, 2025</p><p>Former Gov. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AndrewCuomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewCuomo</span></a> told donors at a private fund-raiser in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hamptons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hamptons</span></a> last weekend that he believed President <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> would wade into the race for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> mayor and help clear a path for his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a>, according to audio obtained by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/nyregion/cuomo-trump-nyc-mayor-hamptons.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/19/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/cuomo-trump-nyc-mayor-hamptons.html</span></a></p>
Tim Mak<p>A pro-Russian group is using AI-generated videos to impersonate news outlets like the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> and <a href="https://journa.host/tags/POLITICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POLITICO</span></a> to spread Kremlin-backed disinformation about <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, POLITICO reports.</p><p>Experts warn that U.S. cuts to anti-disinformation programs might benefit Moscow in the information war.</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/17/russia-us-news-media-disinformation-campaign-00512173?fbclid=IwY2xjawMPyzdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHj0FldC5ATM9lsTIgerCl84DZFeXzMmJxMFC1WamiGyaQGqmnSaAeETv8t2r_aem_kut2kGf94eil05T64ayV2Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/08/17/r</span><span class="invisible">ussia-us-news-media-disinformation-campaign-00512173?fbclid=IwY2xjawMPyzdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHj0FldC5ATM9lsTIgerCl84DZFeXzMmJxMFC1WamiGyaQGqmnSaAeETv8t2r_aem_kut2kGf94eil05T64ayV2Q</span></a></p>
Chris Smart<p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> content doesn’t need editorial standards!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFH-lG0nwos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=yFH-lG0nwos</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Trump Open to Ukraine Security Guarantees Outside NATO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1288258/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1288258/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/August15Summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>August15Summit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CeasefireTalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CeasefireTalks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeterrenceMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeterrenceMeasures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politico</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PutinMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PutinMeeting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussiaUkraineConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaUkraineConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Response <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UkraineSecurityGuarantees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineSecurityGuarantees</span></a></p>
mrflash818<p>Federal judge declares Education Department’s attempt to bar diversity programs unlawful </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politico</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/14/federal-judge-declares-education-departments-attempt-to-bar-diversity-programs-unlawful-00510621" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/08/14/f</span><span class="invisible">ederal-judge-declares-education-departments-attempt-to-bar-diversity-programs-unlawful-00510621</span></a></p>
Yle Uutiset<p>Politico: Trumpin mukaan Yhdysvallat voisi antaa turvatakuut Ukrainalle</p><p>Politicon lähteiden mukaan presidentti Trump ei tarkentanut, mitä hän turvatakuilla tarkoitti.</p><p><a href="https://yle.fi/a/74-20177381" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yle.fi/a/74-20177381</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Ven%C3%A4j%C3%A4nhy%C3%B6kk%C3%A4ys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venäjänhyökkäys</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Ukraina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraina</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Yhdysvallat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yhdysvallat</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Ven%C3%A4j%C3%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venäjä</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Yhdysvaltainpresidentti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yhdysvaltainpresidentti</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Kansainv%C3%A4linenpolitiikka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansainvälinenpolitiikka</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Trumpinjaputininhuippukokous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpinjaputininhuippukokous</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/Ulkomaat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ulkomaat</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Techdirt: Politico’s Rushed Adoption Of Half-Cooked ‘AI’ Continues To Go Terribly. “This rundown on the Politico AI mess by Brian Merchant is worth a read. He documents how in one instance, Politico Editorial staff were told just an hour before a new AI product was introduced, given zero chance to ask questions about how it would work, why it was there, or why it was being launched. The […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/07/techdirt-politicos-rushed-adoption-of-half-cooked-ai-continues-to-go-terribly/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/07/techdirt-politicos-rushed-adoption-of-half-cooked-ai-continues-to-go-terribly/</a></p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> also notes that sanctions against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> are possible.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Putin's IBS<p>From <a href="https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European_Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>European_Union</span></a> is preparing to push for sanctions against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> over its support for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> in the war against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> reports, citing a source.</p><p>Fifteen <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> member states have asked <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a> to explain reports that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a>-made drone engines were secretly shipped to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> via front companies under the label of "industrial refrigeration units" to circumvent <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Western" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Western</span></a> sanctions.</p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧<p><strong>Moderate <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> change their tone on Israel</strong></p><p><em><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/RitchieTorres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RitchieTorres</span></a> is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.</em></p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a><br>08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT</p><p>[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>. 👍 ]</p><blockquote><blockquote><p>In recent days, a majority of <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.</p></blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/moderate-democrats-israel-support-tone-ritchie-torres-00491554" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/08/04/m</span><span class="invisible">oderate-democrats-israel-support-tone-ritchie-torres-00491554</span></a></p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/StopStarvingGaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopStarvingGaza</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/BlockTheBombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlockTheBombs</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/SolidarityWithPalestineIsNotAntisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolidarityWithPalestineIsNotAntisemitism</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSeaIsNotAntisemitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSeaIsNotAntisemitic</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WestAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestAsia</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span></p>
Europe<p>US speeds up plans for nuclear reactor on moon amid space competition with China</p><p>Nasa’s acting administrator Sean Duffy plans to accelerate the construction of a nuclear reactor that could be used…<br><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Artemisprogramme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemisprogramme</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DmitryBakanov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DmitryBakanov</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/InternationalLunarResearchStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalLunarResearchStation</span></a>(ILRS) <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/internationalspacestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internationalspacestation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mars</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/nuclearfissionreactor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearfissionreactor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Roscosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roscosmos</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SeanDuffy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanDuffy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2303475/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2303475/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> Aug 4, 2025</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> Gov. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> had a message Sunday 4 the 12s of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> legislators who fled the state 2 derail a mega-partisan <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymander</span></a>: “This truancy ends now.”</p><p>But Abbott’s options 2 compel those <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> — whose departure to Illinois &amp; other states is preventing the state Legislature from conducting any business — 2 return &amp; vote are more constrained &amp; legally uncertain than he let on. &amp; they may take significant time 2 resolve in court</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/greg-abbott-texas-democrats-redistricting-00492100" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/08/04/g</span><span class="invisible">reg-abbott-texas-democrats-redistricting-00492100</span></a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Congress is gone. Chaos awaits in September – POLITICO</strong></p> <p class="">By <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/mia-mccarthy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MIA MCCARTHY</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/calen-razor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CALEN RAZOR</a> and <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/benjamin-guggenheim" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM</a></p><p class="">08/04/2025 04:50 AM EDT</p> <p>IN TODAY’S EDITION:<br>— Why funding talks are going to be a mess<br>— Crapo’s tax talks<br>— TSA fights Senate facial recognition bill</p> Congressional leaders will have a list of problems to resolve in September. | Francis Chung / POLITICO <p><b>The Senate’s gone,</b> and it’s officially August recess. Things may calm down the next few weeks but chaos awaits in September.</p><p><b>Here’s the tough to-do list </b>lawmakers have to deal with next month.</p><p><b>Government funding fight:</b> The Senate passed an initial batch of government funding bills Friday. But don’t get too comfortable.</p><p><b>As Jennifer Scholtes,</b> <b>Katherine Tully-McManus and Jordain Carney </b><a href="https://www.politico.com/article/2025/08/congress-is-on-summer-break-funding-chaos-awaits-00489552" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">lay out this morning</a>, competing factions in Washington are making ultimatums that could be hard to reconcile in the month-long window Congress has to avoid a shutdown when it comes back in early September. A short-term funding extension – rather than a full-year appropriations agreement – is almost guaranteed.</p><p><b>The list of issues is growing. </b>House conservatives say GOP leaders promised no funding increases. Dozens of Republicans are demanding earmarks. Democrats are weighing demands including the re-upping of Obamacare funding. And while the Senate has pursued bipartisan appropriations negotiations, House Republicans have been side-stepping Democrats.</p><p><b>The White House itself</b> is a huge wildcard, with budget director <b>Russ Vought </b>signaling plans to sabotage bipartisan funding talks and privately strategizing with members of the Freedom Caucus and Senate conservatives.</p><p><b>“It’s a lot of uncharted territory </b>here in terms of the posture of the minority and the majority, and the president’s priorities,” Sen. <b>Thom Tillis</b> says. “If you like chaos, then you’re seeing a lot of it.”</p><p><b>Schumer and Trump: </b>The Senate on its way out failed to reach a bipartisan agreement that would have expedited the confirmation of many of President <b>Donald Trump</b>’s nominees. The episode appeared to mark an escalation by Senate Minority Leader <b>Chuck Schumer </b>when it comes to hardball tactics he’s willing to employ to derail Trump’s agenda. It’s worth watching whether the vibe carries over to government funding talks.</p><p><b>“He went home with nothing,” </b>Schumer <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/02/senate-trump-deal-00490401" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">said of Trump Saturday night</a>.</p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/08/04/congress-is-gone-chaos-awaits-in-september-00491552" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Congress is gone. 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maeve harris<p><a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> writes off the wall headline about the effect of <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Kamala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kamala</span></a> Harris' decision not to run for governor. All of the article is speculation, but Katie Porter's chances look better at this point than the rest of the field <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/katie-porter-california-kamala-harris-governor-takeaways-00486382" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/07/31/k</span><span class="invisible">atie-porter-california-kamala-harris-governor-takeaways-00486382</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Dasha Burns To Host C-SPAN’s Upcoming Series ‘Ceasefire’<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSPAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSPAN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CeaseFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CeaseFire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DashaBurns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DashaBurns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamFeist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamFeist</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/07/dasha-burns-c-span-ceasefire-1236475216/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/07/dasha-bur</span><span class="invisible">ns-c-span-ceasefire-1236475216/</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> @ 1:18pm ET on July 29, 2025</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration on Tuesday proposed repealing the federal government’s bedrock scientific declaration on the dangers of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> — a move that would run afoul of decades of research and topple most of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> regulations.</p><p>The rollback is the most audacious attempt yet by President Donald Trump to undo federal restrictions on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/epa-to-revoke-2009-finding-that-climate-pollution-endangers-humans-00476166" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/07/29/e</span><span class="invisible">pa-to-revoke-2009-finding-that-climate-pollution-endangers-humans-00476166</span></a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Thune’s pre-recess game plan – POLITICO</strong></p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/28/thunes-pre-recess-game-plan-00479599?nname=inside-congress&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&amp;nrid=e47ee16a-7a97-4834-a913-4749eef2f83d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><blockquote><p>IN TODAY’S EDITION:<br>— Thune’s ‘minibus’ dream for this week<br>— Grassley’s willing to cancel August recess<br>— GOP blames Hamas as conditions in Gaza worsen</p><p><b>Senators are racing the clock </b>to make a dent in both the government funding process and President <b>Donald Trump</b>’s backlog of nominees before heading home for August recess.</p><p><b>Senate Majority Leader John Thune</b> is hoping to get the first appropriations package through the chamber by the end of this week, with lawmakers on the hook for landing a deal to avoid a shutdown come Sept. 30. To that end, GOP leaders are negotiating with members of their conference over a “minibus” of three bills that would, collectively, fund the departments of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture and Veterans Affairs, as well as key military construction projects and the FDA. Sen. <b>John Kennedy</b>’s opposition to including legislation that would fund congressional operations will likely force leadership to postpone debating a fourth bill at this time.</p><p><b>The pending package will require</b> senators to run out two, 30-hour debate clocks; the ability to move faster will require buy-in from all 100 senators. It will also take time for lawmakers of both parties to agree on amendments and then hold votes, and Democrats are still deliberating their strategy, a person granted anonymity to share private negotiations tells Jordain. Republican leadership still believes it can pass the mini-bus before leaving town, according to a second person granted anonymity. But one potential fallback option, according to two people granted anonymity, could be for the Senate to schedule a final passage vote before they leave town for the first week back in September.</p><p><b>Senate Republicans are also </b>under pressure from Trump to confirm more of his nominees before heading home for recess. Thune has warned his members to prepare to vote at least through this weekend after the president urged senators to stay in Washington through August to wrap up the work, though many lawmakers aren’t pleased with that idea. They’re eager, instead, to get back to their home states, especially as they look to counter Democratic messaging against the freshly-passed GOP megabill.</p></blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><p>Continue/Here: <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/28/thunes-pre-recess-game-plan-00479599" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Thune’s pre-recess game plan – POLITICO</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/august-recess/" target="_blank">#AugustRecess</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/john-thune/" target="_blank">#JohnThune</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politico/" target="_blank">#Politico</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/reading/" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-congress/" target="_blank">#USCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Dems ready more Epstein attacks – POLITICO</strong></p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/25/dems-ready-more-epstein-attacks-00476593?nname=inside-congress&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&amp;nrid=e47ee16a-7a97-4834-a913-4749eef2f83d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ members plan to hit Republicans on Epstein and the economy over recess. | Francis Chung / POLITICO<blockquote><p>By <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/nicholas-wu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NICHOLAS WU</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/meredith-lee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MEREDITH LEE HILL</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/calen-razor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CALEN RAZOR</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/mia-mccarthy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MIA MCCARTHY</a> and <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/benjamin-guggenheim" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM</a>, 07/25/2025 04:50 AM EDT</p><p><strong>IN TODAY’S EDITION:</strong><br>— How Epstein could permeate recess town halls<br>— Senate negotiates next week’s spending bills<br>— Senate Republicans call for probe into Obama</p><p><b>The Jeffrey Epstein controversy </b>could be hitting town halls across the country as House lawmakers head home over August recess.</p><p><b>Democratic leaders have brushed aside </b>misgivings about dabbling in conspiracy theories to broadly paint the GOP as a party intent on protecting the powerful rather than standing up for the vulnerable.</p><p><b>“It’s all connected,”</b> House Minority Leader <b>Hakeem Jeffries</b> told reporters this week.</p><p><b>“This administration refuses </b>to share the truth and be transparent … while they are simultaneously working to shut down hospitals and urgent cares and Planned Parenthoods,” said Rep. <b>Sydney Kamlager-Dove, </b>previewing how Democrats would combine Epstein talking points and economic messaging in the coming weeks.</p><p><b>Some Democrats plan to leave </b>Epstein to the wayside during recess, with especially those in purple districts more interested in using their town halls and other events to hammer Republicans over President <b>Donald Trump’s </b>tariff and trade agenda, as well as the Medicaid cuts and other provisions in the GOP domestic policy package.</p><p><b>“I don’t plan to bring [Epstein] up,”</b> said swing district-Rep. <b>Dave Min</b>. “It’s not something that is top of mind.”</p><p><b>This could be welcome news </b>for Speaker<b> Mike Johnson </b>and House GOP leaders, who took pains to avoid Epstein-related votes in the House this week in an effort to give the administration time over August recess to release any new information on the convicted sex offender.</p><p><b>GOP leaders are also telling</b> rank and file members to use their recess time at home to promote the megabill, hoping their sales pitch for it will <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/24/congress/dems-hit-the-road-00475644" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">counteract the Democratic narrative against it</a>: “I’m encouraging our people to just talk about it,” NRCC chair <b>Richard Hudson</b> told reporters.</p><p><b>Still, Democrats are making clear </b>the Epstein issue isn’t going away, especially after Democrats succeeded in getting enough Republicans to join them in a vote to subpoena the DOJ’s entire Epstein file during an Oversight subcommittee markup Thursday.</p><p><b>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise </b>in an interview this week said that Republicans are trying to “expedite” the process of releasing information on Epstein, but acknowledged it depends how quickly the courts respond to Trump administration efforts to unseal grand jury information.</p></blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/07/25/dems-ready-more-epstein-attacks-00476593" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dems ready more Epstein attacks – POLITICO</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/democrats/" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epstein/" target="_blank">#Epstein</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag 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Alex P Roe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/iandunt.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>iandunt.bsky.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KimSJ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KimSJ</span></a></span> Seems being a spineless hypocrite is a bit of a prerequisite for being a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politico</span></a> nowadays! 😉</p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>The potential ripple effects could be significant.</p><p>Trump’s lawsuit could become the most important legal clash yet between Trump and the press, as well as a test of Rupert <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Murdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murdoch</span></a>’s News Corp (the parent company of the paper) as a media institution.<br> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fox</span></a><br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/18/trump-sues-wall-street-journal-over-alleged-epstein-letter-00464191" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/07/18/t</span><span class="invisible">rump-sues-wall-street-journal-over-alleged-epstein-letter-00464191</span></a></p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/WallStreetJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreetJournal</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/POLITICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POLITICO</span></a></p>
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