Today the monthly ACA health insurance bill of an elderly couple I’m close to, under the US President’s new budget, shot from $500 to $2,200 per month.

This will break a lot of American families financially.

Either now, if they stay insured, or when they have their first uninsured health crisis.

Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.

Obama: “as for the president, he’s been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes, & gold plating the Oval Office & building a $300M ballroom
So Virginia, here's the good news. If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry, he will save you a dance”

This is the consistent message of most Democrats I've covered this year, but Obama (duh) is better at selling it.

I dislike the "they can't just be anti-Trump" CW. He's president, of course they'll run against him. Much odder that Rs are still doing Biden and 2016 election probes.

Professor of economics at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what the meeting between Donald Trump and President Xi this week means for trade between the two… Trump’s been played by Xi in China deal | Justin Wolfers

This podcast with my mates at Times Radio digs into what Trump did AND DIDN'T achieve in his trip to China.

Spoiler: It's much less than you think.

Hopefully you think it's worth your time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-g...

YouTube video by Diaper Diplomacy “I put a 20% tariff… I reduced it by 10%.” — Trump’s Air Force One recap of Xi meeting 🇨🇳

When you can’t bear to hear his nonsense, listen this way:
youtu.be/9STPh1icygc?...

(1) As Brian points out, the Trump administration is invoking the discredited Obama-era rationale for trying to avoid the War Powers Resolution in Libya.

(2) Discredited by many across the aisle including this letter to Pres. Obama by Senators Mike Lee, Jon Cornyn, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, etc⬇️

It was great being back in Norfolk to help get out the vote for @abigailspanberger.com for Governor.

Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.

Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..

Obama: I believe in an America where we don't fear each other. But look out for each other. And if we want that story to continue. If we believe in that better story. We need leaders who believe in it too.

Icky people

So maybe we should not be giving him the attention by reposting it!

Purge continues: 20-year veteran FBI leader fired for having worked Trump cases: news4sanantonio.com/news/local/s...

Who are the domestic terrorists again?

It’s a gang.

Coffee on sale for 14.99

This was $8.99 last year.

Jeffrey Epstein Was Investigated For Money Laundering, Emails Reveal A federal prosecutor requested that a grand jury issue subpoenas for “every financial transaction conducted by Epstein and his six businesses” dating to 2003, the emails show. She even called one of E...

Emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein was investigated for money laundering.

A federal prosecutor requested that a grand jury issue subpoenas for "every financial transaction conducted by Epstein and his six businesses" dating to 2003.

She even called one of Epstein's most important clients.

Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito

NEW: The WH did not disclose several donors to the ballroom who have business before Trump:
▶️Jeff Yass, investor in TikTok parent company: $2.5m+ to ballroom
▶️BlackRock, trying to buy Panama Canal ports: $2.5m+
▶️Extremity Care, Medicare reimbursement issues: $2.5m
▶️Vantive, Medicare reimbursement

How one legal team is building support for people with cognitive disabilities The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment. n.pr/4oj2jNz

N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”

North Carolina Republican spokesman tries to pressure @propublica into killing a story by implying that the Trump administration might retaliate. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Virginia Votes Rally in Norfolk with Abigail Spanberger and President Barack Obama YouTube video by Abigail Spanberger for Governor

Virginia! I’m here today for a very important reason: to ask you to vote for your next Governor, @abigailspanberger.com. Tune in:

This does seem like a very good recipe. Can’t wait to try. Thx!

Paulette Jordan just won the Democratic primary for governor in Idaho. Meaning, she's now positioned to become the first female governor of Idaho--and the first Native American governor in the US. AHO!

Newly unsealed Epstein records shed light on years of his financial transactions with Wall St. figures | CNN Politics One month after Jeffrey Epstein died in a jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, JPMorgan Chase reported to US authorities of more than one billion dollars in transactions it viewe...

One month after Jeffrey Epstein died in a jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, JPMorgan Chase reported to US authorities of more than one billion dollars in transactions it viewed as suspicious, according to newly unsealed court records.

Way back in 2019, Trump wanted to prevent anyone from following the money when it came to Epstein.

YouTube video by Diaper Diplomacy “I put a 20% tariff… I reduced it by 10%.” — Trump’s Air Force One recap of Xi meeting 🇨🇳

This is the only way I can listen to his voice:
youtu.be/9STPh1icygc?...

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

Political cartoon