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Senior politics reporter covering Congress and the economy for HuffPost. arthur@huffpost.com.

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Leading Lights Of MAGA Dodge Accountability For Epstein Ties β€” So Far As Epstein’s former acquaintances around the world face consequences, people around Donald Trump have not.

Howard Lutnick is testing the strength of the MAGA protection bubble against Epstein consequences.

w/ @paulblumenthal.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/jeffre...

28.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does the president still want the Nobel Peace Prize or has he given up on that?

28.02.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has launched a new war against Iran for regime change and to obliterate the nuclear program he previously said was obliterated.

He said today it will be β€œtotally again obliterated”

28.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Republicans Are Going To Ask Bill Clinton About Those Damning Epstein Photos Clinton faces a deposition Friday after his name and image appeared repeatedly in the Epstein files.

Democrats set to grill Bill Clinton alongside Republicans today:

β€œWe have real questions that deserve serious answers from former President Clinton, and we have said from day one that Democrats want to talk to anyone," Rep Robert Garcia (D-Calif) said.

www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...

27.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Grill Hillary Clinton About… UFOs And 'Pizzagate' The former first lady said she repeatedly explained she hadn't ever met Epstein until Republicans gave up and started asking about β€œPizzagate.”

Republicans ran out of way to ask Hillary Clinton if she knew Jeffrey Epstein so they started asking about UFOs and Pizzagate www.huffpost.com/entry/hillar...

27.02.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully the committee can get to the bottom of this clear violation of House rules.

26.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Chuck Schumer calls presser on missing Epstein Files:

β€œThere is a massive cover up going on in the Justice Department to protect Donald Trump and people associated with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Says Senate Dems will visit unredacted files site.

26.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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State Election Official β€˜Flabbergasted’ By Phone Call About ICE At The Polls β€œI realized it was her and so I knew I couldn’t believe it,” said Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrien Fontes, who was on the call.

DHS official and election denier Heather Honey told state election officials that ICE won't show up at the polls. www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-ic...

25.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump Isn’t Even Trying Anymore Trump celebrated America's "golden age" β€” one filled with brutal and violent death around every corner.

Trumpism as "dread and circuses," by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

25.02.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized. When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came β€” as fast as possible. They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it. They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying β€” some of which is seriously CRIMINAL! When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States. The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much. The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized. When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came β€” as fast as possible. They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it. They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying β€” some of which is seriously CRIMINAL! When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States. The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much. The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

"we should send them back from where they came β€” as fast as possible."

Also, Rashida Tlaib came from *checks notes* Detroit, where she was born.

25.02.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5
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Unpacking the State of the Union It comes at a pivotal moment in Trump's presidency.

Talked SOTU on NPR’s 1A the1a.org/segments/unp...

25.02.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nehls just showed Trump his ties and Trump grabbed it. The End.

25.02.2026 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have just left the room .

25.02.2026 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 644    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

Trump: "the war in Gaza proceeds at a very low level"

Tlaib: "It's a genocide"

25.02.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The heckling continues. Trump talking about ending wars between various countries around the world, such as Cambodia and Thailand.

Tlaib: "What are you talking about?"

25.02.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump says we "must condemn political violence of any kind."

Most Democrats join Republicans in standing applause.

"You promote it," Tlaib says

25.02.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Speaking about trans issues, Trump says "What's wrong with these people?"

"You mean like the Epstein files," Tlaib said.

"These people are crazy," Trump said, pointing at them.

Tlaib: "How bout those Epstein files?"

25.02.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are yelling at Trump after his complaints about DHS shutdown.

"You have killed Americans," Omar yelled.

Trump seemed to address remarks to them that ended "you should be ashamed of yourselves" before Republicans started cheering

25.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 395    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9

Trump complains about Democrats shutting down DHS.

"They're killing Americans," Tlaib says

25.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm in the House chamber for Trump's SOTU and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) is doing a Democratic rebuttal in real time from the floor, saying stuff like, "lies," "what's he talking about," while Trump rambles on... not sure he can hear her but I'm about the same distance as he is from her seat

25.02.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 948    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 22

Rep Troy Nehls, wearing a tie with Trump’s face on it, tells me he hopes the speech is three hours long

24.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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FBI Notes From Interviews With Trump Accuser Omitted From Epstein Database Democrats who viewed the unredacted Epstein files said they confirmed the FBI investigated the "heinous" accusation.

Looks like several FBI documents memorializing interviews w a Trump accuser are missing from the Epstein files www.huffpost.com/entry/epstei...

24.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

There are fewer than 500 ICE agents in Minnesota now, down from the ~3,000 who were swarming the state over the last two months amid Trump's ICE surge here, per Angie Craig's office.

This # comes from convos Craig had with ICE officials last week in Minneapolis.

(Believe them or not on this.)

24.02.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump’s Probably Headed Back To Court Again Trump’s Department of Justice previously argued in court that he couldn’t issue tariffs under the authority that he is now using to justify a 15% blanket tariff.

Are Trump's new Section 122 tariffs also illegal? A lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case that struck down his IEEPA tariffs says it's "very likely" we're going to find out in court
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

24.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fate Of An Imprisoned American Journalist Hinges On What Trump And Iran Do Next Reza Valizadeh was arrested in September 2024 after he traveled to Iran to visit his parents.

NEW–Amid fears of a massive war, successful US-Iran diplomacy is increasingly hard to imagine

Trapped in Iran’s brutal Evin Prison is an ailing American journalist whose case helps explain why: Reza Valizadeh

New details here on the calculus among Trump/GOP/Tehran:
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

20.02.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'COWARDS! COWARDS! COWARDS!': Los Angeles Votes Down A Policy To Protect People From ICE Immigrant workers in Los Angeles face an impossible choice: Go to work and risk being snatched up by ICE, or stay home and risk eviction.

ICE raids have forced many immigrant workers in LA to make a horrific decision: go to work and risk arrest or stay home and risk eviction β€” which can force people to leave the U.S.

LA officials say they oppose ICE but they've refused to pass eviction protections www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...

20.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

As @svdate.bsky.social has pointed out, Trump is considering a strike against Iran over its nuclear program even though Trump said last year it had already been obliterated!

20.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GOP Lawmaker Claims He’s Getting β€˜Blackmailed’ Over Staffer’s Death Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is β€œplaying the victim,” an attorney for Regina Santos-Aviles’ widower told HuffPost.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is β€œplaying the victim,” an attorney for Regina Santos-Aviles’ widower told HuffPost.

19.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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GOP Lawmaker Reportedly Had Affair With Aide Who Died By Self-Immolation Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) accused his primary opponent of using the story to smear his aide's memory.

Rep Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) reportedly had an affair with an aide who later died by self-immolation 😬 www.huffpost.com/entry/tony-g...

18.02.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms President Donald Trump proclaims that he will find a way to implement national voter-ID requirements by November's elections.

This may be the most dangerous development of all. It will give Trump fake legal pretext to reject Nov election results. American democracy has like 9 months left.

Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...

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