Anne S Kim

Comey and James Cases Dismissed After Judge Finds Prosecutor Wasn’t Properly Appointed — The Wall Street Journal Decisions deal a blow to President Trump’s efforts to prosecute his perceived political adversaries

Justice served. Finally.

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How D.C. developers made big money on a taxpayer-funded housing project The Ethel was built on land provided by the city and benefited from a cascade of government subsidies that helped enrich its developers, a Washington Post investigation found.

Yes, zoning and NIMBYism are huge obstacles to the construction of affordable housing.

But corruption and inefficient subsidies like the Low Income Housing Tax Credit might be even bigger problems.

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CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained Those prioritizing economy say Trump is not spending enough time on it, as ratings of economy, his handling of inflation slip.

Americans waking up?

70% of Americans oppose military action against Venezuela, and 75% say the government needs to show evidence that the boats it's blowing up are carrying drugs.

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A no pain, all gain fix for Social Security Democrats can and should take the lead in saving this vital program. We tell you how.

Social Security has historically been the "third rail" of American politics - but it doesn't have to be.

My colleagues Phil Longman and @gillenmartin.bsky.social propose a potentially winning way to fix Social Security @washingtonmonthly.com: open.substack.com/pub/washingt...

An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in south-centra...

A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.

He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January

The late-stage break from Trump is better late than never, I guess, but let’s not forget the origins of the rift - that she didn’t think Trump was MAGA enough.

This is a divorce, not a disavowal.

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Rick Scott releases Obamacare subsidy alternative His approach would create Trump Freedom Accounts for states that choose to get a waiver.

Sen. Rick Scott's proposed "Trump Health Freedom Account" is a crappier version of already crappy Health Savings Accounts (which primarily benefit wealthier Americans).

Instead of creating accounts to subsidize premiums, why not extend existing ACA subsidies?

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Senate Democrats are investigating Kennedy Center’s deals and spending A Senate committee is examining the Kennedy Center’s contracts and expenses, accusing its Trump-allied leadership of “self-dealing, favoritism, and waste.”

Not content to wreck the programming, they have to loot the place too.

“Unusual” and “excessive” spending alleged at the Kennedy Center includes free or discounted rentals for FIFA and CPAC, and an $11,000 “celebratory champagne dinner” for “friends.”

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Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump

Ouch!

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NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.

This is a double insult to nurses because it means that nursing students now face a lower cap on student loans under the GOP's "one big beautiful bill" passed this summer.

Fewer aspiring nurses will be able to afford an education, and nursing shortages will worsen.

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The President is calling for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged. This is deplorable, un-American, & an open invitation to political violence.

Servicemembers take their oath to the Constitution, not to any president. I stand with my colleagues who have honorably served this nation.

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Unbelievable.

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Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 65% to $31.9 Billion. Is It Enough for Wall St.?

The fact that ONE company is "worth" $5 trillion should scare the crap out of everyone.

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A new survey from Public Agenda and Johns Hopkins finds 82% of Republicans (even now) are "not confident" that Biden legitimately won the 2020 election.

And only 34% of R's think presidents should not ignore a court order.

Dem wins in 2026 won't fix the rot.

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Vaccine Safety MENU V For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. • HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.

This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:

“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

The only truthful statement in this embarrassingly deranged post is the fact that he signed the Epstein files legislation.

NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution

Nearly half of Americans worry they can't afford health care: Survey Health care affordability will loom large over the midterm elections.

1 in 5 Americans say they couldn't afford to pay for prescription drugs in the last three months.

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Trump's "cash for health care" proposal is a terrible idea It's unworkable, expensive, and would destroy Obamacare

I got tired of coverage treating Trump's proposal to give people cash to pay for health care as a serious idea.

So I made this very short, super basic video on why it's unworkable, expensive and destructive:

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How the Supreme Court Could Turbocharge Gerrymandering The Supreme Court’s Callais case could gut the Voting Rights Act and let states mask racial gerrymandering as partisan politics.

The Supreme Court's tolerance for "constitutional partisan gerrymandering" could become an excuse to gut the Voting Rights Act.

In this week's @washingtonmonthly.com podcast, @garrettepps.bsky.social and Josh Douglas discuss the possibility:

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YouTube video by Johnny Harris The Business of Keeping People Poor

And if you don't have time to read Poverty for Profit, Independent journalist Johnny Harris produced this video featuring my book...

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Under Trump, Immigrants Are More Fearful but Determined to Stay, Poll Finds

This survey shows the incredible resilience and optimism of American immigrants, and why immigration is so important to the American story.

Despite *everything,* 80% of immigrants say they are on their way to achieving the American dream or have achieved it.

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The court issues a scathing ruling today in the Comey case. Judge William Fitzpatrick notes, among other things, that Lindsey Halligan made two false statements of the law when responding to questions by grand jurors. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.

Noem v. Al Otro Lado Issue: Whether an alien who is stopped on the Mexican side of the U.S.–Mexico border “arrives in the United States” within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., which provides that an alien who “arrives in the United States” may apply for asylum and must be inspected by an immigration officer.

The Supreme Court takes up a major immigration case that asks whether the U.S. government can effectively prevent migrants from applying for asylum by blocking them at the border. I am very, very worried about this one. www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-f...

Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show Trump's new bond investments span several industries, including sectors that have already benefited, or are benefiting, from his administration's policy changes such as financial deregulation.

Go figure: A significant share of Trump’s personal “investments” this fall have involved companies benefitting from his policies, including Meta, Broadcom, etc.

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How to Not Get Kidnapped for Your Bitcoin

In case anyone needs more proof of the inherent sketchiness of crypto, investors are attending “counter-kidnapping” workshops and told not to post pics of their yachts and Lambos.

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