Jeff Blattner

President Bone Spurs declares "Do as I say, not as I did."

Noem leaving to spend more time with her blankie...

Noem leaving to spend more time with her blankie...

Can we all agree to refer to this as The Second Epsteinic War?

Can we all agree to refer to this as The Second Epsteinic War?

Trump to drop battle against law firms over punitive executive orders Administration to terminate appeals in four cases involving law firms that sued to block measures from taking effect

Congratulations to the courageous firms who resisted, and continuing shame on those who acquiesced. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Meanwhile, these two crazy lovebirds are in charge of homeland security.

Meanwhile, these two crazy lovebirds are in charge of homeland security.

So why did you vote to confirm his boss, the Secretary of the Interior?

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Am I the only one who is more concerned about what Paramont could do to trash HBO than CNN? CNN doesn't have far to go to hit bottom.

A big sign of grassroots weakness from the Bennet campaign. Phil Weiser's campaign has the momentum.

Opinion | John Roberts Is Losing Patience With Trump

Linda Greenhouse waxes optimistic about what Chief Justice Roberts now thinks about Donald Trump. But as Aristotle said, "One swallow does not a summer make." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...

Trump breaks loose from the bonds of brevity and approaches Castro-like prolixity.

On Earth One, the runup to the State of the Union was awash with press reports about new presidential initiatives.

On Earth Two, the runup to the State of the Union is awash with press reports about new discoveries in the Epstein coverup.

Happy birthday, Senator. We miss your leadership.

Trump has always been a deadbeat in paying his bills. Now he's going to try to stiff Americans who paid his illegal tariffs. This is about to become a huge political liability for him and the GOP.

Catie Edmondson of the @nytimes.com weighs in to make this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/u...

Under appreciated:

The SCOTUS tariff majority appears to have a higher opinion of Congress's constitutional powers than this Congress does.

The uber-rule of Supreme Court jurisprudence is Wall Street Always Wins.

Roberts apparently anticipated Trump's hissy fit today and dropped this footnote...

Seems like the simplest way to deal with tariff refunds would be for Congress to amend tax law to make illegal tariffs paid a refundable tax credit.

Like I said: Don't bet on it.

Exactly.
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On the SCOTUS decision:
- The result was obvious to just about anyone who understands the Constitution. The majority's splintering on how to get there was utterly on-brand.
- The coming chaos over refunds, which is Trump's fault, could easily be fixed by a functioning Congress.
- Don't bet on it.

"God hasn't finished with me yet." Amen.

75% of your story reports @aoc.bsky.social's important message to European leaders; 25% is Politico-like insiderish b.s., hyper-focused on unimportant glitches. Next time, just drop the 25%.

A talking filibuster only requires one Sen from the filibustering party to be on the floor unless a Sen demands a live quorum (and after that a Motion to Instruct the Sergent at Arms to compel the attendance of absent Sens). And yes, it generally takes unanimous consent to move off a pending bill.

(I was there...)

Right. Dems can also make it tough on Reps during a filibuster by forcing the Reps to maintain a quorum of Sens on the floor. One famous example in 1988 of Dems' failed attempt to thwart Reps' use of that tactic to maintain filibuster of campaign finance legislation: www.senate.gov/about/office...

As the government shutdown unfolds, keep this in mind.