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Trump ordering up 5 new R-leaning congressional districts in TX before the midterms recalls his 2020 call to the SecState of GA. "I just need you to find 11,780 votes."
Sadly, the TX @GOP seems more willing to bow to Trump than the Georgians were.

"He was 100 percent for Trump," the @POTUS says, in answer to question about pardoning George Santos.
Tells you everything you need to know.
It's all about Trump.

Trump always accuses others of corruption to create a pretext to do it himself.
No POTUS, R or D, has "rigged" the jobs numbers, which are simply data, reported by technocrats. The numbers don't lie.
But now Trump wants to find someone to run the agency who will.

Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report.

Completely predictable.
And dangerous!

Trump Administration Live Updates: Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Prison After DOJ Questioning on Epstein.

You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to say, something deeply fishy is going on here!
nytimes.com/live/2025/08/0… via @NYTimes

“The Deal is that South Korea will give to the United States $350 Billion Dollars for Investments owned and controlled by the United States, and selected by myself,” @POTUS said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
 Say WHAT?!?
"Selected by myself?!?"

It was so exciting to wake up and see headlines about big trade deals as the deadline approaches.
And then I realized that they were talking about Trump and not @MLB!

Trump is all about leverage. Is keeping open the possibility of a pardon for Maxwell an insurance policy--maybe even an inducement--to keep him out of the story?
In any case, dangling the possibility a pardon for a woman who recruited, groomed & assaulted girls is despicable.

How Trump flew all the way to Scotland and still couldn't work his way out of the Epstein sand trap. This and more on an all-new @HacksOnTap, with guest Hack @Lis_Smith, @murphymike and me!

Words can hardly capture the horror of mass starvation in Gaza. Denial is not an option when unswerving fidelity to the policies of @IsraelPM runs headlong into Jewish values and basic humanity. This is not who we are.

As climate becomes a greater and greater challenge to @MLB baseball, teams with domed stadiums to protect fans and players from extreme heat, and can avoid weather-related cancellations, will have an increasing edge.

Earlier, I erred in suggesting @POTUS's gilded, new AF-1 would cost nearly as much as his cuts to Medicaid & food assistance. Inexcusably bad math.
According to a @nytimes analysis, the cost to taxpayers of retrofitting the plane-- "gifted" to the U.S. by Qatar--could be nearly a billion.

Thrilled to hear that @ktumulty, a stellar @UChiPolitics fellow and board member and one of the nation's most thoughtful journalists, has been named chief political correspondent of the @washingtonpost.
A worthy successor to the legendary @DanBalz, who retires this month!

Visited Lady Liberty today & was inspired by a massive crowd from across the U.S. and around the world.
They come daily, not just to glimpse the statue or climb her crown, but to pay tribute to our country as a beacon of freedom and hope.
It's hard to kill such a powerful ideal!

Insurers are seeking hefty 2026 rate increases for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, the coverage known as Obamacare.

If you are one of the millions who may face them, know that is but one consequence of the big and not so beautiful bill just passed,

Personally, I'm more concerned about Trump's angles than his ankles.

Is this for real?!?
I'm beginning to worry that Grok is beginning to think about running in '28!

So interesting to watch @POTUS, who clearly doesn't want a full airing of the Epstein files for fairly obvious reasons, trying to rebrand the whole saga as a Democratic "hoax"--even though Epstein was indicted and died while TRUMP was in office!
DJT wants to get MAGA back in line!

I hope Americans who can will send a few bucks to their local @NPR stations, which play such an important role in the life of communities across the country.

The chief health officer of the U.S. is a major purveyor of demonstrably false tropes about life-saving vaccines, and the power to act on them.
This is very dangerous.

Trump: “Putin fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden — he didn’t fool me,” Mr. Trump said.
🤣

Trump gives Putin ANOTHER 50 days to settle the war Putin started--a war that Trump said repeatedly he would end in a day.
Putin laughs.

I've said this from the start:
Anyone who thinks Pam Bondi decided on her own to do a 180 and inflame MAGA on the Epstein file release hasn't been paying attention.
There's only one guy who could have ordered it--and had a motive to--but it's sacrilege on the Right to say it!

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response

This is frighteningly foolish, and the consequences to lives and communities will be severe.

nytimes.com/2025/07/13/cli… via @NYTimes

Did anyone ask the @POTUS on his visit to the flood-ravaged Hill Country of Texas whether he still believes climate change is a "hoax?"

We lost David Gergen this week. He served 4 POTUSs of BOTH parties and as a distinguished editor & commentator, who offered wisdom & insight, not clickbait bile. David treated everyone he met w/kindness & grace. May his memory be a blessing...and example! app.frame.io/presentations/…

For nearly half a century, @DanBalz of the @washingtonpost has set the standard for political journalism. He has brought uncommon humility, grace and insight to his reporting, which reflected a commitment to listen deeply to the voices of Americans instead of simply rehashing the often clueless.

There is nothing about Stephen Miller that suggests he understands what's made America great or why our children SHOULD love her.
This is stuff of authoritarianism, not conservatism or democracy.

Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America … As we close the Dept of Education and provide funding to states, we're going to make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology." @atrupar

Trump with tariffs is like putting a bazooka in the hands of a 6-year-old.
No telling what he might blow up at any given moment.