6+ hour, 35+ min ago  (801+ words) Rubio’s ongoing willingness to attack political speech. The NYT reports: Memo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally. In the memo, Mr. Rubio noted that Mr. Coral arrived in the United States in 2015 on a tourist visa…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1059+ words) The senior Senator from South Carolina has passed, aged 71. New York Times, “Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71“ Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and stalwart Trump ally who was elected to the Senate four times,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (70+ words) Bit of a shocker. Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after brief and sudden illness Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate in 2003 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump, has died, his office confirmed early…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago  (308+ words) I have noted more than once the degree to which unreality has become part of our politics. Here’s a great example. Kevin McCarthy on Platner Allegations: That one thing I know about Republicans is when we had a very bad…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (108+ words) CIA officers report being pressured to support preferred policy outcomes. The Atlantic‘s Shane Harris (“CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within“): There’s a lot more, but the results aren’t surprising. The administration, to an unprecedented extent, has made it…...

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2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (820+ words) The examples continue to mount. It is not unreasonable to want the rules of the system to take into account how age impacts the ability of humans to live up to the responsibilities of public office. It is not unreasonable,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (568+ words) Enquiring minds want to know. Earlier this week, POLITICO reported that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is publicly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell to provide an update on his health amid a secretive weekslong hospitalization. Beshear sent a letter to McConnell Wednesday,…...

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