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DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite. New procedures and requirements — some implemented in the name of improving operations — are slowing down federal agencies, by Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Last week, DHS and Secretary Kristi Noem cited an “illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump.” Today, authorities say that man was set up — and the man who did it has confessed. (Noem’s tweet and a DHS release are still up.)

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: Within the echo chamber of the pro-Trump universe, a problem that never existed has now been fixed. wapo.st/4mITkF1

The Trump Organization and its partners have announced 12 projects since the November election—most in the Middle East, and five in India, making it the largest concentration of Trump properties outside the U.S. Smart look at the company’s overseas expansion by Brenna T. Smith

The White House’s disingenuous claim about CBO’s political leanings. What the White House calls a “verifiable fact” is a nonsense fact, by Glenn Kessler washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Political folks talk a lot about “low-info” vs. “high-info” voters, with lower info now more likely to support R’s, high info vote Dem. BUT, there’s evidence that this framing is too simplistic. How voter GET news as important as IF they get it. cookpolitical.com/analysis/natio…

The latest: Trump travel ban rattles immigrant communities across U.S. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06…

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It started last year with plans for 120 chairs, 10 portable bathrooms, and four cannons being fired. Then Trump won. Now? Tanks. Helicopters. Troops, and more. How Trump finally got the military parade he always wanted. Latest w/Olivia George Dan Lamothe washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Musk has billions, but Trump has the presidency. In their feud, that counts for more. That the breakup was as swift and as acrimonious as it was reflected the personalities of two combative alpha males, by Dan Balz washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“The money is just going to stop flowing,” said a 33-year-old Brazilian man who owns three businesses on the Vineyard and spoke on the condition of anonymity because he has no legal status in the United States. Via ⁦Arelis R. Hernández⁩ washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

Workers in Los Angeles who witnessed the raid say officers arbitrarily grabbed and detained migrants. The immigration sweep was one of several that sparked a wave of unrest. wapo.st/4kQzgPi

I think Trump and his team would have a lot stronger standing about going after people who assault cops and deface federal buildings if they hadn't pardoned all the J6 rioters during the first week. but that's just one person's take.

Wrote about how the unrest in California follows Trump talking about targeting the state and ICE talking about intentionally triggering blue-state politicians. It's the Harvard playbook, and it's not going to stop in California. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

In September 2020, Trump said he couldn't move the National Guard into Democratic-run cities without the governor's approval. He also said of invoking the Insurrection Act: "There's no reason to ever do that, even in a Portland case."

This official Pentagon account pointedly calling out local leaders in California while playing loosely with the facts. Local leaders who are "refusing to respond" actually have deployed a robust police presence in Los Angeles. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

One of the least helpful things, in terms of understanding what is going on in a continuing news environment, is the constant replay of yesterday's (and days before) video as though it's happening today.

Cassidy said RFK Jr. committed to him he would retain ACIP before voting to confirm him in February: “If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes.”

Of course, now the fear is that the ACIP will be filled up with people who know nothing about vaccines except suspicion. I’ve just spoken with Secretary Kennedy, and I’ll continue to talk with him to ensure this is not the case. wsj.com/opinion/rfk-jr…