Too Close To Call

Too Close To Call

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The slow-pitch, high-stakes long-road endgame to Trump 2.0
As federal courts orders are tested, a less predictable Supreme Court awaits. 🧑‍⚖️
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The face of TOTAL defeat
A White House briefing question turns prophetic, to the chagrin of James Woods.
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Certain uncertainty
The vacillation and capitulation around Trump's tariffs reflect a larger modus operandi.
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Harris' haters: Obama and Pelosi
She doesn't like her. He never thought she should be the candidate.
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What to make of Florida's special elections
The backstory on the poll leaked to sound the alarm. ⏰
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March 2025

New media has become what it claimed to loathe.
On Ric Grenell's refusal 🫷🏾Karoline Leavitt's wall ✋🏽 and Lex Fridman's sycophancy🥎.
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'Somehow it gets sucked in': Waltzing thru the Signal scandal
Trump's national security advisor can trash talk The Atlantic. It gets trickier if he's eventually caught in a lie.
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Can a DeSantis ever win another election?
Alex Isenstadt's new book "Revenge" details Trump's deep disdain for his rival and the consequences of poor political timing.
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Trump's most besieged Cabinet member
"They embarrassed themselves. They stepped on a rake for no apparent reason.”
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How many immigrants has Trump deported?
The numbers vary by tens of thousands. The administration is ducking clarity.
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An inconvenient Trump truth
Democrats just can't take the L on the border and move on. The politics are excruciating.
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Military bases for migrants? Trump's covert plan to speed deportations
The practice has long historic precedent, dating back to Jimmy Carter.
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