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My read on the situation is that Rubio has prioritized his pet projects in Latin America above all else. And to this end, he seeks to preserve his position and avoid Trump's ire by being hands off on the substance of much of US foreign policy and by not seeking to impose any policy process on Trump.

Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social · 13h ago

Marco Rubio is ostensibly neglecting his State Department duties to stay close to Trump and focus on the important stuff… except for the most important foreign policy quagmire of the day. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/why-isnt-m...

For the first time since 2017, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Democrats surpassing Republicans on which party voters think has a better approach to the economy. Trump's approval rating is at 35%. Democrats lead by 5-points on the generic congressional ballot.

Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Democrats lead Republicans 37% to 36% on the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

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Some will try & undersell primary win for Michigan chose Abdul Al-Sayed Dem candidate for Senator as a slim win. Also a slim win 2020 under 2%. HOWEVER, Al-Sayed had $50M-$60M spent against him (mostly AIPAC), have a foreign name & brown skin, has promised to never take corp donations.

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Why is Trump's administration not taking legal action against Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the no-bid contractor who botched the reflecting pool repairs as determined by Trump's own people ? And why did a project estimated to cost between $1M and $2M end up costing taxpayers $16M?

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JUST IN: Trump is scrambling to stop the BBC from digging into the finances of his business empire after a judge ordered him to hand over records in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the network.

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“The contractor, Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings, 'publicly acknowledged, before Mr. Hearn was indicted, that portions of the project required repair,'the lawyers said.”💸👇🏼 Tariffs, Ukraine peace, inflation, Iran war, reflecting pool, etc., it’s #TrumpTheLoser apnews.com/article/refl...

Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed

Lawyers for a former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool say that the Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case was flawed.

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BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.