Newsletter Archive

November 2024

Trump Ratchets Up His Tariff Threats

President-elect Donald Trump promised Monday evening that on his first day in office he will slap a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico — the top two U.S. trading partners — and will impose an additional 10% tariff on…

Plus: Plus: The IRS faces an unexpected $20 billion hole

Trump Picks Project 2025 Architect to Oversee Budget

Happy Monday before Thanksgiving! Today, for the fourth and final time, President Joe Biden pardoned a pair of turkeys at the White House: Peach, a 41-pounder who reportedly loves to eat hotdish and tater tots, and Blossom, a 40-pounder…

Plus: Plus, Trump's economic number

Trump Taps Hedge Fund Mogul for Treasury Secretary

Happy Friday and a happy birthday to director Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame, who turns 84 today; Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads, who turns 74; and to Scarlett Johansson, who turns 40. Here’s what’s happening.

Plus: Plus: National debt tops $36 trillion for first time

Musk and Ramaswamy Outline Plan to Slash Federal Workforce

The clash over President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general continued Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted against releasing a report on…

Plus: Plus: The Disaster Relief Fund is nearly tapped out

Trump Picks TV’s Dr. Oz to Run Medicare and Medicaid

Good evening! President-elect Donald Trump continued to stock his Cabinet on Tuesday, and he also announced his choice to oversee Medicare and Medicaid. Also today, House Democrats reelected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as their leader and also…

Plus: Plus: House GOP lays out priorities for next Congress

Johnson Signals Plan for Looming Shutdown Deadline

Good evening! President-elect Donald Trump announced today that he’s nominating former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary, but Trump has yet to name his pick for the Treasury Department, as jockeying for that post has…

Plus: Plus: Biden requests $98 billion for disaster relief

Trump Announces Another Shocking Cabinet Choice: RFK Jr. for HHS

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are still grappling with how to handle a trio of shocking Cabinet nominations this week by President-elect Donald Trump. Even as questions continue to swirl about the stunning choices of former Rep…

Plus: Plus: Trump prepares to eliminate EV tax credit

Trump’s Stunning Staffing Picks Set Off Political Shockwaves

President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the Oval Office on Wednesday morning, extending a traditional courtesy that he did not receive from Trump four years ago. “Congratulations, and looking forward to having a, like…

Plus: Plus: Congressional Republicans pick their leaders

Johnson Says This Could Be ‘Most Consequential Congress’ of Modern Times

Happy Tuesday! Congress is back, and House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that Republicans are “ready to deliver on America’s mandate” by working with President-elect Donald Trump. Lawmakers will have plenty of other business to tend…

Plus: Plus: Congressional leadership elections coming

Trump Names His New Chief of Staff

Good evening. We’ve got news on the Trump transition, a look at the GOP’s tax plans and a Fed rate cut, but before we get to that, a programming note: We’ll be back in your inbox on Monday.

Plus: Plus: Republicans will race to cut taxes

Trump Storms to a Second Term

Donald Trump’s election to a second term in the White House cements an astonishing and historic political comeback, delivering supporters of his MAGA movement a profound sense of vindication while dashing Democratic hopes that the country…

Plus: Now what?

The Defining Numbers of the 2024 Election

Happy Election Day! We made it! On the national level, Americans are picking a new commander in chief — either the first woman president in U.S. history or the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to win a second term in office…

Plus: Plus: It's almost over! Or maybe not?

Harris Says Trump’s Violent Language ‘Must Be Disqualifying’

Happy Friday! On this date in 1765, the Stamp Act imposed by the British went into effect in the American colonies, requiring colonists to pay taxes on legal documents, newspapers, playing cards and other types of printed paper. Colonists…

Plus: Plus: The 'worst jobs report in history'???

October 2024

Speaker Johnson Promises ‘Massive Reform’ of Healthcare if Trump Wins

Happy Wednesday! Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump both took their campaigns to North Carolina today, and both have events in Wisconsin tonight. Harris, fresh off her “closing argument” speech in Washington, D…

Plus: Plus, cleaning up after Biden's 'garbage'

At Incendiary NYC Rally, Trump Floats Another Tax Break

With eight days left in the incredibly close 2024 election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris headed to Michigan for a series of events in Saginaw, Macomb County and Ann Arbor while former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in…

Plus: Plus: Voters uncertain about Biden-Harris legislative record