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Today’s notice: 🤝 Elizabeth Warren crosses the aisle🔍︎ Double-checking White House crime stats💰 And: buying nuclear
08/13/2026

Today’s notice:
🤝 Elizabeth Warren crosses the aisle
🔍︎ Double-checking White House crime stats
💰 And: buying nuclear

Today’s notice: What comes after the primaries. Elizabeth Warren crosses the aisle. Double-checking White House crime stats. Tom Sietsema reviews The Ned. And: buying nuclear.

President Trump owned between $6.4 million and $19.45 million in U.S. companies tied to nuclear energy at the end of 202...
08/13/2026

President Trump owned between $6.4 million and $19.45 million in U.S. companies tied to nuclear energy at the end of 2025, according to his financial disclosure.

The president owned between $6.4 million and $19.45 million in U.S. companies tied to nuclear energy at the end of 2025, according to his financial disclosure.

Back in March, Senate Republicans were hopeful the war in Iran would last only a matter of weeks.Nearly six months on, t...
08/13/2026

Back in March, Senate Republicans were hopeful the war in Iran would last only a matter of weeks.

Nearly six months on, the protracted war has thoroughly vexed President Trump and administration officials as they try to bring it to an end.

“There’s a lot of confusion,” said Sen. John Kennedy, who directed his complaints to Vice President Vance recently.

A small Houston-based law firm announced this week that it had withdrawn itself from consideration for a federal contrac...
08/13/2026

A small Houston-based law firm announced this week that it had withdrawn itself from consideration for a federal contract, worth up to $150 million, to facilitate legal representation for unaccompanied minors.

The government published a notice last week announcing its intent to award the boutique firm a multimillion-dollar contract to represent unaccompanied minors.

Emily Moreno, the ex-wife of Rep. Max Miller, filed a federal lawsuit against the congressman and his attorney accusing ...
08/12/2026

Emily Moreno, the ex-wife of Rep. Max Miller, filed a federal lawsuit against the congressman and his attorney accusing them of “recklessly” publishing a n**e photo of Miller and Moreno’s daughter.

Earlier this month, the Ohio Republican released a trove of digital files meant to defend himself in the pair’s ongoing dispute over domestic violence allegations.

The Trump administration is abandoning controversial Biden-era plans to help developers build power lines in areas that ...
08/12/2026

The Trump administration is abandoning controversial Biden-era plans to help developers build power lines in areas that badly need increased transmission infrastructure.

The Biden administration transmission corridors proved politically fraught, leading the Trump administration to ditch the policy.

ICE officers could soon be provided gloves that administer painful electric shocks, the latest in a series of costly pur...
08/12/2026

ICE officers could soon be provided gloves that administer painful electric shocks, the latest in a series of costly purchases to bolster President Trump’s mass deportation effort.

They would be used as a “distraction and de-escalation device,” according to a notice posted online.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping back from her role at the end of the month, a surprise announce...
08/12/2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping back from her role at the end of the month, a surprise announcement that comes just weeks after she returned to the podium following a brief maternity leave.

She will step back from her role as press secretary at the end of August, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is well known for her progressive stances on “Medicare for All” and taxing the rich. But over the ...
08/12/2026

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is well known for her progressive stances on “Medicare for All” and taxing the rich.

But over the past year, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts has collaborated with a number of conservative Republicans.

The progressive senator and some of her populist colleagues say their collaboration could be a model for more bipartisanship.

In 2003, steel giant Bethlehem Steel finally crumbled.But now, two brothers are resurrecting the Bethlehem Steel name, a...
08/12/2026

In 2003, steel giant Bethlehem Steel finally crumbled.

But now, two brothers are resurrecting the Bethlehem Steel name, and they’re turning to K Street’s professional influencers for help.

Domestic steel production is increasing, and a company using the once-storied name is looking for help in Washington.

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