Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him

 

Today: "Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him" Plus, Nancy Mace’s gets humiliating lesson on First Amendment; Transportation Secretary is playing games with air safety; and more... Trump’s New Plan for Iran Is Just to Admit Total Failure Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted his main objective is to block Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. By Hafiz Rashid

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Podcast: Trump Blurts Out Huge Admission of Midterm Weakness as MAGA Cracks Up As Trump openly acknowledges a big problem the GOP faces this fall, a Democratic strategist on House races explains what Dems think is really happening on the ground in all these hard-fought contests. Read the transcript here. The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent Memo to Those Who Fear Socialism: Why Don’t You Try Fix Capitalism? People alarmed about socialism’s poll numbers ought to pay more attention to how capitalism polls. It’s bad—and entirely deserved. By Michael Tomasky Why Does the World Put Up With the Dollar? The global economy depends on the U.S. dollar, even when the U.S. acts erratically. By Timothy Noah Nancy Mace Hit With Humiliating On-Air Lesson on First Amendment Mace went on an Islamophobic tirade against Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. By Hafiz Rashid

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The Arizona Tribe That’s Been Dragged Back Into Trump’s Border Wars For years the Tohono O’odham Nation worked collaboratively with the federal government on border security. Now they’re facing an administration that wants to rip through their ancestral home. By Jonathan van Harmelen Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship The White House is serving up a staler helping of the legal arguments the Roberts court already refused to swallow. By Matt Ford Transportation Secretary Is Playing Literal Games With Air Safety Secretary Sean Duffy has a new plan to hire air traffic controllers. By Edith Olmsted Trump Pushes Reflecting Pool Claim His DOJ Already Admitted Is Fake Donald Trump also announced new security cameras to deter future "vandals." By Edith Olmsted Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies. By Greg Sargent

This Is the Real Story of Trump’s Presidency—If Democrats Will Tell It His Truth Social subscription scheme and IRS immunity are just the latest chapters in a massive, ever-growing book about his self-dealing and corruption. By Alex Shephard Read now

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