Bill Hagerty, who's on the Senate banking committee, makes clear he has no problem with Elon Musk unilaterally dismantling the CFPB

This should go without saying, but it's okay if someone you don't agree with goes on a certain show or podcast. It's okay to be exposed to dissenting opinions. It's okay to feel uncomfortable. The biggest danger for the Democratic Party moving forward is the imposition of ideological purity tests.

Still can’t get over how many people on the right voluntarily went to bat for Matt Gaetz despite allegations of sex trafficking of a minor. Not only was it for nothing since the AG nomination failed… but now you’re forever on record advocating for an alleged statutory rapist.

Currently updating my gym playlist because of BIGX

Wadan Fernandez, an undocumented immigrant, said he came to the U.S. to start a new life. He overstayed his tourist visa and has been working in construction.

“I love Mr. Trump,” Fernandez said. “Of course he could send me back at any moment, but if he did, I would still love him.”

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"While pundits have busied themselves over the past 10 days nitpicking Kamala Harris’s campaign, one thing is abundantly clear: She was held to the highest standards of leadership while Trump was held to no standard at all."

New in PN: "Black women have long had to navigate being twice as good to get half the amount of credit. Kamala Harris’s presidential run was evidence of this." -- @itsafronomics.bsky.social

Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about a prior selection, Pete Hegseth, stunning several members of Trump’s team who have since raised questions about his nomination's viability, sources say

The attorney who represents two women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Committee probe into former congressman Matt Gaetz said Friday that one of his clients told the panel she saw the congressman having sex with a minor.