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Q: Why has the president changed his mind on the Gordie Howe bridge?
LEAVITT: The fact that Canada will control what crossed the bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president
LEAVITT: The fact that Canada will control what crossed the bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Q: Why has the president changed his mind on the Gordie Howe bridge?
LEAVITT: The fact that Canada will control what crossed the bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president
LEAVITT: The fact that Canada will control what crossed the bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president
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Crazy that the Walking Circus Peanut let this wockaflocka sing to him in a foreign language in the middle of the Oval Office. It's almost like Bad Bunny is treated differently for some reason. Can't imagine what that reason might be and whatnot.
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Crazy that the Walking Circus Peanut let this wockaflocka sing to him in a foreign language in the middle of the Oval Office. It's almost like Bad Bunny is treated differently for some reason. Can't imagine what that reason might be and whatnot.
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Almost 1,000 workers have been laid off as a result of the withheld funding Trump “floated” restoring in exchange for renaming Penn Station and Dulles after him
Q: Can you explain why Trump asked Schumer to help him rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after himself?
LEAVITT: Why not? It was something the president floated
LEAVITT: Why not? It was something the president floated
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Almost 1,000 workers have been laid off as a result of the withheld funding Trump “floated” restoring in exchange for renaming Penn Station and Dulles after him
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Turns out one of the benefits of mass deportation is low growth and anemic job creation.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Turns out one of the benefits of mass deportation is low growth and anemic job creation.
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Leavitt begins the briefing by saying she was just with the president "reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from the FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case." (Trump in fact just posted about his ballroom.)
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Leavitt begins the briefing by saying she was just with the president "reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from the FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case." (Trump in fact just posted about his ballroom.)
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"You guys are always talking about religion here and the Bible, I mean it's okay for me to ask a question right?" she quipped when the chairman intervened. More: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-i...
House Democrat to ICE Chief: ‘Do You Think You’re Going to Hell, Mr. Lyons?’
In a mostly soporific Tuesday House Homeland Committee hearing called amid the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"You guys are always talking about religion here and the Bible, I mean it's okay for me to ask a question right?" she quipped when the chairman intervened. More: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-i...
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More McIver (D-NJ) to ICE chief at today's hearing:
-"How do you think Judgment Day will work for you, with so much blood on your hands?"
-"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
-"How many government agencies are you aware of that routinely kill American citizens and still get funding?"
-"How do you think Judgment Day will work for you, with so much blood on your hands?"
-"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
-"How many government agencies are you aware of that routinely kill American citizens and still get funding?"
February 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
More McIver (D-NJ) to ICE chief at today's hearing:
-"How do you think Judgment Day will work for you, with so much blood on your hands?"
-"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
-"How many government agencies are you aware of that routinely kill American citizens and still get funding?"
-"How do you think Judgment Day will work for you, with so much blood on your hands?"
-"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
-"How many government agencies are you aware of that routinely kill American citizens and still get funding?"
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This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
GOLDMAN: Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
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NBC: Did Trump call the chief in 2006?
LEAVITT: Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened
LEAVITT: Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
NBC: Did Trump call the chief in 2006?
LEAVITT: Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened
LEAVITT: Look, it was a phone call that may or may not have happened
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Leavitt: "The president has always remained consistent in that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because frankly Jeffrey Epstein was a creep ... what the president has said all along has always remained true"
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Leavitt: "The president has always remained consistent in that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because frankly Jeffrey Epstein was a creep ... what the president has said all along has always remained true"
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Senator Susan Collins announced she will seek a record sixth term, setting up what will likely be among the most closely watched — and most expensive — Senate contests in the country.
Susan Collins launches bid for record sixth term, setting up marquee 2026 Senate race - The Boston Globe
Collins, 73, is the only Republican serving in Congress from all of New England.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Senator Susan Collins announced she will seek a record sixth term, setting up what will likely be among the most closely watched — and most expensive — Senate contests in the country.
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Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
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Susan Collins in 1996: “I have pledged that if I am elected, I will only serve two terms.”
Today: Collins just announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Mainers will vote her out this November.
Today: Collins just announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Mainers will vote her out this November.
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Susan Collins in 1996: “I have pledged that if I am elected, I will only serve two terms.”
Today: Collins just announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Mainers will vote her out this November.
Today: Collins just announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Mainers will vote her out this November.
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Maybe they’ll just do yet another one-time filibuster carveout and pretend they didn’t
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., tells me Senate Republicans are having a "big meeting tomorrow" to discuss the path forward for SAVE Act. He predicts the Senate won't nuke the filibuster but adds that he's "willing to listen" to ideas on how to proceed.
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Maybe they’ll just do yet another one-time filibuster carveout and pretend they didn’t
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write it on the board 100 times: everything you think you hate about chuck schumer you actually hate about the senate
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
write it on the board 100 times: everything you think you hate about chuck schumer you actually hate about the senate
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Greer: "The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product ... it can't be a situation where the Canadians have an antagonistic relationship"
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Greer: "The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product ... it can't be a situation where the Canadians have an antagonistic relationship"
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Ron Johnson on Alex Pretti: "They got their martyrs, didn't they? They got their martyrs. I think it's sick."
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Ron Johnson on Alex Pretti: "They got their martyrs, didn't they? They got their martyrs. I think it's sick."
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But also, we desperately need activated left wingers to be better educated about what they are doing and stop freaking out about basic politics
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
But also, we desperately need activated left wingers to be better educated about what they are doing and stop freaking out about basic politics
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But why let facts interfere with feelings
But also, we desperately need activated left wingers to be better educated about what they are doing and stop freaking out about basic politics
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
But why let facts interfere with feelings
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GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
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Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
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Unpopular opinion 🫣
China is not a democracy, and we hope it will become one soon.
But let’s also remember a simple fact. Over the past 45 years, China has not started a major war, unlike many Western democracies.
China is not a democracy, and we hope it will become one soon.
But let’s also remember a simple fact. Over the past 45 years, China has not started a major war, unlike many Western democracies.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Unpopular opinion 🫣
China is not a democracy, and we hope it will become one soon.
But let’s also remember a simple fact. Over the past 45 years, China has not started a major war, unlike many Western democracies.
China is not a democracy, and we hope it will become one soon.
But let’s also remember a simple fact. Over the past 45 years, China has not started a major war, unlike many Western democracies.
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Clinton's victory in 1992 is the canonical example that supposedly proves Dems win by moving to the center. There's only one problem: The data disagrees. Voters saw Clinton as more liberal than Dukakis, & simulations show even a solid progressive would have won www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-d...
What Democrats can actually learn from the 1992 election
Bill Clinton's victory is supposed to prove that Democrats win by moving to the center. The data disagrees
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Clinton's victory in 1992 is the canonical example that supposedly proves Dems win by moving to the center. There's only one problem: The data disagrees. Voters saw Clinton as more liberal than Dukakis, & simulations show even a solid progressive would have won www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-d...