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Senior politics reporter covering Congress and the economy for HuffPost. arthur@huffpost.com.

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The Supreme Court Has Dawdled Too Long To Gift Republicans The Midterms It's now "functionally impossible" for Republicans to redraw House maps for the 2026 midterms if the Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act.

It's now too late in the election calendar for most GOP-led states in the South to rig their maps for the midterms if/when the Supreme Court buries the Voting Rights Act www.huffpost.com/entry/voting...

08.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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When the news is as head-spinning as it was this week, these experienced reporters can slow it down and provide the insights and analysis to help us understand just what the hell is happening. New Pod today.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/NvTR3eqpy6k

06.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GOP Congressman Postpones Campaign Fundraiser With Pete Hegseth Military rules restrict both active-duty service members and civilian personnel from participating in political activities.

UPDATE: the Hegseth fundraiser has been postponed www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

05.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In a statement, Zach Nunn, the Iowa Republican hosting the fundraiser with Hegseth, said he's focused on coordinating the return of killed and wounded soldiers based out of Iowa.

β€œWe will have more to share about Operation TOP NUNN when the time is right.”

05.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact about Markwayne Mullin: Everywhere he goes, he carries a lil rubber ball that he bounces around

05.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Kristi Noem, welcome to the resistance

05.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pete Hegseth To Fundraise For GOP Congressman As Iran War Rages Military rules restrict both active duty service members and civilian personnel from participating in political activities.

Pete Hegseth will take a break from his new war to serve as β€œwingman” at a Republican House member’s campaign fundraiser this month www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

05.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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GOP Congressman Admits Affair Wtih Staffer Who Died, Still Plays Victim

Tony Gonzales takes "full responsibility" for having had affair with staffer who died by self-immolation.

Also Gonzales: "From day one, this has been about power and money."

And: "You cannot hate the media enough."

ok bro

www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

05.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) made the vote happen. She told me the subpoena will be for a closed-door deposition.

β€œThey’re not giving Congress all the information, all the documents, and they’re obfuscating, and I’d like to ask questions about that," Mace said.

04.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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House Oversight Committee Votes To Subpoena Pam Bondi Over Jeffrey Epstein Records Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and four other Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the subpoena.

Breaking: House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Pam Bondi over missing Epstein files www.huffpost.com/entry/oversi...

04.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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'It Was Very Creepy': These People Say They Lost Global Entry Just For Watching ICE Agents Two people claim they were punished for acts of protest, and an internal government memo suggests they may not be the last.

I spoke with two ICE watchers who lost their Global Entry after brushes with federal agents. Now an internal memo shows Customs and Border Protection is evaluating cases where people's Global Entry could be revoked based on "encounters" with its officers.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-wa...

04.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 908 πŸ” 434 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 26
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Mike Johnson: 'We're Not At War Right Now'

Mike Johnson: β€œWe’re not at war right now”

www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

04.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 145

Trump & Hegseth have, in the run-up to this war, taken a sledge-hammer to the teams inside the U.S. military that were focused on limiting civilian casualties in combat & investigating potential war crimes: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

04.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Faces MAGA Backlash Over Iran War The movement saw friction over the handling of the Epstein files. The Iran war threatens a deeper fracture.

I asked Sen. Roger Wicker, chair of the Senate Armed Services Cmte, if Trump had adequately explained the Iran war.

He said nothing. Then he answered another reporter's question.

I asked him again. He got on an elevator and stood silently until the door closed.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

04.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Faces MAGA Backlash Over Iran War The movement saw friction over the handling of the Epstein files. The Iran war threatens a deeper fracture.

The Iran war could further split a MAGA coalition that already cracked over the Epstein files www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

04.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Contradicting most everyone else in his Cabinet, Trump just said: "No, I might have forced their hand," when asked if Israel pulled the U.S. into war with Iran.

03.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 1086 πŸ” 342 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 39

In case you haven't been following: The Texas Ag Commissioner is rapidly devolving into a knife fight, with incumbent Sid Miller, fresh off endorsements by Trump and a weightlifter named Tiny Meeker, attacking his opponent Nate Sheets over his alleged porn addiction and whether his honey is organic.

02.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 15
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Democrats Press Pam Bondi On Mysterious Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice has received favorable treatment from the Bureau of Prisons.

Exclusive: Democrats press Pam Bondi on Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer -- point out the Epstein Files Transparency Act specifically requires release of all files related to Maxwell

www.huffpost.com/entry/ghisla...

02.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Says He Brought 'Justice' To Iran. His War Boosts Fears The U.S. Has Gone Rogue. The administration’s latest escalation is boosting the global view of the U.S. as a rogue actor, fueling instability, acting illogically and illegally and risking innocent lives.

NEW– Trump's war on Iran boosts the global view of the US as a rogue actor, fueling instability, acting illogically+illegally & risking innocent lives

Combined with his broader agenda + US record from Gaza to Iraq, international wariness of America is at new heights
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

01.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leading Lights Of MAGA Dodge Accountability For Epstein Ties β€” So Far As Epstein’s former acquaintances around the world face consequences, people around Donald Trump have not.

Howard Lutnick is testing the strength of the MAGA protection bubble against Epstein consequences.

w/ @paulblumenthal.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/jeffre...

28.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does the president still want the Nobel Peace Prize or has he given up on that?

28.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has launched a new war against Iran for regime change and to obliterate the nuclear program he previously said was obliterated.

He said today it will be β€œtotally again obliterated”

28.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Are Going To Ask Bill Clinton About Those Damning Epstein Photos Clinton faces a deposition Friday after his name and image appeared repeatedly in the Epstein files.

Democrats set to grill Bill Clinton alongside Republicans today:

β€œWe have real questions that deserve serious answers from former President Clinton, and we have said from day one that Democrats want to talk to anyone," Rep Robert Garcia (D-Calif) said.

www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...

27.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Grill Hillary Clinton About… UFOs And 'Pizzagate' The former first lady said she repeatedly explained she hadn't ever met Epstein until Republicans gave up and started asking about β€œPizzagate.”

Republicans ran out of way to ask Hillary Clinton if she knew Jeffrey Epstein so they started asking about UFOs and Pizzagate www.huffpost.com/entry/hillar...

27.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully the committee can get to the bottom of this clear violation of House rules.

26.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Chuck Schumer calls presser on missing Epstein Files:

β€œThere is a massive cover up going on in the Justice Department to protect Donald Trump and people associated with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Says Senate Dems will visit unredacted files site.

26.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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State Election Official β€˜Flabbergasted’ By Phone Call About ICE At The Polls β€œI realized it was her and so I knew I couldn’t believe it,” said Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrien Fontes, who was on the call.

DHS official and election denier Heather Honey told state election officials that ICE won't show up at the polls. www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-ic...

25.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump Isn’t Even Trying Anymore Trump celebrated America's "golden age" β€” one filled with brutal and violent death around every corner.

Trumpism as "dread and circuses," by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

25.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized. When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came β€” as fast as possible. They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it. They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying β€” some of which is seriously CRIMINAL! When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States. The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much. The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized. When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came β€” as fast as possible. They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it. They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying β€” some of which is seriously CRIMINAL! When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States. The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much. The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

"we should send them back from where they came β€” as fast as possible."

Also, Rashida Tlaib came from *checks notes* Detroit, where she was born.

25.02.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5
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Unpacking the State of the Union It comes at a pivotal moment in Trump's presidency.

Talked SOTU on NPR’s 1A the1a.org/segments/unp...

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