I’ve covered Trump for years — and I’ve never seen him this scared

Brian Karem, Salon

As the shutdown shifts the focus, JD Vance waits in the wings

John Roberts reminds the president of what he said on the campaign trail.

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

A Fox News host called out President Trump’s dramatic shift about Project 2025, the right-wing policy blueprint, which he once claimed to know nothing about....

Democrats are doing more to resist Trump than their voters think

Christian Paz, Vox

The government shutdown that began Wednesday might have been one of the most anticlimactic developments yet: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were never going to negotiate, and Democrats had just about every incentive to obstruct. And fuel…

In Trump country, a Democrat critiques Trump — and talks of succeeding him

Steve Inskeep, NPR

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

House GOP seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 — and absolve Donald Trump

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

We all know what happened, but a new committee hopes to muddy the waters

Here are 3 planets where humans might survive (spoiler: don’t start packing yet!). #TEDTalks

youtube.com, Biztoc.com

Dominion, Rudy Giuliani reach 'confidential settlement' in $1.3B defamation case

Olivia Rubin, ABC News

Dominion has settled its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani over false allegations about the 2020 election, the company said.

10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Forbes 400: The definitive ranking of America’s Richest People 2025. The wealthiest people in America have never been wealthier. Here’s who’s up, who’s down and who’s new. (Forbes) • Here’s why CEOs think Trump’s econ…

Arizona Democrat wins special congressional election — putting Republicans in the hot seat

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News

The victory of Adelita Grijalva to replace her late father will bring the House makeup to 219-214, and will likely secure the signatures required to vote on ...

The People Who Are Still Convinced Kamala Won

David A. Graham, The Atlantic

The left is dabbling in 2024-election-fraud theories.

3 key moments that defined Kamala Harris' '107 Days'

Brittany Shepherd, ABC News

Here are three key moments Kamala Harris writes about that defined the critical 107 days of her 2024 presidential campaign.

Russian fake-news network, led by an ex-Florida sheriff's deputy, storms back into action with 200+ new sites

Jessica Lyons, Theregister.com

As the Trump administration guts efforts to counter election disinfo The Russian troll farm that in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election posted a bizarro video claiming Democratic candidate Kamala Harris was a rhino poacher, is back with hundreds …

How a Democrat just won in Iowa Trump country

Tatyana Tandanpolie, Salon

Iowa state Sen.-elect Catelin Drey spoke to Salon about her strategy for winning over red-state voters

How Charlie Kirk's influence with younger voters helped Donald Trump: ANALYSIS

Benjamin Siegel, ABC News

Kirk energized young voters, and persuaded GOP leaders to buy into his vision.

Kamala Harris Is Finally Creating Some Distance From Joe Biden

Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic

In her new memoir, Kamala Harris takes on the issue that has haunted Democrats for more than a year.

WATCH: Kamala Harris speaks out on former President Biden's reelection decision

ABC News

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said in an excerpt from her forthcoming book that allowing former President Joe Biden to make the decision alone to run for reelection was "recklessness."

'Recklessness': Kamala Harris turns on Joe Biden in new book

Jon Haworth, ABC News

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says that it was "recklessness" to allow Joe Biden to make the decision alone on running for re-election.

Poll: Zohran Mamdani Is Crushing the NYC Mayor’s Race

Rachel Kahn, The New Republic

New data shows he has a commanding lead, though that could change.

The Millennial Seminarian Trying to Turn Texas Blue

Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic

Democrats think James Talarico is the type of Senate candidate who could win back the voters his party lost to Trump. First he’d have to win the primary.

Ken Griffin's policies-over-politics mantra is on full display in the billionaire's latest break with Trump

Bradley Saacks, Business Insider

Ken Griffin says that the Trump administration's approach to pressuring the Fed is reminiscent of emerging markets.

Is Trump Helping Cuomo or Mamdani?

David Freedlander, New York Magazine

President Trump has jumped into the mayoral race. But is he helping Andrew Cuomo or Zohran Mamdani? Both Sliwa and Adams denied having any intention of leaving the race.

Team Trump Tries to Rebrand His Law Slashing Medicaid as a ‘Working Families Tax Plan’

Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone

Trump’s campaign team reportedly advised Republican lawmakers to describe the president’s “Big Beautiful Bill” as a “working families tax plan.”

The Rube Goldberg election: How Trump turned chaos into victory

Albin Sadar, TheBlaze

In these wild political and cultural times, maybe we can allow ourselves a moment to “have some fun just for the fun of it.” Let’s take an off-beat look at Donald Trump’s 2024 comeback through the lens of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist who turned everyday task…

Ram Madhav writes: Trump isn’t making America great

Ram Madhav, The Indian Express

The US President has overturned the foundational ideas of his country