City Electric: My Mayor Muslim, My Bagel Jewish

After the greatest comeback in NBA finals history – 29 points! – “the greatest shot in Knicks history” – Anunoby’s last-second tip-in – some divine intervention – a Pope Leo jersey – and a smudging to erase the vile Trump stench, the New York Knicks are in sight of their first title in over 50 years. “Bedlam at the Garden!”…Read More

Trump already making excuses for Feenstra endorsement

President Donald Trump now says he wasn’t “given the proper information” before he endorsed U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra for governor, days before Iowa’s primary election. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on June 11, Trump bragged about his “amazing track record” in GOP primaries, claiming, “Every time I endorse, they win.” A journalist followed up to ask whether the…Read More

Stop putting whatever Trump says about Iran in the headlines

Ever since he intemperately attacked Iran over three months ago, Donald Trump’s every prognostication about the war has commanded major news headlines. Whether he is declaring victory, threatening annihilation, or insisting that a peace deal is two or three days away — all of which he has done, in succession, many times now — his words are splashed across the…Read More

Warner and Himes Gush Over Trump’s Epstein Hatchet Man Jay Clayton

On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence. Last year, former Attorney General Pam Bondi assigned Clayton to carry out Trump’s directive to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Democrats—an investigation that legal experts have warned could be a pretext to withhold some of the Epstein…Read More

Cracking Down on Pass-Throughs

In 2016, a consortium of journalists exposed how a global elite including associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the King of Saudi Arabia, drug dealers, and others hid their wealth (legally and illegally) using a network of shell companies and offshore tax havens. Known as the “Panama Papers” investigation, their project revealed how the wealthy and powerful use shell companies…Read More

Ritz in The New York Times: Liberals Must Oppose Nationalizing AI

Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to give the public an ownership stake in America’s top A.I. companies is quite alarming. He is not simply advocating a sovereign wealth fund that would help the public capture the benefits of A.I.-generated growth. Those funds normally take small stakes in many companies; Mr. Sanders wants the government to take a major stake in industry…Read More

Ritz for Forbes: Trump Is Leaving His Successor A Social Security Time Bomb

America’s next president, and the class of senators elected this November, seem all but guaranteed to face the politically perilous task of addressing Social Security’s imminent insolvency before the end of their term. For that, they can thank President Trump. On Tuesday, the program’s trustees confirmed that its Old Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund is now set to run out of…Read More

RSVP Now for TONIGHT’s Campaign to Victory Call ; More Good News

RSVP Now for TONIGHT’s Campaign to Victory Call ; More Good News RSVP Now for Our Campaign to Victory Call Thursday, June 11, 9pm ET/6pm PT Join us for good news and inspiration about recent wins and more on the horizon on our Campaign to Victory call. We’ll debrief some of the victories, lay out how we continue to build…Read More

Riley Moore Is Running For Secretary of Labor

I’m back writing about my MAGA House representative Riley Moore because this story dropped on Tuesday: Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia is the subject of the behind-the-scenes effort being waged by some Trump administration officials, fellow GOP lawmakers, lobbyists and industry officials, according to nearly 20 people with knowledge of the effort.    Wait, what? As a former welder…Read More

New Analysis: Firms Spend $4.8T on Stock Buybacks Since 1st Trump-GOP Tax Law

Today, Americans for Tax Fairness released a new analysis revealing that 100 major corporations have spent $4.8T on stock buybacks since the 2017 Trump-GOP tax law. If the Stock Buyback Accountability Act, introduced by Leader Schumer (D-NY), Senator Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Warren (D-MA), had applied, it could have raised nearly $200B. Ten companies accounted for more than $2T of…Read More