This week on #TheConversation: Sen. @ElissaSlotkin weighs in on the debate around glyphosate, which has become a sticking point in the MAHA movement.
"We've got to be able to follow the science, even if it's unpopular," she tells our @DashaBurns.
Watch: youtu.be/k3WNWjCCYSg
New @playbookdc: Ahead of Trump’s Texas visit today, MAGA tensions are boiling over around Trump’s team backing Cornyn.
“My belief is the Trump team should have stayed out of this race, absolutely,” Steve Bannon tells me.
.@ChrisLaCivita: “Associating with Senator Cornyn is better than being a lacky for Epstein.”
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President Donald Trump is trying to manage the political risks of data centers. But congressional Republicans are far from settling on a strategy of their own.
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President Donald Trump’s social media venture is exploring a potential spinoff of its marquee business, Truth Social
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Bill Clinton plans to testify to House Oversight that he did nothing wrong and had “no idea” about the crimes Jeffrey Epstein was committing
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The White House made a new Homeland Security funding proposal to congressional Democrats late Thursday as a partial shutdown of the department enters its third week
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Democrats on House Oversight have the votes to force Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
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Here’s my inside look at the politics shaping the Warner Bros. sale and Trump’s role in it. Democratic lawmakers are irate and some fear his pressure campaign may reshape how political power is wielded over Hollywood. One executive called it “horrifying.” politi.co/3MKPjD1
Members of House Oversight are gearing up to spend hours today grilling former President Bill Clinton about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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Moderate Democrats in San Francisco are stockpiling cash to brace against a progressive wave they warn could knock the city off its more centrist course
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Instead of promoting health supplements and weight loss tips, Dr. Oz has been put to work explaining the myriad ways the Trump administration is fighting waste, fraud and abuse in health care
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The Texas Senate showdown is opening up a fresh rift on the right — with Steve Bannon going all-in for Ken Paxton and slamming Trump’s top campaign aides for backing John Cornyn.
Read more from @adamwren in today’s Playbook ⬇️
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Charlie Kirk only endorsed a handful of candidates before he was killed — but he's all over GOP campaign ads.
Candidates are promoting endorsements from Kirk's organization, and in a few cases the man himself, in hopes of appealing to his fans.
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US Embassy in Israel authorizes employees to leave the country ahead of potential Iran strike dlvr.it/TRBplx
‘Horrifying’: Hollywood blasts Trump’s role in studio sale dlvr.it/TRBnxb
Californian pulls AI ballot measures, citing OpenAI intimidation dlvr.it/TRBlRW
Capitol agenda: Democrats' affordability agenda TBD dlvr.it/TRBlDY
Bannon blasts Trump campaign aides in Texas Senate showdown dlvr.it/TRBf3v
Mamdani’s NYPD troubles are snowballing dlvr.it/TRBdMl
Solar power’s newest friends: MAGA influencers dlvr.it/TRBdGH





