Tyler
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Brutal last 10 days for Dems in redistricting: - Callais decision significantly weakens VRA, opening the door for more redraws - TN Republicans pass 9-0 congressional map - LA on track to eliminate at least 1 Dem seat - VA Supreme Court overturns Dems' 10-1 map
VA's GOP Court COULD have stopped this referendum BEFORE voters voted. They actively decided not to. They waited for voters to vote and then overturned their will.
Trump: By sea, by ocean, by water. A lot of people say, “what do you mean by sea? Is it see? Like vision?” No, it’s sea, SEA.
ABC: The DOJ is investigating a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil market just ahead of major announcements by Trump about the war against Iran, sources told ABC News. The DOJ, along with the CFTC, is probing at least four of these trades where traders made a total of more than $2.6 billion betting that oil prices would drop right before they did.
NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds: nbcnews.com/politics/supre…
New: WH views Senate GOP's East Wing language as Congress approving the project and believes lawsuit should be dropped: “The White House applauds Congress’s latest proposal" Senate Rs are saying their intent isn't authorizing ballroom/funding it but Secret Service security upgrades politico.com/news/2026/05/0…
CHUCK GRASSLEY has released the Judiciary Committee's reconciliation title. $3.4B for CBP through 2029 $30 Billion for ICE $2.5B for DHS $1 billion for the "East Wing Modernization Project, including above-ground and below-ground security features" punchbowl.news/reconciliation…
Caught up with Chipotle's CEO Scott Boatwright inside a NYC Chipotle. We had some chips and guac. Asked him what he would tell people who complain their once large burrito bowls are getting smaller: "You should ask for a little more. It has always been our brand ethos and it is still to this day, we serve big beautiful bowls and burritos. Full stop, no questions asked. If you want more, just ask the team member. I promise you there's never a team member on that line that's going to say no,” he says. Makes sense. (V/Power Players podcast on @YahooFinance) 📈Yahoo Finance: finance.yahoo.com/video/chipotle… 🎙️Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/28uyss… 🎧Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how… 🎵Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b6dd…
As Trump turns the Justice Department into an instrument of political retribution, more than a quarter of its lawyers have been fired or quit. Some 3,402 lawyers out of a total of 12,955 left the department since the beginning of last year. @kayewiggins ft.com/content/a1316a…
NEW: House Oversight Cmte ranking member announces probe of "continued use of the US Coast Guard Commandant’s waterfront residence" near DC by Kristi Noem Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) seeks lease records & says Noem living arrangement might be misuse of "taxpayer-funded resources"
