Too Dumb to Check: Democrats Urging Sotomayor to Retire Before Trump Takes Office  —  This is a fun little leftover from yesterday morning, which is worth noting mainly for its source.  CNN's Andy Kaczynski is a straight enough shooter to not make something like this up …

Why Biden's Team Thinks Harris Lost  —  Earlier this fall, one of Joe Biden's closest aides felt compelled to tell the president a hard truth about Kamala Harris's run for the presidency: “You have more to lose than she does.”  And now he's lost it.  Joe Biden cannot escape the fact …

Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration's Massive Missteps  —  Start with Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court.  —  We have just witnessed the greatest failure of federal law enforcement in American history.  —  The reasons for Donald Trump's reelection …

Trump allies, private sector quietly prepare for mass detention of immigrants  —  Donald Trump's allies and some in the private sector have been quietly preparing to detain and deport migrants residing in the United States on a large scale, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.

Trump's next Situation Room … - Trump said several times in his campaign that during his transition he would begin pushing for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war.  — He also signaled in public and in private that he wants to see the wars in Gaza and Lebanon end by the time he is inaugurated.

Results of national exit poll on US presidential election  —  Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, after the two candidates vied for support by staking positions on issues including abortion, the economy and foreign policy.

Rosen keeps Nevada Senate seat in Democratic hands  —  Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is projected to win reelection for a second term in the Nevada Senate race against Republican Sam Brown, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Rosen, a former House member and former synagogue president …

How California has been ‘Trump-proofing’ itself against federal reprisal  —  State has passed measures and pored over Project 2025 to establish guardrails to shield residents from a hostile White House  —  California prided itself on its resistance to Donald Trump during his first term …

Biden needs to Trump-proof US support for NATO, Ukraine  —  Former President Donald Trump's clear mandate for the next four years is causing some anguish not only among the American coastal elite, but also in Europe, Iran and probably China.  —  It was not only high gas and housing prices …

The Tattered Republic  —  Reflections on a fraying nation.  —  ∙ Paid … I: The Great Unravelling  —  When I was a boy, my parents organized and hosted an annual 4th of July parade in our neighborhood.  Kids would enthusiastically decorate our bikes, scooters, or rollerblades …

Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do  —  Americans will be stuck cleaning up after Maga's destructive streak because men like this never clean up after themselves  —  Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do.