Today in Politics, Bulletin 476. 10/8/26

… More scandals for Don Jr’s longtime former fiancee Kim Guilfoyle, in addition to the ones that broke last week, on how she has been out of control since Trump got her out of the country after Junior left her for a younger woman by sending her to Greece as US Ambassador.

… I have traveled quite a bit all over the world - Europe, Asia, South America. I have to say my favorite country to visit is Greece. Guilfoyle could have had a great time as Ambassador traveling the country and the islands, enjoying friendly people, culture, history and great food. But no, she had to turn it into an organized crime operation.

… Despite all these scandals, if she really doesn’t want to leave it would be tough for Trump to fire her given all the dirt Guilfoyle has on the Trump family behind the scenes. I’m sure they also have enough on her to make it mutually assured destruction if she wants to go down that road though. They also have plenty of cash to buy her silence.

… WSJ: “Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become US ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail.

• She wrote in a Signal message to Eric Deters: “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express. Please.”

• She also texted this just days before her senate confirmation hearing with a prayer hands emoji and a PDF with bill payment instructions from American Express: “Honey please I need you to get this done for me today. You could just send it here.”

• Deters responded: “I have paid you $300,000 over the years. ... I need results.”

• Guilfoyle: “Stop papering all these things. It’s really dangerous. Just call me on Signal. ... if you write an email or a text about, l’m gonna kill you cause I love you but you’re so out of control.”

… Eric Deters went on MS NOW to talk about the messages Guilfoyle sent him: “Kimberly Guilfoyle is a grifter. Kimberly Guilfoyle, I have no doubt, has done this to more people than me. She’s doing it right now in Greece. I know Corey Lewandowski did this stuff. I know Kristi Noem did this stuff.”

… JD Vance was asked about it today: Q - “Do you have any reaction to a US ambassador asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to other govt officials? Vance: Well, so - with that hypothetical, obviously I don’t love that, but I, you know, I don’t know exactly who you’re talking about, I don’t know the full details.”

… Vance was then asked how he defines socialism: “I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls’ sports.”

… I was not familiar with that definition prior to today.

… But wait, there’s more.

… Daily Mail: “The State Dept is officially investigating complaints into Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle‘s allegedly ‘tyrannical’ leadership and lavish corporate perks at the US Embassy in Athens. 5 sources have confirmed that a formal Dept of State Office of Inspector General probe has been opened into Guilfoyle and her US embassy in Athens.

… The IG is looking into allegations surrounding Guilfoyle’s potential substance abuse, use of private planes and helicopters, close relationship with an energy and construction company, improper gift acceptance and more.

… The probe follows extensive reporting by DM into Guilfoyle’s lavish lifestyle, detailing high-flying luxury travel, parties with Greek billionaires and pop stars, private photographer, champagne demands, an unpaid dining bill, home additions and close ties to energy lobbyist Christos Marafatsos. The official IG probe was launched after internal complaints within the US Embassy escalated to a breaking point.”

… Punchbowl: “DOJ is seeking a federal criminal indictment of former WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress in her Jan. 6 testimony. DOJ's Civil Rights Division brought evidence to a federal grand jury on Tuesday and is expected to present more evidence and additional witnesses later this month.”

… Axios: “Republicans have been forced to pour well over $100 million into Ken Paxton’s Senate race in TX against Democrat James Talarico, and to plead for millions more to defend Senate seats in AK, IA and OH. Call it political triage. Republican operatives are making the kind of hard decisions that would be familiar to any battlefield medic: Save the wounded, and say a prayer for the lost.

… Republicans’ efforts now appear more focused on calling for party loyalists to show up at the polls than on persuading new voters. After pulling out of NC (which Trump won by 3 points) last Friday, the SLF - Republicans’ main Senate super PAC - put a fresh $14 million in normally deep-red KS. This week, it sent $5 million to SC (which Trump won by 18 points) to boost Republican Sen. Darline Graham.

… Democrats are pulling down some advertising, but in states where polling has solidified in their favor. Their spending moves reflect confidence, not concern. After the Senate Republicans’ PAC cried uncle and pulled out of NC, the Senate Democrats’ group decided to go dark there as well.”

… Politico: “Democrats’ eyes may be bigger than their wallets. Democrats across a slate of deep-red states are clamoring for more cash to fight for Senate seats that suddenly seem within reach, with polling showing them competitive across a swath of normally impregnable territory from KS to FL and SC to MS prompting a sudden bump in late-stage spending from outside groups.

… The party’s main campaign groups have already begun spending in TX, another state they once downplayed that’s come seriously into play. But those same groups say they don’t have enough cash to protect the core battleground and also make significant investments beyond it - setting up Democrats for a series of difficult choices in the closing weeks of the midterms.”

… Senior Dem operative working on senate races: “Across the board, this is belt-tightening time and campaigns and committees need to make sure the money is being spent on seats to secure a majority. The stark reality is there aren’t the funds at the national level to invest in the next ring of states without putting the genuine tossups at risk.”

… New CNN polls:

OH Senate
Brown (D) 49
Husted (R) 43

IA Senate
Hinson (R) 45
Turek (D) 43

OH Governor
Acton (D) 50
Ramaswamy (R) 42

IA Governor
Sand (D) 51
Lahn (R) 42

… Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball ratings change: US House 2026

FL-25 (Moskowitz): Toss-up —> Lean D
FL-22: (Open): Lean R —> Toss-up
NE-02: (Republican Don Bacon retiring): Lean D —> Likely D
WI-01: (Republican Bryan Steil): Likely R —> Lean R

… Politico: “Republicans 26 days out from a dire midterm reckoning are turning their cannons toward the two men tasked with the herculean job of maintaining control of Congress. Chris LaCivita and James Blair traveled to the Balkans to advise a Russia-friendly regime’s reelection effort while Republicans’ midterm prospects dwindle back home.”

… A person close to the WH: “This has opened the floodgates. The knives are now fully out for these two.”

… “Trump wasn’t aware of the trip and after finding out, called several advisers to solicit reactions before dictating yesterday’s Truth Social post to Natalie Harp. It was an extraordinary public distancing for two of the president’s top political lieutenants, who Trump called ‘outside consultants’ who ‘do not work for me’ just months after Trump hailed Blair as ‘one of the brightest political minds in the Country’ and tasked him with helping Republicans win the midterms.

… Source close to Trump: “He has been livid for awhile over how things have been heading, and he hates nothing more than when people make money off him, especially when those people abandon him like this. Trump could cut them off forever.”

… Politico’s Dasha Burns: Republicans working on midterm campaigns are also fuming over Blair and LaCivita’s escapades abroad. One of them told me:

• “While the president’s image declines further, the ‘brilliant’ redistricting plan collapses, and MAGA Inc. still sits on a mountain of cash, these two arrogant jerks scamper off to the Balkans to make a quick buck off a Putin-aligned political party one month before the election. Great work, guys.”

… NYT: “If Democrats make big gains in the midterm elections in 4 weeks, it may not only be because their most loyal voters come out in force, or because their candidates have converted Republican voters to their cause. Instead, the Democrats’ dream blue wave could come from Republicans who sour on Trump and stay home. It already has a name: the red undertow.

… Across the country, signs are emerging of an enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans, even among those who consider themselves likely to vote. A stretch of rural southwest MI - long a Republican stronghold - illustrates the point. Volunteers are not showing up to door-knock. And many voters say they are tuning this election out. In nearly three dozen interviews, a sense of fatigue was constant:

• Lindsay Kronemeyer, a conservative Christian mother of two who works in the construction industry: “People are just more focused on everyday life. I don’t hear the chatter on the Republican side of ‘Trump this, Trump that.’ He’s just not there in my head anymore.”

• Jim Pasek, a retired pharmaceutical plant maintenance worker who voted for Trump: “He’s not making sense. It confuses me, and then I just get disgusted and tune out.”

• Brandon Tremaine, a graduate student from TX who voted for Trump: “Trump has been saying, ‘Vote as if I was on the ballot,’ and that’s exactly what I’m going to do - not vote. You do not campaign on being the ticket of peace and start a war of choice that is directly hurting Americans here at home and gotten Americans killed overseas.”

… Axios: “Republicans worry that Fox is undercutting their efforts to brand the charismatic Abdul El-Sayed as a liberal who’s far outside the mainstream. WH officials reached out to Fox to complain about anchor Martha MacCallum’s interview with El-Sayed. On Truth Social, Trump blasted the interview as ‘softball.’”

Just a reminder that we removed the paywall to allow everyone to read and comment to all the Bulletins from now until election day because I am covering them heavily and wanted maximum involvement for everyone.

On my weekly podcast Uncovered yesterday, my co-host Anthony Davis and I talked about Susan Collins’ disastrous debate, Paxton’s leaked tapes criticizing Trump, Trump’s attacks Fox for platforming Democrats, his IA steel plant lies, Natalie Harp, Mike Rogers and other Republicans running away from Trump, Vivek makes a fool of himself at rally, Tillis trashes Trump, Trump rally cultists, and lots more! Link to the show is here.

… Mediaite: Trump’s rally in TX descended into chaos last night, with at least 6 interruptions that saw police forcibly remove hecklers as supporters chanted, ‘We love you, Daddy Trump!’ Trump traveled to San Antonio to campaign for senate candidate Ken Paxton:

• The first heckler was violently yanked to the ground by a man wearing a MAGA hat, leading the president to remark from the podium, “Let me ask you a question - is there anything like a Trump rally?”

• Of the second interrupter, Trump said, “That guy’s gotta lose a lot of weight… Many of these protesters are paid. You know that, right? They’re paid by enemies of our nation.”

… TX Democratic nominee for governor Gina Hinojosa on CNN about why Gov. Greg Abbott skipped the Trump rally:

• “What you should know about Greg Abbott is what comes out of his mouth is rarely ever the truth. The truth is Trump is underwater in TX, but Abbott is also underwater in TX, so it just doesn’t help him to show up with Trump.”

• “People know who has been in charge for the last 12 years in TX. It is Greg Abbott. And they know that it’s harder to make it in TX than it was 12 years ago. And that is why we have seen now 4e big polls in 4 weeks that show I am beating Abbott, despite the fact that he has spent $120 million in this race.”

• Q - “Why do you think it’s taken so long for the party to send money your way? Hinojosa: No doubt it’s an expensive state to run in—but it is because payout is so big. We’ve been dealt a tremendous a phenomenal hand this election cycle. And so if we’re not playing at the high rollers table in 2026, what are we even doing as Democrats?”

• “This is an opportunity of a generation to win. We have shown we don’t have to spend as much as Greg Abbott. We just have to spend enough to tell people who we are and what we’re about.”

… CNN political director David Chalian: “Look at Trump’s approval rating in the Buckeye State. He is down to 36%, 28 points underwater. He beat Kamala Harris in OH by 11 points just two years ago.”

… Trump posted about James Talarico today: “Upon information and belief, James TalaFREAKo, who is running for the US Senate in Texas, is MISSING IN ACTION! No one has seen him for an extended period of time. Where is he? What is wrong with him? Bad rumors are coming out. He should immediately report to a Debate Stage against Ken Paxton!”

… I am told that Talarico has been sick and will be back on the campaign trail this weekend.

… Politico: “Republicans have spent months trying to rescue Ken Paxton. He’s complicating that effort. Tensions are brewing with some Republicans after Politico published Paxton’s closed-door comments that ‘DC’ Republicans were largely controlling his race.”

… A senior Republican who has been helping the Paxton campaign: “He is welcome to raise his own money and say whatever he wants. In fact, if he did that, he’d probably be winning right now and we wouldn’t need to spend all this money.”

… Former GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo: “This just seems like Paxton preparing to blame others for what might be one of the most embarrassing defeats in modern political history.”

… Senate Republicans and top operatives didn’t want to be in this position in the first place. Many had warned that the Trump effort to unseat Sen. John Cornyn and back Paxton in the primary would cost Republicans hundreds of millions to drag Paxton across the finish line in the general election.

… Since then, the usual crowd of never-Paxton types has expanded into a wider circle of frustrated Republicans who are irked by the effort it’s taking to boost the scandal-plagued Senate candidate. And Paxton saying he doesn’t control his campaign messaging - alongside his remarks that Trump’s midterm convention hurt him politically - isn’t helping.”

… Democratic senate nominee for KS, Adam Hamilton: “100+ Kansas Republicans just launched Republicans for Hamilton, a statewide coalition backing Adam for US Senate. The list includes former governors Bill Graves and Mike Hayden, a former Senate President, a former House Majority Leader, and Roger Marshall’s primary opponent.”

… Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for senate in SC against Darlene Graham, is out with a new ad responding to Republican attack ads: “My career as a pediatrician has always been about taking care of kids. I don’t support biological men playing women’s sports. And I don’t support and have never performed gender surgeries for minors. Darlene Graham lying about me won’t do a thing to help you.”

… Gas market analyst Patrick De Haan: “With Hurricane Isaias moving toward the US, 32.6% of Gulf platforms have been evacuated, with 62.9% of oil production shut down and 57.4% of natural gas production shut down. Once the storm passes, production should resume significantly by early next week.”

… Trump better get that sharpie out or gas prices are about to get even worse.

… NextOn9News (CO) host Kyle Clark: “It appears Tina Peters is celebrating the freedom granted to her by Gov. Jared Polis in the most predictable way possible - by helping Trump figure out a way to seize control of America’s elections.

… Peters was at the WH this week talking with Trump, and Peters’ attorney says ‘Trump will not relinquish power again,’ and hinted at the potential for civil war. The plan that Peters is pitching, according to her attorney, is to have the Trump Admin seize ballots across America and conduct a hand recount.”

• Peters’ attorney Peter Ticktin: “He’s got nothing to lose. It’s better if we are going to have a civil war that it be martial law with our side in control of the armaments.”

… Nice work by Polis caving to Trump and granting clemency for Peters. Ended his political career.

… Fox: "Several House Republicans said they expect the House will slide out of their control come Nov - and with it, a major shake-up in their top leadership ranks. One Republican Rep: “I don’t see a scenario where everyone gets to keep their job. I think Mike Johnson would be first out, and then Steve Scalise has got to decide if he’s going to run for leader and, can he beat Jim Jordan?”

… “Jordan and Scalise’s names came up often in discussions with various House Republicans. One said Jordan is the ‘number one name’ in talks of a GOP minority leader. But a potential minority leader Jordan would not come without a fight. Most House Republicans are privately expecting Scalise to run for the job. It would likely be a bruising battle, given there’s no love lost between the two men.”

… Another GOP Rep: “It’s very obvious they’re both jockeying for it. Jordan’s a pretty big draw for a lot of folks. I think he might have a play there. But there’s a lot of people who are loyal to Steve, especially those that have been around a while.”

… Another GOP Rep on Johnson stepping down: “I don’t think he’s going to want to be minority leader after being the Speaker. That doesn’t make any sense to me.”

… Another: “Johnson’s done.”

… “3 GOP lawmakers said they expect Democrats to win between 20 and 25 seats - with Republicans’ redistricting efforts sparing them from an even more devastating loss. A solid defeat, several House Republicans warned, could have people clamoring for a full leadership shake-up. One said the entire leadership team could be ‘wiped out’ in that situation.”

… Mike Johnson to Fox reporter Aishah Hasnie: “Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority, I don’t know what my next chapter of life is. If God moves on our hearts and says we should go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I’ll do that with equal fervor. I mean, I just want to be of my highest and best use.. to God and to my country.”

… The lawn thing sounds like a good option.

… NYT: “The sound of explosions rattled Saudi Arabia’s capital on Thursday morning as the war between the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen and a Saudi-led military coalition escalated, amid fears of a widening regional conflict that has embroiled multiple countries and strained energy markets.

… Saudi Arabia has been left reeling a day after the authorities there said that Houthi strikes on airports in Riyadh and Abha, a city in the south of the country, had killed three people and injured dozens more. In recent days, the Saudi authorities have told residents not to share info related to missile and drone attacks, warning them of legal consequences.

… Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, said on Thursday that the group had attacked Riyadh’s airport with a ballistic missile: ‘We renew our call and warning - for the last time — to all international airlines against the consequences of continuing to operate flights in Saudi airspace.’”

… NBC: “The price of oil jumped sharply Thursday, as Trump weighs whether to resume large-scale US military operations against Iran in the coming weeks. Brent crude oil rose more than 5% to more than $105 per barrel in early trading, while US crude oil rose almost 5% to nearly $93 per barrel. Benchmark diesel futures jumped 4.5% in European trading. Heating oil, a proxy for jet fuel, rose more than 4%.

… The move higher in oil prices also pushed up bond yields. The 10-year Treasury yield, which heavily influences consumer borrowing rates, jumped to 5.35%. That level effectively reversed a drop in yields seen late Wed. The yield on every other Treasury bond also rose.

… Stocks dropped in response. The broad S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.6%. The Russell 2000, which tracks small and medium-sized companies, was down almost 1%.”

… Brett Erickson with Obsidian Risk Advisors: “The newest strikes by Iran on a vessel off of the coast of Qatar (not the Strait of Hormuz) is a clear test by Iran to see how complacent Trump will be from this escalation. The issue for Trump however, is that if he DOESN’T escalate, it shows Iran that they can continue to strike vessels like this.

… But we are also now less than 4 weeks from the US midterms. Meaning if Trump DOES respond to this militarily, we will once again enter the escalation spiral that will bring the Iran War right back to the top of the headlines, ensuring Trump has a lame duck second term. Trump is screwed for the next month.”

… Iran expert Danny Citrinowicz:”To make a long story short: if Trump does not respond, Iran is likely to continue escalating. If Trump does respond militarily, Tehran is likely to escalate in return. The implication is straightforward: the current escalation cycle is likely to continue as long as there is no credible diplomatic off-ramp, and right now, one is difficult to see.

… Iran has no intention of allowing Washington to dictate the rules of the game in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran will continue trying to challenge US control of the waterways, impose costs on commercial shipping, and keep global oil prices elevated.

… This is the strategic trap facing Washington: military action may change the intensity of the confrontation, but by itself it is unlikely to end it. Without a political pathway, escalation is not the solution to the crisis. It is increasingly becoming the crisis itself.”

… Then a large account with 600,000 followers on X that aggregates news out of Iran called Iran Daily News posted this: “BREAKING: Iranian officials say they will soon release the audio of several voicemails Trump left them in which he begs, threatens, attempts to bribe, and finally cries for them to open up the Strait of Hormuz so gas prices will go down before Americans vote on Nov 3.”

… Hours after all that went down early this morning, Trump posted this: “I want to make it clear to everybody that, while Iran is in very bad condition, we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the US on Nov 3rd.”

… Real estate market analyst Nick Gerli: “The US mortgage market is in its biggest recession in US history. Applications to purchase a home are down 58% from the pandemic peak in 2021. Today’s mortgage purchase index of 145 today is lower than at any point in the 2009-2012 housing bust. And is now back the same level as 1995.

… Not only that, mortgage applications are also down 15% from last year, indicating a further short-term weakening is occurring. Roughly 70% of US home purchases are financed with a mortgage. So declining mortgage applications are going to be a big problem for sellers.”

… Bloomberg: “The head of market strategy at a London investment bank has a stark warning for investors: the AI trade may soon be over in what could trigger the most severe market crash since the global financial crisis.

… Equities have powered to record levels across the globe this year, fueled in part by optimism over surging spending on AI infrastructure. But Panmure Liberum’s Joachim Klement said his base case is for that trade to disintegrate as soon as 2027, sending stocks sharply lower.

… Klement: “My core conviction is that the AI bubble will either burst in 2027 or in 2028, so sometime in the next two years. Hyperscalers’ free cash flows are largely depleted, while the cost of debt is rising quickly and becoming prohibitive for these firms.”

… CBS: “Stephen Miller spoke at a training conference for counterterrorism agents at FBI HQ just over a week ago, days before prosecutors criminally charged a man with making disturbing calls and texts to his wife, Katie.

… Former DOJ officials called the visit unusual, given the historical norm of insulating federal criminal investigations from political officials. Miller told the agents that Trump’s initiative to counter domestic terrorism was personal to him, citing the 2025 assassination of his friend Charlie Kirk.

… In his comments, Miller spoke about the need for federal law enforcement agents to be more proactive in investigating threat cases and told them that no case is too small, whether the threats are directed toward a congressman, a spouse, friends, loved ones or a speaker at a college campus.

… But multiple former DOJ officials said that his participation at an FBI training conference is not customary, and runs afoul of the post-Watergate norms that historically insulated DOJ’s criminal investigations from political interference by the WH.

… Miller and his wife have repeatedly asked the FBI’s Washington Field Office to investigate political activists and others they allege have threatened or harassed them. Last year, Stephen Miller asked the bureau to allow agents to go undercover in his VA neighborhood’s political activist group.”

… CBS: “The FDA says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year, a timeline that was quickly condemned by abortion rights opponents hoping to see the drug’s use curtailed. The FDA gave a court-ordered update on its progress in a legal filing, providing the first substantive information about the controversial reevaluation ordered by RFK Jr.

… Mifepristone was first approved by the FDA in 2000. The agency has repeatedly reaffirmed the pill’s safety and effectiveness over the years, in addition to easing a number of restrictions on the drug, including dropping a requirement that it be dispensed in person.

… But since Trump returned to the WH, anti-abortion rights groups and their allies in Congress have pushed the admin to revisit the pill, in the hopes of restricting its use. The FDA said in its filing that a report on the findings is expected ‘no later than March 2027,’ after which the agency will decide whether to impose new restrictions or other changes on the drug’s use.

… The FDA was directed to provide the latest update by a federal judge in a case brought by the state of LA alleging that mail delivery of mifepristone undermines the state's abortion ban. It's one of several state lawsuits related to mifepristone winding their way through the courts.”

… Washington Sun: “Dan Scavino - Trump’s longtime WH social media guru - scored a 7-figure payday last year from the president’s social media company. Scavino disclosed earning between $1-5 million in capital gains during 2025 from a stock holding in Trump Media & Technology Group, federal records indicate.”

… Trump’s former golf caddie is living his best life.

… Reuters: Kurt Olsen, a DOJ attorney who served as a prominent advocate during the Trump admin for unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen, had his DOJ security clearance revoked last month after failing a polygraph examination.

… The unsuccessful lie-detector test was a factor in the decision to strip his DOJ credentials, though it remains unclear whether other considerations played a part. Olsen continues to work at DOJ, serving as senior counsel in the Miami US Attorney's Office. Nevertheless, losing his DOJ credentials made it difficult for Olsen to remain involved in the FL-based investigation.

… The inquiry requires extensive examination of classified files and has sought to construct a case that intelligence and law enforcement officials serving under Barack Obama and Joe Biden violated Trump’s rights under the US Constitution while probing connections between his 2016 campaign and Russia, and later seizing classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

… A spokesperson for DOJ verified that Olsen does not currently hold active clearance with the agency and noted that the DOJ could not discuss any credentials he might have previously maintained.

… CNBC: “Trump disclosed more than 500 securities transactions in Aug, including a purchase of up to $25 million in Meta stock and an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding US commercial space transportation.

… The 517 purchases and sales totaled roughly $74.3 million to $273.3 million. Purchases accounted for at least $44.2 million and sales at least $30.1 million.”

… Trump posted: “The White House considers anyone that uses the term, ‘Artificial Intelligence,’ as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, ‘Super Intelligence,’ THE ENEMY!”

… NYT: “For years, US airline passengers have been gaining ground against annoyances like misleading prices, hidden fees and flight disruptions. But now the tide appears to be turning. The Dept of Transportation is aiming to water down longstanding passenger protections, pushing, for example, to change how prominently airlines display prices in advertising and to clamp down on compensation for disrupted flights.

… These recent steps have alarmed consumer groups and elected officials, with some saying that the proposals tilt the scales in favor of the airline industry. In addition, they say, the dept is steadily taking a more hands-off approach to policing airlines, and that could end up hurting passengers.

… Paul Hudson, president of Flyers Rights: “We’re in really new territory with consumer protection regulations. It’s shaping up to be a wholesale reversal of consumer protection for airline passengers.”

… Troy Jackson, Democratic nominee for Senate in ME, was asked about his viral comment during his debate with Susan Collins where he said, ‘You can’t eat road salt’:

• “Tariffs are a function of Congress, but they’ve all given their power to Trump. He’s picking a fight with Maine’s biggest trading partner. I’m not mocking the fact that she got one thing or two things off the tariff list, I’m mocking the fact that there shouldn’t have been a list to begin with.”

… One of my social media followers made this post in response to an announcement from the WH today: