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James Blair, a White House deputy chief of staff, is taking over Donald Trump’s outside political operation and its $300 million-plus budget,
Trump said Friday on social media.
The move is an indicator of how Trump and his allies are preparing for the November midterms,
in which Democrats see a ripe opportunity to win back control of the House and perhaps the Senate.
Trump and his team have sought to ensure he has personnel working full time on his political matters.

Trump Moves Top Aide James Blair to Political Operation Ahead of Midterms
Mr. Blair will “lead the charge from the outside,” the president said on social media. The move comes as Republicans are bracing for a potentially difficult November election.

Sources: Paramount CEO David Ellison met with Trump last week for two conversations; Trump has said he will stay out of Netflix-Paramount competition for WBD (Brian Stelter/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/media/david-ellison-tr…

Trump met with David Ellison days before saying he’s ‘not involved’ in Paramount’s Netflix battle
The timing of the meetings — early last week — is notable because Trump was asked by NBC’s Tom Llamas on Wednesday about Paramount and Netflix’s battle for WBD, and he said, “I haven’t been involved.”

“Donald Trump calls Thomas Massie a traitor for supporting the release of the Epstein Files.
“Journalists need to start asking Trump what he is trying to hide.”
‘Disloyal To United States’: Trump Savages Republican Who’s Led Epstein Transparency
https://washingtoncurrent.substack.com/p/disloyal-to-united-states-trump-savages

When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to phone hotels in advance to explain that she can’t pay for a room with a credit card — because she’s been sanctioned by the Trump administration.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canad…

Canadian ICC judge says Trump’s sanctions won’t stop her from doing her job
When Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to phone hotels in advance to explain that she can’t pay for a room with a credit card — because she’s been sanctioned by the Trump administration.

"Trump supporters report higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism"
...
"Trump fans are much angrier about housing assistance when they see an image of a black man
In contrast, Clinton supporters seemed relatively unmoved by racial cues"
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Study: Trump fans are much angrier about housing assistance when they see an image of a black man
In contrast, Clinton supporters seemed relatively unmoved by racial cues.

The annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling
after Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.
The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled to convene in Washington later this month,
after the White House planned to invite only Republican governors.
On Tuesday, 18 Democratic governors also announced they …

Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
The National Governors Association is not going to hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump. This decision comes after the White House planned to invite only Republican governors to the event. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, shared this in a letter to fellow governors on Monday. The NGA's mission is to represent all 55 governors, so the association will no longer facilitate the event. The NGA is scheduled to meet in Washington from February 19th to 21st. Representatives fo…

How college students who study war view Trump’s Iran taunts
For Politics 226: "Introduction to Peace Studies"
this was a week when treaties, rules and theories slammed into the reality of a U.S. president who says he
“doesn’t need” international law,
doesn’t ask God for forgiveness
and is limited solely by his own ideas about morality.
Even for Trump, his Tuesday post casually threatening to level Iran,
in a way that seemed to suggest the …

How college students who study war view Trump’s Iran taunts
On campuses around the country, thoughtful debates about “just war” theory and morality collided with President Trump’s erratic approach to combat.

The FBI raided an elections office in Georgia
and seized ballots from the 2020 presidential election
in connection with a federal investigation into
“deficiencies or defects” into Donald Trump’s loss in the state, according to newly unsealed documents.
An affidavit for the search signed by a judge last month reveals that
the investigation followed a referral from Trump’s former campaign-linked attorney

FBI raided Georgia election office over 2020 ‘defects’ on command of Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer
FBI affidavit reveals Trump administration’s criminal investigation was sparked by Kurt Olsen

An F.B.I. search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday shows that
a criminal investigation into 2020 election results in Fulton County, Ga.,
was set off by a leading election denier in the Trump administration
and relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.
The unsealing of the affidavit in Fulton County is likely to raise more questions
about the Trump administration’s use of the F.B.I. and Justice Department to revive old, largely di…

"Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated From Election Denier in Trump White House" #ELB
NYT: An F.B.I. search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday shows that a criminal investigation into 2020 election results in Fulton County, Ga., was set off by a leading election denier in the Trump administration and relied heavily on claims about … Continue reading “Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated From Election Denier in Trump White House” →