US Political Briefing and Defector Scandal

President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. has “virtually unlimited” amounts of mid- to high-grade munitions, pushing back on reports of the Pentagon depleting its stockpiles in the Iran war. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called journalists who report on U.S. munitions shortages “treasonous SCUM,”

House Democrats appear ready to move beyond the defection scandal that riled the caucus earlier in the week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies had declared on Tuesday that the move by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) to back a GOP r

♀️ Plus: Rest in peace, Gloria Steinem {beacon}   It’s Thursday. The deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury is set to deliberate for the sixth day after it was unable to come to a unanimous decision on Wednesday.   In today's issue: Vance to hold White House press briefing The government is fun