Multiple outlets (Washington Post, WSJ, CNN, NBC, ABC, and others) reported today that a federal grand jury in D.C. declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson. Prosecutors sought charges related to her January 6 committee testimony (likely for false statements/perjury). The jury returned a “no bill” / “non-concurrence,” meaning it rejected the proposed indictment.

“Took over Venezuela” is rhetorical exaggeration—not full occupation or annexation—and the oil is commercial under the post-capture arrangements, not a personal gift.

FBI searches Beverly Hills Mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell.

Vance was asked why Alaskans shouldn’t be insulted by the suggestion that they can’t read the word “incumbent.” He answered that people are busy. In other words, the defense of “you’re not too dumb to read” is “you’re too busy to read.

Not even trying to hide it. Luxury hunting trip in Mongolia with the same Kremlin-linked oligarch who bankrolled the family’s private-island party—while the rest of us watch the war. The optics are the message.

When the same files keep surfacing the same pattern of allegations involving one person, the refusal to release everything starts to look less like caution and more like self-protection. Survivors’ accounts don’t disappear just because they’re inconvenient.

After the holiday weekend clear-cutting, Reyes is leaving little room for interpretive creativity. The ambiguity-alert clause (due tomorrow morning), along with the root-zone and notice rules, makes the “no more tree removals” directive hard to sidestep.

Presidents almost always campaign for their party in midterms. How involved should a sitting president be in House and Senate races? Does heavy presidential involvement help or hurt the candidates they’re supporting?

That’s not a coincidence—it’s a feedback loop in which public contracts, tax rules, and private wealth reinforce one another. The spending shows why Congress hasn’t closed the loopholes or demanded tighter, more transparent contracting.

The judge’s skepticism about the timing is well placed. Filing mid-voting—months after the Alaska Supreme Court already allowed the second Sullivan on the ballot—to potentially block certification only if the Republican loses strains federal power over a core state function. Expedited review before Nov. 3 is the right call.

What do you think about AG Todd Blanch telling the media that he works for Donald Trump?

Trump melts down over a joke about gold fixtures while the people he mocks get no such outrage. Thin-skinned about his own image, indifferent to everyone else.

This sucks: Today, the Justice Department charged former FBI Director James Comey for a third time. The charges were unsealed today in a federal court case in D.C. Interestingly, this corresponds with Comey's daughter, who won her illegal firing last time her dad was indicted. This third case concerns James Comey allegedly leaking FBI data to the NYT ten years ago today when he was FBI Director. Nuts!

If you could ask one question to the candidates in your race, what would it be?

Even if the accounts are “independently managed,” the president still sets the policy that moves oil prices and energy-stock valuations. His own public disclosures show holdings in Exxon, Chevron, and other major producers whose values rose sharply amid the Iran conflict—exactly the period he has been highlighting U.S. industry gains. Disclosure ranges of $12.6–46 million growing to $22.5–81.6 million are not trivial paper gains for someone directing wartime decisions that directly affect those stocks. The appearance of a conflict is the problem, not whether he personally clicked “buy.”

A clear affirmation of the rule of law. Career civil servants aren’t at-will political appointees, and the statutory and constitutional limits on removal still matter—even when the family name is Comey. The equilibrium holds.

Trump’s brand may prove non-transferable once he’s gone. The next cycle will show whether Republicans can build a majority around policy and competence, or whether the coalition shrinks to those who only respond to the original.

The lack of earlier charges is the cover-up, not exoneration. When the same files now document active participation and the current DOJ is accused of suppressing the victim interviews, “Why didn’t anyone act before?” simply proves the protection has been continuous.