The Brutalist Report

The Hill

• Bessent responds to Trump’s post about Mueller’s death [25d]
• Manchin urges Democrats to ‘stand up’ to Senate GOP amid push to nix filibuster [25d]
• Iranian foreign minister says country won’t be ‘swayed by more threats’ on Strait of Hormuz [25d]
• Democrats warn Colorado governor against commuting sentence of election denier [25d]
• This week on the hill: Marathon debate on SAVE America Act enters second week [25d]
• Senate Republican says there’s ‘no end in sight’ for partial shutdown [25d]
• War against Iran has had ‘relatively marginal’ impact on nuclear program: UN weapons inspector [25d]
• Cuban foreign minister: Military preparing for ‘possibility’ of aggression amid Trump threats [25d]
• Waltz: US allies starting to ‘come around’ to reopening Strait of Hormuz [25d]
• Murphy deflects question on Schumer’s future as Senate leader [25d]
• Rutte asks for Trump’s ‘understanding’ on NATO countries’ hesitancy on supporting Iran war [25d]
• How the federal government is forcing states to spy on lobstermen [26d]
• Senate advances Mullin to head Department of Homeland Security [26d]
• Trump’s energy policy benefits Iran and Russia, not America [26d]
• Kiley: ICE officers at airports ‘not ideal’ solution to long TSA wait times [26d]
• Underestimating the enemy is a dangerous path for Trump to follow [26d]
• Shapiro leans into support for Israel amid Iran war [26d]
• Israeli ambassador to US: ‘We need boots on the ground, but they have got to be Iranian boots’ [26d]
• TSA lines ‘going to get much worse,’ Duffy says [26d]
• Jeffries: ICE officers assisting at airports is ‘last thing’ Americans need [26d]
• Participation in society shouldn’t require a smartphone — America needs offline accessibility [26d]
• Homan: ICE officers will not assist with airport security operations amid TSA staffing shortage [26d]
• Tillis rips Trump’s NATO criticism: US lives would ‘be lost great numbers without’ alliance [26d]
• NASA is laying the legal groundwork to build its lunar base in 2027 [26d]
• Chicago transit sues Trump administration over funding freeze [26d]
• SNL UK roasts Trump, Starmer relationship in first episode [26d]
• Red-state speech laws pose an existential threat to academic freedom [26d]
• Obama-era DHS chief says ‘we’ve got to stop with these funding fights’ [26d]
• Speaker Mike Johnson faces potential attendance problems as major bills loom [26d]
• Student misbehavior is still up — and teachers want parents to do more about it [26d]
• Trump says US will ‘obliterate’ Iranian power plants if Strait of Hormuz not reopened [26d]
• Jury finds Musk misled Twitter shareholders during takeover fight [26d]
• Joseph Duggar wife Kendra arrested, both facing new charges in Arkansas [26d]