The Brutalist Report

Politico

• James Braid to depart White House [17d]
• Michael Cohen won’t say if he’ll use his Trump interview to seek a pardon [17d]
• Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling [17d]
• The Freedom Caucus is having a brutal primary run [17d]
• Trump picks ‘good soldier’ to lead FDA despite MAHA, industry misgivings [17d]
• Florida Dems scramble to regroup after Nixon upset [17d]
• ‘Woefully underprepared’: Graham critics seize on her foreign policy misstep [17d]
• Trump backed down from 50 percent tariffs on Canada. It’s not a TACO. [17d]
• One beneficiary of the Iran war? Pirates. [17d]
• AUKUS only works if Britain’s submarine town does [17d]
• Judge halts Trump’s abstinence-only overhaul of teen sex ed program [17d]
• At long last, Sean Duffy’s road trip video series is released on YouTube [17d]
• Jimmy Gomez being investigated for 'sexual harassments and assault,' lawyers allege [17d]
• Trump is trying to wage an ambitious trade war with a shrinking army [17d]
• ‘Drop in the bucket’: Why Wall Street will shrug off Bessent’s bond market plans [17d]
• 2028 Democrats are hitting up New Mexico’s governor. Here’s what she’s saying. [17d]
• ICE’s wins on mandatory detention come from just a handful of judges [17d]
• Bill Clinton turns 80 today. Does the old man have character? [17d]
• How data centers and power lines could turn Texas governor’s race blue [17d]
• Poll: Americans say the White House has shifted its deportation campaign. They’re still not buying it. [17d]
• Gas prices were a staple of GOP ads in 2024. Now it’s Democrats’ turn. [17d]
• The Senate GOP’s summer hot seat: Pro forma sessions [17d]
• Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he’s bleeding union support and cash [17d]