TODAY  Stephen Miller, Chief of Staff

DOUBLE DOWN: President Trump responded to his crushing election defeat by replacing his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with the angry Stephen Miller, the architect of the administration’s cruel deportation policy, the bombing of suspected drug boats, and the unfettered use of executive power.

YESTERDAY  Newsom Commutes All Death Sentences

LIFERS: California’s outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to run for president,  commuted the death sentences of the state’s 548 condemned prisoners, about a quarter of all death row inmates in the country in the largest mass commutation in history.

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  Chief of Staff is a tremendously powerful position and Miller is one of the most odious characters ever to serve in the upper reaches of a presidential administration.

  The move signals that Trump plans to double down on his agenda rather than recognize most of the country doesn’t like it. It says that he doesn’t plan to cooperate with the new Democratic majority. The President even posted a scowling picture of himself leaning on the Resolute Desk titled...

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War, Inflation, Corruption Swayed the Vote

Thursday, November 5, 2026

THE LONG COUNT: It could be days before a winner is declared in the Mississippi Senate race and even weeks for Alaska. In Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Cundy Hyde-Smith by just 1,138 votes. Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola leads incumbent …

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Election Bluenami

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

SEISMIC SHIFT: President Trump pleaded with Americans to vote as if he was on the ballot and they did. They voted for Democrats.   Without all returns final, Democrats have taken control of both the House and Senate with some dramatic pickups. …

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Trump on the Ballot Today

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CLOSING ARGUMENTS: It’s election day and 57.5 million people have already voted.  President Trump delivered his closing message yesterday in a campaign of fear and self-aggrandizement to forestall a Democratic takeover of both the House and Senate. But he spent much …

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It's Been Said

"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote."

  • Donald Trump courting the vote of the Christian right