From the Times:
“President Trump called in a new interview for the Republican Party to “nationalize” voting in the United States, an aggressive rhetorical step that was likely to raise new worries about his administration’s efforts to involve itself in election matters.”
“During an extended monologue about immigration on a podcast released on Monday by Dan Bongino, his former deputy F.B.I. director, Mr. Trump called for Republican officials to “take over” voting procedures in 15 states, though he did not name them.”
“Mr. Trump’s remarkable call for a political party to seize the mechanisms of voting follows a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections, as he and his allies continue to make false claims about his 2020 defeat.”
Meanwhile, pollster and author Nate Silver has a guardedly hopeful piece out called “Don’t discount American democracy’s resilience.”
He argues that the “U.S. has a highly popular democratic tradition, even as it battles an authoritarian element.”
Silver cites the overwhelmingly negative popular response to the Trump administration’s overreach in Minneapolis as an example of how democracy will ultimately prevail in this unprecedented confrontation with an authoritarian threat.
HEADLINES:
Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE (AP)
Trump questions if GOP can overcome voters’ ‘psychological’ midterms hurdle (The Hill)
Texas delivers stark warning to Republicans in critical election year (BBC)
After His Democratic Victory in Texas, a New Working-Class Star Rises (NYT)
Bondi announces two more arrests in Minnesota church protest (NBC)
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Alex Pretti have been identified in government records. [ProPublica]
She Ran DHS. Now She’s Watching It Mishandle Minnesota. (Politico Mag)
Don’t discount American democracy’s resilience (Silver Bulletin)
Americans’ gun rights under threat by Trump, allies fear (Telegraph)
Trump’s chaotic governing style is hurting the value of the U.S. dollar (WP)
Amazon lays off almost 2,200 Seattle-area employees (Seattle Times)
A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells (AP)
Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Kremlin security official, said that the world was getting very dangerous, but that Russia did not want a global conflict. (Reuters)
With New Memoir, Newsom Wants Americans to Know He Struggled Growing Up (NYT)
US and India reach trade deal, Trump says after Modi call (BBC)
Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it (Guardian)
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are (Atlantic)
Modi to Kevin Rudd: How Epstein files set off a storm far beyond the US (Al Jazeera)
Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify (NYT)
I Don’t Give a Shit About Jeffrey Epstein (Journal of the Plague Years)
Trump says Kennedy Center is closing for 2 years for ‘complete rebuilding’ (ABC)
The most important sound at this year’s Grammys? Free speech. (WP)
The Man Who Broke Physics (Atlantic)
Microdosing for Depression Appears to Work About as Well as Drinking Coffee (Wired)
Disney’s price hikes are working so far (Business Insider)
A Surprisingly Humane SNLSketch About Changing Your Mind (Atlantic)
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Drops First Trailer and Miranda Hasn’t Changed a Bit (The Wrap)
When a robot topples: China’s Xpeng deals with fallout from humanoid’s public plunge (South China Morning Post)
Viral AI personal assistant seen as step change – but experts warn of risks (Guardian)
Insiders sounded alarms. Then Musk’s chatbot exploded with sexual content. (WP)
Move Fast, but Obey the Rules: China’s Vision for Dominating A.I. (NYT)
White House Aide Fired After Telling JD Vance About Super Bowl Party (The Onion)
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