Alexander C. Kafka

“The law is very clear that the EPA can’t repeal or weaken the drinking water standard. Any effort to do so will clearly violate what Congress has required for decades.” https://t.co/hhr46tTSGy

“If Congress cuts funding for Medicaid benefits, Missouri workers and their children will lose their health care. And hospitals will close. It’s that simple. And that pattern will replicate in states across the country.” https://t.co/WuehUgdVq5

Oy. https://t.co/FhDONichJS

“In his view, all the world is a golf course, and only a fool would turn down a putt.” https://t.co/xn4mkirSGn

‘The political optics are awful….The Democratic midterm campaign ads write themselves: Millions in secretive crypto profits for the Trump family, but Mr. Trump’s famous “two dolls” and “five pencils” for everyone else.’ https://t.co/wcaDfKCI51

“Nothing says ‘America First’ like Air Force One, brought to you by Qatar,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) posted on X. “It’s not just bribery, it’s premium foreign influence with extra legroom.” https://t.co/M7AlxP1emx

“It is much better for markets that the U.S. uses tariffs to pry open foreign markets than to impose them simply because Trump is a self-declared tariff guy. Investors should keep their fingers crossed that Bessent remains in the driving seat. https://t.co/sKtdMXuara

RT @JoyceWhiteVance: Too bad he never went to law school and doesn’t understand the law.

“With the nation in the grip of the deadliest measles outbreak in decades, Kennedy is equivocating with a worried U.S. public….His mixed message appeals to vaccine believers and skeptics, muddying public health instructions…when clarity is essential.” https://t.co/6jsIZfHY38

Clemson president tackled with hug at graduation: ‘Best video ever’ https://t.co/0Dc2tEiHqW

“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates told the Financial Times. https://t.co/Y6rAdR9DOh

“It was just the latest reminder, as if we needed one, that Trump has no permanent alliances, only personal financial interests.” https://t.co/e7yOwC9t84

“The tale of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, an all-nisei combat unit, is little known but highlights the diversity of Americans who fought against totalitarianism, and serves as a reminder of America’s long commitment to the defense of Europe.” https://t.co/N3c3gQD2Xc

“The guilt by association here is extremely unlawful and an extraordinary act of government that points to authoritarianism. The feeling is that everyone could potentially be targeted.” https://t.co/iHiBpLW3tm

“If you had been told a year ago the U.S. would impose a 10% tariff on its oldest, most stalwart ally, you would have assumed something had gone horribly wrong between the two.” https://t.co/ybFsNX5aty

⁦@KarlRove⁩: “Saying “Bidenomics is working” when few thought it was hurt President Biden badly. Mr. Trump risks being seen as similarly out of touch.” https://t.co/9NFMXptKz4

‘Ms. Bonamici said that as a synagogue-going Jew, “I can no longer pretend that this is a good-faith effort to root out antisemitism, especially when the Trump administration and the majority party are regularly undermining Jewish values.”’ https://t.co/a1b6A6iEPq