The LCB

Congresswoman @Ilhan Omar “comes from a sh*thouse country…,” President Trump tells a Florida rally. #politics #trump #election #congress #omar

Do Dems have a plan if Trump declares a national emergency ahead of the election? Not really. rawstory.com/raw-investigate…

“The most likely scenario is going to be similar to what we saw in 2020,” @Rep_Stansbury tells me in my latest. “We already know that Donald Trump has hired a whole new slate of DOJ attorneys. We think he's going to use them to try to file lawsuits in any races where he has questions. I think he's likely to try to use the FBI and other federal law enforcement to seize ballots.” rawstory.com/raw-investigate…

NEW: Battle plans drawn for 150 ways Trump could hijack midterms — but one still scares Dems My latest deep-dive is live! rawstory.com/raw-investigate…

Day after ICE kills another migrant, DHS Secretary Mullin blames NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

NEWS: US Sens. @ewarren and @EdMarkey Oppose Massachusetts Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization, from @MarijuanaMoment My wire service, The @LCBureau, contributed to this reporting from Washington. marijuanamoment.net/warren-a…

“We had a little fender bender,” the U.S. Senator sitting in one of these cars outside the Capitol tells me.

Trump's latest security 'lies' blasted as effort to trick Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. — How do you fight a fictional threat? Democrats are learning on the job. With President Donald Trump now promising to militarize his proposed 250-foot-tall arch — with tools ranging from drones to sniper nests — near Arlington Cemetery, many Democrats on Capitol Hill fear the president's plot is shaping up to be a severe public safety risk. “Snipers who shoot people visiting their loved ones in the cemetery?” Rep. @DonBeyerVA tells me. “It made no sense whatsoever, except as perhaps a ploy to justify the arch.”

Democrats wept: Leading Alabama gubernatorial candidate unaware of famous Bible verse about the poor askapolpolitics.com/p/tuberv…

Bible verse trips up Tommy Tuberville — as he compares himself to America's poorest Latest from my former pastor-in-training self msn.com/en-us/news/news/cont…

PSA: The United States Senate just finished its work week — and it’s not even 3pm in Washington. The House of Representatives is on recess until after the November elections. Pass it on…

ICYMI -- when Trump announced his ban on @CNN, @MSNOWNews & @POLITICO, he was asked about this week's state visit with President Xi of China, "one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world." "I don't know about that," @realDonaldTrump replied in the Oval Office. "I think we're repressive also. We get fake news..."

Mr. President, Today’s clickbait-fueled media is terrible, but that’s our Constitutional right. Just as you enjoy right to throw tantrums & berate us. Bask in the gawdy glory of today’s click culture. The media did get you elected twice, after all. Sincerely, Prof Piggy Laslo