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Not every World War II story was good triumphing against evil. The post The Dark Side of the Good War appeared first on The American Prospect.

Some Democrats are bullish that they’ll have a large enough majority to neutralize threats to Jeffries’ leadership bid.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said last week that he doesn’t believe the president will veto the bill.

The president said on Monday that the helipad construction would be paid for by the Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky.

Maine Democrats could choose another candidate by July 27 if Graham Platner quits by July 13.

The Senate Armed Services Chair briefly barred a GOP colleague from his flight back to Washington as the squabble escalated.

Donald Trump ended the tortured saga around his gala for America’s 250th anniversary in typical fashion. Trump claimed 150,000 people attended his final speech, which was humiliatingly contradicted by videos of the event. Then Trump made it worse. During the speech, he insisted that 375,000 people had been present before storms and an evacuation caused chaos and turmoil, reducing the crowd to 150,000 (again, a baseless number). But then afterward he posted that the initial total had been 422,000. Somehow the number ballooned by nearly 50,000, delivering still another blow to his credibility. We talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, who writes really well about MAGA’s dwindling cultural relevance. We discuss the deeper failures of Trump’s extravaganza, why Trump can’t tell a compelling story about the country anymore, why Barack Obama’s national narrative is far superior, and why the World Cup is acting as the perfect foil to late-stage Trumpism. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.

Former solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar is writing justifications for prediction market gambling apps, joining several Biden administration colleagues defending the industry. The post Economic Hit Men for Gambling Apps appeared first on The American Prospect.

The post The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement appeared first on ProPublica.