Kirk A. Bado
@kirk_bado
The player to be named later & editor @njhotline || Podcast host || Past: @usatoday, @HussmanGrad, @tennessean || [email protected]
You can't teach this. You're either born with this killer instinct, or you're not
Sliwa: Eric Adams is damaged goods… Andrew Cuomo is a creep. Slapping fannies and killing grannies. Everybody likes Curtis Sliwa
Gallup: btwn ‘93-‘04, average partisan gap for “trust in Presidency”was 34 pts.; ‘17: 50 pts (R+60, D+10) ‘20 67 pts (R+16, R+67). ‘25: 77 pts (R+80, D+3). news.gallup.com/poll/692633/de…
VA GOP chairman: Earle-Sears' campaign 'is not a clown car' richmond.com/news/state-reg…
CBS said this was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night”.
‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Ending Next Year With CBS Retiring Late-Night Franchise deadline.com/2025/07/the-la…
Quick mock of Dame in Blazers uniform
There is mutual interest between the Blazers and Damian Lillard on a potential reunion, sources tell the Ringer.
California Dems want to try to oust a half dozen Republicans in mid-decade redistricting Which House Rs are in the most danger? Ken Calvert in #CA41 Kevin Kiley in #CA03 David Valadao in #CA22 Darrell Issa in #CA48 Young Kim in #CA40 Doug LaMalfa in #CA01 punchbowl.news/article/house/…
NEW: Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway. State and federal officials initially deflected questions about the boy being held at the facility, but eventually acknowledged he had been there. w @clurhealy miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
Governor Josh Shapiro on Thursday endorsed Janelle Stelson (D) in her second bid to unseat Congressman Scott Perry in Pennsylvania's 10th District. abc27.com/pa10election/g…
SCOOP: HHS & other relevant departments will soon begin the rule-making process to prohibit the federal government from directly funding sex-trait modifications for minors thru Medicaid/CHIP, senior WH official tells @NRO Lots more exclusive news in🧵 nationalreview.com/news/exclusive…
Meanwhile 15 candidates are running to replace Gov. Janet Mills
For all the talk of Dem SEN opportunities in NC, TX and even IA, the red lights are really blaring in MAINE, where Morning Consult polling shows Trump underwater by 17 pts. SEN. Collins at -16. And yet NO serious Dem is taking the plunge to challenge her.
That’s pocket change
News- DCCC made a verbal commitment to Texas delegation to spend *six figures* to help fight their state's push for new maps to help Republicans in the midterms, per source familiar Jeffriesworld/DNC have also committed to spending $$ in Texas, per 2 other sources
The most prescient political analysis of our times
Coming up on 10 years since “Trump might have finally crossed the line.”
Since there is basically no legal way to do this, the real takeaways here are “Dems are trying to scare Reps into not redrawing Texas” and “Gavin Newsom is running for president in 2028 and wants to look like a fighter.”
🚨BREAKING NEWS — CALIFORNIA HOUSE DEMOCRATS are looking to get 5-7 more seats in Congress in mid-decade redistricting being pushed by @GavinNewsom @allymutnick and I have all the details in @PunchbowlNews link.punchbowl.news/click/40719032…
This week's cover story: Our 37th annual “You Are So Nashville If …” issue is here! See this year’s winners, honorable mentions and more. nashvillescene.com/news/coverstor…
The Malaysian government is facing mounting calls to reject self-styled “alpha male” influencer Nick Adams as the next U.S. Ambassador. Some have raised concerns about Adams’ views on Islam and support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
President Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Malaysia.
Detroit Chamber out with an early endorsement in 2026 race for Michigan governor: Mike Duggan
NEWS: US assessment finds American strikes destroyed 1/3 Iranian nuclear sites Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran's nuke program that would've lasted weeks @NBCNews w @glubold @ckubeNBC @katiadoyl @dandeluce @carolelee nbcnews.com/politics/natio…