Opinion writer. Pvs: Editor at USA Today Opinion and National Journal, campaign reporter at USA Today and AP. Author, "The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock." My work: https://jilllawrence.com
News from my talented journalist niece, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social. Go Lizzy! 👏💪
Lizzy LawrenceSome personal news: I'm excited to share that I'm joining The Wall Street Journal next month to cover the pharmaceutical industry. Very pumped to tackle this new, adjacent-to-the-FDA beat and meet more folks in the pharma world! I start @wsj.com on Aug 31.
@ddale8.bsky.social strikes again. So maddening, so corrosive. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
‘Remember that?’ Trump again asks Americans to recall something that never happenedPresident Donald Trump asked Americans on Thursday if they remembered a massive television outage two years ago.www.yahoo.com
Susan Collins voted with Trump 90 percent of the time in his first term and 95 percent of the time in 2025, his comeback year. Now may not be a good time for a record like that. ICYMI:
Susan Collins Is Beatable No Matter Who Replaces PlatnerHer old formula—express concern but side with Trump—is facing its toughest test yet.lnk.thebulwark.com"I understand why Trump, personally, is desperate to have Todd Blanche as his attorney general. It’s the same reason why Republican senators should refuse to confirm him." @christruax.bsky.social @chkbal.bsky.social thehill.com/opinion/judi...
Todd Blanche is unfit to serve as attorney generalOne of the attorney general’s most important jobs is telling the president “no.”thehill.comIn fact Biden pointedly gave red states many of the Inflation Reduction Act's grants for clean energy projects. "Any way you slice the numbers ... red districts garner an overwhelming proportion of the benefits." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Biden Is Giving Red Districts an Inconvenient Gift: Green JobsThe White House’s policies have fueled plans for more than $200 billion in cleantech manufacturing investments — mostly in districts with Republican lawmakers opposed to the agenda.www.bloomberg.com
Related: 25 Democratic AGs sue Trump administration over politicized disaster aid www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Two dozen states sue Trump White House for politicizing Fema disaster aidThe 25 Democratic attorneys general say administration imposed ‘unlawful’ conditions on federal disaster grantswww.theguardian.comWeaponized government in action, to the detriment of livelihoods, power costs, and the US energy/climate future. Not to mention democracy. Also, viewpoint discrimination. Plus, Democrats (and Republicans!) in blue states pay federal taxes. Lots of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.www.nytimes.com
"How gun dealers with serious past violations got licenses back under Trump." Would Paramount let CNN do investigative pieces like this one? www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/p...
Gun shops who lost licenses under Biden got them back under Trump | CNN PoliticsNearly a dozen stores that had their licenses revoked under Biden have now been allowed to sell firearms again under Trump, a CNN investigation found.www.cnn.com
This show is phenomenal.
Jill LawrenceA new @taberski.bsky.social podcast is coming Monday on Audible, music composed and mixed by Greg Martin (full disclosure: he's my son). Check out the trailer in this post and a @deadline.com article below about the new company that made it. 1/2 open.spotify.com/episode/4D3W...
