Top O’ the Briefing Happy Thursday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. (In preparation for a whirlwind book tour, the Sine Qua Non Sequitur is explaining the evils of rice cakes to first-time Pilates addicts.) It has been over a year since a horrific fire tore through Pacific Palisades and […]

Republicans are beginning to sound the alarm about the 2026 midterm elections, and not without reason. The concern was crystallized by a Texas state Senate race in a district President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024 but which recently shifted 14 points toward Democrats — a staggering 31-point swing. […]

The foul odor of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes sticks like sewage to anybody who got too close. That human piece of garbage trafficked and abused young girls for years, hiding behind wealth and connections. Now, his rotten legacy has splattered all over British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government. Standing in […]

Democratic leaders laid out their terms for continuing to fund Homeland Security on Wednesday, saying the department must severely curb its immigration enforcement and return to Biden-era policies limiting arrests if Congress is to pass a new spending bill. Topping the list are bans on ICE officers wearing masks to hide their identities, and new […]

The tab police, they live inside my head … NBC’s Tom Llamas: “After our interview, off-camera, the President called Savannah Guthrie and spoke to her — offering words of support for her and her family as they search for their mother.” ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8lA54gJ0qL — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 4, 2026 […]