Source: Washington Monthly
by David Austin Walsh
“The MAGA movement is fracturing between donors, intellectuals, influencers, and an increasingly radical base.” (01/29/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/29/the-unraveling-right/
Source: New York Post
“A raging Illinois teen has been accused of stabbing a pregnant mother to death and knifing her pet dog during a Facebook Marketplace meetup — then setting her home ablaze, according to authorities and reports. Nedas Revuckas, 19, has been hit with a slew of charges for allegedly murdering 30-year-old Eliza Morales in her suburban Downers Grove apartment unit on Monday evening, according to police. … Revuckas faces first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, armed robbery, aggravated arson, and animal cruelty charges in connection with the tragic killing, according to court records.” (01/29/26)
Source: Roll Call
“Forecast shows chance of snow, shutdown.” (01/29/26)
https://chrt.fm/track/D3F8DG/traffic.megaphone.fm/FISCAL2476770220.mp3
Source: Cato Institute
by Colin Grabow
“In a year dominated by sharp partisanship, numerous lawmakers improbably united around the revival of America’s commercial shipbuilding industry. Congressional legislation that would channel billions into shipyard subsidies and new trade restrictions attracted scores of cosponsors. The White House issued an executive order aimed at maritime revitalization, and a trade pact with South Korea includes a pledge to invest $150 billion in U.S. shipyards. But expectations of a genuine American shipbuilding renaissance should be kept in check. The United States is ill-suited to quickly transform from a virtual non-participant in commercial shipbuilding to a competitive producer of large cargo vessels. More likely is another round of costly subsidies, continued shipbuilding dysfunction, and little progress toward addressing the country’s key maritime challenges.” (01/29/26)
https://www.cato.org/commentary/washingtons-misplaced-shipbuilding-obsession
Source: Fox News
by Ben Lieberman
“President Donald Trump has sharply diverged from his predecessor on nearly every issue, perhaps most of all concerning federal home appliance regulations. The Biden administration loved regulating appliances, imposing new requirements for stoves, dishwashers, furnaces, air conditioners, water heaters, light bulbs, refrigerators, washing machines and more. Trump wasted no time targeting such meddling with an Inauguration Day executive order reconsidering these regulations, and his administration is making progress on this priority. Here is an overview of what the administration achieved in year one on home appliance regulations — and what remains undone.” (01/29/26)
Source: US News & World Report
“U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that immigration officials have ceased their ‘enhanced operations’ in the state, the site of a [gang activity] surge and more than 100 [abductions] since last week. Collins, a Republican, made the announcement after saying she had several direct communications with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. ‘There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,’ Collins said in a statement. ‘I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.’ The announcement came after President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second [murder] by federal immigration agents.” (01/29/26)
Source: The Hill
“Insane! CNN pundit still denies Charlie Kirk was killed by left-winger: Robby Soave.” (01/29/26)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5710945-rising-january-29-2026/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
“The archipelago of the Azores, a Portuguese territory located in the North Atlantic between Europe and North America, is frequently celebrated for its natural beauty, volcanic landscapes, and the idyllic image of dairy cows dominating the green islands. This tourist imagery, however, hides a historically difficult economic reality. The geographic location of the Azores, marked by insularity, market isolation, and natural limitations on agricultural production, has imposed deep economic costs.” (01/29/26)
Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz
“I’m a bit of a freak for human irrationality. My first love was politics. My profession is marketing. I’ve read more Behavioral Econ than a normal person. So a book whose thesis is ‘humans are bad at reasoning and that’s why politics sucks and is so tribal, irrational, and populist’ was obviously going to appeal to me. Enter Enlightenment 2.0, by Joseph Heath.” (01/29/26)
https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/cathy-reads-books-enlightenment-20
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Deutsche Bank’s offices in Frankfurt and Berlin have been raided by officials as part of an inquiry into money laundering. In a statement, the Office of the Federal Prosecutor said it was conducting an investigation, involving the Federal Criminal Police Office, into ‘unknown individuals and employees’ at Germany’s largest bank. It said Deutsche Bank had ‘maintained business relationships in the past with foreign companies’ which were suspected of ‘having been used for money laundering purposes as part of further investigations.’ … German media reported that the case carries possible links to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, a claim his lawyers say is ‘entirely false and inaccurate.'” (01/29/26)