• Texas Politics: Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks jail time for Beto O’Rourke over a redistricting fundraising dispute, raising questions about using prosecutorial power in political fights.
• VA Staffing Crisis: Every VA medical center reports shortages, severe shortages up 50%, exposing a long-running workforce failure that predates this administration.
• White House vs. Goldman Sachs: President Trump pressures the bank to sideline its chief economist after a tariff cost analysis, sparking debate over research independence.
• Smithsonian Review: Federal oversight targets ideological bias in exhibitions, aiming for historical accuracy ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
From Texas courtrooms to D.C. museums, these stories reveal the tension between ambition and duty, and how public trust is built or broken.
Erick Erickson breaks down the four major stories you need to know before the day ends. From political power plays in Washington to breaking developments the mainstream media is ignoring, this rapid-fire update cuts through the noise.
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