Susan Collins 30 years ago: “I’ve pledged that if I’m elected I will only serve two terms. 12 years is long enough to be in public service.”

GOP Vice Chair @RepBlakeMoore: "Our Republican priority will always be to put government ahead of Americans."

To: @RepTomSuozzi @RepLauraGillen @RepGarbarino @RepLaLota Regardless of what party you are in, this agreement is the complete antithesis of everything you should be standing for, especially as OUR representatives. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE! DO SOMETHING TO SEE THAT IT GETS CANCELLED!

Trump is stealing $1.7 Billion for his slush fund to reward his violent paramilitary.

Trump: "If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting 'I surrender, I surrender' while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary 'Documents of Surrender,' and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A., The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close. The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!!! President DJT"

Reporter: Do you agree with the President’s position that Americans' financial situations should not be a consideration? Vance: I don’t think he said that. (He did). I think that's a misrepresentation of what the president said.

Yes, he really said that. Yesterday Vice President JD Vance criticized Pope Leo XIV for not knowing enough theology: "I think it's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology ... If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful, you’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth," he said, at a Turning Point conference. One of the many, many, ironies about that statement is that it came in response to Pope Leo's comments about war and peace and, specifically, the concept of "just war," which originated with St. Augustine. As many have already noted, when the Vice President was making his comments, Pope Leo XIV, a member of the Augustinian Order, and twice Prior General of the Augustinians before his election as Pope, was visiting the hometown of St. Augustine, then called "Hippo," now in Annaba, a town in modern-day Algeria. For good measure, Pope Leo XIV, the man critiqued for insufficient theological education, earned not only a master's degree in divinity, but also licentiate and a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. JD Vance's recent conversion to Catholicism is beside the point, because many converts are of course not only highly intelligent (and learned in theology) but faithful and energetic Catholics. We rejoice over everyone entering the church. What most of us do not rejoice over, however, is a deadly combination of inaccuracy and hubris. Pace, Vice President Vance, but the current war in Iran is not a just war under Catholic doctrine. You can hear that from church leaders from across the theological spectrum, from Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the military vicariate and former head of the @USCCB, to Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington who holds doctorates in both theology and political science. You can look all that up online. Suffice to say, the Vice President doesn't seem to understand the tenets of just war. Nor does he seem to understand the fundamental position of the church, which is for peace. "War is always a defeat for humanity," as St. John Paul II said. If that authority isn't enough, then turn to Jesus who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers," not "Blessed are the warmongers." And after the Resurrection, the Risen Christ says to the frightened disciples not "Vengeance is mine" but "Peace be with you." Incidentally, the day before, the Vice President said that the Pope (and the Vatican) should stick to teaching about morality, also seeming to forget that war and peace are profoundly moral issues. For his part, Pope Leo was focused yesterday on his spiritual father, St. Augustine. After what seemed like an emotional visit to Hippo, he celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba. During his homily he said, "The primary task of pastors as ministers of the Gospel is therefore to bear witness to God before the world with one heart and one soul, not permitting our concerns to lead us astray through fear, nor trends to undermine us through compromise." Amen. Let's all continue to pray for the Holy Father as he works for peace. (Image: Pope Leo XIV prays at the archeological ruins of Hippo, home of St. Augustine, in current-day Algeria. CNS photo).

💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over.

You still refuse to disclose HALF of the files with no explanation. We can’t see those docs at your office. You’re redacting stuff to protect Trump. Why don’t you come in to @housejudiciary and testify under oath rather than continue to peddle your bs on Fox News?

Here is a 5 minute compilation of Republicans rejecting Democratic bills to fund TSA, CISA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard

Sen. John Cornyn reverses himself on the Senate filibuster after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills. nbcnews.com/politics/electio…

Kamlager-Dove: During you tenure at DHS, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski? Noem: I am shocked we are peddling tabloid garbage.

Watch as MAGA loudmouth Randy Fine illegally casts votes for other members of the Florida House of Reps. This is the same guy preaching to us about election integrity when he can’t even follow the rules himself. He clearly looks around to make sure no one is watching, then rolls around to hastily press each vote button.

TOO FUNNY: ICE agents appear to be anonymously whining in Reddit forums that they never got their $50k bonuses or even health benefits.