* As Trump trains his ire on blue cities, one of them–Philadelphia--has remained notably restrained. And it’s a city with a black, female Democratic mayor, Cherelle L. Parker. To date, no National Guard deployments to a city where the mayor has stopped referring to Philly as a “sanctuary city.” She now calls it a “welcoming city.” And Trump has yet to follow through on threats to alter exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park. Has yet.
* “What’s obvious to me is that Mike Johnson and John Thune don’t do much without Donald Trump telling them what to do.”—Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona.
* Kamala Harris’ book tour includes the familiar theme of “Democrats standing up for working people.” There was a (pre-faux populist) time when that didn’t need to be said.
* A third term for Trump? Well, then, how about one for Obama—if Michelle agrees?
* Labeling update: GOPsters called it the “Schumer Shutdown.” Sen. Majority Leader John Thune said it was “a ransom.” Imagine, extending health-care subsidies and limiting layoffs are a “ransom.”
* Fund-rai$ing reality: The GOP of Florida raised more than $6 million last quarter. That’s more than 10 times the Florida Democratic Party’s haul.
* More signs of the times:
^No Faux King Way
^The Turd Reich
^Clean-Up On Aisle 47