The Longer The Shutdown Lasts, The Further The Economic Ripples Will Spread

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D. C., as a “hideous place,” the AP reports.

“Less than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans, including several of Donald J. Trump’s potential running mates, have refused to commit to accepting the results of the election, signaling that the party may again challenge the outcome if its candidate loses,” the New York Times reports. “In a series of recent interviews, Republican officials and candidates have dodged the question, responded with nonanswers or offered clear falsehoods rather than commit to a notion that was once so uncontroversial that it was rarely discussed before an election.” “The evasive answers show how the former president’s refusal to concede his defeat after the 2020 election has ruptured a tenet of American democracy — that candidates are bound by the outcome.

Washington Post: “It remains unclear if Trump has actually fallen asleep during his trial — he and his team have vigorously rejected the claim. But a narrative has taken hold nonetheless that Trump, who often sits in court with his eyes closed, may also deserve the moniker that he has bestowed upon President Biden: ‘Sleepy.’” “Democrats and Republicans alike say the image of a tired Trump is unlikely to have meaningful political ramifications, in part because many voters are not locked into the nuances of the trial and because, for nearly a decade, he has portrayed himself as an energetic strongman.

“When former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump claims that the judicial system wants to put him in jail, he’s not just protesting the ongoing hush money trial,” USA Today reports. “Trump is also bracing voters for the possibility of a guilty verdict.” “At political rallies, on social media, and to reporters gathered at the courthouse in New York, Trump’s attacks on the trial are designed in part to persuade voters to disregard a bad verdict.” Associated Press: Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony.

“Donald Trump will hold a beachfront rally on the Jersey Shore on Saturday, returning to the campaign trail after an explosive week of testimony in his hush money trial in New York,” CNN reports. “The event in Wildwood, located in South New Jersey, marks Trump’s third campaign rally since the start of his trial four weeks ago.

On issue after issue, for decade after decade, Dr. McHugh has sought to restrain the more extreme expressions of psychiatric and mental intervention in America.