Rick Davis asserts that President Trump is attempting to open the Strait of Hormuz to lower gas prices, which he sees as a critical cost of living issue for the midterm elections.

President Trump has been hesitant to impose strong sanctions on China due to concerns about access to rare earth minerals.

The former political director for Maine senatorial candidate Graham Plattner authored a critical op-ed about him in The Washington Post.

Rick Davis predicts that if the Trump administration tried to implement the anti-weaponization fund, the House would pass legislation to deny it.

Rick Davis predicts that Congress will likely pass another short-term extension for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) rather than a full reauthorization.

Rick Davis estimates there are at least 8 Republican senators willing to vote against the reconciliation bill to secure an amendment prohibiting the "weaponization fund".

Rick Davis estimates that at least eight Republican senators would be willing to vote against the current reconciliation bill to prohibit the creation of the "Weaponization Fund."

Funding for the White House ballroom was removed from the reconciliation bill because it failed to meet the Senate's parliamentary standards for such legislation.

Rick Davis predicts that Bill Pulte will not last 30 days in the job of acting Director of National Intelligence.

President Trump predicted that U.S. gasoline prices will drop once the conflict with Iran ends.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled that funds for the Secret Service could not be included in the reconciliation package.

The IMF forecasts global growth of 2.5% and inflation of nearly 5.5% for the year if crude oil prices remain around $100 per barrel.

The International Monetary Fund forecasts that if crude oil prices remain around $100 per barrel for the rest of the year, global economic growth could slow to 2.5% and inflation could rise to 5.5%, t...

The U.S. blockade is specifically targeting Iranian assets and ships moving Iranian crude, not assets from other countries like the GCC states.

The U.S. Congress passed a provision in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act requiring certain U.S. troop levels to be maintained in Europe as part of the NATO commitment.