The American Immigration Councill, a non-partisan advocacy group, estimates Trump's immigration proposals will cost taxpayers more than $300 billion.

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...

(Part 4): The U.S. can lead again—not through intimidation, but collaboration and investment. Imagine a future where we focus on building partnerships and sustainable infrastructure instead of reactive policies. Leadership takes vision. The time to act is now

(Part 3): Fast forward to today: Trump’s remarks about “taking back” the canal show a lack of strategy. Bluster and threats won’t undo decades of agreements or counter China’s foresight. They’ve invested for decades; we must do the same.

(Part 2):China’s early investments signaled long-term strategy. Hutchison Whampoa, a Hong Kong firm, secured contracts to operate ports at both ends of the canal. They saw the future potential while we seemed to step back, relying on private enterprise to maintain influence.

(Part 1) In 1998-99, I was stationed in Panama as the U.S. prepared to hand the canal back to Panama. Our focus seemed to be winding down, with FedEx planning to turn an Air Force Base into a hub—the only major project I recall. Meanwhile, China was already busy rebuilding the Colón port.

Haha. Matt Gaetz thinks a weekend of alleged prostitution should be comped. What kind of mindset sees this like a coffee shop punch card? Buy 10, get 1 free? Wild.

Gaetz is now facing political irrelevance. Or, as one of his former Republican colleagues put it to me in an interview: “oblivion.”

My latest for @theatlantic.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Matt Gaetz ethics report is truly something else.

Here’s my confusion: If Trump’s promise is to eliminate government inefficiencies and slash positions to save money, and if his tariffs are supposedly bringing in so much revenue that they’ll pay off the debt, then why the sudden urgency about the debt ceiling?

Let’s unpack this.

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