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The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone
The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone

Scottish Sun

time26-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Scottish Sun

The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone

Find out which favourites are leaving – and why Netflix's new look matters BLACKOUT The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SEVEN popular shows are vanishing from Netflix in a matter of days – so if they're on your list, now's the time to start watching. Viewers in the UK will lose access to the titles on Monday, July 1, as Netflix prepares for a major shake-up to both its content and interface. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 These removals are largely due to expiring licensing deals and content rotations that happen behind the scenes Credit: Getty The changes come as part of a larger overhaul that's already seen a wave of titles removed in recent months, and July looks set to be one of the busiest yet. Among the shows leaving are Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Loudermilk (Seasons 1 to 3), and the anime series Overlord (Seasons 1 to 4). Also departing is the children's favourite Rabbids Invasion (Season 4), Rubble & Crew (Season 1), and the classic magical girl reboot Sailor Moon Crystal (Seasons 1 to 3). Fans of nostalgic family dramas will also lose The Wonder Years (Seasons 1 to 2), which is being pulled as part of a broader Disney Television removal. These removals are largely due to expiring licensing deals and content rotations that happen behind the scenes. But there's more to it this time – with a brand new Netflix home screen redesign just around the corner. The streaming giant is launching its first major redesign for TVs in 12 years. Dubbed 'Eclipse' inside the company, the new interface promises a sleeker, simpler experience that encourages viewers to press play faster and discover content more easily. The layout will shift the main navigation bar to the top of the screen and reduce the number of visible titles at once, focusing instead on bigger images, more dynamic previews and video clips that auto-play after just a few seconds. 'The real goal of this is, how do we make it easier, how do we make it simpler, faster for you to make a great decision?' said Greg Peters, co-CEO of Netflix. One of the most notable features is 'responsive recommendations.' These will tailor suggestions almost instantly, based on what users are actively searching for. So if a viewer looks up thrillers or family films, their home screen will begin updating in real time to show more titles in that category – a big improvement from the previous system, which could take up to a day to refresh. Eunice Kim, the company's chief product officer, said the redesign is meant to serve both types of viewers: those who know exactly what they want, and those who don't. 'The way that the old home page is built, you kind of see box art, box art, box art, box art,' she said. 'It's kind of suboptimal, right?' The new layout aims to slow viewers down just enough to take notice of what's on offer, with titles now showing labels like 'highly rewatched,' '13 weeks in Top 10,' or 'Oscar nominee.' The changes also aim to make live content more prominent – like football games or special events – by showing live animation and movement directly on the home screen. July will also see the departure of several films, including The Equalizer 3 starring Denzel Washington, which is also leaving on July 1. Later in the month, the comedy Dumb Money will exit the platform as well. Overall, at least nine Netflix Originals are scheduled to depart in July, with more likely to follow throughout the year – joining the 250+ titles already gone. Netflix's redesign could have ripple effects across the industry. For years, rival streamers like Disney+, Prime Video, and Max have taken cues from Netflix's interface. With Netflix now breaking from the row-upon-row layout, others may soon follow suit.

The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone
The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone

The Irish Sun

time26-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • The Irish Sun

The 7 shows vanishing from your TV screens in just DAYS after major overhaul – binge them before they're gone

SEVEN popular shows are vanishing from Netflix in a matter of days – so if they're on your list, now's the time to start watching. Viewers in the UK will lose access to the titles on Monday, July 1, as Netflix prepares for a major shake-up to both its content and interface. 2 These removals are largely due to expiring licensing deals and content rotations that happen behind the scenes Credit: Getty The changes come as part of a larger overhaul that's already seen a wave of titles removed in recent months, and July looks set to be one of the busiest yet. Among the shows leaving are Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Loudermilk (Seasons 1 to 3), and the anime series Overlord (Seasons 1 to 4). Also departing is the children's favourite Rabbids Invasion (Season 4), Rubble & Crew (Season 1), and the classic magical girl reboot Sailor Moon Crystal (Seasons 1 to 3). Fans of nostalgic family dramas will also lose The Wonder Years (Seasons 1 to 2), which is being pulled as part of a broader Disney Television removal. Read moer on Technology These removals are largely due to expiring licensing deals and content rotations that happen behind the scenes. But there's more to it this time – with a brand new Netflix home screen redesign just around the corner. The streaming giant is launching its first major redesign for TVs in 12 years. Dubbed 'Eclipse' inside the company, the new interface promises a sleeker, simpler experience that encourages viewers to press play faster and discover content more easily. Most read in News TV The layout will shift the main navigation bar to the top of the screen and reduce the number of visible titles at once, focusing instead on bigger images, more dynamic previews and video clips that auto-play after just a few seconds. 'The real goal of this is, how do we make it easier, how do we make it simpler, faster for you to make a great decision?' said Greg Peters, co-CEO of Netflix. One of the most notable features is 'responsive recommendations.' These will tailor suggestions almost instantly, based on what users are actively searching for. So if a viewer looks up thrillers or family films, their home screen will begin updating in real time to show more titles in that category – a big improvement from the previous system, which could take up to a day to refresh. Eunice Kim, the company's chief product officer, said the redesign is meant to serve both types of viewers: those who know exactly what they want, and those who don't. 'The way that the old home page is built, you kind of see box art, box art, box art, box art,' she said. 'It's kind of suboptimal, right?' The new layout aims to slow viewers down just enough to take notice of what's on offer, with titles now showing labels like 'highly rewatched,' '13 weeks in Top 10,' or 'Oscar nominee.' The changes also aim to make live content more prominent – like football games or special events – by showing live animation and movement directly on the home screen. July will also see the departure of several films, including The Equalizer 3 starring Later in the month, the comedy Dumb Money will exit the platform as well. Overall, at least nine Netflix Originals are scheduled to depart in July, with more likely to follow throughout the year – joining the 250+ titles already gone. Netflix's redesign could have ripple effects across the industry. For years, rival streamers like Disney+, Prime Video, and Max have taken cues from Netflix's interface. With Netflix now breaking from the row-upon-row layout, others may soon follow suit. 2 The changes come as part of a larger overhaul Credit: Getty

Public town halls shut down by confrontation shy members of Georgia congressional delegation
Public town halls shut down by confrontation shy members of Georgia congressional delegation

Yahoo

time23-05-2025

  • Politics
  • Yahoo

Public town halls shut down by confrontation shy members of Georgia congressional delegation

A man is arrested during an April town hall for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fiery town halls have become the norm, and some lawmakers are opting to avoid them altogether. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Congressman Barry Loudermilk recently walked into an International House of Pancakes in Woodstock for a meeting with constituents. Loudermilk was the featured speaker for a weekly breakfast meeting series for local conservatives. But Loudermilk says he has no plans to take part in a traditional town hall meeting with constituents. 'We don't right now,' he said in the IHOP parking lot. 'I'm out in the community continuously doing things like this meeting. The town halls we're doing have been pretty open. So we just haven't had any of those old traditional town halls because they have not been productive. It's usually just a chance for people to come in and take over and scream and holler and so we found it more productive to do more smaller venues such as what I'm doing here.' Some of Loudermilk's Georgia Congressional colleagues have first-hand experience with disruptive town hall participants. A tense Roswell town hall for Republican Congressman Rich McCormick of Suwanee helped spur GOP leadership to call on members to tamp down in-person town halls. Last month, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome went ahead with plans for an Acworth town hall, which turned Jerry Springer-esque when multiple protesters were dragged out, shocked with a Taser and arrested. Georgia's Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock faced hecklers at a recent Atlanta town hall, who shouted over him for several minutes in opposition of the senator's vote to sell weapons for Israel to use in Gaza, and fellow Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff faced civil but tense questioning from fired federal workers who questioned his commitment to fighting for them. Similar scenes have played out across the country. Still, it would be hard to characterize the IHOP get-together as 'pretty open.' It was not advertised and an organizer refused to open the meeting to a reporter. In an email to invitees, the organizer, who did not respond to a request to comment, described the breakfasts as 'a shelter in the midst of the storm, a sanctuary, a place of refuge where political points are often fine-tuned, where opposing views are often shared by those elected and candidates alike. We lift high the banner of ethical behavior and encourage building a good reputation upon merit.' 'When, 'It's time to begin,' freewheeling conversations gives way to 'updates,' from Elected and Appointed Officials, Candidates, Lobbyists, Special Groups and Committees, Political Parties, eventually: everyone who wants to share with positive input. So, if you are a positive thinking, politically motivated conservative and looking for a place of encouragement come join us!' the email continues. Earlier this month, Cherokee County Democrats held a mock town hall featuring a cardboard cutout of Waldo, the hard-to-find world traveler from the Where's Waldo books, with Loudermilk's face. Waleska resident Genevieve Hutchings said she's been trying to get in touch with Loudermilk for months and wants him to host a public town hall. 'That's divisive for our county and for our country, if that's his stance, that he's only going to meet the people that agree with him,' she said. 'And how could he possibly govern in a way that's going to be helpful to all of those constituents if he doesn't hear from all of them?' Hutchings was one of a few dozen protesters in downtown Woodstock on a rainy weekend as part of the progressive Indivisible movement, which has hosted larger protests outside Loudermilk's office. Further down the road, Woodstock resident John Thomas held a one-man counterprotest, holding up a sign with the Trump-Vance logo atop a pair of garden gnomes. Thomas said he expects to see members of Congress host town halls as well. 'America was founded on, you know, stump speeches and people standing out there and taking questions and answering questions from all sides. And how else can we, Democrats, Republicans, Independents alike, get a message out and get people to understand our side of the debate, unless we're out there talking to both sides of the aisle?' The Recorder reached out to the offices of each of Georgia's 14 members of Congress about recent or future town halls. Representatives for Greene, and Democrats Nikema Williams of Atlanta and Hank Johnson of Lithonia responded. Greene's office cited her recent Acworth town hall and said she hosts multiple such events per year. Williams' staff sent a list of recent public events, including a traditional town hall in March and other smaller-scale meetings with constituents. Johnson's office said the Congressman has been hosting regular in-person and streamed events, with the next public town hall scheduled for May 28 in Lawrenceville. With most of Georgia's congressional districts safe for either party, politicians are unlikely to face a real threat from the other side, said University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock. That means there's no real incentive for most politicians to face the heat from constituents on the opposite political wavelength. 'I think that would be their assessment, that there's nothing to be gained from it, that the people who would show up and protest are not going to vote for them under any circumstance,' he said. 'Therefore, they figure that their credentials are good for the kinds of voters who would show up in a Republican primary – if they were to get primaried, and certainly incumbents often are not, or at least don't draw serious opponents. So I don't think they're going to be worried about the fact that there may be some media story saying, 'why aren't they holding town halls?'' Democratic members of Congress dealt with the same dynamic when President Barack Obama was in the White House, said Kennesaw State University political science professor and former Cobb County GOP Chair Jason Shepherd. 'This has been kind of going on for a few years now, and Democrats saw this with Obamacare back in 2010 with Democrat members of Congress being shouted down,' he said. 'Now we see it with Republicans, and it makes it impossible for actual constituents, because let's face it, a lot of times the people who show up to town halls and disrupt things don't even live in the district, can't even vote for the member of Congress.' Shepherd said it makes sense for politicians to try to avoid shouty town halls or to replace them with streamed events with pre-screened questions, but doing so is anti-democratic. 'This is part of our democracy,' he said. 'You're not only going up in front of voters every two or six years, but these are your bosses. These are the people whose taxes pay your paycheck.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE

Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive
Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive

Yahoo

time27-03-2025

  • Politics
  • Yahoo

Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive

Significant differences between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) are leaving plans for a new House GOP probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in limbo more than two months after it was announced, as the sides collide over a new select subcommittee's scope and authority. Loudermilk, who is supposed to chair the new panel that would be housed under the House Judiciary Committee, is asking for broad jurisdiction and autonomy to go wherever the investigation takes him. 'We're kind of in flux right now, trying to negotiate out some of the jurisdictions,' Loudermilk told me earlier this month. 'I just need to continue on the way we were going before.' Here is Loudermilk's ask: The Georgia congressman wants to keep researching security posture and issues that Republicans have with the original Jan. 6 select committee, which House Democrats controlled from 2021 to 2022. That would include being able to find more videos of depositions conducted by the original committee; pursuing missing documents he believes are at the Department of Homeland Security; and investigating the Metropolitan Police Department's operations. And here is the Speaker's counter: Plans drawn up by the Speaker's office, I'm told, would limit Loudermilk's jurisdiction to that of the House Judiciary Committee. Loudermilk would still have the ability to dig into issues like the search for the suspect who planted pipe bombs, or trying to get more information from the FBI about informants in the crowd. (The Justice Department's inspector general said there were no undercover agents at Jan. 6, but found 23 confidential human sources in connection with the rally.) But this would close off areas of investigation into the Capitol's security posture and the probes into the previous Democratic-run Jan. 6 panel. Some of the delay is related to Johnson's schedule. The Speaker has been busy trying to prevent a government shutdown and working on a framework to pass President Trump's legislative agenda. There is major interest in the panel from the inmate-turned-activist Jan. 6 defendants who got pardons or commutations from Trump — some of whom have already been communicating with Loudermilk's office about information they want to share. 'I personally have spoken with [Loudermilk's] office, and others have, and they've expressed to us that they want to have an open and honest investigation, and we want the same thing,' said Brian Mock, who was originally sentenced to 33 months in prison in connection with Jan. 6 before securing early release in January. 'We need to explore every avenue, and until we've done that through investigation, and the Jan. 6 community is satisfied that that's been done honestly and openly, we're going to keep screaming about having it done because our lives have been ruined over this.' Mock (who I met at the Conservative Political Action Conference this year) is now chair of the civil rights division of the veteran-focused On Your Six Foundation. He'll be among those hosting a press conference on the west side of the Capitol on Thursday afternoon about prison reform and post-pardon activism. With President Trump still fixated on Jan. 6 and retribution — most recently signaling support for 'compensation' for Jan. 6 pardonees — there are major questions about how deep any new committee would dig into the old Jan. 6 panel if given the opportunity. Trump declared former President Biden's last-minute pardons for its members such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to be 'void.' Loudermilk's previous panel released an 'interim report' in December that recommended a criminal investigation into Cheney, accusing her of witness tampering by being in touch with star hearing witness Cassidy Hutchinson. There is some personal bad blood there, too: Loudermilk himself was subject to the investigation by the original Jan. 6 committee, which asked Loudermilk to appear voluntarily to explain a tour he gave in the Capitol complex on Jan. 5, 2021 — a request he said was meant to push a 'false narrative.'DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ELIMINATION LEGISLATION — Try saying that three times fast. Trump's plans for dismantling the Department of Education kicked off with an executive order that he signed last week, but it would take action from Congress to officially axe it. That's a steep task. Even before considering the high bar of the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, it is far from clear it would get support in the slim House GOP majority. Take a look at this House amendment vote from 2023, on adding a 'sense of Congress' that the authority of the Department of Education should be terminated: 161 Republicans voted in favor of that amendment, and 60 opposed it. Still, Republicans have several options to choose from if they want to pursue a vote. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has introduced a one-sentence bill to eliminate the Department of Education multiple times over the past several Congresses, carrying on a tradition from former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). His son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has introduced the one-sentence bill in the Senate. Massie, though, predicted that GOP leaders might go with some other piece of legislation: 'The bill they pick is probably not going to be my bill, just going out on a limb and guessing given my recent exchanges with Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.' (More on that rocky Massie-Trump relationship here.) Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) has introduced the States' Education Reclamation Act, a measure he's previously offered in multiple Congresses. That bill would eliminate the department and reappropriate its funding proportionally back to the states for education purposes, and it would transfer some of the department's authorities to other agencies. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced a more substantial piece of legislation, the Returning Education to Our States Act, to eliminate the Department of Education last year, which would redistribute a number of different programs to different departments. And Rep. Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) is also reportedly planning to introduce another bill to codify Trump's plans to eliminate the Department of Education.1. SIGNALGATE — Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said Trump should fire national security adviser Mike Waltz over his accidentally adding The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to the infamous Signal group chat, or maybe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling the situation a 'f‑‑‑ up of epic proportions.' In a lengthy video posted on the social platform X, Portnoy said: 'Trump, you may love Michael Waltz. You love Pete Hegseth. You may love these guys. Somebody has to go down.' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, asked about the comment, said she had 'great respect' for Portnoy but pointed to a response saying Trump has confidence in his Cabinet members. 2. SODAGATE — It sure looks like that some kind of big soda or beverage interests were possibly paying conservative influencers to make posts in opposition of a proposal to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to buy soda — seemingly aimed at driving a wedge between the 'Make America Healthy Again' and MAGA alliance. 3. PARENTAL PROXY VOTING DRAMA — House Republicans are battling over whether and how to squash a looming vote on allowing new parents to vote by proxy, after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) circumvented leadership by using a rarely successful legislative tool to force action on what would be a historic rule change. A defiant Luna said: 'If they want to play hardball, let's play f‑‑‑ing hardball.'Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive
Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive

The Hill

time27-03-2025

  • Politics
  • The Hill

Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive

Significant differences between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) are leaving plans for a new House GOP probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in limbo more than two months after it was announced, as the sides collide over a new select subcommittee's scope and authority. Loudermilk, who is supposed to chair the new panel that would be housed under the House Judiciary Committee, is asking for broad jurisdiction and autonomy to go wherever the investigation takes him. 'We're kind of in flux right now, trying to negotiate out some of the jurisdictions,' Loudermilk told me earlier this month. 'I just need to continue on the way we were going before.' Here is Loudermilk's ask: The Georgia congressman wants to keep researching security posture and issues that Republicans have with the original Jan. 6 select committee, which House Democrats controlled from 2021 to 2022. That would include being able to find more videos of depositions conducted by the original committee; pursuing missing documents he believes are at the Department of Homeland Security; and investigating the Metropolitan Police Department's operations. And here is the Speaker's counter: Plans drawn up by the Speaker's office, I'm told, would limit Loudermilk's jurisdiction to that of the House Judiciary Committee. Loudermilk would still have the ability to dig into issues like the search for the suspect who planted pipe bombs, or trying to get more information from the FBI about informants in the crowd. (The Justice Department's inspector general said there were no undercover agents at Jan. 6, but found 23 confidential human sources in connection with the rally.) But this would close off areas of investigation into the Capitol's security posture and the probes into the previous Democratic-run Jan. 6 panel. Some of the delay is related to Johnson's schedule. The Speaker has been busy trying to prevent a government shutdown and working on a framework to pass President Trump's legislative agenda. There is major interest in the panel from the inmate-turned-activist Jan. 6 defendants who got pardons or commutations from Trump — some of whom have already been communicating with Loudermilk's office about information they want to share. 'I personally have spoken with [Loudermilk's] office, and others have, and they've expressed to us that they want to have an open and honest investigation, and we want the same thing,' said Brian Mock, who was originally sentenced to 33 months in prison in connection with Jan. 6 before securing early release in January. 'We need to explore every avenue, and until we've done that through investigation, and the Jan. 6 community is satisfied that that's been done honestly and openly, we're going to keep screaming about having it done because our lives have been ruined over this.' Mock (who I met at the Conservative Political Action Conference this year) is now chair of the civil rights division of the veteran-focused On Your Six Foundation. He'll be among those hosting a press conference on the west side of the Capitol on Thursday afternoon about prison reform and post-pardon activism. With President Trump still fixated on Jan. 6 and retribution — most recently signaling support for 'compensation' for Jan. 6 pardonees — there are major questions about how deep any new committee would dig into the old Jan. 6 panel if given the opportunity. Trump declared former President Biden's last-minute pardons for its members such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to be 'void.' Loudermilk's previous panel released an 'interim report' in December that recommended a criminal investigation into Cheney, accusing her of witness tampering by being in touch with star hearing witness Cassidy Hutchinson. There is some personal bad blood there, too: Loudermilk himself was subject to the investigation by the original Jan. 6 committee, which asked Loudermilk to appear voluntarily to explain a tour he gave in the Capitol complex on Jan. 5, 2021 — a request he said was meant to push a 'false narrative.' I'm Emily Brooks, House reporter at The Hill, here with a weekly look at the influences and debates on the right in Washington. Tell me what's on your radar: ebrooks@ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ELIMINATION LEGISLATION — Try saying that three times fast. Trump's plans for dismantling the Department of Education kicked off with an executive order that he signed last week, but it would take action from Congress to officially axe it. That's a steep task. Even before considering the high bar of the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, it is far from clear it would get support in the slim House GOP majority. Take a look at this House amendment vote from 2023, on adding a 'sense of Congress' that the authority of the Department of Education should be terminated: 161 Republicans voted in favor of that amendment, and 60 opposed it. Still, Republicans have several options to choose from if they want to pursue a vote. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has introduced a one-sentence bill to eliminate the Department of Education multiple times over the past several Congresses, carrying on a tradition from former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). His son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has introduced the one-sentence bill in the Senate. Massie, though, predicted that GOP leaders might go with some other piece of legislation: 'The bill they pick is probably not going to be my bill, just going out on a limb and guessing given my recent exchanges with Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.' (More on that rocky Massie-Trump relationship here.) Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) has introduced the States' Education Reclamation Act, a measure he's previously offered in multiple Congresses. That bill would eliminate the department and reappropriate its funding proportionally back to the states for education purposes, and it would transfer some of the department's authorities to other agencies. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced a more substantial piece of legislation, the Returning Education to Our States Act, to eliminate the Department of Education last year, which would redistribute a number of different programs to different departments. And Rep. Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) is also reportedly planning to introduce another bill to codify Trump's plans to eliminate the Department of Education. THREE MORE THINGS… 1. SIGNALGATE — Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said Trump should fire national security adviser Mike Waltz over his accidentally adding The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to the infamous Signal group chat, or maybe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling the situation a 'f‑‑‑ up of epic proportions.' In a lengthy video posted on the social platform X, Portnoy said: 'Trump, you may love Michael Waltz. You love Pete Hegseth. You may love these guys. Somebody has to go down.' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, asked about the comment, said she had 'great respect' for Portnoy but pointed to a response saying Trump has confidence in his Cabinet members. 2. SODAGATE — It sure looks like that some kind of big soda or beverage interests were possibly paying conservative influencers to make posts in opposition of a proposal to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to buy soda — seemingly aimed at driving a wedge between the 'Make America Healthy Again' and MAGA alliance. RealClearPolitics's Philip Wegmann with more here … Conservative influencer Nick Sortor has the definitive thread on the scandal on X here … 3. PARENTAL PROXY VOTING DRAMA — House Republicans are battling over whether and how to squash a looming vote on allowing new parents to vote by proxy, after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) circumvented leadership by using a rarely successful legislative tool to force action on what would be a historic rule change. A defiant Luna said: 'If they want to play hardball, let's play f‑‑‑ing hardball.' Here's the full rundown on the dynamics, from yours truly.

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