Trump expands his travel ban, blocks healthcare votes, dodges questions on illegal boat strikes, and scrambles to fix a brutal Vanity Fair interview with his chief of staff — while fentanyl becomes the new WMD and Speaker Johnson continues to flounder.

Update: Brown University

-via NY Times

Trump Expands Travel Ban

-via AP News           

Speaker Johnson Blocks Healthcare Vote

-via The Hill

Fentanyl and More Boat Attacks

-via BBC, Politico, and Politico

Political Hot Goss

-via Vanity Fair

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