JL;DR SUMMARY The Free Press explores the internal conflicts within both the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. Republicans face divisions over antitrust enforcement, with disagreements between MAGA proponents and other influential Trump allies, while Democrats are experiencing a rift over a federal spending bill and potential primary challenges involving figures like Chuck Schumer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.