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fromWIRED
2 hours ago
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The US Military Wants to Fix Its Own Equipment. Defense Contractors Are Trying to Shoot That Down

fromWIRED
2 hours ago
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The US Military Wants to Fix Its Own Equipment. Defense Contractors Are Trying to Shoot That Down

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fromJezebel
26 minutes ago

Democrats Have a Chance to Flip Sen. Marsha Blackburn's Old District

Tennessee's 7th District special election on Dec 2 is unexpectedly competitive between Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps despite strong recent GOP margins.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Jeffries: Trump and GOP are 'Falling Apart,' Predicts Exits

Hakeem Jeffries says Donald Trump and the Republican Party are collapsing amid rising living costs and internal extremism, potentially prompting more Republican departures.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 hours ago

Why Did a State Supreme Court Justice Put a Fake SCOTUS Quote in a Major Dissent?

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice misquoted Moore v. Harper, falsely claiming state courts' authority over congressional redistricting is exceedingly limited.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
4 hours ago

Days 201-300: Every anti-LGBTQ+ move the Trump administration has made - LGBTQ Nation

The Trump administration intensified and expanded federal actions erasing LGBTQ protections, targeting transgender people, cutting funding, and investigating schools and medical records.
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fromTruthout
4 hours ago

Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids and Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked

Religious leaders led protests after 370 arrests in North Carolina, linking ICE raids, Medicaid cuts, healthcare inequities, and voter suppression as interrelated life-or-death issues.
#immigration
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fromSan Jose Inside
2 hours ago

Latest Health Care Tax Credit Bill Solution Emerges with More Bipartisan Support

Fix It Act extends ACA tax credits two years for 22 million, funds itself by cutting Medicare Advantage waste, capping eligibility, and stopping broker fraud.
fromFortune
3 hours ago

These Fortune 500 companies are laying off thousands of workers and fueling economic anxiety | Fortune

Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a "no-hire, no fire" standstill. That's caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, sizable layoffs have continued to pile up - raising worker anxieties across sectors. Some companies have pointed to rising operational costs spanning from U.S. President Donald Trump's barrage of new tariffs and shifts in consumer spending.
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fromTWiT.tv
22 hours ago

Will U.S. States Really Ban VPNs? | TWiT.TV

Recently, several U.S. states passed laws requiring strong age verification for adult content online. Now, lawmakers in Wisconsin and Michigan are pushing the envelope even further. Not only do their new bills demand age checks-they require adult content sites to block access from any VPN provider, for any user, not just minors. On Security Now, Steve Gibson explained that these bills stem from concerns that residents are using VPNs to evade new state-level restrictions by appearing to connect from somewhere else.
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fromAbove the Law
3 hours ago

Trump And Habba Must Pay Million Dollar Stupid Tax, Court Confirms - Above the Law

A unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed $1 million in sanctions against Donald Trump and his lawyers for a baseless RICO suit alleging a sprawling conspiracy.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
49 minutes ago

Veteran political strategist says Dems can win midterms by running on "pure economic rage" - LGBTQ Nation

Democrats should adopt a sweeping, unapologetic populist economic platform to harness widespread voter anger over economic conditions and Trump's economic leadership.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 hour ago

Connecticut passes bill to address affordable housing shortage

I think for housing to continue growing successfully, it has to be led by our towns, it has to be led by our first selectmen, it has to be led by our mayors, Lamont said at a news conference. I just don't think it works if it's us against them. After months of negotiations, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and Council of Small Towns backed the new bill alongside the governor.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 hours ago

The DOJ's Cartels Memo Is Legal Quicksand

OLC advice claiming an armed conflict with cartels may not shield military personnel if based on false facts; obedience to illegal orders remains unlawful.
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fromwww.esquire.com
3 hours ago

Is There Now Clear Evidence That Trump Lies to the Supreme Court?

The Trump administration submitted false claims to the Supreme Court about Chicago police response and protesters to justify deploying National Guard troops.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 hour ago

DWP employee made assistants run personal errands, buy her Snoop Dogg tickets, ethics enforcer says

A senior DWP executive is accused of directing staff to perform personal errands during work hours, prompting a seven-count ethics accusation and potential fines.
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fromBoston.com
4 hours ago

Woman with family connections to White House press secretary detained by ICE in Revere

A Brazilian national connected to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's family was detained by ICE and transferred to a Louisiana detention center.
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fromIntelligencer
6 hours ago

The Only Oath Trump Respects Is to Himself

Trump attacked six Democratic veteran lawmakers, prompting FBI and Pentagon actions after they warned service members they need not follow illegal orders.
#national-guard
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Georgia prosecutor confirms final criminal case against Trump is over'

Georgia's 2020 racketeering case against Donald Trump and co-defendants was dismissed after prosecutor Pete Skandalakis and Judge Scott McAfee ended the prosecution.
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fromIntelligencer
5 hours ago

A Former Defense Secretary Says Pete Hegseth Isn't Tough Enough for the Job

Leon Panetta warns against using the Pentagon to settle political scores and urges tolerance of constitutional criticism amid investigations targeting lawmakers.
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 hours ago

Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

The plan has three main components: removing barriers to construction, boosting affordable home production and reducing other housing-related costs. As a remedy, CAP is suggesting reformation to local zoning laws, incentives to local jurisdictions to approve more housing, and expansion of modular and manufactured housing. The federal government can't make you change your zoning requirements, so we designed a program to create strong incentives and disincentives to get more and more communities to undertake the actions to make it faster to build, Negron said.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 hours ago

Georgia judge dismisses Trump election interference case DW 11/26/2025

He argued in a 23-page filing that the matters at issue were fundamentally federal, not state, in nature. He cited Special Counsel Jack Smith's decision in late 2024 to withdraw federal charges against Trump after his return to office, saying: "If Special Counsel Jack Smith, with all the resources of the federal government at his disposal concluded that prosecution would be fruitless, then I too find that, despite the available evidence, pursuing the prosecution would be equally unproductive."
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fromFast Company
5 hours ago

X's new feature revealed many popular U.S. political accounts are located in other countries

Many prominent pro-Trump X accounts are based outside the United States, raising concerns about foreign influence and misinformation targeting U.S. politics.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 hour ago

New San Mateo County sheriff brings back undersheriff who resigned under Corpus

Ken Binder appointed Chris Hsiung as temporary undersheriff to stabilize the agency and lead organizational healing, leadership development, and operational excellence during transition.
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fromBoston.com
4 hours ago

Babson student heading to Texas for Thanksgiving surprise deported to Honduras instead

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson freshman originally from Honduras, was detained at Logan Airport and deported to Honduras despite a court order.
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fromBoston.com
5 hours ago

With council vote, Somerville doubles down on effort to divest from Israel

Somerville City Council pledged to pursue an ordinance over the next year to divest municipal funds from companies supporting Israeli actions in Palestinian territories.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 hours ago

Here's where all the legal cases against Trump stand since his return to the White House

Multiple criminal cases against Donald Trump have been dropped, resolved, or put aside since his reelection, while civil lawsuits proceed on appeal.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 minutes ago

Buck Sexton Calls DC Shooting a Targeted Political Terrorist Attack' On Fox News: '95, maybe 99 percent' Certainty

We need some expertise here. A lot of speculation can go several different ways right now. This happened in our nation's capital. It happened near the White House. It seems to be very brash and bold kind of an attack of some sort. We don't know anything about motive. But tell us about going into a holiday, the type of intelligence we're gathering, what we're seeing, Jones began, introducing Sexton a former CIA and NYPD officer.
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fromIrish Independent
56 minutes ago

Two US National Guard members shot near White House in Washington DC; suspect in custody

Two National Guard members and a suspect were shot near the White House; the suspect is in custody and was transported to hospital; motive remains unclear.
#washington-dc
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fromThe Nation
7 hours ago

A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America

Donald Trump ordered lethal strikes on small boats in Caribbean and Pacific waters, killing dozens without evidence they were trafficking drugs.
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fromJezebel
26 minutes ago

So We're Just Letting Donald Trump Greenlight Major Motion Pictures Now, Huh

Donald Trump is personally pushing for production of Rush Hour 4, using presidential influence to revive an 18-year-old action-comedy franchise.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 hour ago

The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas?

Restoring golden-age air travel requires practical changes—more space, better worker conditions, and modernized infrastructure—not merely dressing up passengers.
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fromIntelligencer
2 hours ago

Trump Is Fighting With Architect Over His Too-Big Ballroom

Trump plans a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that would dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion, raising capacity to 1,000 and costs above $300 million.
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fromFast Company
3 hours ago

15 high-cost drugs, including Ozempic, get major Medicare price reductions in latest negotiation round

Medicare has negotiated lower prices for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 hour ago

Dan Driscoll, Trump's latest hope for peace in Ukraine DW 11/26/2025

Dan Driscoll, 38, the US Secretary of the Army, has been assigned a key negotiator role in Trump's efforts to end the Russia–Ukraine war.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Trump Comically Explains His Much-Derided Peace Plan Was Only Concept' Of a Plan

REPORTER: So when it comes to ceding land to Russia, is that still on the table, or has that changed? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, they're talking about going land both ways and trying to clean up a border. You know, you can't go through the middle of a house. You can't get through the middle of the highway. So they're trying to work something. It's a complicated process. Doesn't go that quickly.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

FDNY's Robert Tucker Names Mamdani As 'Factor' In Resigning

Outgoing FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker resigned before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office citing ideological disagreements and his Jewish faith as contributing factors.
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fromNextgov.com
2 hours ago

Interior announces digital park passes alongside new, 'America-first' fee structure

Digital America the Beautiful park passes debut next year with new designs including Trump photos, and a new fee structure will raise international tourists' costs.
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 hours ago

Retirees face shortfalls despite 2026 Social Security increase

The mismatch stems from the way COLAs are calculated. Currently, the SSA bases annual increases on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), a measure designed around the spending habits of younger, urban workers. An alternative measure, the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) weights housing, health care and utilities more heavily and would have produced a 3.1% increase in 2026 instead of 2.8%, according to Investopedia.
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fromCity Limits
4 hours ago

Struggling to Afford Heating Bills? See If You Qualify For This NYS Discount

New York awaits $400 million in federal funding to open HEAP while promoting the EAP monthly utility discount for low-income households, expanding eligibility in 2026.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago
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International tourists will have to pay $100 more to visit American national parks under 'America-first entry fee policies' | Fortune

fromFortune
3 hours ago
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International tourists will have to pay $100 more to visit American national parks under 'America-first entry fee policies' | Fortune

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fromIntelligencer
3 hours ago

Trump Refutes Health-Decline Story by Calling Reporter 'Ugly'

Donald Trump's visible aging and presidential schedule show later starts, fewer public appearances, and shorter workdays compared with his first term.
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fromAbove the Law
1 hour ago

Senator And Wife Sued For Over $5M In Unpaid Taxes And Agree To Pay Hours Later - Above the Law

Jim Justice and his wife agreed to pay over $5 million in back income taxes following a DOJ lawsuit tied to a 2009 coal sale.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

I can't afford heating overnight - Reeves' Budget doesn't go far enough'

A pension increase and energy-levy changes still leave many pensioners unable to afford heating, forcing harmful cost-cutting.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago

Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports | Fortune

Kevin Hassett has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Jerome Powell, with White House interviews narrowing five finalists and a likely nomination by Christmas.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Trump Rages at Animal' Who Shot National Guard Members: Will Pay a Very Steep Price'

President Trump called the suspect 'the animal,' said two National Guardsmen were critically wounded and the suspect severely wounded, and the White House locked down.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 hours ago

Harry and Meghan serve food to the hungry in Los Angeles ahead of Thanksgiving

The Independent provides on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism on issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech funded by reader donations.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago

Families struggle to catch up after the shutdown hit SNAP, with some hitting up food banks and skipping Thanksgiving | Fortune

The 43-day federal shutdown disrupted paychecks and food aid, leaving many families reliant on SNAP and food banks and facing lingering economic stress at Thanksgiving.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
7 hours ago

Women over 60 can boost their health by using sex toys, study says

Women aged 60 and older who frequently use sex toys during masturbation report higher orgasm frequency, which may be linked to improved cognitive function and better health.
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from24/7 Wall St.
46 minutes ago

Is the IRS Sitting on Your Money? The Overlooked Refunds Most People Miss

Millions of Americans leave unclaimed tax refunds with the IRS; taxpayers should check and claim owed refunds before the IRS's limited three-year holding period expires.
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fromAxios
12 hours ago

Supreme Court poised to reshape next 3 election cycles

The Supreme Court will decide whether Texas' mid‑cycle GOP-drawn map stands and how redistricting and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act will affect minority representation.
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fromThe Atlantic
9 hours ago

'I'd Rather My House Not Get Firebombed'

Republican opponents of a Trump-backed Indiana redistricting plan have faced swatting, bomb threats, harassment, and intimidation aimed at pressuring their support.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Departing Marjorie Taylor Greene the canary in the coal mine' for Republicans, says former House speaker US politics live

Kevin McCarthy warned Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt resignation signals potential broader GOP trouble as an above-average number of House Republicans plan to retire.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
8 hours ago

Bill O'Reilly Warns GOP He's Going to Be 'Ruthless' to Them

Republicans must present concrete plans to reduce costs—especially healthcare and insurance—to address widespread affordability concerns and retain control of Congress.
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fromPortland Mercury
19 hours ago

Oregon to Feds: Rein in Your Officers or We'll Prosecute

Oregon prosecutors demand federal officers stop unlawful, excessive force against protesters, immigrants, and local police and warn state law applies.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

Laura Ingraham Warns Republicans About 2026: The Midterms Right Now Look Ugly'

Republicans face a precarious outlook for next year's midterm elections after Democrats scored multiple off-year victories and advanced redistricting initiatives.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

Aghast Erin Burnett Reacts To Chilling Voicemails Left for Congressman Trump Attacked: Incredible'

President Trump called six Democratic lawmakers seditious on Truth Social, prompting violent threats against them, increased security, and an FBI investigation.
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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
21 hours ago

House Republicans investigating Berkeley Unified for alleged antisemitism

The congressional committee's letter concerns old antisemitism allegations against Berkeley Unified that the district says were addressed about 18 months earlier.
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
7 hours ago

Lawmakers give a thumbs down on expanding offshore drilling in California

Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, called on his colleagues in Congress to pass legislation he has introduced that would prevent new leasing for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in federal waters along the Southern California coast, from San Diego to the northern border of San Luis Obispo County. We're going to continue to fight this legislatively and legally, and from a communications perspective and any other tools that we've got in the toolkit, Levin said.
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fromLos Angeles Times
11 hours ago

Californians sharply divided along partisan lines about immigration raids, poll finds

California voters are sharply divided by party on immigration raids: most Democrats oppose reducing undocumented immigration or mass deportation, while most Republicans support enforcement.
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fromThe Mercury News
22 hours ago

Letters: Walnut Creek bike path plan doesn't enhance safety

Local decisions misallocate highway safety funds, create a redundant bike path risking traffic safety, and face criticism for opposing a pro‑human‑rights ethical investment policy.
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