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National Guard troop shot near White House has died Trump DW 11/28/2025

One of the two National Guard members who was shot near the White House has died, US President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump praised Specialist Sarah B., 20, as a "highly respected, young, magnificent person." The other Guard member, identified as Staff Sergeant Andrew W., 24, was "fighting for his life. He's in very bad shape," Trump said as he addressed the US troops to mark the Thanksgiving holiday.
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23 hours ago
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James Comer Says Shooting of National Guard Members in D.C. Shows We Do Need More National Guard Troops in Washington'

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fromTruthout
7 hours ago

Civil Rights and Immigrant Advocates Slam Trump's Response to DC Shooting

President Donald Trump deployed additional National Guard troops to Washington, DC and pledged a crackdown on Afghan immigrants after two guard members were shot.
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fromThe Atlantic
9 hours ago

A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.

Performative National Guard deployments to D.C. endangered troops, lacked law-enforcement training, and served political aims rather than addressing security needs.
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23 hours ago
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James Comer Says Shooting of National Guard Members in D.C. Shows We Do Need More National Guard Troops in Washington'

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fromSCSJ
1 day ago

Federal Judges Allow Map to Stand Despite Harms to Black Voters

A federal judges panel denied a preliminary injunction, allowing North Carolina's new congressional map altering Districts 1 and 3 and disproportionately affecting Black voters to stand.
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fromKqed
2 days ago

Immigration Lawyers Organize In Effort To Free Clients | KQED

Local governments seek control over battery energy storage siting while immigration lawyers learn habeas filings through informal networks and workshops.
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fromAxios
9 hours ago
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Republicans seek severe immigration crackdown over D.C. shooting: "Deport them all. Now."

Lawmakers and the president demand stricter scrutiny and immigration curbs for Afghan entrants following a targeted shooting near the White House.
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21 hours ago
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Trump Rails Against Somali Immigrants After Afghan National Arrested in D.C. Shooting: Ripping off Our Country'

Somali immigrants were vilified and blamed for security and economic harms following an alleged shooting by an Afghan national who entered under Operation Allies Welcome.
fromAxios
9 hours ago
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Republicans seek severe immigration crackdown over D.C. shooting: "Deport them all. Now."

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fromAdvocate.com
6 hours ago

Who's running for Nancy Pelosi's House seat? Here are 3 Democrats who could replace her in Congress

Nancy Pelosi will retire after 2027, opening a safe Democratic San Francisco seat with contenders like Scott Wiener advocating pro-LGBTQ+ policies.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
17 hours ago

Federal judge orders SF ICE building to improve 'inhumane' conditions immediately

A Ninth Circuit ordered the Department of Justice to improve conditions inside the ICE holding cells at 630 Sansome in San Francisco effective immediately.
#snap
fromPortland Mercury
1 day ago
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Oregon Sues Trump's USDA Over Yanked SNAP Benefits for Refugees

US states sued the USDA, alleging October 31 guidance unlawfully stripped SNAP benefits from eligible lawful residents, refugees, and asylum seekers.
fromThe Nation
14 hours ago
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For Voters in Kentucky, Trump Is Losing His Luster

Government shutdown and SNAP rollbacks exposed Donald Trump’s unfulfilled promises and intensified hunger in Martin County, reducing trust among its residents.
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fromMission Local
1 day ago

D4 Sqid Games: Supe selection process is weird, game show-like - and bad politics

San Francisco's process to replace a District 4 supervisor was secretive, marketing-driven, poorly vetted, and produced embarrassing candidate revelations and quick reversals.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
5 hours ago

Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization

The order of social media posts significantly changes users' polarization and animosity toward opposing ideological groups.
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fromSlate Magazine
15 hours ago

MAGA Factions Fracture as Leaders Excuse the Inexcusable

A mounting pattern of DOJ falsehoods under oath, high-profile legal errors, cordial White House interactions, and GOP infighting signal eroding government credibility and a fracturing MAGA movement.
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7 hours ago

Trump Ally Laura Loomer Roundly Mocked for Post-Shooting Reaction: Literally, Anti-American'

Trump ally Laura Loomer sparked a wave of condemnation on Wednesday night after she posted on social media that she wants a king. Following the horrific shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House on Wednesday afternoon, Loomer wrote, That's it. I want a King. Loomer, a former two-time GOP congressional candidate, has long been closely aligned with President Donald Trump and, in his second term, has taken it upon herself to unmask Trump officials she views as insufficiently loyal to MAGA.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Claudia Tenney: Guard Shooting Result of Democrat Rhetoric

Rep. Claudia Tenney blamed Democratic rhetoric and calls to 'defund' policing for the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C.
fromAdvocate.com
11 hours ago

How a united message of 'Tax the Rich' could make life more affordable, and win elections

Despite recent wins by individual Democratic candidates in elections that focused on the issue of affordability, the Democratic Party is still in trouble. And it's not just the current state of Republican control of the White House and Congress, but also a supermajority of conservatives on the Supreme Court, seemingly hellbent on overturning hard-fought liberties and the Constitution itself. While the Republicans, led by President Trump, are outright denying that prices from food to healthcare continue to rise,
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fromwww.dw.com
8 hours ago

Can US health care solve its cost crisis by copying Europe? DW 11/27/2025

US health care spending per capita is the highest in the world, driving political conflict over ACA subsidy extensions and contributing to public dissatisfaction with leadership.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
8 hours ago

Pirro Scoffs at Question on National Guard in DC: We Oughta Kiss the Ground and Thank God' Trump Sent Troops In

President Trump deployed National Guard to Washington, D.C.; officials praised the deployment after two Guardsmen were wounded by an Afghan national in the country illegally.
fromThe Atlantic
22 hours ago

A Tragic Shooting in D.C.

This afternoon, blocks from the White House, a man sneaked up on two West Virginia National Guardsmen and shot them in the head with a handgun. Both soldiers are reportedly in critical condition. A motive has not been determined, but a recent Afghan immigrant named Rahmanullah Lakanwal is in custody, according to CBS News. Early photos of the suspect show a burly, bearded man being wheeled almost naked into an ambulance.
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1 hour ago

Nancy Mace Calls for Execution of DC Shooting Suspect in Fox News Interview: Put this terrorist down!'

Rep. Nancy Mace demanded the execution of the Afghan suspect and blamed Biden-era evacuation and vetting failures for the ambush of two National Guard members.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
20 hours ago

James McCrery II Argued With Trump on Ballroom Size: Report

President Trump is building a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that architects warn may dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
7 hours ago

How Dare You!' Stephen A Smith Scorches Mark Kelly Over Refuse Illegal Orders' Video

Stephen A. Smith fiercely criticized Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military members to refuse illegal orders, arguing service members must not be told to question the commander-in-chief.
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fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Day Around the Bay: National Guard Members Shot, Critically Wounded In DC

HUD funding shifts threaten supportive housing tenants; DC National Guard shootings and deployment, local retail controversy, and a deadly Hong Kong high‑rise fire also reported.
fromAxios
8 hours ago

National Guard members shot in D.C. identified but motive still unknown

The 29-year-old suspect was identified as an Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA and other U.S. agencies. He, too, remains in a local hospital under heavy surveillance after being shot by another Guard member, Pirro confirmed. She said the likely charges for the attack are three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
12 hours ago

Newsom sues Trump administration to halt homeless housing funding cuts

California is suing to stop federal reallocation of homelessness funds from permanent housing to short-term programs, which could remove $250–$300 million and displace thousands.
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fromThe Mercury News
12 hours ago

Newsom sues Trump administration to halt homeless housing funding cuts

California is suing the federal government to block HUD's plan to redirect homelessness funding from permanent housing, a change that could cut $250–300 million statewide.
from24/7 Wall St.
11 hours ago

This State Is the Beating Heart of the US Military

Headquartered at the Pentagon, the Department of Defense employs nearly 2.6 million people and has an annual budget of more than $870 billion, making it the largest, and one of the best funded agencies in the federal government. Thousands of DOD employees, including both civilians and active-duty service members, are stationed in each of the 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C.
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9 hours ago
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What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program linked to the D.C. shooting suspect?

fromAxios
9 hours ago
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What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program linked to the D.C. shooting suspect?

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fromThe Nation
14 hours ago

Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?

US missile defense is unreliable, massively expensive, and unproven under realistic conditions, leaving national security dependent on a fragile, untested system.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms

The suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed. The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Gavin Newsom Wields Drudge Thanksgiving Homepage for Trump GOLDEN ERA' Swipe

Thanksgiving meal prices rose, turkey costs up 24%, consumer confidence fell, and Democrats blamed tariffs and trade fights for worsening inflation.
fromwww.mediaite.com
23 hours ago

Good Riddance Monkey': Nick Fuentes Turns On Marjorie Taylor Greene For Acting Like a Typical Feminist B*tch'

F*ck you in the sweetest most southern drawl I can enunciate, Greene ranted. I have been trying tell all you men' that our kitchen pantry is empty with spider webs, our house has been ransacked, the windows and doors are broken and busted, and the greedy rich bastards have twisted your minds into a sick state. She added, Get off your ass and fix your own damn food and clean up the kitchen when you're done.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
15 hours ago

US Halts Afghan Immigration Requests After D.C. Shooting

The suspect, who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire before he was arrested by other National Guard troops, has been identified by the Department of Homeland Security as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. US President Donald Trump, who was at his resort in Florida to celebrate Thanksgiving at the time of the attack, released a prerecorded video statement on his Truth Social media account later on November 26 calling the shooting "an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Partisan X posts boost political polarisation among users, research finds

Algorithmic tone shifts in X feeds can raise political affective polarization within a week to levels previously taking years.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Israel is now at the centre of a Republican civil war

When Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right Georgia congresswoman who rose to prominence as one of his most loyal allies, on November 15, many dismissed it as just another episode of political theatre. But the moment marks something far more significant than a personal falling-out. It reveals a deepening civil war inside the Republican Party over who will lead the conservative movement after Trump, and over what America First should really mean.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
10 hours ago

Tiffany Cross Rips Media On CNN After 'Ugly' Trump Attack

Tonight, President Trump lashing out after The New York Times produced a detailed data-driven report and talking about how he may be showing some signs of aging. In that report, the Times writes, Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, noting that he also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to, and that most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 P.M. on average.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 hours ago

South Park Rips Into F*cking Douche' Pete Hegseth In Wild Clip Set to the Tune of Danger Zone' From Top Gun'

The mocking tune was part of South Park's Thanksgiving-themed episode, which aired on Wednesday night on Comedy Central. President Donald Trump, in the episode, sends Hegseth to town to rescue Peter Thiel, who was locked up in the previous episode. Hegseth is portrayed as a macho kook who is fixated on posting content to social media. Pete Hegseth is a f*cking douche, the song goes. Acting like a tough guy, posting it around the world. Making lots of content like a little teen-age-rrr.
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fromAxios
10 hours ago

Suspect in National Guard shooting near White House had helped CIA

Trump said in an address last night from Florida, where he's spending Thanksgiving weekend, that the suspect "was flown in by the Biden administration in September 2021, on those infamous [ Operation Allies Welcome] flights." Trump added: "[W]e will not be deterred from the mission the [wounded] service members were so nobly fulfilling. ... I have directed the Department of War to mobilize an additional 500 troops to help protect our capital city."
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fromAxios
22 hours ago

Trump: National Guard shooting an "act of terror" by Afghan "flown in by the Biden admin"

The Department of Homeland Security has determined that the suspect was "flown in by the Biden administration in September 2021" and "his status was extended under legislation signed by President Biden." Zoom in: Trump said the attack "underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation," pointing to millions of immigrants in the U.S. whom he said were "unknown and unvetted."
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
13 hours ago

Children's football coach removed from role after drugs menu' posted in group chat

Funding preserves accessible journalism across political spectra and supports reporters covering key US issues; Belfast youth club dismissed coach after drugs-menu image circulated.
#thanksgiving
fromwww.npr.org
6 hours ago

National Guard shooting suspect served in CIA counterterrorism unit, group says

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, previously served in one of Afghanistan's elite counterterrorism units, according to AfghanEvac, a nonprofit run by U.S. veterans and others who served in Afghanistan. The unit was operated by the CIA with direct U.S. intelligence and military support, according to AfghanEvac. Lakanwal's unit, NDS-03, operated at the direction of the CIA and fought the Taliban on behalf of the U.S. government, the group said.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
13 hours ago

Zohran Mamdani is re-writing the political rules around support for Israel | Kenneth Roth

Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral victory breaks the taboo against criticizing Israel and shows Jewish voters can support candidates who denounce Israeli government actions.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

National Guard Shooting Suspect Believed to Be Afghan National: Report

An Afghan national allegedly shot and wounded two National Guard soldiers near the White House; the suspect was also shot and hospitalized.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
13 hours ago

Trump intervenes in Honduras elections to support the conservative candidate

Donald Trump endorsed conservative Nasry Tito Asfura in Honduras' tight presidential race, promoting cooperation against drug trafficking and denouncing leftist opponents as communists.
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13 hours ago

Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, , who once likened gender-affirming care to 'mutilation,' is currently undergoing... gender-affirming care. The 71-year-old Republican is reportedly taking hormone replacement therapy medication despite his repeated criticism of the medical treatment, which is an often life-saving way to affirm trans people's gender identity. Since becoming US health secretary in February, Kennedy has falsely framed gender-affirming care as a form of "chemical and surgical mutilation" while enacting policies pressuring major healthcare providers to cease trans healthcare services.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
11 hours ago

Mike Fanone Goes Off On 'Clown' Jake Tapper On Biden, Trump

No, I I I mean, people were telling me about that. I wasn't watching CNN at that point. But I mean it doesn't surprise me. You know, I I those guys like they're not Tapper's just kind of like a clown. I mean he he always struck me as you know he's kind of like a an opportunist. He's very much JD Vance-ish.
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#g20
fromFortune
10 hours ago
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Trump says South Africa is not welcome at the next G20 Summit in Miami-'and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them' | Fortune

fromFortune
10 hours ago
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Trump says South Africa is not welcome at the next G20 Summit in Miami-'and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them' | Fortune

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fromBusiness Insider
13 hours ago

Here are the billionaires and businesspeople Donald Trump has pardoned

President Trump issued over 1,600 acts of clemency in his second term, including many January 6 defendants, political supporters, and several notable businesspeople.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
13 hours ago

Five ways to spot fake Black Friday deals

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromTruthout
8 hours ago

The Right Wants to Write Indigenous People Out of US History. We Won't Let Them.

A new vision for the United States is being forced into place - one rooted not in liberty or justice, but in subjugation and the quiet normalization and acceptance of fascism. You can see it in the memes, the slogans, and the curated nostalgia flooding social media accounts aligned with the Trump administration. You can see it in the way frontier and 1950s iconographies have returned not as history but as aspiration.
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fromFortune
11 hours ago

Why Congress' refusal to act since 1993 is costing taxpayers over $40 billion a year | Fortune

Taxpayers subsidize trucking via general-fund transfers while rail privately pays for infrastructure, causing fiscal, safety, congestion, and environmental harms.
fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Seth Meyers Mocks Witkoff Call Leak by Suggesting Russians Buddy Up With Trump's New Bestie Instead

Bloomberg News published the transcript yesterday of a leaked phone call between special envoy Steve Witkoff and one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top aides, in which Witkoff appears to offer advice on how to flatter President Trump. If they want to know how to talk to Trump, they should ask Zohran, he jibed, rolling to a photo of Trump beaming at Mamdani during Friday's Oval Office presser.
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fromThe Atlantic
12 hours ago

Donald Trump's War on Christmas

President Donald Trump might not be ruining Christmas, but he's making it more expensive. American families are expected to spend $1 trillion on gifts and other goods this November and December, roughly 4 percent more than they spent last year. But they're paying more for everything-artificial trees, ornaments, toys, novelty sweaters. They have fewer options to choose from when they log on to Etsy and browse upscale boutiques.
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fromAxios
11 hours ago

Scoop: Inside the White House meeting that launched the new Ukraine peace talks

U.S. and Ukrainian officials narrowed a 28-point peace plan to 20 items and reached substantive agreement on 18 points.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

US appears to back plan to divide Gaza, rebuild Israeli-controlled side

A US-backed plan to create Alternative Safe Communities in Gaza risks permanently dividing the enclave and restricting reconstruction to Israeli-controlled areas.
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fromThe Atlantic
13 hours ago

Peace Through Bungling

The Trump administration’s Ukraine peace initiative combines corruption, personal and political calculations, and competing domestic factions rather than a simple betrayal of Ukraine.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
12 hours ago

Son of British couple detained in Iran criticises passive' UK government

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
15 hours ago

From oil and cooperation on drug trafficking to his own head: What could Maduro offer to appease Trump?

Only Maduro's public resignation would likely avert U.S. military intervention; other concessions like energy deals, drug cooperation, or deportations are unlikely to change U.S. demands.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

Trump reportedly urged Japan's PM to avoid further escalations in dispute with China

Donald Trump urged Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid further escalation with China over Taiwan to help preserve a fragile U.S.-China trade truce.
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