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2 hours ago
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Tributes pour in for Rep. Doug LaMalfa of Northern California, whose sudden death further narrows GOP hold on Congress

Congressman Doug LaMalfa, a Butte County Republican and MAGA ally, died suddenly, narrowing the GOP House majority to a precarious 218-213.
fromThe Mercury News
2 hours ago
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Tributes pour in for Rep. Doug LaMalfa of Northern California, whose sudden death further narrows GOP hold on Congress

Doug LaMalfa, a 65-year-old Republican congressman from California's 1st District, died suddenly, leaving the GOP with a narrow House majority.
fromThe Mercury News
2 hours ago
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Tributes pour in for Rep. Doug LaMalfa of Northern California, whose sudden death further narrows GOP hold on Congress

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fromFortune
51 minutes ago

Minnesota fraud scandal gives Trump cover to withhold funding for kids in 5 Democratic-led states | Fortune

HHS is withholding federal child and family assistance funds from five Democratic-led states pending extra documentation amid alleged improper benefit payments to ineligible individuals.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Democrats can win back the White House in 2028. Here's how | Colin Seeberger

Democrats should prioritize affordability, broaden cultural appeal, and reconnect with disaffected voters by centering policies on voters' preferences rather than elite interests.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Nancy Mace: GOP Hasn't 'Done Enough' to Keep House Majority

Well, no, I'm actually not, Mace said. I feel like we could do a lot more. We don't have a lot of time to, I believe, implement all of Donald Trump's agenda. Republican primaries start in March Texas is one of the earliest states. And I don't believe we've done enough.
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fromTheregister
2 hours ago

Virginia's datacenter tax breaks cost state $1.6B in 2025

The US state of Virginia forfeited $1.6 billion in tax revenue through datacenter exemptions in fiscal 2025 - up 118 percent on the prior year - as the AI-driven construction boom accelerates. Good Jobs First, a nonprofit promoting corporate and government accountability, warns these incentives have become essentially automatic. Virginia's qualification threshold requires just $150 million in capital investment and 50 new jobs, which is modest compared to the billions spent on today's hyperscale facilities. The exemptions cover retail sales and use taxes on computer equipment, software, and hardware purchases.
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fromFortune
4 hours ago

What CEOs need to know about the new 'Donroe' doctrine | Fortune

The United States is asserting a force-based 'Trump Corollary' to secure Western Hemisphere oil, gas, and critical minerals for national security, risking geopolitical backlash.
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fromStreetsblog
16 hours ago

Open Session: What We Need to See From Albany in 2026 - Streetsblog Empire State

New York must expand safe pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure and make public transit more affordable statewide, including fast, free buses.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 hours ago

The Attempt to Silence Veterans

Effort to demote Mark Kelly is legally baseless and appears aimed at chilling speech by service members critical of Trump.
fromwww.esquire.com
2 hours ago

Oh, Good, There's Another Casualty in the Conservative War on Public Media

The vote formalized plans announced last year to wind down operations [for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting] after lawmakers voted to strip more than $500 million in annual funding from the organization. Executives have been emptying the corporation's coffers in recent months by making grants to public media organizations. After the federal funding ended, executives at the corporation discussed putting the organization into hibernation, keeping it alive in case Congress eventually voted to restore its federal appropriation.
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1 hour ago

Pete Buttigieg slams the administration's turn towards imperialism as "ideological bulls**t" - LGBTQ Nation

"We live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else," Miller said. "But we live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power." "These are the iron laws of the world that existed since the beginning of time."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Muller

Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine and pursued interventionist, mafia-state practices that align state power with private oil interests, oligarchic control, and territorial ambitions.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 hours ago

Trump targets funding for child care and hospitals, local dollars fill gaps

Bay Area counties are using local ballot measures and sales taxes to replace shrinking federal funding for education, child care, and health services.
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fromWIRED
13 minutes ago

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon's Influencer Press Corps-and It's Failing

Pentagon replaced mainstream military reporters with right-wing influencers who enforce loyalty and align with Trumpism instead of reporting on operations.
fromTESLARATI
4 hours ago

Elon Musk's xAI closes upsized $20B Series E funding round

However, Musk, back in Trump's good graces, stands to get some assistance for Tesla from the White House moving forward, especially as he and the President are back to being friends and allies. Reduced Scrutiny from a Regulatory Standpoint Tesla has been the subject of several National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) probes, including ones that dive into Autopilot and Full Self-Driving and incidents involving the two. Trump has already initiated a more relaxed environment for autonomous vehicle oversight.
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fromFortune
4 hours ago
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Trump's Venezuela plan just got a whole lot more expensive, as he says U.S. could reimburse 'tremendous' sums to oil companies building infrastructure | Fortune

fromFortune
4 hours ago
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Trump's Venezuela plan just got a whole lot more expensive, as he says U.S. could reimburse 'tremendous' sums to oil companies building infrastructure | Fortune

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fromThe Atlantic
3 hours ago

A Trump Loyalist on the Verge of Immense Economic Power

Kevin Hassett is a leading candidate for Federal Reserve chair, raising concern he could weaken Fed independence and increase presidential control of economic policy.
fromFortune
51 minutes ago

'We do pranks and stuff like that': Craigslist ad that sought 20 child actors for Minnesota daycare centers taken down after fueling fake news | Fortune

BREAKING - A Craigslist ad seeking child actors for a daycare in Minneapolis' Hennepin County has been discovered, with the poster requesting 20 children to act as clients while the state observes them to determine whether it's a legitimate daycare,
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fromPoynter
3 hours ago

Five years after Jan. 6, the fight over truth is still unfolding - Poynter

The Jan. 6, 2021 attack marked a turning point that enabled a more lawless, unaccountable political era culminating in Trump's 2024 return.
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fromwww.amny.com
4 hours ago

Editorial | Teaching the facts about Jan. 6 to New York children amNewYork

The Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack was a violent, lie-fueled insurrection that must be taught accurately to protect democracy.
fromwww.mediaite.com
45 minutes ago

We See What He's Doing': Conservative Jews Torch JD Vance Over Anti-Semitism Answer

I think that we need to reject all forms of ethnic hatred, whether it's anti-Semitism, anti-Black hatred, anti-white hatred. And I think it's one of the great things about the conservative coalition is that we are, I think, fundamentally rooted in the Christian principles that founded the United States of America. And one of those very important principles is that you judge people as individuals. Every person is made in the image of God.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
16 hours ago

Sadness and thanks to supporters: Oregon public media respond to end of Corporation for Public Broadcasting * Oregon ArtsWatch

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was dissolved after federal defunding, forcing public radio and TV stations to raise emergency funds to cover budget shortfalls.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 hours ago

Pensioners missing out on 1,300 payment they don't know they're entitled to

Three-quarters of eligible pensioner homeowners fail to claim government payouts, leaving many low-income pensioners missing an average of 1,339 annually.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
25 minutes ago

Footage shows US seizing another tanker 'near the Caribbean' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

US Coast Guard tactical teams worked closely with its counterparts at the Departments of War, Department of Justice and State and used their specialized expertise to conduct these operations and conduct two safe, effective boardings within hours of each other. One of these tankers, Motor Tanker Bella I, has been trying to evade the Coast Guard for weeks, even changing its flag and painting a new name on the hull while being pursued, in a desperate and failed attempt to escape justice.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
52 minutes ago

Trump Tells NFL Teams 'HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH' After His Firing

President Donald Trump is opining on some shocking news out of the NFL giving his complete and total endorsement to a surprising new coaching free agent. In a post to Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump spoke out in support of fired Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh who reportedly has no shortage of suitors after the Ravens dismissed him following an 18-year run with the team. HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST. Trump wrote. HE, AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!
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fromBusiness Insider
1 hour ago

Warren Buffett's Chevron bet stands to gain if the US delivers a Venezuelan oil boom

Berkshire Hathaway could benefit from a U.S. push to revive Venezuelan oil due to its roughly 6% stake in Chevron, the only U.S. major there.
fromThe Atlantic
2 hours ago

Foolery, Foppery, and Finery

These "levees," as they were called, were not loose occasions. Washington stood by the fireplace in a dining room cleared of its chairs. Dressed in a black velvet suit, hair powdered, hat in hand, he greeted guests with a formal bow. Handshakes, familiar and egalitarian, were prohibited. Conversation was sparse. The president, per Alexander Hamilton's instructions, might talk "cursorily on indifferent subjects," but nothing more.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
23 minutes ago

Trump Nukes NATO, Claims Russia Would Have ALL OF UKRAINE' Without Him

U.S. leadership is essential to NATO's effectiveness; NATO allies were pressured to raise defense spending and U.S. deterrence prevented Russia from seizing all of Ukraine.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Conan O'Brien Knocks Anger-Obsessed 'F Trump' Comedians

Some comics go the route of I'm going to just say F Trump' all the time or that's their comedy. And I think well now, a little bit, you're being co-opted because you're so angry. You've been lulled. It's like a siren leading you into the rocks. You've been lulled into just saying F Trump. F Trump. F Trump. Screw this guy.' And I think you've now put down your best weapon, which is being funny, and you've exchanged it for anger.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 hours ago

King Charles' charity to open luxury' new wedding venue

The Independent provides free, donation-supported journalism across political lines and the King's Foundation will open a 200-guest King's Hall at Dumfries House in 2027.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

They've Got a Real Problem': Massie Says Trump Officials Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over Epstein Files

Trump administration officials, including Pam Bondi, could face criminal prosecution for failing to fully release unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, and contempt referrals may persist.
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fromwww.npr.org
6 hours ago

Pro-Trump influencers take a victory lap amid fallout from viral video alleging fraud

A viral video alleging Somali-run daycare fraud triggered federal funding freezes, a large immigration enforcement deployment in Minnesota, and political fallout for Governor Tim Walz.
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fromAxios
15 hours ago

Trump puts Mike Johnson in a bind on health care

Trump urged House Republicans to soften Hyde Amendment demands to make health care a GOP issue and facilitate passage of ACA tax credit extensions.
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fromThe New Yorker
5 hours ago

ICE's New-Age Propaganda

The White House used meme-style videos with pop music to promote ICE deportation recruitment, framing raids as heroic and targeting younger audiences.
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fromAxios
14 hours ago

5 Democratic-run states are told that their child care funds have been frozen

HHS's Administration for Children and Families suspended $10 billion in federal funds to multiple states pending reviews of alleged systemic fraud and requested recipient data.
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fromwww.dw.com
12 hours ago

Trump admin cuts federal funding for child care in 5 states DW 01/07/2026

Trump administration will withhold federal child care and social services funds from five Democratic-led states over alleged fraud, requiring extra documentation to access the funds.
fromwww.dw.com
12 hours ago

Trump admin cuts federal funding for childcare in 5 states DW 01/07/2026

The freeze applies to the "Child Care and Development Fund" worth $2.4 billion (2.2 billion), the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" worth $7.35 billion and the "Social Services Block Grant" worth $869 million. HHS said it had notified the five states and that they would require extra documentation to access the funds. The New York Post was the first to report the funding freeze for certain social services on Monday, citing unnamed federal officials that expressed "concerns that the benefits were fraudulently funneled to non-citizens."
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fromThe Mercury News
15 hours ago

Letters: Congress should impeach Trump to reassert its authority

Congress must impeach the president to reassert constitutional authority and deter unlawful unilateral military actions.
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fromThe Atlantic
5 hours ago

The Accelerant

Stephen Miller runs aggressive daily conference calls enforcing mass-deportation goals, demanding high arrests, staffing, and detention targets while shaming and coercing officials.
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fromAxios
19 hours ago

"Put up or shut up now": Walz unleashed after announcing political exit

Walz vowed to keep fighting until the end, blamed the White House for pressure, criticized fraud handling, and vowed to aggressively target GOP rivals.
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fromJezebel
6 hours ago

Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Women Have a 'Fundamental Right' to Abortion

Wyoming Supreme Court struck down two abortion bans, ruling abortion is a fundamental health care decision protected by the state constitution.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago

Dr. Oz Reveals He Recently' Learned About Law Passed in 1993 Before Inaccurately Explaining It

Enrolling someone in Medicaid does not automatically register them to vote; voter registration requires a separate action under the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.
fromLos Angeles Times
14 hours ago

House committee report questions distribution of FireAid's $100 million for L.A. wildfire relief

The investigation - led by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) under committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) - began in August when Kiley "sent a letter to FireAid requesting a detailed breakdown of all non-profits that received money from FireAid." Kiley expressed concern that the money had gone toward local nonprofits rather than as more direct aid to affected residents. FireAid promptly released a comprehensive document detailing its fundraising and grant dispersals.
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fromThe New Yorker
16 hours ago

The Fallout from the Capture of Nicolas Maduro

Trump's 'America First' peace rhetoric contrasts with expanding foreign military actions, revealing MAGA hawks' influence and Vice President Vance's cautious political positioning.
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fromBusiness Insider
6 hours ago

These Marine commanders were supposed to guide recruiters. The pressure broke them, too.

Pandemic-era recruiting pressure and strained conditions led to abuse, rule-breaking, and the firing of several Marine recruiting commanders.
fromSlate Magazine
5 hours ago

Lindsey Graham's Decade of Self-Debasement Seems to Finally Be Paying Off

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has a hard-earned skip in his step. After nearly a decade of obsequious, showy servility to the president he once warned would be the death knell of the Republican Party, Graham is getting what he wants: an interventionist Republican president merrily drawing up a list of baddies to take down, starting with captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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fromTESLARATI
10 hours ago

Elon Musk's Biggest Revelations on AI, Robots, and the Future of Work from the Moonshots Podcast

Elon Musk and Donald Trump reconciled, leading to potential regulatory relief and government support for Tesla, particularly easing autonomous-vehicle oversight.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

David Spade thinks George Clooney will get less political after bailing' for France

George Clooney and his family obtained French citizenship, prompting speculation he may disengage from American politics while The Independent seeks donations to support on-the-ground journalism.
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fromLos Angeles Times
5 hours ago

Palisades fire report was sent to mayor's office for 'refinements,' Fire Commission president says

The mayor's office requested refinements to the LAFD after-action report on the Palisades fire, prompting concerns about edits that softened criticism and obscured failures.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
22 hours ago

Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

AI image generators like Grok are producing sexualized, non-consensual deepfakes of women and children, prompting global regulatory backlash and investigations.
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