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2 hours ago

James Carville Hits Back at Fox Host's 'Smartest' Dem Pick

James Carville ridiculed Sen. John Fetterman after Kayleigh McEnany called Fetterman the Democrats' smartest, praising Gov. Josh Shapiro and criticizing party decisions.
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1 hour ago

Kristi Noem-Linked Firm Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

Homeland Security awarded over $200 million in emergency border ad contracts that funneled work to a Republican firm closely tied to Secretary Kristi Noem.
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1 hour ago

Preservationists Sue Trump To Stop His Latest Redecorating Project

Trump mused this week to Fox News Host Laura Ingraham about his plan to repaint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building completely white. So, you know it was always considered an ugly building, Trump said. But it's actually one of the most beautiful buildings ever built. Trump produced a mock-up of the building saying, Look at that. How beautiful that is with a coat of paint.
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18 hours ago
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Trump attacks 'lunatic' Marjorie Taylor Greene in unhinged rant as Epstein scandal tightens around him

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18 hours ago
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Trump attacks 'lunatic' Marjorie Taylor Greene in unhinged rant as Epstein scandal tightens around him

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fromFortune
3 hours ago
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DOJ takes up Trump's request to investigate his years of friendship with Jeffrey Epstein by targeting prominent Democrats | Fortune

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20 hours ago

House Republican Alleges Epstein Had Thousands of Hours of Tapes' of Bedrooms' and From Private Island

Jeffrey Epstein possessed thousands of hours of tapes capturing parties, bedrooms, and activity on his private island, plus thousands of released emails implicating individuals.
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4 hours ago

CNN Table Erupts As Toure Declares Trump Might Be a Pedophile' Anchor Steps In

CNN panelists erupted after Toure suggested President Donald Trump might be a pedophile, prompting anchor Kate Bolduan to intervene and emphasize there is no evidence.
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3 hours ago
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DOJ takes up Trump's request to investigate his years of friendship with Jeffrey Epstein by targeting prominent Democrats | Fortune

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1 hour ago

Stephanie Miller Gloats She Kicked Sean Hannity's A**' After She Made MAGA Lose Their Sh*t!'

Stephanie Miller publicly mocked Sean Hannity on his Fox show, joking about Epstein emails and provoking a fierce MAGA backlash after sharing a gag photo.
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1 hour ago

Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant for separate gun offense, releasing him from prison

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a second pardon to a Jan. 6 defendant who had remained behind bars despite the sweeping grant of clemency for Capitol rioters because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms. The decision is the latest example of Trump's willingness to use his constitutional authority to help supporters who once tried to keep him in power despite his loss to President Joe Biden in 2020.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 hours ago

Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant for separate gun offense, releasing him from prison

President Donald Trump issued a second pardon to a Jan. 6 defendant who had remained behind bars despite the sweeping grant of clemency for Capitol rioters because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms. The decision is the latest example of Trump's willingness to use his constitutional authority to help supporters who once tried to keep him in power despite his loss to President Joe Biden in 2020.
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47 minutes ago

WATCH: Chris Matthews Struggles to Turn Off Phone on MS NOW

Chris Matthews accidentally left his cell phone ringing and dropped off-air during a live appearance on Alex Witt Reports amid MS Now's rebrand.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 hours ago

Huntingdon train attack hero discharged from hospital as family make plea to public

Train crew member Samir Zitouni, seriously injured while shielding passengers during the Huntingdon stabbings, has been discharged from hospital but faces significant recovery.
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fromAxios
18 hours ago

3 roadblocks for the Senate's last-ditch health care negotiations

Senators pursue extending enhanced ACA tax credits, but House and White House resistance, GOP reform demands, fraud worries, income caps and Hyde amendment threaten deal.
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10 hours ago
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. Here's what you need to know

The 43-day federal shutdown ended with a funding bill that reopened government but failed to secure Democrats' health subsidy extensions while protecting SNAP and other programs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago
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Chuck Schumer should quit but would his imaginary friends agree? | Arwa Mahdawi

Senate Democrats triggered a 43-day government shutdown to pressure for extension of Obamacare marketplace tax credits but ultimately failed to secure a committed vote.
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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
15 hours ago

Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from immediately cutting UC funding or fining the system over alleged antisemitism or discrimination.
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9 hours ago

Kowitt: Home Depot can't ignore its ICE problem forever

There is no company in the U.S. that has become more closely associated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids than Home Depot Inc. In and around the retailer's parking lots, masked and armed ICE agents chase and tackle and detain the day laborers who gather there to look for work. Store employees who are upset by witnessing the grim scenes are allowed to go home for the day with pay a tacit acknowledgment by Home Depot that the raids are violent and traumatic to watch.
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fromFuturism
6 hours ago

Economist Warns That Trump's Investments in the Tech Industry Could Crash the Whole Economy

Trump-directed government purchases of Intel and potential investments in quantum firms risk crony capitalism, weaken innovation incentives, and could harm the U.S. economy.
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fromFlowingData
1 day ago

Threats to democracy in the Congressional Record

Mentions of 'democracy' in Congressional speeches have surged recently, increasingly framed as being under threat.
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fromABA Journal
4 days ago

Citing 'assault on the rule of law,' federal judge appointed by Reagan resigns so he can speak out

Senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf resigned, citing the Trump administration's assault on the rule of law and his need to speak publicly against it.
fromFortune
3 hours ago

Trump finally breaks with MAGA stalwart Marjorie Taylor Greene after flood of vicious criticism, labeling her 'wacky' | Fortune

President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene "'Wacky' Marjorie" and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year's midterms "if the right person runs." The dismissal of Greene - once the epitome of "Make America Great Again," sporting the signature red cap for President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address and acting as a go-between for Trump and other Capitol Hill Republicans
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fromThe Mercury News
8 hours ago

California secures $200 million in threatened pandemic recovery education funds

The Department of Education notified the state and 16 others in March that the Trump administration had rescinded access to millions in federal money earmarked to combat the pandemic's impact on students across the nation. The recovery funds had been previously approved and awarded to the states from the department and were supposed to be available until March 2026, but the Department of Education abruptly changed course, a lawsuit from the 17 impacted states alleged.
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fromTruthout
6 hours ago

Racial Profiling Is ICE's New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response.

Supreme Court decision enables ICE to racially profile, empowering raids targeting primarily Latino immigrant communities and exacerbating detentions without identification or due process.
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10 hours ago

GOP Can't Stop Touching Hot Stove of Obamacare Repeal

Democrats miscalculated by expecting Trump to force an extension of expiring Obamacare premium subsidies; his refusal left only a vague Senate vote and few protections for enrollees.
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fromLos Angeles Times
16 hours ago

Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism

A federal judge blocked the administration from imposing a $1.2-billion fine and extensive campus-change conditions on UCLA tied to federal grant eligibility.
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4 days ago

Perlmutter Tells SCOTUS Trump is Making 'An Inexcusable Mess' of Library of Congress Governance

The question here is not whether the Register of Copyrights or the Librarian of Congress has any functions that can be characterized as 'executive' for constitutional purposes; it is whether Congress decided to organize the Library as an 'Executive agency'.
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fromThe Atlantic
8 hours ago

Why Trump Gets Away With It

Erosion of democratic norms and institutional guardrails has weakened the peaceful transfer of power and curtailed public access to the White House.
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fromNextgov.com
20 hours ago

How government leaders can balance the pros and cons of data center development

Data center expansion requires balancing economic benefits, workforce opportunities, and tax incentive negotiation with environmental and community well-being to ensure equitable, sustainable development.
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fromFortune
4 hours ago

This Democratic election playbook made grocery stores a top affordability battleground - 'That's when it hurts most' | Fortune

Rising grocery and living costs drove suburban and exurban voters toward Democrats, enabling flips in competitive Virginia and New Jersey legislative and gubernatorial races.
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2 hours ago

Pam Bondi Replaces Her Embarrassing Reading Comprehension Failure with a 4A Violation - emptywheel

When Judge Cameron Currie surprised Pam Bondi's Counselor, Henry Whitaker, on Thursday with a question about whether DOJ believes Aileen Cannon wrongly dismissed Trump's stolen documents case, Whitaker claimed what distinguished Jack Smith from Lindsey Halligan is that Halligan is closely supervised. I do think that mostly what was driving Judge Cannon's decision in that case was sort of the unique and broad authority that the special counsel possessed sort of free of supervision, which, of course, is an element that we do not have here.
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fromSlate Magazine
6 hours ago

Why It Matters That Trump's DOJ Got Caught by a Judge Blatantly Lying-Again

A federal judge permanently enjoined the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying the National Guard to Portland, finding the government's claims not credible.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
16 hours ago

Chapter 11: Sowing distrust to gain power

Donald Trump's portrayal of institutions and elites as enemies fosters distrust, legitimizes his leadership, and accelerates democratic erosion.
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fromFortune
5 hours ago

Restoring America's manufacturing backbone through semiconductor leadership | Fortune

Rebuilding U.S. semiconductor manufacturing with combined supply- and demand-side policies is necessary to restore supply chain resilience and national technological leadership.
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fromBoston.com
6 hours ago

Cory Booker says Dems need to 'get back in the huddle' after blowing a big play

Sen. Cory Booker criticized the shutdown-compromise for sacrificing health care subsidies and called for unity and renewed effort to protect Affordable Care Act benefits.
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6 hours ago

Bat-Wielding Man Who Attacked Alina Habba Office Arrested

Suspect who destroyed U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's New Jersey office is in custody; authorities vow prosecution and prison time.
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fromLos Angeles Times
20 hours ago

Foul-mouthed, brash and savvy: What to know about ex-Newsom aide tangled in a corruption probe

Dana Williamson, a former high-ranking advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom, was arrested on charges of campaign fund diversion, falsified documents, and tax fraud.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Questions arise over strikingly similar signatures by Trump on recent pardons

The Justice Department replaced online pardons showing identical signatures with varied ones after scrutiny over strikingly similar copies of Trump's signature.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 hours ago

Goldberg: Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell being pampered in prison?

Ghislaine Maxwell receives significantly preferential treatment at a minimum-security prison, including custom meals, private visits, internet-enabled devices, exclusive recreation, and unlimited toilet paper.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
19 hours ago

Oakland appoints an interim police chief as it prepares to find a permanent hire

Oakland appointed longtime assistant police chief James Beere as interim chief while initiating a civilian-led search for a permanent police chief.
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fromBusiness Insider
9 hours ago

It's official: Members of Congress won't get a pay bump this year

Congressional salaries remain frozen at $174,000 for another year due to a funding-bill provision blocking cost-of-living adjustments.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Liberal Radio Star Roasts Trump Live On Fox News For Sleeping And Ranting About Magnets

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee dropped a bomb Wednesday morning with the release of emails that Epstein sent to accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff that directly referenced Trump. Republicans responded with a dump of tens of thousands more documents and emails, many with explosive revelations. The revelations dominated media coverage except at Fox News. Miller was a guest on Wednesday night's edition of Fox News Channel's Hannity, during which she tried to remedy that situation by blurting out a stream of Epstein patter over the host's objections laughing all the while.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles': why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates

A growing number of white Christian clergy and faith leaders are running as Democrats to connect the party with white working-class churchgoers.
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fromLos Angeles Times
9 hours ago

Commentary: Can opposing Trump's deportation machine help Catholic Church regain its moral mojo?

U.S. Catholic bishops condemned mass deportations, urged immigrant dignity and protection, with 216 bishops supporting advocacy and parish-level aid and legal assistance.
fromFortune
2 hours ago

Trump, who mocked Biden's use of autopen, caught posting identical signatures on pardons | Fortune

The replacements came after online commenters seized on striking similarities in the president's signature across a series of pardons dated Nov. 7, including those granted to former New York Mets player Darryl Strawberry, former Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada and former New York police sergeant Michael McMahon. In fact, the signatures on several pardons initially uploaded to the Justice Department's website were identical, two forensic document experts confirmed to The Associated Press.
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2 hours ago

Trump's postal chief says cuts have gone too far: 'we cannot cost-cut our way to prosperity' | Fortune

USPS must expand revenue by growing last-mile delivery partnerships, leveraging its universal delivery obligation, and offering fast retail-focused services to regain prominence.
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fromAxios
4 hours ago

Trump's all-in-one tariffs try to fund everything, fix everything

The Supreme Court appeared skeptical about the Trump administration's authority to impose reciprocal tariffs, a move that could undermine tariff revenue and related spending plans.
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16 hours ago

26 Federal Plaza: Inside New York's immigration hell

The woman's cries echo down the hallway, shattering the usual silence of a courtroom. Her four-year-old daughter joins in, beginning to cry in her father's arms as the family is surrounded by half a dozen masked agents. The only other sounds are the whispers of volunteers, who are quickly trying to identify the family about to be detained, and the cameras of journalists witnessing the scene. It's impossible to hear what the immigration officials are saying to the Venezuelan couple, as they are cornered.
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fromwww.npr.org
10 hours ago

More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear

Gun ownership in America is diversifying, with more liberals, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals acquiring firearms, especially after political events around 2024.
fromBuzzFeed
3 hours ago

These 3 MAGA Voters Are Going Viral For Complaining About Losing Their SNAP Benefits

On Nov. 1, over 40 million Americans who rely on SNAP food assistance to feed their families found themselves without, as President Donald Trump promised on Truth Social that SNAP will not be fully funded until the government reopens (and even this appears to have caveats). Obviously, the program does not discriminate based on party lines, so plenty of Trump supporters were among those impacted.
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20 hours ago

White House Scraps Rule Forcing Airlines to Pay Travelers For Delays

The Department of Transportation withdrew a proposed rule requiring airlines to compensate passengers for multi-hour domestic flight delays.
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from24/7 Wall St.
6 hours ago

2 Intriguing Stocks in the Portfolio of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal investment portfolio has recent strategic additions, including increased Amazon holdings, indicating potential strong performance in the coming year.
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fromSFGATE
19 hours ago

Trump admin ends policy requiring cash payouts for flight delays, cancellations

The Department of Transportation rescinded the Airline Passenger Rights policy, removing mandatory cash compensation for airline-controlled flight disruptions and emphasizing market-driven regulation.
fromThe Atlantic
8 hours ago

The Nick Fuentes Spiral

Fuentes has repeatedly praised Hitler, likened "organized Jewry" to a "transnational gang," said that women should be "subordinate" to their husband, and called Chicago "nigger hell." In our text exchange, I reminded him of a clip from 2019 in which he said Jim Crow "was better for them; it's better for us." "What that 10 seconds clip from 7 years ago that is clearly a joke?" he responded. "You think thats a fair characterization of my body of work?"
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show

Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein coordinated media and legal strategies to shield Epstein from scrutiny while promoting Bannon's right-wing political agenda.
fromFortune
2 hours ago

The day the crosswalk music died: Iconic Buddy Holly Glasses to be lifted from hometown crosswalk on Trump directive | Fortune

Fans of the Buddy Holly crosswalk in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses, will soon have to say goodbye to it. That'll be a day that will possibly make them cry. Lubbock City Council members said this week they have no choice but to remove it, to comply with a directive from the Trump administration and Republicans to rid the public roadways of any political messages or artwork.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
20 hours ago

Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices

President Donald Trump scrapped U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and many other commodities to combat high consumer prices and inflation.
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