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2 hours ago

Trump Claims to Know Where Iran's Sleeper Cells Are. Why Isn't He Arresting Them?

President Trump claimed federal authorities have identified and are monitoring Iranian operatives who entered the U.S. during Biden's presidency, but reporters failed to press him on this significant national security assertion.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Trump Dismisses GOP-Backed Housing Bill With Crude Comment

The legislation, from Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), aims to reduce restrictions around home buying. The bill is meant to make it easier to build and afford housing, including modernizing outdated government programs, lowering costs by removing unnecessary federal requirements, and increasing local flexibility over housing decisions.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
43 minutes ago

Ask and Ye Shall Receive': CNN's Scott Jennings Takes Victory Lap Over Paul Begala After Steak and Lobster' Brawl

The Pentagon's $22 million spending on lobster and steak in September was for deployed troops as morale meals, not for leadership personal consumption.
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fromInside Investigator
5 hours ago

Deepfake bill draws fire from broadcasters, free speech advocates

A bill restricting deepfake distribution 90 days before elections raises First Amendment concerns despite media exemptions and disclaimer requirements.
fromFortune
58 minutes ago

Anthropic just sued the Pentagon. The outcome could reshape the AI race with China | Fortune

Supposedly, Anthropic refused to give the Pentagon unrestricted access to Claude, its frontier AI model, the only one currently running on classified military networks. They wanted guarantees that there would be zero mass surveillance and no autonomous weapons without a human in the loop, making the final decisions of life or death. The Department of War's message was 'remove those restrictions or lose everything.'
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fromLGBTQ Nation
7 months ago

MAGA woman thrown off city council for posting about throwing gays off buildings & using n-word - LGBTQ Nation

Florida councilwoman Judi Fike sued her city after suspension for posting obscene, racist, and homophobic tweets spanning from 2015 onward, claiming the publication was a political attack.
fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028?

No one represents the emerging ideology of the Democratic Party better than AOC, and no one is better at articulating that vision in public, on social media, and in Congress. If we hope to build a successful movement for social democracy, at some point the Democrats must give their presidential nomination to someone who both believes in it and can sell it to the broader electorate.
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fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

Is AIPAC Doomed?

AIPAC prizes its reputation as a formidable adversary, of course, because it discourages anyone from questioning its agenda. But the scholars also gave credence to the idea of a nearly unbeatable pro-Israel lobby, claiming that AIPAC has a stranglehold on the U.S. Congress.
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fromReadWrite
3 hours ago

SEC and CFTC cooperation targets crypto and prediction markets

America's financial markets are the envy of the world because they scale and adapt to meet investor demands. Like our markets, the CFTC's and SEC's regulatory frameworks must also evolve and modernize to accommodate the needs of our market participants.
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fromFortune
58 minutes ago

Recession and stagflation risks are rising due to Iran conflict, as economist warns it's 'getting harder to argue disruption will be temporary' | Fortune

Oil prices exceed $100 per barrel amid escalating Middle East conflict, with analysts increasingly concerned about prolonged geopolitical tensions threatening economic stability.
fromemptywheel
17 minutes ago

Great Tactics Mean Nothing if You Have No Strategy - emptywheel

The conduct of War is, therefore, the formation and conduct of the fighting. If this fighting was a single act, there would be no necessity for any further subdivision, but the fight is composed of a greater or less number of single acts, complete in themselves, which we call combats, as we have shown in the first chapter of the first book, and which form new units.
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fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

How the Israeli Tail Wags the American Dog

US military action against Iran appears driven by Israeli government priorities rather than American security interests, despite official justifications.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Trump Told Tankers to Show Some Guts.' Then They Were Bombed.

Trump's assurances about Iran's neutralized military threat were contradicted within days by attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to surge and disrupting global energy markets.
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fromAxios
11 hours ago

UN panel accuses Trump of "racist hate speech" that it says sparked "human rights violations"

UN Committee on Racial Discrimination reports that racist hate speech by political leaders and intensified immigration crackdowns have caused grave human rights violations in the United States.
#immigration-enforcement
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fromSlate Magazine
5 hours ago

I Went to One of Trump's Mass Deportation Warehouses. It Was Eerie.

Trump's immigration enforcement has drastically increased ICE arrests, disproportionately targeting immigrants without criminal records, refugees, green-card holders, DACA recipients, and U.S. citizens, with record deaths in ICE custody.
fromBoston.com
20 hours ago
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ICE detains Marlborough 14-year-old, uses her as 'hostage' to target father, Rep. Trahan says

A 14-year-old Massachusetts girl with no criminal history was detained by federal immigration agents allegedly to coerce her father into turning himself in for deportation.
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fromSlate Magazine
5 hours ago

I Went to One of Trump's Mass Deportation Warehouses. It Was Eerie.

Trump's immigration enforcement has drastically increased ICE arrests, disproportionately targeting immigrants without criminal records, refugees, green-card holders, DACA recipients, and U.S. citizens, with record deaths in ICE custody.
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fromBoston.com
20 hours ago

ICE detains Marlborough 14-year-old, uses her as 'hostage' to target father, Rep. Trahan says

A 14-year-old Massachusetts girl with no criminal history was detained by federal immigration agents allegedly to coerce her father into turning himself in for deportation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Republicans add to pressure on Senate majority leader after Trump voter ID bill call US politics live

President Trump pressures Senate Majority Leader Thune to change filibuster rules to pass the Save America act, which would implement stricter voting requirements including citizenship documentation.
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fromAxios
13 hours ago

Axios Finish Line: A consensus Bill of Rights

Americans across political lines support limited government intervention in personal freedoms, secure borders with pathways for legal immigrants, reduced federal spending, and decreased government trust.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

Trump's war with Iran is angering some swing voters who want money spent at home

Trump voters in Michigan oppose military action in Iran and prioritize domestic economic concerns over foreign military spending.
fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Every Democrat in Colorado Legislature Signs Letter Urging Gov. Polis Not to Grant Clemency to Tina Peters

Prosecutors accused Peters, a staunch Trump supporter who served as the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, of allowing an unauthorized person later discovered to be affiliated with MyPillow founder and fellow election conspiracy monger Mike Lindell to access and tamper with the county election equipment, breaking into the voting machines under her supervision and copying data that was later leaked online.
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fromThe New Yorker
14 hours ago

The Kristi Noem Show Is Cancelled

Kristi Noem was removed as Secretary of Homeland Security following accusations of fiscal mismanagement and self-promotion during Trump's second term.
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fromwww.npr.org
15 hours ago

Epstein's longtime accountant testifies he was 'not aware' of sex offender's crimes

Jeffrey Epstein's accountant Richard Kahn testified he was unaware of Epstein's crimes while acknowledging he may have unknowingly assisted him, though Democrats argue his role was essential to the trafficking operation.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers shifts into higher gear

DACA recipients face potential loss of commercial driver's licenses under proposed Trump administration regulations that could remove approximately 200,000 immigrants from the trucking industry.
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fromAxios
15 hours ago

Thune eyes marathon sessions to ease MAGA anger over SAVE Act

Senate Republicans are attempting to advance voter ID legislation through amendments and debate, though they lack sufficient votes to pass the bill or change filibuster rules.
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fromThe New Yorker
4 hours ago

The Preschool Teacher Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a "Domestic Terrorist"

A U.S. citizen with a legal concealed-carry permit was shot by a Department of Homeland Security officer in Chicago during immigration enforcement operations, revealing patterns in DHS shootings and subsequent smear campaigns.
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fromPoynter
3 hours ago
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You won't believe why the Pentagon barred photographers from its briefings - Poynter

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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

The battle of Estefany Rodriguez, the journalist who covered immigration in Tennessee and ended up detained by ICE

Colombian journalist Estefany Rodriguez was detained by immigration agents in Tennessee; her legal team claims the arrest was retaliation for her ICE coverage rather than routine immigration enforcement.
fromPoynter
3 hours ago
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You won't believe why the Pentagon barred photographers from its briefings - Poynter

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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

The battle of Estefany Rodriguez, the journalist who covered immigration in Tennessee and ended up detained by ICE

Colombian journalist Estefany Rodriguez was detained by immigration agents in Tennessee; her legal team claims the arrest was retaliation for her ICE coverage rather than routine immigration enforcement.
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fromKTRH Local Houston and Texas News
5 hours ago

Leftist New York City Council Members Propose $30/Hr. Minimum Wage | NewsRadio 740 KTRH | KTRH Local Houston and Texas News

Proposed minimum wage increase to $30/hr by 2030 may reduce jobs and increase automation rather than improve worker outcomes, according to economist analysis.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 hours ago

Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Outdated intelligence from the Defense Intelligence Agency led the U.S. military to conduct a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, killing over 165 people, mostly children.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
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Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters day 12 with escalating strikes, internet blackouts across Iran, and Trump facing political backlash with only 36% approval for his war handling.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago
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No endgame': Why US Democrats say Iran war hearing has them worried

Democratic senators demand public hearings on US military conflict with Iran, citing lack of clear White House explanation regarding objectives, timeline, and strategy.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters day 12 with escalating strikes, internet blackouts across Iran, and Trump facing political backlash with only 36% approval for his war handling.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

No endgame': Why US Democrats say Iran war hearing has them worried

Democratic senators demand public hearings on US military conflict with Iran, citing lack of clear White House explanation regarding objectives, timeline, and strategy.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
19 hours ago

Pete Buttigieg blasts the Trump admin's stunning corruption in fiery public conversation - LGBTQ Nation

Former Transportation Secretary Buttigieg criticizes Trump administration's corruption, immigration enforcement, and policy access tied to financial donations to Mar-a-Lago and administration-linked ventures.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
5 hours ago

Republican pressure mounts on Trump to end the war in Iran

Trump's contradictory statements about ending the Israel-U.S. war against Iran create confusion over its duration, justifications, and end conditions, while Republican Congress members pressure for conflict resolution due to election-year concerns.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

Texas Senator Does Total Flip-Flop On Filibuster to Try and Win Trump's Endorsement

Sen. Cornyn reversed his position on the Senate filibuster rule, arguing it must be eliminated to pass the SAVE Act requiring voter ID for federal elections.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Downright Awful': CNN Data Guru Marks Depressing New Trump Milestone

President Trump has maintained a negative net approval rating for one year, with particularly severe deficits among independent voters at 38 points underwater, worse than previous presidents' second terms.
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fromThe Atlantic
16 hours ago

The Police Report Complicating a White House Endorsement

President Trump endorsed Louisiana congressional candidate Blake Miguez without his advisers being informed of a 2007 police report documenting rape and abuse allegations from Miguez's former girlfriend.
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fromPoynter
1 day ago

Could the Iran war trigger a military draft? Why experts say it's unlikely - Poynter

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that a military draft is not part of current plans but President Trump keeps all options on the table regarding military operations against Iran.
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fromPoynter
4 hours ago

Trump blamed Iran for a school strike. News investigations suggest the U.S. was responsible - Poynter

President Trump attributed a missile strike on an Iranian school to Iran without waiting for military investigation results, contradicting forensic analyses by multiple news organizations that suggested U.S. involvement.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

Trump Pressures Top Republican Senator To Rally Support for SAVE Act: He's Gotta Be a Leader'

Trump pressures Senate Majority Leader Thune to pass the SAVE Act, claiming it is the most popular bill ever presented to Congress and includes voter ID requirements, citizenship verification, restrictions on transgender issues, and limitations on mail-in voting.
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fromIntelligencer
22 hours ago

Cornyn Filibuster Flip-Flop Is a Desperate Bid to Please Trump

Senator Cornyn reversed his long-standing opposition to filibuster elimination, citing Democrats' 2022 voting rights efforts as justification, though the timing suggests political necessity for a primary runoff.
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fromIntelligencer
21 hours ago

Corey Lewandowski May Have Bragged His Way Out of a Trump Pardon

Trump has granted clemency to approximately 1,500 January 6 rioters and various allies, but Corey Lewandowski may test the limits by allegedly bragging he could act without consequences due to guaranteed presidential pardons.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

Trump Escalates Scorched-Earth Attacks Against Thomas Massie: Disloyal' to USA

President Trump attacks Rep. Thomas Massie as the worst congressman and endorses his GOP primary challenger Ed Gallrein over policy disagreements on deficit spending and foreign intervention.
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fromPOLITICO
16 hours ago

House Republicans find it difficult to focus on rising costs as they plot 2026 agenda

Republicans face limited legislative options before midterms, with inflation stabilization and energy prices as primary achievable goals, while Trump prioritizes election law changes over economic affordability concerns.
fromAxios
1 day ago

Behind the Curtain: The big lie warping America

Most Americans are patriotic, hardworking, neighbor-helping, America-loving, money-giving people who don't pop off on social media or plot for power. The hidden truth: Most people agree on most things, most of the time. And the data validates this, time and time again.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
16 hours ago

Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Probe Into DOJ's Epstein Files' Redactions

U.S. senators requested a GAO investigation into the Trump Justice Department's release of Jeffrey Epstein files, alleging inadequate redactions of victim information while heavily redacting details about powerful alleged coconspirators.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Pam Bondi Moves to Military Base Over Epstein Threats:Report

Attorney General Pam Bondi relocated to military base housing due to threats from cartels and criticism over her handling of Epstein files, joining other Trump officials in similar arrangements.
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fromReadWrite
1 day ago

Lawmakers propose ban on death betting markets

Congress introduced the DEATH BETS Act to ban prediction market contracts tied to violence, death, assassination, war, and terrorism to prevent insider profiteering and protect national security.
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fromFortune
22 hours ago

The $38.9 trillion national debt is costing you thousands of extra dollars per year on your mortgage. Here's how it adds up | Fortune

National debt accumulated since 2015 has increased borrowing costs for American families, adding approximately $76,014 to average new homebuyer mortgage payments over 30 years.
fromwww.mediaite.com
20 hours ago

BOMBSHELL: Trump Accuser Got Payoff from Jeffrey Epstein Estate, Says Dem Lawmaker

We can't get into the details of everything that was said, but one of the things that we did learn was that there was another head of state that was mentioned as having financial transactions with Jeffrey Epstein. Not an American one. And then another person who was an accuser of Donald Trump was given a settlement by Jeffrey Epstein's estate. We did confirm that.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
23 hours ago

I Do Whatever the F*ck I Want': Noem Sidekick Trump Is Interrogating Staff About Reportedly Boasted Prez Would Pardon Him

Corey Lewandowski reportedly claimed immunity from consequences by stating Trump would pardon him for any actions taken during his government role.
fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

Fox's Doocy Asks Trump to Finally Clarify If Iran Op Is a Little Excursion' or a War'

Well, it's both. It's both—it is an excursion that will keep us out of a war, and the war is going to be I mean, for them it's war for us, it's turned out to be easier than we thought. They had thousands of missiles—7, 8,000 missiles. We got many of them before they got to launch. They have drones all over the place. We got many.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump's Iran Distraction' From Epstein Is Turning Out More Damaging' Than Files

Jimmy Kimmel criticized Trump's Iran military strikes as a distraction from Epstein document scrutiny, suggesting the war could prove more damaging than the files themselves.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Sen. John Kennedy Contradicts Trump On Iran School Strike

I think that it was a terrible, terrible mistake. The investigation may prove me wrong, I hope so. The kids are still dead. But I think was a horrible, horrible mistake. I wish it hadn't happened. I'm sorry it happened. I can assure you it wasn't intentional. That's the sort of thing Russia does. We don't do that.
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fromJezebel
8 hours ago

Iran War Is Both "Very Complete" and Also in Its "Most Intense Day." Welcome to Trump Admin's Iran Doublethink.

The Trump administration has issued contradictory statements about the Iran War regarding its justification, objectives, duration, and nature, creating confusion about U.S. military strategy and intentions.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Iranian oil squeeze tests Trump's war plans

Trump released 400 million barrels of oil globally and arranged naval escorts for tankers to stabilize markets after Iranian attacks threatened Persian Gulf shipping and oil prices.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Praises Reporter Who Called Trump Out Over Girls' School Bombing: Fantastic Question!'

You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government saying this. Even your Defense Secretary wouldn't say that, when he was asked, standing over your shoulder, on your plane, on Saturday. Why are you the only person saying this?
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Joe Scarborough Slaps Steve Witkoff With Blunt Warning for Trusting Putin's Iran Intel Denial: Russians Lie'

Joe Scarborough warns Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff against trusting Putin's denials about sharing intelligence with Iran, citing Russia's historical pattern of deception.
fromwww.mediaite.com
23 hours ago

People Aren't Happy!' Angry Americans Vent About Gas Prices on MS NOW Amid Trump-Iran War

If it keeps going, it's not going to be good, Harrisburg resident Randy Fulp said. According to the Pennsylvania resident, his gas prices have shot up more than .40 cents in the last five days. In the state, the average gas price sits at $3.66, a jump from $3.13 at the same time last month.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

CNN Guest Boasts Desert Storm Was 'Very Popular'

The American people love to win. If you go back and you look at Desert Storm, and obviously you can speak to this much better than I, I mean it was very successful. The amount of time they had troops on the ground for was days, not even weeks, and you look at Bush's ratings coming out of that and he had an 89% approval rating.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Trump's Iran war whiplash clouds U.S. endgame

Trump delivered contradictory messages about U.S. military objectives in Iran during a G7 call and subsequent public statements, leaving international allies uncertain whether he intends to escalate or conclude operations.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Josh Hawley Says It's Time To Declare Victory' and End Iran War

Sen. Hawley claims U.S. military operations in Iran have achieved all Trump administration objectives, including destroying Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and navy, warranting declaration of victory.
fromIntelligencer
4 hours ago

Trump's War Fever Is Setting the World on Fire

They don't know what the hell hit them! ... They said: What the hell is happening?! Much of the world is asking the same question. While Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu starting a war with Iran can't have come as that much of a surprise globally, the far-reaching shockwaves of the war - which now involves the militaries of at least 20 nations, is triggering an unprecedented global oil crisis, and seems set to drag on for an indeterminable amount of time - clearly have.
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fromNextgov.com
20 hours ago

Senator eyes updating NDAA with AI use guidance

Lawmakers are updating the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act to establish clearer governance frameworks for artificial intelligence use in military operations following disputes over AI deployment ethics.
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fromIntelligencer
22 hours ago

GOP Crusade Against 'Fraud' Just Means Big Safety-Net Cuts

Congressional Republicans plan to cut safety-net programs by framing them as 'fraud prevention' measures to fund tax cuts, defense spending, and deportation initiatives, using racially coded rhetoric dating back decades.
fromFortune
1 day ago

Republicans want Trump focused on affordability, but his mind is on voter suppression | Fortune

"It'll guarantee the midterms," he told Republicans gathered in the ballroom of his golf course just outside Miami on Monday. "If you don't get it, big trouble." Trump insisted that building on strict national voter identification laws, banning mail ballots, and restricting transgender rights would secure Republican electoral success.
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fromThe Nation
23 hours ago

Anthropic's Lawsuit Should Absolutely Destroy the Pentagon in Court

Anthropic sued the Department of Defense over a supply chain risk designation that bans government use of Claude AI, alleging First Amendment violations after the Trump administration demanded removal of safety safeguards preventing autonomous weapons and surveillance applications.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Republican governor signs bill urging citizens to rat on "suspect" voters - LGBTQ Nation

South Dakota's new law allows voters to challenge other residents' voting rights based on suspected non-citizenship, requiring signed sworn statements with documented evidence filed 90 days before elections.
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fromAbove the Law
23 hours ago

After Years Of 'Hold My Beer' Moments, Supreme Court Confidence Hits New Low - Above the Law

Supreme Court public confidence has reached a historic low of 22%, down from 52% before Bush v. Gore, reflecting decades of declining trust due to perceived partisan decision-making.
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