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2 days agoTrump's Delusional Victory Lap
Trump's administration used ICE deployment at airports as a political strategy amid declining approval ratings and ongoing security issues.
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3 weeks agoKristi Noem's tenure at DHS ended in the most humiliating way possible - Queerty
Kristi Noem was fired as DHS Secretary while delivering a speech where she falsely acted as if still leading the department, continuing a pattern of misrepresentation throughout her tenure.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month agoTrump's State of the Union Was a Bloated Awards Show
Trump's 2026 State of the Union was lengthy primarily due to theatrical elements and standing ovations rather than substantive content, with few new policy proposals beyond congressional insider trading ban and AI data center utility cost agreements.
fromThe Nation
1 month agoMamdani Launches His First Salvos in New York's Fiscal Battle
"Over the last year, New York faced a historic fiscal crisis..." Although that sounds like Mamdani, who used the same phrase to describe the city's current budget challenges, it was actually former Governor Basil Paterson averting doom back in 2009. When David Dinkins took office in 1990, he, too, inherited a fiscal crisis, as did Rudy Guiliani, who had to close a projected gap of $2.3 billion-out of a total of $31.6 billion-in his first year.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoBlue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here's how | Thomas Geoghegan
Anti-Trump states should form a limited, invitation-only interstate convention to draft compact-based constitutional reforms and submit them to Congress as federal law.
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fromBoston.com
7 months ago'This is political theater': Healey responds to Trump's threats to deploy National Guard to other major U.S. cities
Governor Maura Healey says deploying National Guard troops to cities is political theater that does not improve public safety and follows federal funding cuts.
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9 months agoMelanie Stansbury on how she fights Marjorie Taylor Greene's transphobia in Congress with smart preparation
Rep. Melanie Stansbury effectively debunked a Republican smear against a transgender advocate during a viral congressional hearing.
The incident highlights the political theater surrounding discussions on transgender rights.
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