Source: The Washington Post / Getty New York Attorney General Letitia James is among the five Attorneys general from Democrat-led states suing the Trump administration for freezing funds intended for programs that assist low-income families. According to CBS News, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, and New York are the states suing the Trump administration, arguing that […]
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Trump to Cut Off Funding to Minnesota and Four Other Blue States
That decision, in turn, could hand Miller outsize influence regarding the future of the country. Miller might be tasked with the day-to-day, nitty-gritty responsibilities of supervising the regime change under the office of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio, a longtime Venezuela hawk, would be the more obvious choice to oversee the regime change—but his […]
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DOJ Tries New Way to Free MAGA Conspiracy Theorist Trump Can’t Pardon
Right-wingers have been doing the “Free Tina” thing for some time now. Peters is currently serving nine years in jail for granting unauthorized access to Colorado voting machines and being charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, two counts of conspiracy to commit attempting to influence a public servant, first-degree official […]
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Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know.
As the government shutdown enters its first full week, travelers planning visits to national parks and other tourist sites run by the federal government face more than a little uncertainty. National parks largely will remain open, but there are exceptions, and even those that are open may reduce services for visitors. Specifics likely vary from […]
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Boebert Makes Unhinged Comparison Between D.C. Takeover and January 6
Some notable House Republicans have already joined hands with dozens of their Democratic counterparts in a bipartisan effort to make the Epstein case files publicly available. Introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who has a habit of actually standing up to Trump, the bill aims to “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format […]
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Aurora Police Officer Fatally Shoots Black Man Who Allegedly Tossed His Gun During Traffic Stop
Source: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty Over the weekend, an Aurora, Colorado, police officer shot and killed an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop that had gone awry. Now, police officials are scrambling to quell public outrage over the incident, claiming the officer shot the man because he was […]
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Republicans Prepare Bill Declaring “Free Palestine” Is Antisemitic
“What’s the tariff on bananas? Americans, by the way, love bananas. We buy billions of them a year,” asked Pennsylvania Representative Madeleine Dean. “What’s the tariff on bananas?” “The tariff on bananas would be representative of the countries that produce them,” said Lutnick, eventually clarifying that the tariff rate would be generally 10 percent. Bananas […]
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Trump Officials Leave Out One Key Detail on Colorado Attack Suspect
Of the 1,461 arrests made as part of Operation Patriot, only 790 individuals—or roughly 54 percent—had criminal convictions or charges. Meanwhile, 277 detainees, or about 19 percent, had received final orders of removal or deportation, though it’s unclear whether there was overlap between those two groups. This disastrous sweep comes as the Trump administration sets […]
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Dem Governor Vetoes Ban on Surprise Ambulance Bills in Shocking Move
Since then, the administration has been very quiet about these efforts, increasing suspicion. Meanwhile, Palantir has taken more than $113 million in government spending since Trump took office, from both existing contracts and new ones with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. That number is expected to grow, especially given that the firm just […]
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