The U.S. secretary of defense has threatened to send active-duty Marines into the streets of Los Angeles to confront protesters opposing the administration’s detention and deportation of immigrants. At least three prominent Republicans don’t seem concerned about potential overreach. “The [Department of Defense] is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to …
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ABC News suspended senior national correspondent Terry Moran after he wrote a social media post criticizing Donald Trump and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, describing each man as a “world-class hater.” “Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world-class …
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The House reconciliation bill — officially known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — is extraordinary in how much it robs from the poor to boost the rich. Its tax cuts for the wealthy are financed by cuts to health care coverage (both in Medicaid and Obamacare) that will …
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The White House announced Saturday night that President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops amid protests to immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles.Trump issued a memorandum federalizing National Guard units for 60 days. “To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the …
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The MAGA right has responded to the explosive feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk largely with pleas for the American president and world’s richest man to reconcile, if only for the greater good of Republican Party dominance. That doesn’t seem like that’s going to happen anytime soon considering the …
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“Music is sometimes a good way to kick the front door open,” says Ken Casey, the lead singer for the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys. On Friday, the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Casey and his band took to the stage on the National Mall, the headline act as several politicians …
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Elon Musk, who has not been taking so much ketamine that he can’t pee right, had a meltdown about his former bromance partner Donald Trump on his website, X, this week. Vice President J.D. Vance, caught up in the petty feud, has naturally taken Trump’s side, including when it comes …
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Elon Musk’s insults toward Donald Trump left the president “dejected” and “rattled,” The Washington Post reported today. Now it’s apparently Trump’s turn to trash his former ally, saying he will not make amends. Musk’s departure from the Trump administration was announced last week after Trump pulled his nomination for Musk’s …
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P am Bondi seemed a little nervous during Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting on April 30, the week the administration celebrated his first 100 days in office. Vice President J.D. Vance was seated directly across from the president, and she was seated immediately to Vance’s left — meaning Trump would practically …
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On election night, as she endured the grueling hours between polling place closures and the first waves of results, Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) declared that she was going to throw up. “It’s weird to know that you’re in a fork in your life as it’s actually happening,” McBride said, shortly …
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