Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) doubled down on Saturday on her flippant remarks about people dying due to Medicaid cuts in a new Instagram video that appeared to be recorded in a cemetery. During a town hall on Friday, Ernst was pressed about President Donald Trump’s tax bill, which would slash …
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Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is a reverse-Robin Hood nightmare. It steals from the poor to give to the rich. The 1,038-page version that passed the House will also balloon the deficit by nearly $4 trillion. The Trump tax bill achieves this feat by extending (and in many cases expanding) …
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This article is an adapted excerpt from Those Who Should Be Seized Should Be Seized, which follows the Chinese security state’s oppression of its Muslim minorities from Xinjiang to the streets of New York and Washington, D.C. The book is available for purchase here. Serikzhan Bilash went sightseeing not long …
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Days after National Public Radio (NPR) sued the Trump administration over attempts to cut off its federal funding, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has also filed a lawsuit, claiming that the proposed cuts violate the First Amendment. Trumpsignedan executive order earlier this month ordering the government “to cease Federal funding …
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A report on children’s health from Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” commission referenced fake research and misinterpreted studies to support their agenda. It also included citation errors, like crediting the wrong author on a study. To make things worse, the report appears to have …
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President Donald Trump’s National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard is looking for ways to change the president’s intelligence briefings to align with his media consumption habits and gain his trust, possibly adopting a video format, NBC News reports. Gabbard has apparently consulted current and former intelligence officials for solutions. One possibility …
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The Trump administration has plans to turn the idea of “remigration” — a term associated with the far-right in Europe and the forced removal of all immigrants back to their native countries — into an official federal office that will be dedicated to escalating deportations across the United States. In …
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Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on Sept. 11 and later pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes, died on Thursday at the age of 69. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Kerik’s death “after a private battle with illness,” and praised Kerik as “a warrior, …
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Elon Musk’s use of ketamine was so intense during the 2024 campaign that he complained it was negatively affecting his bladder function, according to a New York Times report detailing the billionaire’s drug use as he joined President Donald Trump’s circle last year. The Times paints a picture of a …
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I t’s an early May afternoon in Washington, D.C., and as a group of demonstrators gather outside of the Capitol protesting cuts to Medicaid, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is in her congressional office, excitedly pulling bright pink, blue, and yellow yarns out of her purse. “I am knitting a cardigan; I …
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