President Donald Trump’s meme coin is already a thing that shouldn’t exist, much less as a vehicle for foreign entities to funnel money to the sitting president, yet here we are. According to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg, over half of the top holders of $TRUMP — a personal cryptocurrency …
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Sen. Chris Murphy cautioned lawmakers that continuing to engage in norms during the Trump administration could bring an end to American democracy. His comments come after 10 Democratic senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, voted with Republicans to pass Trump’s spending bill and avert a government shutdown. “If we continue …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders is ringing the alarm that the United States is “rapidly” becoming an oligarchy run by billionaires out to enrich themselves. “We are moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society. Never before in American history have so few billionaires, so few people, have so much wealth and …
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Democrats called on President Joe Biden to restore voters’ faith in him — and fast. Rep. Adam Schiff said that the debate last month “rightfully raised questions among the American people about whether the president has the vigor to defeat Donald Trump” and expressed concern that the race appears to …
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Senator Chris Murphy accused the Supreme Court of being “brazenly corrupt and brazenly political” after reporting revealed Justice Clarence Thomas‘ undisclosed lavish gifts and trips from conservative benefactors, as well as Justice Samuel Alito‘s “displaying affiliation with political causes in public.” “I think there’s a crisis on the court, in …
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Sen. Chris Murphy accused Republicans of intentionally blocking a bipartisan immigration bill in order to fuel the crisis at the border because it aids Donald Trump‘s campaign for the presidency. “They want the border to be out of control because it helps [Trump] politically, and they know [Biden] has limits …
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Robert Card, an Army reservist with a history of mental health issues, is suspected of killing at least 18 people at multiple locations in Maine on Wednesday. Hours before the rampage, the Senate voted 53-45 to adopt an amendment making it easier for veterans with mental disabilities to get guns. …
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In the wake of yet another school mass shooting — this time in Nashville, Tenn. — Rep. Dan Crenshaw asserted that putting more guns in schools would prevent these tragedies from occurring. “If we had a minimum of two armed guards or police officers at every single school in America, …
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Republican and Democratic Senators have signed onto a tentative agreement for gun reform legislation in the wake of the shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. The proposed deal for bipartisan reform, a group of senators announced Sunday, includes enhanced background checks for buyers ages 18-21 as well as funding …
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