The truck attack that killed 15 and injured dozens inNew Orleans’ French Quarter early Wednesday morning has cast a pall over the dawn of the new year — but it hasn’t deterred President-elect Donald Trump and his sycophants from pushing misinformation to politicize the tragedy. Trump responded to the attack …
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In his first term as president, Donald Trump built a conservative 6-3 supermajority on the Supreme Court. Ever since, the nation’s highest court has repeatedly issued increasingly extreme, far-right decisions on topics of abortion, race, the environment, corruption, and much more. The Supreme Court has eliminated federal protections for abortion …
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Local authorities and the FBI are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas that left one person dead on Wednesday morning. The driver of the car was killed in the blast and at least seven people who were nearby sustained minor injuries, officials said. …
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Elon Musk, a key megadonor in the 2024 election, has apparently decided he can’t risk being away from President-elect Donald Trump for more than a few days at a time. To that end, he has since Election Day mainly resided in a cottage at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, …
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President-elect Donald Trump may have endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, but some Republicans aren’t ready to fall in line. While Rep. Thomas Massie has come out strongly against Johnson, other House Republicans are undecided, meaning Johnson may have a difficult time keeping his position. Johnson’s role is …
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President Joe Biden’s administration has imposed new sanctions on Russian and Iranian entities, accusing them of attempting to interfere with the 2024 U.S. election, it announced Tuesday. The Treasury Department alleges that the organizations attempted to spread disinformation related to the presidential race. In a statement, the Treasury Department said …
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Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, has led a consulting firm that openly brags about helping private companies secure federal contracts. Asked about this work, Homan says he has recused himself “from any involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts.” Homan, who previously directed U.S. Immigration …
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President-elect Donald Trump lost an appeal today of the $5 million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won. A jury found last year that he was liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her when the allegations became public. Carroll, a former magazine columnist, alleged that Trump raped her in a …
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In recent weeks, there’s been significant chatter that Donald Trump may have soured on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), after the president-elect and his allies thwarted Johnson’s original short-term funding bill to keep the government open. On Monday, Trump appeared to put that rumor to bed in a lengthy, rambling …
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Now that the 2024 election is over, journalists are admitting they missed the biggest story in American politics — 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s decline — prior to the June presidential debate. The event marked the beginning of the end for Biden, who gave a hoarse, rambling, and incoherent performance, and …
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