Donald Trump unleashed the f-bomb during an angry rant about Israel and Iran yesterday—much to the delight of late-night TV hosts. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning after the two country declared a ceasefire, Trump said he was “not happy” with Israel and Iran.“We basically have two countries that are …
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A land grab in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” — which would put 250 million acres of public lands at risk of being auctioned to the highest bidder — has been judged out of bounds by the Senate’s in-house rulekeeper. Trump’s lard-the-rich legislation is being pushed through Congress as …
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Readers of Sunday’s New York Times were treated to an unusual full-page ad from a rival newspaper — the venerated satire periodical The Onion. Most of the available space was taken up by a mocking editorial piece with a headline that blared: “Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs …
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The fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities continued to dog the president at this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands. The current ceasefire between Israel and Iran doesn’t seem totally stable, and a leaked Department of Defense intelligence report indicates the strikes may have been …
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Scarlett Johansson, Zayn Malik, and Sheryl Crow have signed an open letter urging Congress not to decimate funding for food and medical assistance programs that help millions “live more healthily and with dignity.” The letter, spearheaded by Feeding America, specifically addresses massive cuts to programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental …
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Diego Luna stepped in as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and took the opportunity to criticize Donald Trump‘s “unfair” approach to immigration. “Tonight, I want to address an important issue that is happening here in Los Angeles and all around the United States,” Luna said during his …
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After bombing three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, President Donald Trump is now demanding that everyone just simmer down. It’s hard to keep the peace when missiles are flying across borders, and Trump is learning firsthand that it takes more than simply posting online that a ceasefire is …
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Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran over the weekend. Now, his allies think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. The president has long craved to be honored as a peacemaker, while complaining that the Nobel Committee honored Barack Obama as such in 2009. Trump most recently ranted about the …
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If President Donald Trump’s tax bill becomes law, millions of people are expected to lose access to Medicaid, the government insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn’t feel bad for them — and has argued, in fact, that stripping their health care is the …
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The United States bombed Iran and risked a potential destabilization of an entire region and potential all-out war, but at least we crippled their nuclear program for the foreseeable future, right? It doesn’t appear so, actually. According to reports from multiple outlets, an initial assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies indicates …
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