In late January, the CEO of the pro-business American Legislative Exchange Council told right-wing operatives and officials that they need a “scalp” from one of two supposedly woke CEOs of major Wall Street firms. Lisa Nelson, who leads ALEC, was discussing Larry Fink of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, …
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On the morning of May 2, 2025, supporters of Washington Senate Bill 5375 were ushered through the massive concrete arches and up the grand staircases of the Washington state Capitol — the veins of Alaskan Tokeen marble guiding them past oil portraits and century-old busts — to the governor’s conference …
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Likely trying to deflect from the current disaster that is his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files and revelations about his relationship with the deceased sex trafficker, Donald Trump is trying to bully sports teams into restoring their old, racist team names. “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change …
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Donald Trump‘s demands for loyalty are so extreme, he comes off as a “wannabe Hitler,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett. The congresswoman made the remarks when discussing Republican efforts to stop the Jeffrey Epstein files from being released, per Trump’s wishes. “[Republican lawmakers] want to show they’re loyal to this, you …
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Maria Farmer twice reported Donald Trump‘s connection with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to the FBI, shining light on how the president may be mentioned in the Epstein files held by the Justice Department. Farmer, who worked for Epstein and recently spoke to The New York Times, first went to law …
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President Donald Trump said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) should cancel the Senate’s summer break and long weekends in order to confirm Trump’s nominees, which include some controversial picks, more quickly in a Truth Social post Saturday. “Hopefully the very talented John Thune, fresh off our many victories over …
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While Donald Trump is focused on building a punishing and dangerous immigrant detention facility he named “Alligator Alcatraz,” he’s losing ground on the issue with the public. The majority of Americans see through Trump’s claims that his administration is deporting only the “worst of the worst” criminals and instead believe …
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“There’s no El Tráfico without the supporters,” says Gloria Jiménez, leader of the Angel City Brigade and a decades-long LA Galaxy fan. On Saturday, when the Galaxy face LAFC in Major League Soccer’s fiercest rivalry (or El Tráfico, to the teams’ perpetually gridlocked fans), the stands will be quieter than …
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The Democratic Party is examining how it lost the 2024 election, but it apparently does not intend to spend much time looking at their actual presidential campaigns. The party is planning to avoid reviewing decisions like whether President Joe Biden should have run for reelection, whether he should have dropped …
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic lawmaker who has since turned MAGA, is helping her boss President Donald Trump try to rewrite the history of 2016 to match his preferred talking points. On Friday, Gabbard called for the Obama administration to be “prosecuted to the fullest extent …
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