The Trump White House shared a graphic image of Trump, veiny biceps and other inhuman muscles bulging, holding a red light saber in celebration of May the Fourth — an informal Star Wars holiday and pun on “May the Force be with you.” Meanwhile, the administration’s chief Border Patrol agent …
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Secretary of state, acting administrator for USAID, acting lead archivist, acting national security adviser. Marco Rubio, the politician Trump once dubbed “little Marco,” has become the president’s go-to guy for big roles in the administration. But Democrats are casting doubt on whether it is possible for Rubio — or anyone …
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Wherever corporate power is running roughshod over culture, the climate, the economy, or our politics, progressives can count on Naomi Klein to provide a clear-eyed assessment of the damage and to offer pathways to resist with hope, rather than cower in despair. A social activist and public intellectual, Klein is …
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Donald Trump’s White House social media accounts posted an image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the administration illegally deported to a prison in El Salvador, in the blue-and-red theme of President Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign. Instead of the word “HOPE,” it says “MS-13.” “Ah yes, a true classic. We …
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Donald Trump, who was raised Presbyterian and does not attend church regularly, would apparently like to crown himself the next pope. Late Friday, the president posted an AI image of himself sitting on a gold throne wearing the traditional attire including a white cassock and a cross necklace. He has …
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A few weeks after the November 2024 election, Allison Riggs and her husband were over at her parents’ house in Durham, North Carolina, for dinner. Riggs, a candidate for state Supreme Court, was still waiting for her race to be called, but she wasn’t overly concerned with the delay. A …
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President Donald Trump suggested that congressional Republicans should expel Democratic lawmakers from Congress in response to a so-far small impeachment push that has not been endorsed by party leadership. In a lengthy Truth Social post published late Thursday night, the president wrote: “The Democrats are really out of control. They …
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The Donald Trump administration’s gutting of the National Weather Services (NWS) has left major metropolitan centers without a top meteorologist ahead of hurricane season. According to a Friday report from CNN, 30 of the nation’s 122 weather forecast offices now lack a meteorologist-in-charge — the top position at NWS offices …
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On the same day the U.S. economy shrank for the first time in three years, President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that Americans would pay the price for his massive tariffs. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting today at the White House, Trump responded to a question regarding his tariffs against China, …
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Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump in a speech in San Francisco last night, noting that his administration has perpetuated a “wholesale abandonment” of America’s highest ideals. Speaking at the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge America, an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, Harris took aim …
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