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A look at some cases dropped by the government's consumer protection watchdog under Trump
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In the nearly six months since the Trump administration has had control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau’s leadership has focused almost exclusively on rolling back any punishments, fines and penalties made against companies duri
A few weeks ago, I told you that Donald Trump’s Department of Justice had launched an action against Daily Kos.
I couldn’t say much then—and I still can’t. As part of the resolution, we’re required to keep the nature of the action confidential for
Even Republican elections officials aren’t down with Trump’s demands
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If you ever wondered what the next career move might be after “chief of staff for an election denier,” wonder no more.
Jeff Small, former chief of staff for GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, is now an elections consultant. Of course, his “cons
RFK Jr. injects more chaos into the nation’s public health system
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired two of his top aides, rattling his department’s leadership team amid his broader attack on the nation’s public health apparatus.
The two ousted officials—chief of staff Heath
President Donald Trump is celebrating an enormous win: allegedly getting Coca-Cola to switch its sweetener from high fructose corn syrup to real cane sugar in the United States.
“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke i
The Recap: Trump vs. Powell, GOP vs. Big Bird, and Pentagon vs. LA
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Trump really, really wants to tank the economy
And like so much of Trump’s agenda, it’s probably illegal.
Democrats slam Trump and GOP for co
Here’s the latest random country where DHS is illegally shipping immigrants
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The Trump administration has been deporting immigrants to random countries, and they couldn’t be more proud.
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin boasted on X that “a safe third coun
EPA chief clashes with MAGA over weather conspiracies
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin might be stripping away billions of dollars in grants, but at least he’s delivering hard-hitting information on beloved MAGA conspiracies.
After posting a video on X Thursday in which Zeldin an
The Recap: Pete Hegseth gets shredded, and transportation secretary pulls double duty
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Watch Trump being creepy—and dumb—again
There are many things you can call Trump—”appropriate” or a “feminist” is not one of them.
T
Army faces heat from families of those killed in Potomac collision
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The U.S. Army is facing increasing backlash from families of the 67 people killed in January’s catastrophic midair collision over the Potomac River, with relatives accusing military officials of evasion, stonewalling, and refusing to take responsibility.
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Federal judge outwits Supreme Court on birthright citizenship—for now
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Cue Jeff Goldblum in “Jurassic Park”: The lower courts … find a way.
U.S. Federal District Judge Joseph Laplante just did what the Supreme Court conservatives told him to do—and they’re likely furious.
In Barbara v. Trump, one of the cases c
Look just how much red counties depend on the government they hate
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One of the most enduring conservative myths is that of the self-reliant, salt-of-the-earth, rural-dwelling American who pulls himself up by his bootstraps, wrestles a steer before breakfast, and builds his own house out of patriotism and chewing tobacco becau
You won't believe how badly Kristi Noem bungled Texas flood response
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's cost-cutting measures at the Federal Emergency Management Agency slowed search and rescue efforts in Texas by 72 hours, possibly costing some of the at least 120 lives lost in the devastating natural dis
Outgoing GOP senator finally finds his spine and shreds Pete Hegseth
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Sen. Thom Tillis may be heading for the exits, but he’s not leaving quietly.
The retiring Republican from North Carolina—who stunned the political world in June, when he announced he wouldn’t seek reelection—suggested to CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednes
Transportation secretary takes his lack of expertise to NASA
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is adding another role to his current gig, for which he has no qualifications, as interim NASA chief—a position in which he is similarly unqualified.
We are all being forced to see Duffy cosplay as an astronaut because
Trump Media outsourced jobs to Mexico even as Trump pushes 'America First'
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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump threatened businesses that send jobs south of the border, while his own company that runs the Truth Social platform outsourced coding jobs to workers in Mexico, outraging some staff members.
by Robert Faturechi, Justin Ell
'She stood tall': Harris winds down campaign with moving tribute to her mom
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Vice President Kamala Harris gets personal in what is likely the final ad for her 2024 campaign.
xMy mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris, came to the United States from India at 19. She taught me and my sister, Maya, about courage and det
The Trump campaign is already playing the blame game
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Tim Alberta’s weekend story in The Atlantic about the finger-pointing and blame-casting inside Donald Trump’s campaign is must-read.
Let’s take a deeper look into it.
The Recap: Trump's running out of steam, while Harris is full speed ahead with hope
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'We believe in each other': Harris closes campaign with message of hope
When he goes low, we go high.
Harris leads in the one Iowa poll that matte
No noise, just policy: Where Trump and Harris stand on guns
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This four-part series examines the candidates' positions and policy proposals in an effort to cut through the noise and highlight where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on critical issues facing Americans in this election. Information
How Trump's hate speech won back the far right and boosted his poll numbers
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The former president’s attempts to shift toward the political center this summer angered extremist supporters. To win them back, Trump renewed his attacks on immigrants. It worked.
By Eric Pape, for Capital & Main
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The polls show the race neck and neck. And congrats to those of you who are more motivated by being behind: If the final election results were to mirror current polling, Vice President Kamala Harris would lose the election to Donald Trump.
But what if the po
Harris leads in the one Iowa poll that matters—with major national implications
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Ann Selzer’s Iowa Poll for the Des Moines Register came out Saturday, and it’s a political thermonuclear bomb:
Kamala Harris: 47
Donald Trump: 44
The previous poll had Trump up 47-43 in September, and leading President Joe Biden 50-32 in June.
An
Here's a reminder of how bad Trump is at handling disasters
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Donald Trump and his allies have been misinforming the public about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, be it with lies or conspiracy theories.
Trump’s first administration was a disaster for our environment—but he and his friends are far fro
Sally Field reveals chilling story of her own illegal abortion at 17
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Sally Field, the Academy Award-winning actress, told her harrowing story of procuring an illegal abortion in Mexico when she was 17, in an Instagram video posted on Sunday.
“I’ve been so hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story,” the famed
House speaker bashes Biden’s hurricane response while doing nothing
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It’s textbook hypocrisy: House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that he won’t commit to reconvening his chamber to pass additional disaster-relief funding, yet he criticizes the federal government’s response as lacking.
“We’ll be back in s
The Recap: Harris’ big media week, plus why the right keeps mispronouncing her name
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Harris is doing tons of media this week, but critics still complain
The goalpost-moving continues.
There’s a reason Trump and his minion
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: People of New York v. Trump begins
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet.
We begin today with María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo of El País in English describing the fir
Morning Digest: Trump targets one of last two pro-impeachment House Republicans
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Trump wants tax cuts for the rich. Biden's making sure voters know it
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Talking about tax policy is one of the best ways for President Joe Biden to create a contrast with Donald Trump on who will fight for average Americans. As Trump told a group of wealthy campaign donors earlier this month, one of his signature issues if electe
Live coverage: Donald Trump's first criminal trial, Day Two
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Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan for the second day of his criminal trial over falsifying business records connected to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
On Monday, Merchan ruled on s
Right-wing fraudsters fined $1.25M for racist election robocall scheme
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Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, the right-wing fraudsters who orchestrated a robocall campaign targeting Black voters in seven states during the 2020 election, have agreed to pay $1.25 million in a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
