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Trump says five people arrested as he again blames ‘vandals’ for reflecting pool damage without giving evidence – liveThe Guardian US
Plan to auction over 100 Titanic artifacts faces US government oppositionThe Guardian US
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Two killed and several injured as tornado rips through southern IllinoisThe Guardian US
New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’The Guardian US
Trump’s Reflecting Pool debacle deepensVox
The race splitting Zohran Mamdani’s coalitionVox
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.Vox
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Nancy Guthrie abduction: 2nd ransom note sent to Tucson TV station said she diedABC News
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Bipartisan housing bill aims to boost homeownership. Could it work?CBS News
Senate passes landmark housing affordability bill after bipartisan breakthroughCBS News
Gavin Newsom embracing Biden ahead of 2028, according to AxiosCBS News
Iowa governor candidate Rob Sand dismisses opponent's attack: "He's mostly been living in Kansas"CBS News
POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
Judge Throws Out ‘Blatantly Unlawful’ DOJ Subpoeana Targeting Walz, Other Minnesota DemsTalking Points Memo
Trump’s New Leak in the Back Reflecting Pool LegendTalking Points Memo
Iran War Groundhog day UpdateTalking Points Memo
‘A Huge Grab of Power’: Trump and Vought Are Defying Congress on Foreign AidTalking Points Memo
Purity Tests and Political Action — Another Look at the Platner DebateTalking Points Memo
Trump demands control of state elections—or elseDaily Kos
How low can Trump’s approval rating go?Daily Kos
How dare you not take Todd Blanche at his wordDaily Kos
‘A huge grab of power’: Trump is defying congress on foreign aidDaily Kos
Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probeDaily Kos
Kennedy Center photos leak that Trump 'does not want anyone to see': reportRaw Story
Trump DOJ accused of using new mandate to intentionally target Dem citiesRaw Story
Trump walloped with damning supercut of seething MAGA stars on MS NOWRaw Story
'They are fed up': Nicolle Wallace details enthusiasm collapse befalling the GOPRaw Story
Bombshell Nancy Guthrie revelation emerges in ransom noteRaw Story
Trump Melts Down When Reporters Challenge His Reflecting Pool Vandalism StoryPoliticus USA
Trump Obsesses Over Reflecting Pool Conspiracies As The Middle East Melts DownPoliticus USA
Trump's Iran Deal Implodes And Sinks JD VancePoliticus USA
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“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign AidProPublica
Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired StakesProPublica
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramProPublica
The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War VictoryThe Intercept
FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into InformantsThe Intercept
Chud the Builder Fantasized About “Race War.” Now He’s Charged With Attempted Murder.The Intercept
The Performative Ceasefire in GazaThe Intercept
Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC Finally Backs a Democrat: Ritchie TorresThe Intercept
Trump Is Losing His War on AlgaeMother Jones
The Southern Baptist Convention Was Going Mainstream. Then the Christian Nationalists Weighed In.Mother Jones
In This Utah Primary, Trump Endorsed One Candidate, Pardoned the OtherMother Jones
Why GM Is Betting on a Future With Sodium-Ion Battery StorageMother Jones
Trump Threatens Iran as JD Vance Announces “Great Progress” on CeasefireMother Jones
CageThe Nation
Darializa Avila Chevalier Wants “Babies, Not Bombs”The Nation
Free-Speech Fraud Bari Weiss Would Rather Deport Than DebateThe Nation
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🚨BREAKING: Maryland Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to state voter data. A big victory for our clients Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and democracy.
DOJ is now 0-9 in these cases. We are undefeated.🗳️💪⚖️ www.democracydocket.com/cases/maryla...
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The Trump regime has killed at least 210 people by bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
This is a danger to us all.
“Balogun is an American by virtue of.. wait for it… birthright citizenship.”
I wrote about the USMNT & how, despite Trump & Miller’s racist ranting & the DHS/groyper tweet yesterday, at this World Cup, immigration is a blessing & diversity is strength.
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable.
But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
TMZ meets reflecting pool police state is the coverage we deserve.
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