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Trump administration bars use of Medicaid funds for some youth transgender careCBS News
Officials monitoring polling sites in Minnesota’s two largest counties, says Trump’s justice department – liveThe Guardian US
Trump Media sells $100,000 Truth Social data access, drawing scrutinyCBS News
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Details on Trump's secret Air Force One swap over Iranian threatCBS News
U.S. military veteran released from Russia after being held more than four yearsMS NOW
North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s saysABC News
Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto is a robot’s best attempt at humanityMS NOW
Does Trump even have an agenda anymore?Vox
Trump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengersThe Guardian US
These former NBA players are cruelly treating trans rights like a gameMS NOW
Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA threatens legal action over title removalThe Guardian US
Judge blocks Trump’s order aimed at using USPS to restrict mail-in votingThe Guardian US
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.11.26MS NOW
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POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
Republicans’ Red-Scare-Meets-Islamophobia Midterms Strategy Gets More DesperateTalking Points Memo
Your Dollars at WorkTalking Points Memo
READ: A New Draft Rule for the Census Seeks Sweeping Changes to How Political Power Is AllocatedTalking Points Memo
The King and His Shiny ObjectsTalking Points Memo
Trump Uses Press Corps as Decoy to Evade Iran ThreatTalking Points Memo
Trump stands up to Mamdani to protect the poor little billionairesDaily Kos
Trump thinks an AI filter can mask his physical decrepitudeDaily Kos
You and what army?Daily Kos
Trump’s airplane switcheroo proves he’s a selfish cowardDaily Kos
El-Sayed emphasizes that he’s the real ‘America first’ candidateDaily Kos
Paxton backers got donations from family vying to buy Epstein's 'Lolita Express': reportRaw Story
Todd Blanche stabbed senators in the back hours after being sworn in: expertsRaw Story
Trump suffers major setback to 'unprecedented' election schemeRaw Story
Ken Paxton clams up after caller's blistering question during tele-town hallRaw Story
Scott Jennings faces wrath of skeptical CNN panel over McConnell claims: 'Is he aware?'Raw Story
This Is The Most Disgusting Piece Of Trump Corruption YetPoliticus USA
Trump Falls Asleep In Front Of Reporters, But Wakes Up Long Enough To Endanger KidsPoliticus USA
The Ultimate Betrayal: John Fetterman Is Taking Requests From TrumpPoliticus USA
INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS
Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?ProPublica
More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up.ProPublica
House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental HealthcareProPublica
What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?ProPublica
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.ProPublica
No, AOC: “Woke” Wasn’t “Crazy” the Way You Say It WasThe Intercept
“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat StrikesThe Intercept
Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of IdeasThe Intercept
The Pentagon’s Obsession With China Puts Hawai‘i at RiskThe Intercept
Sophie Cunningham Is the Anti-Trans Right's New White Woman MascotThe Intercept
What Does “Woke 1” Even Mean?Mother Jones
Analysis: Alito Made Up To $2.9 Million From Fossil Fuel Assets While Serving on Top CourtMother Jones
The Political Power of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Egg FreezingMother Jones
Trump’s Mindless Rollback of Offshore Wind Has Screwed Over Thousands of WorkersMother Jones
A Tech Prophet Finally Gets Her Second ComingMother Jones
Wisconsin Socialists Have a Proud History in the Democratic PartyThe Nation
First They CameThe Nation
Can Zohran Mamdani Get Criminal Justice Reform Done if Jessica Tisch Is His Police Commissioner?The Nation
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I'll never understand the cowardice. I mean, in normal times, if you were seeking reelection, you could rationalize a bad vote by saying you had to do it so that you could have the opportunity to vote for good things later.
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I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS??
I swear, if Dems take back the House and Senate and don't publicly and loudly investigate stuff like this, I will lose my mind.
An anti-CRT movement targeted an accomplished educator — driving her out of two Georgia school districts.
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
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Trump wants to DESTROY the Republican Party
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