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Attack of the Sadistic Zombies — Republicans in Congress, taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, are on track to enact a hugely regressive budget — big tax giveaways to the wealthy combined with cruel cuts in programs that serve lower-income Americans.
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Debt cloud suddenly hangs over megabill talks
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Big, Beautiful Bullshit
Big, Beautiful Bullshit
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Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Tonight, late on a Sunday night, the House Budget Committee passed what Republicans are calling their …
Tonight, late on a Sunday night, the House Budget Committee passed what Republicans are calling their …
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Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
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Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans — As part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policy, it seeks to reverse a Biden-era policy that extended protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke immigration protections for 350,000 Venezuelans — The high court's decision allows Trump to immediately rein in portions of the Temporary Protected Status program. — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration …
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans — A federal judge had blocked the administration's plan to remove the temporary protected status of more than 300,000 immigrants. — The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration, for now …
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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
Patrick Reis / Vox:
350,000 people are losing protection from deportation

Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions — The former president's cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.
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Latest Revelations About Biden's Acuity Put Democrats in a Tough Spot — Focus on former president comes as party needs to look forward rather than backward to exit political wilderness — Democrats are trying to move beyond Joe Biden, but continued questions about the former president's …
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Lawrence K. Altman / STAT:
I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing
I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing
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Voters want Dems to stand up to Trump, not self-flagellate
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Trump team tries to thread needle on Biden criticism after cancer news
Trump team tries to thread needle on Biden criticism after cancer news
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U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt — Trump administration reversed Justice Dept. opposition to wrongful death lawsuit in case of Babbitt, who was shot by police while breaking into Speaker's lobby — President Donald Trump's administration has agreed …
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Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump — Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned. — CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon …
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Putin's Still In Charge — Trump can't end the Ukraine war, and he knows it. — Today's phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump was a painful reminder that Trump is the junior partner in the Russian-American relationship and that Putin will continue …
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Trump's FBI bosses are angering the MAGA media bubble they once stoked — In 2025, Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, disappointed the 2023 version of himself. — In 2023, Dan Bongino, star podcaster, demanded to know: “What the hell are they hiding with Jeffrey Epstein?” — “I have reviewed the case.
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Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules — For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court declined to pause a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a foreign national wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
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Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested — Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago — Thomas Graham and agencies in San Salvador — The head lawyer of a human rights group representing the families …
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Bukele's crackdown pushes top Salvadoran journalists to flee

Trump Demands ‘Major’ Investigation Into Beyoncé and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant — LATE TO THE PARTY — The Boss has been speaking out against Trump during his “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour. — President Donald Trump escalated his feud against Bruce Springsteen in a late-night …
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Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono
Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono
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Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’ — The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
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Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage
Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage
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Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet — All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online. — as i waited to meet with Jay Graber …

Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department …
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Judge says Trump lacked authority to dismantle U.S. Institute of Peace
Judge says Trump lacked authority to dismantle U.S. Institute of Peace
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Trump signs Take It Down Act with first lady to criminalize revenge pornography — President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill into law Monday with first lady Melania Trump that would force online platforms to remove artificial intelligence-generated deepfake images and other forms of revenge pornography.
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Scoop: First flight leaves U.S. under Trump's $1,000 “self-deport” deal — The Trump administration's first charter flight for dozens of “self-deporting” immigrants took off from Houston early Monday, part of a new program offering them a free trip back home and $1,000 — or else.
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Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras — Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States. — NEW ORLEANS — For two years, New Orleans police secretly relied …
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‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix — Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix. … The streaming giant has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for new episodes of the long-running children's show …
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Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors — The ruling potentially jeopardizes the high-profile indictments in a case brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat. — An Arizona judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case …
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