Trump returning to US on old Air Force One amid Iran threats  —  President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he's taking the old Air Force One back to the U.S. from Turkey but deflected questions about security concerns regarding the new Qatari-donated model.  —  Trump said the new $400 billion Air Force …

Platner campaign quietly polls potential replacements as pressure mounts  —  Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner's team quietly fielded a poll Tuesday gauging the strength of people who could replace him on the ballot, as pressure mounts for him to drop out of the race.

White House launches 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in this region  —  The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.  —  The White House announced the initiative on July 7 on X with a video of customers thanking President Donald Trump for lowering gas prices.

He Lived Here for 35 Years.  Put Three Kids in College.  ICE Killed Him.  —  LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES thirty-five years ago—a few years too late to benefit from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, popularly known as the “Reagan amnesty.”  He worked in construction.

MAGA Host Melts Down at Scott Jennings Over McConnell Claim  —  NOT BUYING IT  —  Rob Finnerty was skeptical of the pundit's claim that he spoke to Sen. Mitch McConnell on the phone.  —  Newsmax host Rob Finnerty opened his show by mocking a MAGA rival's claim that he had a lengthy conversation with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her  —  E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5.8 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became president and defamed …

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US launches strikes and limits the sale of Iranian oil  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Wednesday, hours after it revoked a license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil in retaliation for what it said were Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Dale Partridge Calls For The Return Of ‘European Christian Colonization Of African Nations’  —  For the last several weeks, far-right Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge has been preaching on the Curse of Ham, a controversial theological theory long used to justify slavery and racism.

US judge throws out Trump's $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post  —  Suit stemmed from 2023 Post article that said bank with ties to the porn industry helped fund Trump's media operation  —  A federal judge in Florida has thrown out Donald Trump's $3.8bn defamation lawsuit …

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant  —  Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Accused of New ‘60 Minutes’ Meddling  —  MEDDLE MANAGEMENT  —  Bari Weiss pulled a seasoned correspondent off a Trump-adjacent story to put one of her new hires on it instead.  —  Insiders have accused the MAGA-friendly editor-in-chief at CBS News of interfering in a report on a key Donald Trump ally abroad.

Democrats Became Great by Fighting the Left  —  In the DSA era, liberals need to remember their history and fight for their values.  —  The democratic party is moving left.  Its most dynamic leaders over the past few years have been Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zohran Mamdani.

Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states  —  President Donald Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states in a move that is raising new questions about whether he's injecting political motivations into emergency management decisions.

Parents of Some Babies Face Delays Opening Trump Accounts  —  Families were receiving error messages when opening new type of investment account; issue appears to affect limited number of people  —  Parents of some babies have been unable to set up Trump Accounts, the new investment program for children that opened on Saturday.

Gavin Newsom wants to make seizing ballots a felony  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony.  In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets.

Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, in Tel Aviv, sharply criticizes Netanyahu  —  Amid eroding Democratic support for Israel, the presidential prospect says Israel's prime minister has led his country into a “dead end.”  —  TEL AVIV — Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor …

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It's Not Polarization; It's the Radicalization of the Political Right  —  Keywords  —  Political polarization radicalization democratic backsliding radical right authoritarianism democracy  —  Few concepts have shaped contemporary political analysis as much as polarization.