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In this new video from the Bulwark, @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social discuss the legacy of January 6th, the information the Jan 6 committee uncovered, and the implications of Kash Patel's threats to prosecute those who stood up against Trump.
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Missouri Republicans redrew congressional maps mid-decade at Trump’s request to grab a 7-1 majority. Now a judge has to decide whether they can ignore limits established in their state constitution.
Judge hears arguments over legality of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map • Missouri Independent
Attorneys argued Wednesday over the power of Missouri lawmakers to gerrymander congressional maps in the middle of a decade.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Missouri Republicans redrew congressional maps mid-decade at Trump’s request to grab a 7-1 majority. Now a judge has to decide whether they can ignore limits established in their state constitution.
The Trump Administration is challenging California's voter-approved redistricting plan ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump Justice Department sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats | CNN Politics
The Trump administration moved Thursday to join a Republican-led legal challenge to California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full…
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Trump Administration is challenging California's voter-approved redistricting plan ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump reportedly leaned on two female lawmakers to stop a vote on releasing the Epstein files. It didn't work and the vote may go forward.
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Trump faces prospect of congressional vote on releasing Epstein files
President’s attempts to press two female members of Congress to withdraw backing for vote appear to have failed
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Trump reportedly leaned on two female lawmakers to stop a vote on releasing the Epstein files. It didn't work and the vote may go forward.
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House Democrats released three emails obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that allege one of Epstein’s victims “spent hours” at his home with Donald Trump.
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Takeaways from the new Epstein emails mentioning Trump | CNN Politics
The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a weekslong reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
House Democrats released three emails obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that allege one of Epstein’s victims “spent hours” at his home with Donald Trump.
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The Trump administration is pushing cuts to long-term housing programs that help people stay off the streets — a decision that could force as many as 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back into homelessness.
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Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
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November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Trump administration is pushing cuts to long-term housing programs that help people stay off the streets — a decision that could force as many as 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back into homelessness.
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BREAKING: today's Trump-Epstein documents raise more questions than they answer
Is DOJ hiding even worse emails & docs? And did they know Maxwell was lying when they interviewed her?
We @democracydefendersfund.org are doubling down on our FOIA filings & litigation to find out 👇
Is DOJ hiding even worse emails & docs? And did they know Maxwell was lying when they interviewed her?
We @democracydefendersfund.org are doubling down on our FOIA filings & litigation to find out 👇
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING: today's Trump-Epstein documents raise more questions than they answer
Is DOJ hiding even worse emails & docs? And did they know Maxwell was lying when they interviewed her?
We @democracydefendersfund.org are doubling down on our FOIA filings & litigation to find out 👇
Is DOJ hiding even worse emails & docs? And did they know Maxwell was lying when they interviewed her?
We @democracydefendersfund.org are doubling down on our FOIA filings & litigation to find out 👇
A Utah judge rejected a new GOP-gerrymandered congressional map. She called the map illegal and instead adopted one that finally gives Salt Lake County a fair voice. For the first time in 25 years, Utah will have a competitive Democratic district.
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‘Extreme’ gerrymander: Utah judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ congressional map, picks districts favoring Democrats
A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A Utah judge rejected a new GOP-gerrymandered congressional map. She called the map illegal and instead adopted one that finally gives Salt Lake County a fair voice. For the first time in 25 years, Utah will have a competitive Democratic district.
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Speaker Johnson plans to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of AZ after refusing to swear her in for 50 days.
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Johnson to Seat Grijalva, Seven Weeks After She Was Elected
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Speaker Johnson plans to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of AZ after refusing to swear her in for 50 days.
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For the first time in 54 days, the House will be in session, voting on an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, following the Senate's passage of the funding deal on Monday.
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House set to vote on ending government shutdown
The House will be in session on Wednesday for the first time in 54 days, with all eyes on a vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For the first time in 54 days, the House will be in session, voting on an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, following the Senate's passage of the funding deal on Monday.
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The Roberts Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s counting of mail-in ballots after the Republican National Committee filed a challenge seeking to invalidate mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
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Supreme Court takes up major elections dispute over counting of late-arriving mail ballots
The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Roberts Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s counting of mail-in ballots after the Republican National Committee filed a challenge seeking to invalidate mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
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Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee house speaker and an aide of public corruption charges. The two orchestrated a scheme to collect taxpayer-funded mail business.
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Trump pardons Tennessee Republican convicted of federal public corruption charges
Glen Casada and his ex-chief of staff were accused of running scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers
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November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee house speaker and an aide of public corruption charges. The two orchestrated a scheme to collect taxpayer-funded mail business.
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Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons to Rudolph Giuliani, John Eastman, and Sidney Powell, who were all part of the scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Trump’s favor.
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Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons to Rudolph Giuliani, John Eastman, and Sidney Powell, who were all part of the scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Trump’s favor.
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As the Supreme Court heard arguments on Donald Trump’s claim of unilateral tariff power, a majority of justices signaled doubt that the Constitution gives the president such sweeping authority.
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Key Justices Cast a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs
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November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As the Supreme Court heard arguments on Donald Trump’s claim of unilateral tariff power, a majority of justices signaled doubt that the Constitution gives the president such sweeping authority.
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The Trump Administration has been ordered to restore food stamp funding in full for roughly 42 million Americans after leaving SNAP recipients in suspense.
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Trump Administration has been ordered to restore food stamp funding in full for roughly 42 million Americans after leaving SNAP recipients in suspense.
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An ICE detention center was described as “squalid and unsanitary”, resulting in a federal judge ruling that immigration officials must uphold basic human rights by providing bottled water, clean bedding, hygiene products, and access to lawyers.
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Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
An ICE detention center was described as “squalid and unsanitary”, resulting in a federal judge ruling that immigration officials must uphold basic human rights by providing bottled water, clean bedding, hygiene products, and access to lawyers.
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The Trump Administration announced it would cut 10 percent of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, potentially canceling thousands of flights in an effort to pressure Democrats to concede to Republican demands to end the government shutdown.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Trump Administration announced it would cut 10 percent of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, potentially canceling thousands of flights in an effort to pressure Democrats to concede to Republican demands to end the government shutdown.
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Following another failed Senate vote, the Republican-led government shutdown is now the longest in history, disrupting the lives of millions of Americans through federal program cuts.
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On Day 36, the government shutdown is the longest ever as Trump pressures GOP senators to end it
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Following another failed Senate vote, the Republican-led government shutdown is now the longest in history, disrupting the lives of millions of Americans through federal program cuts.
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In city halls and statehouses last night, voters chose progress over grievance. Voters just sent a message loud and clear: No more Trumpism. No more fear.
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Democrats sweep the first major elections of Trump’s second term - live updates | CNN Politics
Voters in multiple states on Tuesday are participating in the first major elections of President Donald Trump’s second term. Follow here for live news updates, results, analysis and more.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In city halls and statehouses last night, voters chose progress over grievance. Voters just sent a message loud and clear: No more Trumpism. No more fear.
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California voters will decide today on whether the state should redraw its electoral map in response to unprecedented Republican gerrymandering efforts to target nine U.S. House seats currently held by Democrats.
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What to Know About the Special Election in California
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November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
California voters will decide today on whether the state should redraw its electoral map in response to unprecedented Republican gerrymandering efforts to target nine U.S. House seats currently held by Democrats.
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A new poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe Trump has gone too far in expanding the powers of the presidency while failing to uphold his commitment to protecting freedom of speech and preserving free and fair elections.
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Poll finds most Americans doubt Trump’s commitment to free speech, fair justice
The American people also don’t seem to know quite what to make of the criminal cases against two of Trump’s perceived opponents.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A new poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe Trump has gone too far in expanding the powers of the presidency while failing to uphold his commitment to protecting freedom of speech and preserving free and fair elections.
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Millions of low-income families are at risk of losing heating aid this winter. The shutdown has frozen funding for LIHEAP, which helps nearly 6 million households pay their energy bills — on top of suspended SNAP benefits and rising fuel costs.
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Shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
With temperatures beginning to drop in areas across the U.S., some states are warning that funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is being delayed because of the federal government ...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Millions of low-income families are at risk of losing heating aid this winter. The shutdown has frozen funding for LIHEAP, which helps nearly 6 million households pay their energy bills — on top of suspended SNAP benefits and rising fuel costs.
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The Republican-caused shutdown is on track this week to hit the 35-day mark. The duration eclipses the longest government shutdown in history, which occurred in 2019, also under Trump.
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‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown
There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold Tuesday.
www.politico.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Republican-caused shutdown is on track this week to hit the 35-day mark. The duration eclipses the longest government shutdown in history, which occurred in 2019, also under Trump.
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As millions of Americans watch their SNAP benefits and livelihoods hang in the balance, President Trump hosted an extravagant "Great Gatsby"-themed Halloween party with the theme being “As little party never killed nobody.”
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Trump administration faces Monday deadline on use of contingency funds for SNAP
President Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds.
www.npr.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As millions of Americans watch their SNAP benefits and livelihoods hang in the balance, President Trump hosted an extravagant "Great Gatsby"-themed Halloween party with the theme being “As little party never killed nobody.”
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Confusing questions, cherry-picked testimony, & a politically appointed U.S. attorney
Comey’s case shows what happens when prosecutions serve politics instead of justice
Rep & Dem legal leaders agree that it's an assault on the system
Read here 👇 - TN
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Comey’s case shows what happens when prosecutions serve politics instead of justice
Rep & Dem legal leaders agree that it's an assault on the system
Read here 👇 - TN
www.cbsnews.com/news/comey-s...
Comey seeks to have indictment tossed, arguing senator's questions were "confusing," "ambiguous"
Former FBI Director James Comey is arguing his testimony in response to Sen. Ted Cruz's questions was "literally true" and cannot support a conviction.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Confusing questions, cherry-picked testimony, & a politically appointed U.S. attorney
Comey’s case shows what happens when prosecutions serve politics instead of justice
Rep & Dem legal leaders agree that it's an assault on the system
Read here 👇 - TN
www.cbsnews.com/news/comey-s...
Comey’s case shows what happens when prosecutions serve politics instead of justice
Rep & Dem legal leaders agree that it's an assault on the system
Read here 👇 - TN
www.cbsnews.com/news/comey-s...
According to a new Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos poll, more than half of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a $300 million ballroom.
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More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump demolishing East Wing – poll
Survey, in which one-third respondents voted for the president, found 56% disagree with move
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to a new Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos poll, more than half of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a $300 million ballroom.
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