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Every American should be demanding answers as to why the Trump Department of Justice was monitoring a journalist investigating Jeffrey Epstein.
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Americans did not vote for Trump to have him make Venezuela the 51st state….
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.
Mexico's President Sheinbaum threatens to take legal action over the Gulf name change
Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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NEW: A D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing Cathy Harris, chair of an agency that protects federal workers' rights. Harris will be reinstated while litigation continues.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.
Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data
A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The city of Baltimore, Maryland and an economic justice organization filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the nation’s financial watchdog agency.
City of Baltimore Sues to Stop Dismantling of Nation’s Financial Watchdog Agency
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Most of the cases are among school-aged children; at least thirteen patients have been hospitalized.
Updates: confirmed measles cases, hospitalizations in West Texas
Updated data and information from public health officials on confirmed measles cases in the region.
radio.kttz.org
February 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans

We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power

I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇
statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...
February 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Fascism isn’t coming to America, it’s already here.

We are long past the warnings of an approaching existential threat looming on the distant horizon of our story, which many of us spent the past decade imploring people not to ignore.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...
Fascism Isn't Coming To America, It's Here. Do Americans Have the Strength to Drive it Out?
Fascism isn’t coming to America, it’s already here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
February 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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February 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Since Trump returned to the White House, the Elon Musk-led faux agency DOGE has been hit with a slew of lawsuits.

Here's what you should know.
The Legal Challenges to Elon Musk’s DOGE, Explained
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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February 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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February 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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February 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:

www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Congratulations to rightwing anti-vax forces: you've reintroduced a deadly, vaccine preventable disease back into American society.
In the last three weeks, 48 cases of measles have been identified, sending 13 patients to the hospital, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The number of cases has doubled in the last 3 days.
Texas measles outbreak 2025: Dozens of cases reported in last 3 weeks
In the last three weeks, 48 cases of measles have been identified, sending 13 patients to the hospital, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
www.fox26houston.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Reuters: U.S. JUDGE EXTENDS TEMPORARY BLOCK ON ELON MUSK'S DOGE FROM ACCESSING TREASURY DEPARTMENT PAYMENT SYSTEMS - COURT HEARING
February 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Deborah Rutter was fired this week after a decade as president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

She says the center worked hard to expand its audience by broadening the programming, inviting "all manner of arts and artists to our stages. ... I pray that that can be sustained."
Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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A sick and poor population is easier to control. It’s hard to resist when you are hungry and sick.
February 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM