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🚨 230-196, House PASSES bill to revive expired Obamacare funds for 3 years
17 Republicans join all 213 Democrats in support of the legislation.
A significant victory for Hakeem Jeffries who held firm on a clean extension.
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17 Republicans join all 213 Democrats in support of the legislation.
A significant victory for Hakeem Jeffries who held firm on a clean extension.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House votes to revive Obamacare funds as senators plot a scaled-back bill
The legislation to continue ACA funds for three years passed with unanimous support from Democrats and a group of Republicans who rebelled against party leaders to force the vote.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
🚨 230-196, House PASSES bill to revive expired Obamacare funds for 3 years
17 Republicans join all 213 Democrats in support of the legislation.
A significant victory for Hakeem Jeffries who held firm on a clean extension.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
17 Republicans join all 213 Democrats in support of the legislation.
A significant victory for Hakeem Jeffries who held firm on a clean extension.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. https://to.pbs.org/4pw2yVl
WATCH LIVE: House passes bill to extend ACA subsidies after GOP members help force vote
In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care ...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. https://to.pbs.org/4pw2yVl
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At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
Attacks bring total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October ceasefire took effect
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting.
Four people including three children were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
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The real aftermath
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The real aftermath
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Ice shouldn’t be killing people period paragraph
This is not controversial
This is not controversial
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Ice shouldn’t be killing people period paragraph
This is not controversial
This is not controversial
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ICE agents killing people in the streets. The naked extortion of a sovereign state. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
ICE agents killing people in the streets. The naked extortion of a sovereign state. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
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NEW: We released a report, co-authored with @browncntr.bsky.social, analyzing thousands of AI-related bills introduced over the past 2 years.
AI is worsening inequality in areas like hiring and housing, and we have a plan to combat this harm.
AI is worsening inequality in areas like hiring and housing, and we have a plan to combat this harm.
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
NEW: We released a report, co-authored with @browncntr.bsky.social, analyzing thousands of AI-related bills introduced over the past 2 years.
AI is worsening inequality in areas like hiring and housing, and we have a plan to combat this harm.
AI is worsening inequality in areas like hiring and housing, and we have a plan to combat this harm.
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The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. https://to.pbs.org/4q8aZXX
U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establi...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. https://to.pbs.org/4q8aZXX
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‘Out with the Yanks!’: Thousands protest in Colombia as anger builds over Trump’s intervention in Venezuela
‘Out with the Yanks!’: Thousands protest in Colombia as anger builds over Trump’s intervention in Venezuela
President Gustavo Petro called for demonstrations after Trump said he was interested in military action in Colombia
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of cities across Colombia to decry Donald Trump’s threats to expand his military campaign in South America into their territory, after last weekend’s deadly attack on Venezuela.
In Cúcuta, a city on Colombia’s eastern border with Venezuela, several hundred demonstrators marched towards its 19th century cathedral waving the country’s yellow, blue and red flag and shouting: “Fuera los yanquis!” (“Out with the Yanks!”) Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
‘Out with the Yanks!’: Thousands protest in Colombia as anger builds over Trump’s intervention in Venezuela
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Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
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Who is this shitbag that murdered a woman exercising her constitutional rights?
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Who is this shitbag that murdered a woman exercising her constitutional rights?
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We’ve seen this in Chicago. Now we’re seeing it across the country.
ICE is a lawless secret police force and must be abolished. This is fucking horrific.
ICE is a lawless secret police force and must be abolished. This is fucking horrific.
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
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A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
We’ve seen this in Chicago. Now we’re seeing it across the country.
ICE is a lawless secret police force and must be abolished. This is fucking horrific.
ICE is a lawless secret police force and must be abolished. This is fucking horrific.
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BREAKING: An ICE agent fatally shot a woman who was legally observing another of their terror assaults now in Minneapolis.
#FixedItForYaAP
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This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
BREAKING: An ICE agent fatally shot a woman who was legally observing another of their terror assaults now in Minneapolis.
#FixedItForYaAP
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#FixedItForYaAP
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This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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“President Petro is not a drug trafficker."
“This Is Our Hemisphere”: Report from Colombia on Trump’s Escalating Threats to the Region
Following his attack on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has escalated his threats against Colombia and claimed without evidence that President Gustavo Petro is in...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“President Petro is not a drug trafficker."
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Vaccine experts at the CDC were blindsided by a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to unilaterally overhaul the childhood immunization schedule, according to current and former agency staff.
CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled
The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to recommend fewer vaccines for children without extensive consultations with career scientists.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Vaccine experts at the CDC were blindsided by a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to unilaterally overhaul the childhood immunization schedule, according to current and former agency staff.
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"'We got a letter from the FDA signed by Michael Jay Hoffmann. The letter just felt like they were trying to strongarm us,' Kraus said."
"The letter demanded they remove chest binders...from their website within 15 days, stating the products are strictly intended for medical purposes."
"The letter demanded they remove chest binders...from their website within 15 days, stating the products are strictly intended for medical purposes."
South Philly adult shop says FDA demands it stop selling chest binders
A popular South Street boutique said it is being singled out by the federal government, after receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its sales of chest binders.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"'We got a letter from the FDA signed by Michael Jay Hoffmann. The letter just felt like they were trying to strongarm us,' Kraus said."
"The letter demanded they remove chest binders...from their website within 15 days, stating the products are strictly intended for medical purposes."
"The letter demanded they remove chest binders...from their website within 15 days, stating the products are strictly intended for medical purposes."
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A new spending bill rejects “draconian” cuts to the EPA proposed by Trump and House Republicans. But the administration’s attacks on the agency’s staff and programs still threaten its ability to protect the American people.
EPA Funding Salvaged in US Congress Spending Bill - Inside Climate News
The EPA budget for 2026 rejects extreme cuts proposed by Republican representatives and the Trump administration. But advocates warn that significant cuts still jeopardize the agency’s ability to prot...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
A new spending bill rejects “draconian” cuts to the EPA proposed by Trump and House Republicans. But the administration’s attacks on the agency’s staff and programs still threaten its ability to protect the American people.
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The insistence of Fox hosts in pushing the "Maduro sending fentanyl" lie is remarkable. When the DOJ doesn't argue that in the trial, will they just pretend it did?
Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The insistence of Fox hosts in pushing the "Maduro sending fentanyl" lie is remarkable. When the DOJ doesn't argue that in the trial, will they just pretend it did?
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Be aware, Minneapolis.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Be aware, Minneapolis.
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Violent crime in New Orleans declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, police officials announced Monday as National Guard troops begin patrolling the city on President Donald Trump's orders. https://to.pbs.org/4prs8Lc
Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans. That's before National Guard troops began patrolling
The crime figures were released less than a week after armed troops arrived in New Orleans, becoming the latest city where President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard members on crime-fighting ...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Violent crime in New Orleans declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, police officials announced Monday as National Guard troops begin patrolling the city on President Donald Trump's orders. https://to.pbs.org/4prs8Lc
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Trump has been clear about his desire to reassert U.S. corporate control over Venezuela’s nationalized oil industry.
Chevron Stocks Surge After Trump Vows to “Take Back” Venezuela’s Oil After U.S. Attack
The share prices of U.S. oil companies surged following the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela and abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro. In public statements, Trump has been clear about ...
www.democracynow.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Trump has been clear about his desire to reassert U.S. corporate control over Venezuela’s nationalized oil industry.
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From a reporter, Mitchell Miller, who was in the middle of the riots.
Do not let the true history of today be forgotten and manipulated.
Do not let the true history of today be forgotten and manipulated.
WTOP reporter recounts the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, five years later - WTOP News
WTOP’s Mitchell Miller recounts his experience inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of President Donald Trump rioted against the certification of election results.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
From a reporter, Mitchell Miller, who was in the middle of the riots.
Do not let the true history of today be forgotten and manipulated.
Do not let the true history of today be forgotten and manipulated.