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During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
To put the scope of the problem in context, consider the corruption scandals that have emerged just over the last week.
To put the scope of the problem in context, consider the corruption scandals that have emerged just over the last week.
3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
popular.info
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
To put the scope of the problem in context, consider the corruption scandals that have emerged just over the last week.
To put the scope of the problem in context, consider the corruption scandals that have emerged just over the last week.
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President Trump’s and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family members are positioned to benefit from efforts to overhaul drug sales.
Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.
The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.
on.wsj.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
President Trump’s and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family members are positioned to benefit from efforts to overhaul drug sales.
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Much of what President Trump has done fits classic signs of authoritarianism.
Journalists hesitate to use the word, but a communications scholar argues the U.S. is “well past that point.”
Journalists hesitate to use the word, but a communications scholar argues the U.S. is “well past that point.”
Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
Media framing shapes people’s understanding of the world. A political communication scholar says that journalistic outlets’ failure to call Donald Trump an authoritarian is a problem for democracy.
buff.ly
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Much of what President Trump has done fits classic signs of authoritarianism.
Journalists hesitate to use the word, but a communications scholar argues the U.S. is “well past that point.”
Journalists hesitate to use the word, but a communications scholar argues the U.S. is “well past that point.”
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Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their…
www.motherjones.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
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Today was my last day at the Eisenhower Library. I came across a 1964 letter Dwight Eisenhower wrote warning against “hate-filled people who set themselves up as super-patriots and, so doing, try to destroy the rights, liberties and opportunities of the average loyal American.” Worth heeding 🗃️
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Today was my last day at the Eisenhower Library. I came across a 1964 letter Dwight Eisenhower wrote warning against “hate-filled people who set themselves up as super-patriots and, so doing, try to destroy the rights, liberties and opportunities of the average loyal American.” Worth heeding 🗃️
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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on student-support funding cuts, which are tucked into a broader budget bill. But Pell funding is expected to stabilize.
Congressional Republicans Are Poised to Slash Millions from Student-Support Programs
Pell funding is expected to stabilize.
chroni.cl
September 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on student-support funding cuts, which are tucked into a broader budget bill. But Pell funding is expected to stabilize.
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The Trump administration's budget cuts in 2026 could halt research on life-saving treatments, result in job losses, and hurt the economy in every U.S. congressional district, a new study says.
The estimated impact of NIH research grant cuts
The Trump administration's budget cuts in 2026 could halt research on life-saving treatments, result in job losses, and hurt the economy in every U.S. congressional district, a new study says.
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Trump administration's budget cuts in 2026 could halt research on life-saving treatments, result in job losses, and hurt the economy in every U.S. congressional district, a new study says.
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JUST IN: Trump threatens heavy furniture tariffs in coming months
Trump threatens heavy furniture tariffs in coming months
Furniture prices have already been rising on the impact of the tariffs imposed earlier this year.
trib.al
August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
JUST IN: Trump threatens heavy furniture tariffs in coming months
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Court Rules Alina Habba Has Been Unlawfully Serving as U.S. Prosecutor for New Jersey
Court Rules Alina Habba Has Been Unlawfully Serving as U.S. Prosecutor for New Jersey
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
www.democracynow.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Court Rules Alina Habba Has Been Unlawfully Serving as U.S. Prosecutor for New Jersey
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The firing is the latest upheaval in military leadership and in the country’s intelligence agencies, and comes a few months after details of the preliminary assessment leaked to the news media. https://to.pbs.org/4oPkmLS
Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran angered Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two ...
www.pbs.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The firing is the latest upheaval in military leadership and in the country’s intelligence agencies, and comes a few months after details of the preliminary assessment leaked to the news media. https://to.pbs.org/4oPkmLS
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VA Retaliates Against AFGE and Other Unions By Terminating Workers’ Contract url:https://www.afge.org/article/va-retaliates-against-afge-and-other-unions-by-terminating-workers-contract/
August 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
VA Retaliates Against AFGE and Other Unions By Terminating Workers’ Contract url:https://www.afge.org/article/va-retaliates-against-afge-and-other-unions-by-terminating-workers-contract/
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🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸Trump shows photo with putin, hinting that Putin might come to the 2026 World Cup — it depends on what happens.
August 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸Trump shows photo with putin, hinting that Putin might come to the 2026 World Cup — it depends on what happens.
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DC didn't vote for Trump.
Not in 2016. Not in 2020. Not in 2024.
You can disagree with how DC is run. But there is no emergency that requires the deployment of red state troops to police this very blue city.
Trump has no right to overrun Bowser and take it over.
And, also, this hat is ridiculous
Not in 2016. Not in 2020. Not in 2024.
You can disagree with how DC is run. But there is no emergency that requires the deployment of red state troops to police this very blue city.
Trump has no right to overrun Bowser and take it over.
And, also, this hat is ridiculous
Trump: "Mayor Bowser better get her act straight or she won't be mayor very long because we'll take it over with the federal government and run it like it's supposed to be run ... it was a crime-invested rat hole."
August 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
DC didn't vote for Trump.
Not in 2016. Not in 2020. Not in 2024.
You can disagree with how DC is run. But there is no emergency that requires the deployment of red state troops to police this very blue city.
Trump has no right to overrun Bowser and take it over.
And, also, this hat is ridiculous
Not in 2016. Not in 2020. Not in 2024.
You can disagree with how DC is run. But there is no emergency that requires the deployment of red state troops to police this very blue city.
Trump has no right to overrun Bowser and take it over.
And, also, this hat is ridiculous
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This is getting very bad:
*FBI raids top Trump critic's home
*Trump loyalist gins up "mortgage fraud" pretexts for DOJ probes of Schiff, Letitia James, Lisa Cook
*Bannon says ICE will monitor 2026 voting
*DHS memo vows LA operations "for years to come"
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
*FBI raids top Trump critic's home
*Trump loyalist gins up "mortgage fraud" pretexts for DOJ probes of Schiff, Letitia James, Lisa Cook
*Bannon says ICE will monitor 2026 voting
*DHS memo vows LA operations "for years to come"
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
Trump’s FBI Raid of John Bolton’s Home Looks Like a “Five Alarm Fire”
Thus far little is known about Friday’s law enforcement action against a top Trump critic. But we’re seeing an escalation of authoritarian power on many fronts that has grown unmistakable.
newrepublic.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is getting very bad:
*FBI raids top Trump critic's home
*Trump loyalist gins up "mortgage fraud" pretexts for DOJ probes of Schiff, Letitia James, Lisa Cook
*Bannon says ICE will monitor 2026 voting
*DHS memo vows LA operations "for years to come"
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
*FBI raids top Trump critic's home
*Trump loyalist gins up "mortgage fraud" pretexts for DOJ probes of Schiff, Letitia James, Lisa Cook
*Bannon says ICE will monitor 2026 voting
*DHS memo vows LA operations "for years to come"
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
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Approximately 1 in 100 people is born intersex or with a sexual characteristic that does not fit neatly into the binary of male or female. As politicians write law in Ohio and elsewhere trying to erase intersex people, a new book covers their history. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/19/a...
A hidden civil rights fight: New book shares the untold story of the intersex movement • Ohio Capital Journal
Approximately one out of every 100 people is born intersex or with a sexual characteristic that does not fit neatly into the binary of male or female. As politicians write law in Ohio and elsewhere…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Approximately 1 in 100 people is born intersex or with a sexual characteristic that does not fit neatly into the binary of male or female. As politicians write law in Ohio and elsewhere trying to erase intersex people, a new book covers their history. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/19/a...
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⚡️ Russian strikes killed 21, injured 99 in Ukraine since Trump-Putin summit.
Five people were killed and 11 injured on Aug. 17, followed by eight killed and 35 injured on Aug. 18, and at least eight killed and 53 injured on Aug. 19.
Five people were killed and 11 injured on Aug. 17, followed by eight killed and 35 injured on Aug. 18, and at least eight killed and 53 injured on Aug. 19.
Russian strikes killed 21, injured 99 in Ukraine since Trump-Putin summit
Five people were killed and 11 injured on Aug. 17, followed by eight killed and 35 injured on Aug. 18, and at least eight killed and 53 injured on Aug. 19.
kyivindependent.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
⚡️ Russian strikes killed 21, injured 99 in Ukraine since Trump-Putin summit.
Five people were killed and 11 injured on Aug. 17, followed by eight killed and 35 injured on Aug. 18, and at least eight killed and 53 injured on Aug. 19.
Five people were killed and 11 injured on Aug. 17, followed by eight killed and 35 injured on Aug. 18, and at least eight killed and 53 injured on Aug. 19.
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President Trump has raised the idea of a "land swap" between Russia and Ukraine, asserting that both countries would have to cede land to each other to end the war. bit.ly/4mSliNT
August 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
President Trump has raised the idea of a "land swap" between Russia and Ukraine, asserting that both countries would have to cede land to each other to end the war. bit.ly/4mSliNT
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The family of Donald Trump have profited hugely during his presidency, thanks to a number of different factors.
Trump family profiting stunning amount from his presidency
ebx.sh
August 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The family of Donald Trump have profited hugely during his presidency, thanks to a number of different factors.
VA Retaliates Against AFGE and Other Unions By Terminating Workers’ Contract url:https://www.afge.org/article/va-retaliates-against-afge-and-other-unions-by-terminating-workers-contract/
August 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
VA Retaliates Against AFGE and Other Unions By Terminating Workers’ Contract url:https://www.afge.org/article/va-retaliates-against-afge-and-other-unions-by-terminating-workers-contract/
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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch
Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful detention.
techcrunch.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website
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