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Here’s a perfect project for any journalist in Louisiana — track who actually loses benefits in the state and disprove this cruel nonsense.
MIKE JOHNSON: We are not cutting Medicaid in this package.
TAPPER: 1.4m people in Louisiana are on Medicaid. Is it your contention that if any of them lose benefits, it's bc they shouldn't have been receiving them?
J: Yeah. Every district in America has people who are on the program who shouldn't.
TAPPER: 1.4m people in Louisiana are on Medicaid. Is it your contention that if any of them lose benefits, it's bc they shouldn't have been receiving them?
J: Yeah. Every district in America has people who are on the program who shouldn't.
May 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here’s a perfect project for any journalist in Louisiana — track who actually loses benefits in the state and disprove this cruel nonsense.
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TAPPER: I have a hard time thinking that if a D president held a dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, you wouldn't be outraged
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about
May 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
TAPPER: I have a hard time thinking that if a D president held a dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, you wouldn't be outraged
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about
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REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president?
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
May 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president?
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
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Duckworth: "He's accepting a bribe, which is unconstitutional and illegal. And he's gonna accept an aircraft that then is gonna cost taxpayers another billion dollars at a time when he wants to cut funding for Medicaid. It's simple unacceptable."
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Duckworth: "He's accepting a bribe, which is unconstitutional and illegal. And he's gonna accept an aircraft that then is gonna cost taxpayers another billion dollars at a time when he wants to cut funding for Medicaid. It's simple unacceptable."
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The FBI has ordered agents to devote more time to immigration enforcement and scale back investigating white-collar crime.
Pursuing white-collar cases, they were told, will be deprioritized for at least the remainder of 2025.
Pursuing white-collar cases, they were told, will be deprioritized for at least the remainder of 2025.
FBI ordered to prioritize immigration, as DOJ scales back white collar cases
The Justice Department issued new guidance on what white-collar cases will be prioritized.
bit.ly
May 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The FBI has ordered agents to devote more time to immigration enforcement and scale back investigating white-collar crime.
Pursuing white-collar cases, they were told, will be deprioritized for at least the remainder of 2025.
Pursuing white-collar cases, they were told, will be deprioritized for at least the remainder of 2025.
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New in PN: The new pope is latest sign that the world rejects Trumpism
"Neither Pope Leo nor Mark Carney nor anyone else can save the US from what its own voters have done to it. But we all live in the same world, and any pushback against Trump is helpful and hopeful."
"Neither Pope Leo nor Mark Carney nor anyone else can save the US from what its own voters have done to it. But we all live in the same world, and any pushback against Trump is helpful and hopeful."
The new pope is latest sign that the world rejects Trumpism
From Vatican City to Canada, Trump increasingly represents everything people of goodwill oppose.
www.publicnotice.co
May 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New in PN: The new pope is latest sign that the world rejects Trumpism
"Neither Pope Leo nor Mark Carney nor anyone else can save the US from what its own voters have done to it. But we all live in the same world, and any pushback against Trump is helpful and hopeful."
"Neither Pope Leo nor Mark Carney nor anyone else can save the US from what its own voters have done to it. But we all live in the same world, and any pushback against Trump is helpful and hopeful."
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Klobuchar on Stephen Miller saying the administration is considering suspending habeas corpus: "He's doing it because they don't want to focus on what's really in front of them, and that they have created havoc in our economy ... no, they're not gonna reverse habeas corpus in the Congress."
May 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Klobuchar on Stephen Miller saying the administration is considering suspending habeas corpus: "He's doing it because they don't want to focus on what's really in front of them, and that they have created havoc in our economy ... no, they're not gonna reverse habeas corpus in the Congress."
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It's hard to adequately describe how scary it is to watch mainstream political journalists barely push back against a sitting U.S. president accepting a $400M plane from a foreign government that would literally be designated as an emergency command-and-control center during a nuclear war.
May 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It's hard to adequately describe how scary it is to watch mainstream political journalists barely push back against a sitting U.S. president accepting a $400M plane from a foreign government that would literally be designated as an emergency command-and-control center during a nuclear war.
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"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
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Here's a good backgrounder on Australia's Ranked Choice Voting elections as you watch the results come in.
fairvote.org/australian-e...
fairvote.org/australian-e...
Australian election will use ranked choice voting nationwide - FairVote
In the Australian election on Saturday, May 3, voters will use ranked choice voting to elect their members of Parliament.
fairvote.org
May 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Here's a good backgrounder on Australia's Ranked Choice Voting elections as you watch the results come in.
fairvote.org/australian-e...
fairvote.org/australian-e...
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laying the groundwork for open defiance of judges
May 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
laying the groundwork for open defiance of judges
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AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care?
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
May 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care?
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
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Governor Moore emphasizes Maryland's stability and aims to foster private sector growth to navigate the challenges the Trump administration poses while positioning the state as a leader independent of Washington's chaos.
Gov. Wes Moore Stresses Steady Leadership for Maryland Amid Trump Chaos
Governor Moore emphasizes Maryland's stability and aims to foster private sector growth to navigate the challenges the Trump administration poses while positioning the state as a leader independent of Washington's chaos.
sourceofthespring.news
May 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Governor Moore emphasizes Maryland's stability and aims to foster private sector growth to navigate the challenges the Trump administration poses while positioning the state as a leader independent of Washington's chaos.
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UPDATE
The Congresswoman has deleted this post.
The Congresswoman has deleted this post.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a sitting member of Congress who is worth many millions of dollars, posted a birthday message for her son—along with a link to his Venmo account, encouraging her supporters to send him money.
This comes at a time of significant economic uncertainty in the United States.
This comes at a time of significant economic uncertainty in the United States.
April 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
UPDATE
The Congresswoman has deleted this post.
The Congresswoman has deleted this post.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
April 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
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Stop citing pretextual motivations as if they are real
Breaking News: The Trump administration said it was reviewing billions in federal grants to Harvard, accusing the school of allowing antisemitism to run unchecked on its campus.
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The administration has already canceled hundreds of millions in federal grants and contracts at Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Stop citing pretextual motivations as if they are real
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Many at USIP have told me from the start that the reason the Trump administration has gone after them so aggressively is because of their really beautiful building.
NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Many at USIP have told me from the start that the reason the Trump administration has gone after them so aggressively is because of their really beautiful building.
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Doctors for America Statement on Forced Resignation of Dr. Peter Marks
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-peter-mar...
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-peter-mar...
Doctors for America Statement on Dr. Peter Marks Resignation
The forced resignation of Dr. Peter Marks, Director of Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should be seen as a warning sign for all clinicians a...
doctorsforamerica.org
March 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Doctors for America Statement on Forced Resignation of Dr. Peter Marks
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-peter-mar...
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-peter-mar...
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Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare."
April 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare."
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The U.S. Department of Education told states Friday that it was canceling previous approvals to spend down remaining COVID-19 recovery funds, a change that could mean $418 million to the Maryland Department of Education.
marylandmatters.org/2025/03/31/m...
marylandmatters.org/2025/03/31/m...
Maryland faces $418M 'catastrophic' loss in pandemic-era relief funds - Maryland Matters
The U.S. Department of Education told states Friday that it was canceling previous approvals to spend down remaining COVID-19 recovery funds, a change that could mean $418 million to the Maryland Depa...
marylandmatters.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The U.S. Department of Education told states Friday that it was canceling previous approvals to spend down remaining COVID-19 recovery funds, a change that could mean $418 million to the Maryland Department of Education.
marylandmatters.org/2025/03/31/m...
marylandmatters.org/2025/03/31/m...
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*gazes wistfully out a window*
Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Elections
Judges convicted the far-right leader of misusing EU funds and barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*gazes wistfully out a window*
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.