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ALFONSI: “.. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
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December 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
ALFONSI: “.. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
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Lutnick: "Remember, as you deport people, that's going to suppress private job numbers of small businesses. But they'll rebalance and regrow."
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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US Senators critical of Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Mr. Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a "wish list" of the Russians and not the actual U.S. plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-sen...
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U.S. senators say Rubio denied that Ukraine-Russia peace plan originated from U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the claims, writing on social media that "the peace proposal was authored by the U.S."
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November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
US Senators critical of Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Mr. Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a "wish list" of the Russians and not the actual U.S. plan
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🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
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The majority of the corporations known to have donated to the fund for Trump's new White House ballroom are represented by three lobbying firms. www.cbsnews.com/news/corpora...
Majority of corporate Trump ballroom donors represented by 3 lobbying firms, watchdog says
Lobbyists from the three firms mingled with top tech executives and President Trump at a dinner for White House ballroom donors last month.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The majority of the corporations known to have donated to the fund for Trump's new White House ballroom are represented by three lobbying firms. www.cbsnews.com/news/corpora...
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As ACA subsidies are set to expire, House Republicans try to navigate a path to a solution, with Trump ruling out an extension.
Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension
Trump told Republicans not to "waste" their time on extending the enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire, saying he'd only support "sending the money directly back to the people."
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November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As ACA subsidies are set to expire, House Republicans try to navigate a path to a solution, with Trump ruling out an extension.
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The U.S. military on Saturday killed another three people accused by the Trump administration of smuggling drugs by sea, according to the U.S. Southern Command, bringing the known death toll from the campaign to at least 83 since early September.
Latest U.S. Strike on Boat in Pacific Kills 3, Southern Command Says
The United States has carried out at least 21 strikes on boats the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs, killing at least 83 people.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The U.S. military on Saturday killed another three people accused by the Trump administration of smuggling drugs by sea, according to the U.S. Southern Command, bringing the known death toll from the campaign to at least 83 since early September.
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Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
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They gave the child sex trafficker a damn puppy while in prison.
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
They gave the child sex trafficker a damn puppy while in prison.
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We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
'Blunt Corruption': Trump DOJ Hands Google an Antitrust Win After Tech Giant's Ballroom Donation | Common Dreams
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is contributing $22 million to the president's ballroom project.
www.commondreams.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
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The White House said that reporters could no longer access an area in the West Wing known as “Upper Press” that houses the offices of key communications staff members.
Reporters said the move would hurt their ability to cover the president.
Reporters said the move would hurt their ability to cover the president.
White House restricts media access in key area of the West Wing
The move limiting free press access to Room 140, which houses the offices of the press secretary and other staff, was said to be based on national security.
wapo.st
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The White House said that reporters could no longer access an area in the West Wing known as “Upper Press” that houses the offices of key communications staff members.
Reporters said the move would hurt their ability to cover the president.
Reporters said the move would hurt their ability to cover the president.
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President Trump’s aides have promised transparency about the funding of a new ballroom, but the White House withheld the identities of several donors to the project, including some with business before the administration, The New York Times found.
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
President Trump’s aides have promised transparency about the funding of a new ballroom, but the White House withheld the identities of several donors to the project, including some with business before the administration, The New York Times found.
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M.I.T.
Brown.
Penn.
USC.
Now UVA — “the fifth school to rebuff a White House proposal to give universities preferential treatment if they uphold a set of White House demands.”
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Brown.
Penn.
USC.
Now UVA — “the fifth school to rebuff a White House proposal to give universities preferential treatment if they uphold a set of White House demands.”
@nytimes.com
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October 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
M.I.T.
Brown.
Penn.
USC.
Now UVA — “the fifth school to rebuff a White House proposal to give universities preferential treatment if they uphold a set of White House demands.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Brown.
Penn.
USC.
Now UVA — “the fifth school to rebuff a White House proposal to give universities preferential treatment if they uphold a set of White House demands.”
@nytimes.com
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This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
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In a coordinated move, multiple federal agencies joined BlueSky yesterday and turned to trolling the opposition. Our Assessment on Democratic Decline warns of this autocratic practice: attacking the free press and narrowing the space in which factual reporting can safely operate without retaliation.
October 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In a coordinated move, multiple federal agencies joined BlueSky yesterday and turned to trolling the opposition. Our Assessment on Democratic Decline warns of this autocratic practice: attacking the free press and narrowing the space in which factual reporting can safely operate without retaliation.
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The 105 House Republicans who condemned George Santos and voted to expel him from Congress are strangely silent about Trump springing him from prison after a very short stint.
They are all terrified of King Donald.
They are all terrified of King Donald.
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The 105 House Republicans who condemned George Santos and voted to expel him from Congress are strangely silent about Trump springing him from prison after a very short stint.
They are all terrified of King Donald.
They are all terrified of King Donald.
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Per new court filing:
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Per new court filing:
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
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Listen up, Chicagoans. He thinks this is ok.
Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Listen up, Chicagoans. He thinks this is ok.
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Everything is for sale.
1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.
Quid Pro Presidency
Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…
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October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Everything is for sale.
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Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student | News | The Harvard Crimson
In his first nine months as Secretary of War, Pete B. Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and diversity programs. But in 2013, as a Harvard Kennedy School master’s student, Hegseth advocated…
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October 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
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Too perfect.
As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
October 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Too perfect.
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Wait, the WH spokesman is now saying the $17 trillion Trump keeps bragging about is just “investment commitments.” So it’s just a bunch of hopium? That’s not what Trump has been saying.
October 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Wait, the WH spokesman is now saying the $17 trillion Trump keeps bragging about is just “investment commitments.” So it’s just a bunch of hopium? That’s not what Trump has been saying.