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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Democrats nationwide are pledging to support their Texas colleagues who are protesting Republican legislators’ move to redraw the state’s congressional map. Michelle Cottle asks: “Could the Texas mess be the thing that finally drives Democrats off the high road?”
Democrats nationwide are pledging to support their Texas colleagues who are protesting Republican legislators’ move to redraw the state’s congressional map. Michelle Cottle asks: “Could the Texas mess be the thing that finally drives Democrats off the high road?”
Opinion | ‘The High Road’s Not Available to Us’: Texas Democrats Have Had Enough
The Republican redistricting effort in Texas has emerged as a clear opportunity for Democrats to prove they have the stomach for a fight.
nyti.ms
July 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Democrats nationwide are pledging to support their Texas colleagues who are protesting Republican legislators’ move to redraw the state’s congressional map. Michelle Cottle asks: “Could the Texas mess be the thing that finally drives Democrats off the high road?”
Democrats nationwide are pledging to support their Texas colleagues who are protesting Republican legislators’ move to redraw the state’s congressional map. Michelle Cottle asks: “Could the Texas mess be the thing that finally drives Democrats off the high road?”
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RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement is on a collision course with Trump's EPA [via @vox.com + @climatedesk.org]
RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement is on a collision course with Trump's EPA
The agency's moves are dooming Kennedy's quest to make people healthier—and his fans are very unhappy.
www.motherjones.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement is on a collision course with Trump's EPA [via @vox.com + @climatedesk.org]
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Trump on the need for a new White House ballroom: "People are schlopping to the tent. It's not a pretty sight. The women with their lovely evening gowns, all of their hair all done, and they're a mess by the time they get in. They've always wanted to have it."
July 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump on the need for a new White House ballroom: "People are schlopping to the tent. It's not a pretty sight. The women with their lovely evening gowns, all of their hair all done, and they're a mess by the time they get in. They've always wanted to have it."
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Trump: "Russia? I think it's disgusting, what they're doing."
July 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump: "Russia? I think it's disgusting, what they're doing."
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Q: Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that what's taking place in Gaza is a genocide?
TRUMP: Oh, it's terrible what's occurring there. Yeah. It's a terrible thing. People are very hungry. You know, the US gave $60m for food. And it's a shame because I don't see the results of it. Nobody said thank you
TRUMP: Oh, it's terrible what's occurring there. Yeah. It's a terrible thing. People are very hungry. You know, the US gave $60m for food. And it's a shame because I don't see the results of it. Nobody said thank you
July 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Q: Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that what's taking place in Gaza is a genocide?
TRUMP: Oh, it's terrible what's occurring there. Yeah. It's a terrible thing. People are very hungry. You know, the US gave $60m for food. And it's a shame because I don't see the results of it. Nobody said thank you
TRUMP: Oh, it's terrible what's occurring there. Yeah. It's a terrible thing. People are very hungry. You know, the US gave $60m for food. And it's a shame because I don't see the results of it. Nobody said thank you
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Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just admitted that the Big Ugly Bill's "Trump Accounts" are a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security."
This follows Trump and DOGE slashing SSA staffing levels to record lows.
Make no mistake: the Trump regime is waging war on Social Security.
This follows Trump and DOGE slashing SSA staffing levels to record lows.
Make no mistake: the Trump regime is waging war on Social Security.
July 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just admitted that the Big Ugly Bill's "Trump Accounts" are a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security."
This follows Trump and DOGE slashing SSA staffing levels to record lows.
Make no mistake: the Trump regime is waging war on Social Security.
This follows Trump and DOGE slashing SSA staffing levels to record lows.
Make no mistake: the Trump regime is waging war on Social Security.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) violated federal law by dodging reporting requirements for lawmakers to reveal their stock trades, according to a new report.
MAGA senator shrugs after being caught violating stock trade laws for years
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) violated federal law by dodging reporting requirements for lawmakers to reveal their stock trades, according to a new report.Mullin waited over 2 1/2 years before revealing he violated federal financial conflicts of interest disclosure laws, Dave Leventhal wrote for NOTU...
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) violated federal law by dodging reporting requirements for lawmakers to reveal their stock trades, according to a new report.
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The state ballroom marks the latest — and biggest — example of Trump, a former real estate investor, looking to make a permanent mark on the official residence and workplace of the US president https://on.ft.com/3HcvTE4
July 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The state ballroom marks the latest — and biggest — example of Trump, a former real estate investor, looking to make a permanent mark on the official residence and workplace of the US president https://on.ft.com/3HcvTE4
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The White House is getting an enormous $200 million ballroom, a major renovation of the East Wing, to be paid for by President Trump and other donors.
White House Unveils Plan for Enormous Ballroom Long Sought by Trump
Officials said a 90,000-square-foot addition to the East Wing would cost $200 million and be paid for by President Trump and other donors.
nyti.ms
July 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The White House is getting an enormous $200 million ballroom, a major renovation of the East Wing, to be paid for by President Trump and other donors.
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Yesterday, a Russian state media outlet prominently featured an op-ed titled "There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine," where the author said Moscow should stop trying to win over Ukrainians who side with the West. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Russian state media runs op-ed titled ‘No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine’ — Meduza
Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti published an inflammatory column Wednesday titled There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine by columnist Kirill Strelnikov. The piece…
meduza.io
July 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Yesterday, a Russian state media outlet prominently featured an op-ed titled "There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine," where the author said Moscow should stop trying to win over Ukrainians who side with the West. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
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When he really doesn't like a question, he attacks the person asking. He really doesn't like this question.
It must be followed up. Epstein was hiring girls. For what? What did Trump think Epstein was going to do with them?
It must be followed up. Epstein was hiring girls. For what? What did Trump think Epstein was going to do with them?
REPORTER: Do you know Epstein was taking those young women, including Virginia Giuffre?
TRUMP: No, I didn't know. I figured it would be ABC fake news that would ask that question. One of the worst. But no I don't know really why.
TRUMP: No, I didn't know. I figured it would be ABC fake news that would ask that question. One of the worst. But no I don't know really why.
July 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When he really doesn't like a question, he attacks the person asking. He really doesn't like this question.
It must be followed up. Epstein was hiring girls. For what? What did Trump think Epstein was going to do with them?
It must be followed up. Epstein was hiring girls. For what? What did Trump think Epstein was going to do with them?
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An agitated President Donald Trump called a reporter a "lunatic" — minutes after bashing another reporter — during a question-and-answer session Thursday afternoon, reacting to a question about his tariff policy.
'Inappropriate!' Agitated Trump bashes 'lunatic' reporter after grilling on tariff law
An agitated President Donald Trump called a reporter a "lunatic" — minutes after bashing another reporter — during a question-and-answer session Thursday afternoon, reacting to a question about his tariff policy."As you know, a federal appellate court today heard oral arguments about whether or not ...
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
An agitated President Donald Trump called a reporter a "lunatic" — minutes after bashing another reporter — during a question-and-answer session Thursday afternoon, reacting to a question about his tariff policy.
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More than anything else, this is the thing that persuades me that Trump does not plan on leaving in 2028
Trump is building a White House ballroom.
It kind of looks like a Home Depot without the aisles and a sale on gold chairs.
It kind of looks like a Home Depot without the aisles and a sale on gold chairs.
July 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
More than anything else, this is the thing that persuades me that Trump does not plan on leaving in 2028
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Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
U.S. Security Contractors in Gaza Risk War Crimes Charges, Democrats Say
Democrats said veterans working for U.S. security contractors on Trump’s Gaza aid effort may face legal risks.
interc.pt
July 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is pressuring Richmond city officials to pay $5.8 million owed under a new law to a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for 45 years.
GOP governor issues stern threat over millions owed to innocent man jailed 45 years
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is pressuring Richmond city officials to pay $5.8 million owed under a new law to a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for 45 years."Richmond, the state’s capital city, has yet to compensate Marvin Leon Grimm Jr. for a miscarriage of justice th...
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is pressuring Richmond city officials to pay $5.8 million owed under a new law to a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for 45 years.
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In today's Bulwark Podcast, @marcelias.bsky.social talks Emil Bove and much more with @timmiller.bsky.social: "This is just the pure politics of Donald Trump....It's not ideology. I'm offended that it's not even dressed up in ideology."
July 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In today's Bulwark Podcast, @marcelias.bsky.social talks Emil Bove and much more with @timmiller.bsky.social: "This is just the pure politics of Donald Trump....It's not ideology. I'm offended that it's not even dressed up in ideology."
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Deceased wealth manager and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein used a meeting with President Donald Trump to groom one of his 13-year-old victims, The Daily Beast reported on Thursday.
Epstein reportedly used Trump meeting to groom 13-year-old: 'This is a good one, right?'
Deceased wealth manager and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein used a meeting with President Donald Trump to groom one of his 13-year-old victims, The Daily Beast reported on Thursday.The victim, known only as "Jane," testified extensively to how she was targeted and manipulated while test...
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Deceased wealth manager and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein used a meeting with President Donald Trump to groom one of his 13-year-old victims, The Daily Beast reported on Thursday.
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NEW: DOJ says the ongoing dispute over Alina Habba is one about titles, not authority. What does that mean? And why is their fallback position more frightening for the rule of law than their insistence on keeping her as Acting U.S. Attorney? Read here:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
Was former Trump lawyer Alina Habba ‘validly appointed’ to her DOJ post?
Whether or not she is legitimately serving as New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, DOJ’s fallback position is even more concerning.
www.msnbc.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
NEW: DOJ says the ongoing dispute over Alina Habba is one about titles, not authority. What does that mean? And why is their fallback position more frightening for the rule of law than their insistence on keeping her as Acting U.S. Attorney? Read here:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
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President for Life? Trump plans 164% White House expansion to entertain his oligarch friends
Don't tell DOGE... Proposed 90,000 sq. ft. expansion of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave would add a single ballroom for Trump to entertain his wealthy and powerful friends
Don't tell DOGE... Proposed 90,000 sq. ft. expansion of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave would add a single ballroom for Trump to entertain his wealthy and powerful friends
President for Life? Trump plans 164% White House expansion to entertain his oligarch friends
Don't tell DOGE... Proposed 90,000 sq. ft. expansion of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave would add a single ballroom for Trump to entertain his wealthy and powerful friends
www.thealtmedia.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
President for Life? Trump plans 164% White House expansion to entertain his oligarch friends
Don't tell DOGE... Proposed 90,000 sq. ft. expansion of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave would add a single ballroom for Trump to entertain his wealthy and powerful friends
Don't tell DOGE... Proposed 90,000 sq. ft. expansion of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave would add a single ballroom for Trump to entertain his wealthy and powerful friends
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The new specs of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom reveal that the size will be twice that of the existing complex.
Trump's $200M White House ballroom leaves critics aghast: 'Can’t afford pediatric cancer?'
The new specs of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom reveal that the size will be twice that of the existing complex. The new 90,000 square foot extension will completely remake the look of the historic building and is being estimated to cost $200 million. The specifics about the estimate ...
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The new specs of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom reveal that the size will be twice that of the existing complex.
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Yes it failed! Booty owns the convicted felon racist rapist!
July 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yes it failed! Booty owns the convicted felon racist rapist!
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed today that the White House conducted secret talks with "some of Putin’s top people" earlier this week to try to make progress on Ukraine ahead of Trump's Aug. 8 deadline. The effort failed. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
U.S. reports secret talks with ‘Putin’s top people’ but no progress toward peace in Ukraine — Meduza
U.S. officials conducted secret negotiations with senior Russian officials this week to end the war in Ukraine but made no headway, Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Fox News Radio. The…
meduza.io
July 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed today that the White House conducted secret talks with "some of Putin’s top people" earlier this week to try to make progress on Ukraine ahead of Trump's Aug. 8 deadline. The effort failed. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
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The Social Security Administration has proposed changes—again—to its phone service options. The agency will require beneficiaries to go online to prove their identity.
Proposed Changes To Phone Services For Social Security Beneficiaries Raise Concerns—Again
The Social Security Administration has proposed changes—again—to its phone service options. The agency will require beneficiaries to go online to prove their identity.
www.forbes.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Social Security Administration has proposed changes—again—to its phone service options. The agency will require beneficiaries to go online to prove their identity.
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Trump's DOJ just dropped a major antitrust case against American Express Travel.
This comes after Amex hired lobbying firm Ballard Partners — the former employers of Pam Bondi — to lobby the DOJ on "antitrust issues."
Funny how that works.
This comes after Amex hired lobbying firm Ballard Partners — the former employers of Pam Bondi — to lobby the DOJ on "antitrust issues."
Funny how that works.
July 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump's DOJ just dropped a major antitrust case against American Express Travel.
This comes after Amex hired lobbying firm Ballard Partners — the former employers of Pam Bondi — to lobby the DOJ on "antitrust issues."
Funny how that works.
This comes after Amex hired lobbying firm Ballard Partners — the former employers of Pam Bondi — to lobby the DOJ on "antitrust issues."
Funny how that works.
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency just suffered another massive blow as the Trump administration continues its "de-Muskification" of the General Services Administration, according to a new report.
'De-Muskification': DOGE just 'lost all remaining influence' at key agency
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency just suffered another massive blow as the Trump administration continues its "de-Muskification" of the General Services Administration, according to a new report.Musk and Trump's dramatic falling out came over disagreements about Trump's "Big, Beautifu...
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency just suffered another massive blow as the Trump administration continues its "de-Muskification" of the General Services Administration, according to a new report.