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The Trump administration has denied another request from Illinois to assist in the state’s recovery from severe flash floods in late July, despite a recent assessment detailing the widespread damage and financial cost of the storms.
Administration again denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois, Pritzker says
Officials in jurisdictions led by Democrats have viewed the denials of aid as politically driven.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Trump administration has denied another request from Illinois to assist in the state’s recovery from severe flash floods in late July, despite a recent assessment detailing the widespread damage and financial cost of the storms.
This video put out by the Department of Homeland Security is just sickening.
www.newsweek.com/homeland-sec...
www.newsweek.com/homeland-sec...
Homeland security compares migrants to Pokémon: 'Gotta catch 'em all'
On Monday, DHS shared a video on X with the caption, "Gotta Catch 'Em All," the slogan widely associated with Pokémon.
www.newsweek.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This video put out by the Department of Homeland Security is just sickening.
www.newsweek.com/homeland-sec...
www.newsweek.com/homeland-sec...
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I cannot stress this enough.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social was thrown to the ground by ICE agents during a Chicago protest.
“That is what these officers are willing to do when there is press and cameras around," she says, adding that they are "committing human rights abuses" inside.
“That is what these officers are willing to do when there is press and cameras around," she says, adding that they are "committing human rights abuses" inside.
September 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I cannot stress this enough.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
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The US Defense Department is requiring journalists agree to submit anything they publish about it for government approval as a condition of access
Pentagon Demands Journalists Allow Government to Vet Information
The US Defense Department is requiring journalists agree to submit anything they publish about it for government approval as a condition of access, the latest Trump administration effort to control during peacetime what information the public learns about military operations.
bloom.bg
September 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The US Defense Department is requiring journalists agree to submit anything they publish about it for government approval as a condition of access
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By all means, let the guy who told the secretary of state of Georgia "I just want to find 11,780 votes" make decisions about whose numbers are wrong.
REPORTER: Why did you fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics?
TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
August 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
By all means, let the guy who told the secretary of state of Georgia "I just want to find 11,780 votes" make decisions about whose numbers are wrong.
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"'My uncle will be self-deporting back to Mexico' Jenny Gonzalez wrote. 'And even though I will miss him I rather him go than be locked in a cage.'" This is the choice the administration is presenting to hardworking immigrants who've been here for decades.
Meet the TikTok Chef Self-Deporting Because of Trump
“Even though I will miss him, I rather him go than be locked in a cage.”
www.thebulwark.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"'My uncle will be self-deporting back to Mexico' Jenny Gonzalez wrote. 'And even though I will miss him I rather him go than be locked in a cage.'" This is the choice the administration is presenting to hardworking immigrants who've been here for decades.
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The newborn savings accounts created as part of President Trump’s massive new tax and immigration law are a “back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Trump’s newborn savings accounts a ‘back door for privatizing Social Security,’ Bessent says
The accounts, known as ‘Trump accounts,’ were set up in the GOP’s new tax and spending law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The newborn savings accounts created as part of President Trump’s massive new tax and immigration law are a “back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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George Retes, a 25-year-old Army veteran and father of two, had been planning his three-year-old daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party at the park for weeks.
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
July 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
George Retes, a 25-year-old Army veteran and father of two, had been planning his three-year-old daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party at the park for weeks.
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
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Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites
President Donald Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran’s nuclear program that would have lasted weeks, NBC News has also learned.
www.nbcnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Everything they do is a grift.
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Everything they do is a grift.
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We're caught between not giving him a reason to declare Martial Law and defending our freedom.
Americans were indoctrinated with the belief that we are the land of the free.
We will not lie down and allow a fascsit rapist to take our lives away from us.
Americans were indoctrinated with the belief that we are the land of the free.
We will not lie down and allow a fascsit rapist to take our lives away from us.
June 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We're caught between not giving him a reason to declare Martial Law and defending our freedom.
Americans were indoctrinated with the belief that we are the land of the free.
We will not lie down and allow a fascsit rapist to take our lives away from us.
Americans were indoctrinated with the belief that we are the land of the free.
We will not lie down and allow a fascsit rapist to take our lives away from us.
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“Well, we’re all going to die,” she said hopefully.
June 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“Well, we’re all going to die,” she said hopefully.
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One of the first ships carrying cargo subject to Trump’s steep tariffs must contend with at least $417 million in new duties. See what’s inside ⤵️
One Ship, $417 Million in New Tariffs: The Cost of Trump’s Trade War
Data suggests companies importing cargo on the OOCL Violet face at least $417 million in new Trump administration tariffs.
bloom.bg
May 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One of the first ships carrying cargo subject to Trump’s steep tariffs must contend with at least $417 million in new duties. See what’s inside ⤵️
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A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
This is wrong on every level. I was raised to be caring and compassionate, these acts of hate and bigotry are a betrayal of the American values.
love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
“Mr. Rodríguez, we’re going to miss you,” a girl told the teacher after singing.
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
May 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is wrong on every level. I was raised to be caring and compassionate, these acts of hate and bigotry are a betrayal of the American values.
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ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
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Trump: “Somebody said, ‘Oh the shelves are going to be open.’ Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple bucks more than they would normally.”
April 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump: “Somebody said, ‘Oh the shelves are going to be open.’ Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple bucks more than they would normally.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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Today. Find the location nearest you and join everyone.
If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
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Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
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April 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Today. Find the location nearest you and join everyone.
When in doubt, stand with the penguins.
I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!
April 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
When in doubt, stand with the penguins.
All of a sudden the administration doesn’t have the power to do something.
A Maryland man who was in the U.S. legally was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned there because of an "administrative error," Trump administration officials said in a court filing on Monday, adding that U.S. courts lacked the jurisdiction to have him released.
U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. legally, is now in prison in El Salvador, and federal courts have no jurisdiction to order his release, the Trump administration said in a court filin...
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
All of a sudden the administration doesn’t have the power to do something.