Maria Lydon Barnes
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Maria Lydon Barnes
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June 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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White House insists Trump tariffs to stay despite court ruling – US politics live
White House insists Trump tariffs to stay despite court ruling – US politics live
Donald Trump advisers say they will not be deterred by court ruling declaring many of president’s tariffs illegal Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with news that president Trump’s top economic advisers have said they would not be deterred by a court ruling that declared many of the administration’s tariffs illegal. The US veterans agency has ordered scientists not to publish in journals without clearance. The edict, laid down in emails on Friday by Curt Cashour, the VA’s assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, and John Bartrum, a senior adviser to VA secretary Doug Collins, came hours after the article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Russell Vought, the director of the office of management and budget (OMB), on Sunday cast doubt on the constitutional obligation of the White House to ask Congress to sign off on Donald Trump’s massive cuts to the federal workforce spearheaded by Elon Musk. Vought indicated the White House preferred to rely on “executive tools” for all but a “necessary” fraction of the cuts instead of submitting the whole package of jobs and agency slashing that took place via the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), to the congressional branch for its official approval. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removed a list of “sanctuary” states, cities and counties from its website following sharp criticism from a sheriffs’ association that said a list of “noncompliant” sheriffs could severely damage the relationship between the Trump administration and law enforcement. The White House budget director Russ Vought on Sunday dismissed as “totally ridiculous” fears expressed by voters that cuts to benefits in the huge spending bill passed by the House will lead to premature deaths in America. Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now awaiting debate in the US Senate, will slash two major federal safety net programs, Medicaid, which provides healthcare to poor and disabled Americans, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), which helps people afford groceries, which will affect millions of people if it becomes law. Continue reading...
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June 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Trump tax bill poses limited benefits, higher costs for lower-income Americans reut.rs/4mZFU7Z
Trump tax bill poses limited benefits, higher costs for lower-income Americans
U.S. President Donald Trump's signature tax break on tips promises relatively few upsides for low-income Americans, who face a net loss of income under his massive tax and spending bill in Congress, analysts say.
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June 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Wall Street futures slip after Trump's steel, aluminum tariff threats reut.rs/3HlV4nC
Wall Street futures slip after Trump's steel, aluminum tariff threats
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, amplifying concerns about trade- and tariff-related volatility.
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June 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Today, some good news. Trump and Musk reversed course on an issue that had people really upset.

This shows that standing up and speaking out can still work.

Trump controls all three branches of government but he doesn’t control us.

Watch:
Trump controls all three branches of government but he doesn’t control us.
YouTube video by Rep. Seth Magaziner
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April 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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A US judge temporarily reinstated the head of a US watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers after the official filed a lawsuit claiming his removal by President Donald Trump' administration was unlawful reut.rs/3CKFNdY
US whistleblower office chief temporarily reinstated after alleging improper firing
A U.S. judge temporarily reinstated the head of a U.S. watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers after the official filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming his removal by President Donald Trump' administration was unlawful.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Well said, Senator.
Dem Senator Has Dire Warning About 'Democracy' After Trump Officials Defy Courts
Sadly, he's not wrong.
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February 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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How have we even gotten to this point?
RFK Jr. Just Admitted To Spreading A Bonkers Medical Conspiracy Theory During Contentious Hearing
What are we even doing here?
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January 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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My first Substack: Hold on to the truth. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
Hold on to the truth…
A recording from Jim Acosta's Substack live video
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January 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Donald Trump is charging ahead with plans to dismantle what he and his allies call the "deep state," said two sources familiar with the transition discussions reut.rs/3Codqlx
How Trump plans to cement control of government by dismantling the 'deep state'
The next president plans to strip job protections from some 50,000 career federal employees, allowing them to be replaced by handpicked loyalists who would take positions deep within the workings of government.
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January 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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With just days to go in his presidency, Joe Biden is releasing a flurry of new measures that challenge China's chip-making and shipbuilding and limit Russian oil. In many cases, analysts say, these moves will benefit the incoming Trump administration reut.rs/40A0nXy
Biden's late moves on China, Russia, AI may mostly boost Trump
With just days to go in his presidency, U.S. President Joe Biden is releasing a flurry of new measures that challenge China's chip-making and shipbuilding and limit Russian oil, while a ceasefire in Gaza is said to be in reach after months of failed talks.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Trump and his henchman Musk treat America’s oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face that threat alone | Jonathan Freedland
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Trump and his henchman Musk treat America’s oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face that threat alone | Jonathan Freedland
The president-elect’s hostility towards other democracies is already clear. There will be no special relationship with him: we should look to Europe , says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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January 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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JUST IN: U.S. payrolls grew by 256,000 in December, much more than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.1%.
U.S. payrolls grew by 256,000 in December, much more than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.1%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 155,000 in December, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Aurora progression! what a show it was :) #aurora #northernlights #alaska
January 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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JUST IN: The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, surpassing expectations and bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, and wages grew 3.9% over the past year, far outpacing inflation.
January 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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More Canadian water bombers and helicopters for fire fighting will be on their way soon to Los Angeles to help #CanadianWaterBombers #Canada #LosAngeles

Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

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Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire | CBC News
Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles.
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January 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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"Dozens of diversity, equity and inclusion programs have already closed in states including Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas. In some cases, lessons about racial and gender identity have been phased out."

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Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country
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January 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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New in PN: North Carolina Republicans restart the steal

"The entire state supreme court affair is a microcosm of the last several years, a one-stop-shop highlighting all the ways in which Republicans have used the nonexistent problem of election fraud to destroy trust and make it harder to vote."
North Carolina Republicans restart the steal
If you can't beat 'em, try to get 60,000 votes tossed out.
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January 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM