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The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation's capital. Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social Campbell Robertson Chris Cameron www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Here’s the latest.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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📹📊 NEW VIDEO ALERT 📹📊

We've released this video deep dive on Dr. Walter R. Mebane, Jr. and his eforensics working analysis of three Pennsylvania counties: Allegheny, Erie, and Philadelphia. 🔍👀

Watch HERE: youtu.be/QaC1IKQnEhI

#VerifyTheVote #TruthMatters #SecureTheMidterms #ElectionForensics
Dr. Mebane Leading U.S. Election Expert Validates Concerns In Pennsylvania | Election Truth Alliance
Dr. Walter R. Mebane, Jr. is a professor in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan, where he also...
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May 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said. nyti.ms/3E9ZtIT
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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INBOX: A group of Harvard Law alumni are calling on the law school to denounce the unconstitutional presidential attacks on law firms in retribution for who they represent. 350 alumni and counting have signed. Notable signers in the photo attached. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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April 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you

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Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge
For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...
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March 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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RFK Jr. to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office, sources say

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RFK Jr. to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office, sources say
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
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March 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The White House said Elon Musk will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal spending and his overlapping empire of six companies
White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest
The White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal s...
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February 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.

Treasury stays silent.

White House stays silent.

Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term. In the role, he was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.
Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra
Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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President Trump has insisted that his new tariffs on the country’s largest trading partners will not increase prices for Americans. But a review of how they work suggests that is not the case. Here’s what to know about who pays.
Who Pays for Tariffs? Here’s What You Need to Know.
President Trump has insisted that his new tariffs on America’s largest trading partners will not increase prices for Americans. But a review of how they work suggests that is not the case.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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One of the largest concerns regarding Trump’s tariffs is that they would end up raising import prices, thereby making it more difficult for central banks to curb resurgent inflation. Follow our live blog for more.
Trump Imposes Sweeping Tariffs on US Trading Partners
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China: Live Trade War, Market Updates
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February 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed the economy minister to kick off a response plan that includes retaliatory tariffs against the US’s promised 25% levies.
Mexico Pledges Tariffs Against US While Calling for Cooperation
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed the economy minister to kick off a response plan that includes retaliatory tariffs against the US’s promised 25% levies.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers calls Trump’s tariffs “a wound to our own economy that’s also doing a big favor to Xi Jinping.” Follow our live blog for more.
Trump Imposes Sweeping Tariffs on US Trading Partners
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China: Live Trade War, Market Updates
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February 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis found. The purges have removed information about vaccines, veterans’ care, hate crimes, scientific research and more.
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
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February 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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