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Democrat Takes Aim at Lawler's Bipartisan Message

A Democratic challenger is pushing back against Rep. Lawler's appeal to voters tired of partisan gridlock, arguing that the congresswoman's vision for bridging political divides does not match her ...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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The Bush Precedent: Why a Better Economy May Not Save Republicans This Fall

Republicans heading into the midterms may be replaying one of the most instructive political disasters in modern American history: the 1992 collapse of President George H.W. Bush's reelection bid. ...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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House Republican warns normalcy is dead in today's politics

A House Republican offered a blunt assessment of the current political landscape, declaring that centrist politics and traditional compromise have become nearly impossible in Washington. The lawmak...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Moderate Democrats Draw Line in Sand Against Socialist Wing

A growing faction of centrist Democrats is pushing back forcefully against the party's leftward drift, drawing a sharp ideological line over capitalism and the future direction of their movement.Th...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Supreme Court Guts Immigrant Protections in 6-3 Ruling

The Supreme Court has stripped away significant legal safeguards for immigrants and asylum seekers, handing a major victory to the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement agenda. Th...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Yale Brings in Legal Firepower to Cut a Deal With Trump's Justice Department

Yale University has enlisted a heavyweight law firm to negotiate a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that its admissions policies discriminate against white and Asian applican...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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D.C. Pays Out Settlement to Protester Arrested While Playing 'Star Wars' Villain Theme

Washington has reached a financial settlement with a man arrested during a 2021 protest outside the U.S. Capitol, resolving a lawsuit over his detention while he played the "Imperial March" from St...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Bolton admits guilt in classified documents case

John Bolton, the former national security advisor to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information, marking a significant legal development for a prominent figure in Trump'...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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D.C. Pays Up Over Darth Vader Protest Arrest

The District of Columbia has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a protester who was detained and handcuffed while playing the Imperial March behind National Guard troops marching through city stre...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Johnson Vows to Revive Housing Bill Despite Trump's Cold Shoulder

House Speaker Johnson said he plans to deliver a housing bill to President Trump, even after the president refused to sign it earlier this week. Johnson made the announcement following a meeting wi...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Newsom Pivots Left on Wealth Tax, Unveils Billionaire Plan as 2028 Looms

California Governor Gavin Newsom rejected his state's ballot measure to tax billionaires, then promptly released his own national wealth tax proposal Friday, signaling where his political calculati...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump's Fixation Problem: Allies Worry His Agenda Has Lost Its Way

Donald Trump's political priorities are raising eyebrows within his own orbit, with insiders questioning whether the former president's focus has drifted from what voters actually care about toward...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Vance Reframes Watergate as Overblown, Echoes Nixon Defense

Vice President JD Vance suggested that Watergate, the scandal that forced Richard Nixon from office, would barely register in modern media cycles, according to remarks he made comparing the histori...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Musk's Politics Can't Stop Europeans From Buying Tesla

Tesla is defying the backlash against Elon Musk in Europe, where sales are climbing even among buyers who openly disapprove of the company's polarizing chief executive. The surge is being driven by...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Bolton Set to Plead Guilty in National Security Case

John Bolton, the former national security adviser who broke ranks with President Donald Trump after leaving the White House, will enter a guilty plea Friday in federal court on charges of retaining...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Bolton Set to Admit Guilt in Classified Documents Probe

John Bolton, the combative national security adviser who served under Donald Trump, is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified information, according to reporting on the case that has st...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Thousands of Men Descend on Washington for Faith and Politics Rally

A large gathering of men and boys converged in central Washington to participate in an event centered on masculinity, Christian values, and right-wing political messaging. The event drew thousands ...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Allies Launch Schools Offensive Over Diversity Programs

Defending Education, a nonprofit aligned with the Trump movement, has filed nearly a dozen civil rights complaints against school districts over diversity initiatives and policies affecting transge...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Supreme Court hands immigration hawks their long-awaited win

The Supreme Court has delivered a major victory to immigration hard-liners, clearing the way for the Trump administration to strip deportation protections from some migrants after a decade of legal...

Sarah Mitchell June 26, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Orders Pesticide Study, Enraging Kennedy Supporters

President Trump has directed a review of pesticide safety in the nation's food supply, a move that has triggered sharp criticism from allies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who advocated for far more agg...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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MAHA allies blast Supreme Court over Roundup decision

Activists and advocates aligned with the Make America Healthy Again movement are expressing sharp disappointment over a Supreme Court ruling that limited legal liability in Roundup weed killer case...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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MAHA leaders rage at Supreme Court's Roundup win for Bayer, threaten Trump administration fallout

The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to shield Bayer from Roundup cancer lawsuits ignited fury within the Make America Healthy Again movement, with prominent activists accusing the Trump administr...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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GOP Nominee Doubles Down on Nazi Camp Guard Slur Against Jewish Rival

Bruce Blakeman, New York's Republican gubernatorial nominee, largely defended inflammatory remarks he made this week comparing a Jewish Democratic congressional candidate to a Nazi concentration ca...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Obama Claims Trump Can't Stop Thinking About Him

Former President Barack Obama suggested that President Trump remains preoccupied with him, claiming to occupy significant mental real estate in the current administration. Speaking about their rela...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump pushes sweeping overhaul of U.S. election rules

President Trump is pressing Congress to enact the SAVE America Act, legislation that would reshape how elections work across the country. The proposal reflects Trump's ongoing effort to remake the ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Democratic Socialist Tests Wisconsin Waters as Party Fractures Nationwide

Wisconsin's August Democratic primary for governor has become an unexpected proving ground for whether democratic socialists can win beyond their traditional urban strongholds. State Rep. Francesca...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Pentagon's Weapons Crisis Won't Fade Soon, Trump Officials Warn

The Pentagon is signaling that critical shortages in weapons production will persist for months to come, even as the Trump administration works to rally manufacturers and convince Congress to open ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Pentagon brass pushed flu shots weeks before outbreak struck base

Military leaders moved quickly to establish a vaccination program after defense officials dropped the mandate, but their proactive push came too late to prevent illness from spreading across one in...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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DHS watchdog launches dual probe into ICE detainee deaths and force tactics

The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog announced Thursday it will investigate two critical aspects of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations: a spike in detainee deaths and...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Lander Reframes Party Rift: It's Not About Ideology, It's About Will

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is pushing back against the conventional way Democrats talk about their internal fractures, arguing that the party's real divide has nothing to do with ideolog...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pentagon Shields Details of Scouting America Deal From Public View

A watchdog group is demanding the Pentagon release documents outlining its partnership with Scouting America, citing conflicting explanations from both sides about what was actually agreed to in Fe...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Supreme Court Fractures Over Trump's Haitian Deportation Push

The Supreme Court revealed sharp divisions Wednesday over whether inflammatory rhetoric from Donald Trump influenced his administration's aggressive stance toward Haitian migrants, exposing a funda...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Administration notches two sweeping immigration wins at Supreme Court

The Trump administration secured twin victories at the Supreme Court on immigration policy, marking significant advances in the president's enforcement agenda and signaling the court's alignment wi...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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CDC Races to Satisfy Kennedy's Mounting Demands

Internal emails obtained from the nation's top health agency reveal the intense pressure public health officials confronted early in the Trump administration as the new health secretary pushed them...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Supreme Court Blocks Major Roundup Cancer Lawsuit Against Bayer

The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit claiming that Bayer's Roundup weedkiller caused cancer, a decision with far-reaching consequences for thousands of similar cases pending against the chemica...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Democratic Veteran Frank Guarini, Rare Nine-Decade Presence in Congress, Dies at 101

Frank Guarini, a New Jersey Democrat who spent 14 years in the House and built a reputation for fiscal restraint paired with progressive ambition, has died at 101.Guarini represented his district t...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's Self-Sabotage Undermines Republican Momentum Heading Into Midterms

As Republicans stand on the threshold of what could be a sweeping electoral victory, internal fractures between the White House and Capitol Hill are fracturing the party's message to voters. The di...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Supreme Court clears path for Trump to strip immigration protections from Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, removing a legal obstacle that had blocked the policy...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

$Democratic Party fractures over power and direction as progressives notch New York wins$

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Democratic Party fractures over power and direction as progressives notch New York wins

New York City delivered a fresh wound to Democratic Party unity this week when insurgent candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept three congressional primaries on Tuesday, toppling two sitti...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Supreme Court clears path to deport 350,000 Haitians, 6,000 Syrians

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday, voting 6-3 to allow the removal of legal protections from roughly 356,000 Haitian and Syrian immigrants currently living ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Chemours Pays $450M to Settle Forever Chemicals Contamination

Chemical manufacturer Chemours has agreed to pay $450 million to resolve federal allegations that it dumped dangerous PFAS compounds into waterways across multiple states. The settlement marks the ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Housing Bill in Limbo After Trump Blocks Signature

A sweeping housing measure faces an uncertain future after President Trump declined to sign it, leaving lawmakers scrambling to determine whether the bill can survive without his backing or if the ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Socialist upstart makes shock Wisconsin primary run as Democrats brace for tough fall

Democratic socialists have tasted blood in recent weeks, winning high-profile races in New York, Washington and Los Angeles. Now they are testing whether that insurgent energy can carry them past a...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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High Court Green-Lights Trump's Plan to Turn Away Asylum Seekers

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to reinstate a hardline asylum policy that blocks migrants at the southern border, restoring a tool shelved nearly four years ago....

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Judge blocks Trump's mail voting crackdown

A federal judge has invalidated significant portions of an executive order that would have fundamentally altered how Americans cast ballots by mail, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Mail Voting Order, Calls It Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Boston blocked implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail ballot delivery on Thursday, ruling that the administration lacked constitutional autho...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Supreme Court clears Trump to block asylum seekers before they enter U.S.

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday, ruling that asylum seekers standing on Mexican soil cannot legally claim protection once they reach the U.S. border. The ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump blocks housing bill to force Senate vote on voting ID measure

President Trump is huddling with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday afternoon to untangle a legislative standoff that has stalled major housing legislation and thrown Congress into the kind of ...

Sarah Mitchell June 25, 2026 0 comments 7 min read