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ICE Arrests New York City Mayoral Candidate
New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by ICE at immigration court Tuesday, Fox New York reports. Apparently, Lander has been accompanying immigrants exiting immigration court…
Trump Says He Knows Where Ayatollah Is Hiding
President Donald Trump says the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding but doesn’t want him killed “for now,” the AP reports. He also called for…
Appeals Court to Decide Trump Control of National Guard
“A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday to determine whether President Trump, against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom, can keep using California’s National Guard to protect immigration enforcement…
Ten Years of Trump
Charlie Sykes: “Conventional political analyses do not come close to describing the way our world has been turned on its head. Yes, the GOP lost its spine and its balls;…
Sanders Urges Democrats to Break from Billionaires
“At a moment when many Americans are troubled by the role that top Republican donor Elon Musk played in shaping Trump administration policies, Sen. Bernie Sanders and seven fellow senators…
Trump Won’t Call Tim Walz
President Donald Trump said he has no plans to call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after a politically motivated shooting of two state politicians in his state, USA Today reports. Said…
Political Book Authors Turn to Podcasts
New York Times: “In an era when mainstream media is increasingly politically polarized and siloed, and authors face dwindling opportunities for coverage in print and on television, podcasts have emerged…
Trump Denies Reaching Out to Iran
“President Donald Trump denied early on Tuesday having had contact with leaders in Iran, saying he hadn’t reached out about a potential ceasefire and that he was ‘not too much…
Trump’s ‘Special Relationship’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked up US-UK trade deal papers dropped by President Donald Trump as they spoke to reporters during the Group of Seven Summit, AFP reports. Save…
A MAGA Civil War Over Iran
President Trump’s repeated attacks on Tucker Carlson — he was at it again last night — have upset staunch allies like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA.), who defended Carlson. Save…
China Adds More Nuclear Warheads
China is beefing up its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country, a new report published Monday shows, highlighting the risks of a new nuclear arms race led by big…
GOP Tax Bill Faces Nearly 2-1 Opposition
“As Senate Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a plurality of Americans oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions and…
A Senator’s Fall From Grace Ends in a Federal Lockup
“For decades, Robert Menendez had the ear of presidents and prime ministers. He controlled the flow of military aid as the Democratic leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A…
Trump’s Tariffs Risk Damage to Service Sectors
“President Donald Trump says U.S. factories hollowed out by rapacious foreign competition can produce well-paying new jobs only if they are protected by the highest tariffs since the 1930s,” the…
Trump’s Moment of Truth
Playbook: “President Donald Trump will gather his closest military advisers in the Situation Room this morning as he weighs perhaps the most consequential decision of his presidency: whether to join…
CDC Virus Expert Quits After RFK Jr. Purge
“A senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who oversaw respiratory virus surveillance has resigned and raised concerns about the future of vaccine policy as Health and…
Senate Republicans Have Tough Negotiations Ahead
“Senate Republican leaders have their work cut out for them,” Punchbowl News reports. “The Senate Finance Committee’s mix of tax policies and Medicaid cuts are raising alarms for several GOP…
China Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the World
“Two decades ago, China shocked the United States with its ability to make and ship things fast and inexpensively on a scale never before seen. The resulting surge of exports…
NCAAP Won’t Invite Trump to Its Convention
“The NAACP will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention this year — the first time in the civil rights organization’s 116-year history that it has excluded a…
Tina Smith Confronts Mike Lee Over ‘Cruel’ Posts
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) directly confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) over the Utah Republican’s posts about the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers, Axios reports. Said Smith: “I needed him to hear…
