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A Judge Just Gave Top Trump Officials Until June 19 to Swear Under Oath the $1.8 Billion DOJ “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is Dead

Judge Leonie Brinkema extended her block on the DOJ's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund and gave top officials until June 19 to swear under oath it's terminated.

80d ago

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Trump’s Support With Independents Collapses to Roughly 25% — A Second-Term Low Across Multiple Polls

Across four separate pollsters — PRRI, AP-NORC, Economist/YouGov, and Civiqs — Trump's support among independents has fallen to roughly one-quarter, a second-term low.

80d ago

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New Jersey’s Senate Just Passed a Bill Making It a Crime to Block or Harm Patients Seeking Abortion or Transgender Care

New Jersey's state Senate voted 23-12 to make it a crime to harass, harm, or block patients and providers of abortion and transgender care. It passed the Senate only and still needs Assembly approval.

80d ago

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Raskin Unveils Bill to Bar Presidents From Pocketing Cash From People They Pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin, with Reps. Garcia and Morelle, introduced a bill that would bar any president from accepting payments from the people they pardon or appoint — and force disclosure to Congress.

80d ago

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Democrat on Armed Services Committee Calls Trump’s Iran Deal “Basically a Surrender Document”

Rep. Seth Moulton, a House Armed Services Committee Democrat, blasted Trump's Iran deal as "basically a surrender document" after roughly $100 billion spent and 14 American deaths.

80d ago

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At Least Six States Snub Trump’s $68 Million State Fair on the National Mall

At least six states have declined to send official delegations to Trump's $68 million Great American State Fair on the National Mall, citing high costs and concerns the event has grown more partisan.

80d ago

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Hawley Introduces Bill to Strip Pensions From Members of Congress Convicted of Felony Sex Crimes

Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to deny taxpayer-funded pensions to members of Congress convicted of felony sex crimes, closing a gap in current law. The proposal has not yet passed.

80d ago

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A House Democrat Just Filed 13 Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Over His Threat to Erase a “Whole Civilization”

Rep. John Larson (D-CT) filed 13 articles of impeachment against President Trump over his Strait of Hormuz war threat. Here's what it means — and where Vance fits in.

80d ago

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Democrat Holds Up Photo Of A Sleeping Trump On The House Floor, Calls It A ‘Grave National Security Threat’

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove held up an enlarged photo of President Trump appearing asleep and called his sleeping habits a grave national security threat in a House floor speech.

81d ago

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A Navy Admiral Fired by Pete Hegseth Just Advanced to a June 23 Runoff in the Democratic Primary for Nancy Mace’s Old Seat

Retired Navy Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore, fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last August, has advanced to a June 23 Democratic primary runoff for the South Carolina House seat Nancy Mace is vacating.

81d ago

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Hawley Just Introduced a Bill to Strip the Taxpayer-Funded Pension From Any Member of Congress Convicted of a Felony S*x Crime

Sen. Josh Hawley introduced the No Pensions for Congressional Predators Act, which would bar members of Congress convicted of felony s*x crimes from collecting their federal pension. It's an introduced bill, not law.

81d ago

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At Least Six States Refuse to Send Official Delegations to Trump’s $68 Million State Fair on the National Mall

At least six states have declined to send official delegations to Trump's $68 million 'Great American State Fair' on the National Mall, citing cost and partisanship.

81d ago