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Trump’s Interior Secretary Blames Democrats for High Gas Prices – Not the Middle East Crisis Driving Up Oil

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox News that high gas prices are 'self-inflicted' by blue states - not the Strait of Hormuz turmoil pressuring global oil. Here's what the deflection leaves out.

132d ago

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Armed Services Democrat Calls Trump’s Iran Deal ‘Basically a Surrender Document’

Rep. Seth Moulton, a Marine veteran on the House Armed Services Committee, called Trump's reported US-Iran peace framework 'basically a surrender document' before it was signed.

132d ago

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Federal Judge Freezes $1.8 Billion DOJ “Anti-Weaponization” Fund, Orders Trump Officials to Swear Under Oath It’s Dead

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the DOJ's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and ordered three top Trump officials to swear under penalty of perjury by June 19 that it will not proceed.

132d ago

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Raskin Introduces Bill to Bar Presidents From Pocketing Money From the People They Pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin has introduced legislation barring presidents from accepting payments from people they pardon or appoint, and requiring disclosure to Congress. It is an introduced bill, not law.

132d ago

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New Jersey Senate Passes Bill Making It a Crime to Block or Harm Abortion and Transgender Healthcare Patients

On May 28, 2026, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill creating a new crime for blocking or harming abortion and transgender healthcare patients and providers, with up to 10 years in prison if someone is injured.

132d ago

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A Federal Judge Just Gave Trump’s Interior Dept. 21 Days to Restore the National Park Signs on Slavery and Climate It Quietly Erased

A federal judge ordered Trump's Interior Department to restore dozens of national park signs and exhibits on slavery and climate change within 21 days - a preliminary injunction timed to the July 4 250th anniversary.

132d ago

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A Federal Court Forced Trump’s Name Off the Kennedy Center After Ruling the Renaming Was Illegal

The DOJ certified in federal court that Trump's name has been removed from the Kennedy Center, complying with a judge's ruling that the renaming was unlawful.

132d ago

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Bernie Sanders Warns AI Could Wipe Out Nearly 100 Million Jobs as Congress Stalls

Sen. Bernie Sanders warns AI and robotics could eliminate nearly 100 million U.S. jobs, pushing a data-center moratorium to protect workers as Congress stalls.

133d ago

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Ariana Grande Tells the White House to Stop Using Her Music in Its ICE Deportation Videos

Pop star Ariana Grande publicly demanded the White House stop using her song in a TikTok celebrating ICE arrests, calling the footage barbaric and inhumane.

133d ago

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New Jersey’s Senate Just Passed a Bill That Would Make Blocking or Harming Abortion and Transgender Healthcare Patients a Crime — Up to 10 Years if Someone Is Hurt

New Jersey's Senate passed a bill creating a new crime for interfering with reproductive and transgender healthcare, with up to 10 years in prison where injury results. It still awaits a final Assembly vote and is not yet law.

133d ago

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Bernie Sanders to Headline Brooklyn Rally With Mayor Mamdani to Boost Progressive House Slate Before June 23 Primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders will headline a Kings Theatre rally with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to back a slate of progressive House candidates ahead of the June 23 primary.

133d ago

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Raskin Introduces Bill to Bar Presidents From Pocketing Money From People They Pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin has introduced a package of bills that would bar a president from accepting payments from people he pardons or appoints, and require disclosure of any such payments to Congress.

133d ago