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Shocking as this moment is, none of us should pretend we weren’t warned. When Donald Trump installed Pete Hegseth — a television provocateur whose public record is soaked in belligerence, booze, and culture-war performance — as America’s Defense...
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Yesterday was probably, politically and spiritually, the darkest Thanksgiving for our nation in our lifetimes. So how about a quick story out of America’s earliest history that eerily echoes this moment and may give us some hope? Donald Trump has told...
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Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District special election shouldn't be remotely competitive, with President Donald Trump having won it by more than 22% in 2024.
But Republicans have ...
by Emily Singer
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A small but unusually forceful bloc of left-wing senators has begun openly challenging Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s strategy for the 2026 midterms—and his entire posture toward President Donald Trump. It’s an early, unmistakable sign of internal...
by Alex Samuels
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Elon Musk has finally done something good with X, even if it wasn’t necessarily the goal. Over the weekend, his social media company rolled out a new policy that allows users to see not only when an X account was created, but also where the account is...
by Emily Singer
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Idrees Kahloon/ The Atlantic:
The GOP Is Realizing That Trump Won’t Be Around Forever
The intra-party fight over the Epstein files was only the prelude.
The reality that Donald Trump’s ...
by Greg Dworkin
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UPDATE TACO MONDAY: White House postpones Monday’s expected unveiling of new health care cost proposal Trump Embraces Democrats' ACA Extension after causing a shutdown to end it. Trump is expected to propose Two-Year ACA Subsidy Extension as people are...
by Sam Carpathian
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No need to fear, America: Right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson is here to solve�America’s�housing crisis.� Yes, this is the same Johnson who posted an AI video last month of him dressed as ...
by Alix Breeden
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Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's shocking Friday night resignation announcement could have a domino effect in Congress, with multiple GOP lawmakers telling Punchbowl News that they, too, may leave their seats before their terms expire....
by Emily Singer
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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has given herself a deadline: By Thanksgiving, she’ll decide whether to seek another term representing Dallas in the 30th Congressional District—or jump into the ...
by Alex Samuels
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