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American Shopper2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

In this picture, there is a rock…just a plain old rock. We can say a lot of things about the rock. Perhaps it has magical powers? Maybe it’s from another planet, or even a pet rock. Maybe it can talk when no one is looking. And suppose it even has political views; some may say…

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Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America

The ruling, which said that Kari Lake’s appointment to oversee V.O.A.’s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group. [...]

Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say
Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say

The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration. [...]

Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor’s House
Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor’s House

Six people were arrested after anti-Islamic protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang clashed with counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion. [...]

In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame
In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame

The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve. [...]

How D.H.S. Retreated on Immigration Tactics After Minneapolis
How D.H.S. Retreated on Immigration Tactics After Minneapolis

Agents have conducted more targeted operations, rather than street sweeps, leading to a dip in arrests — at least for now. [...]

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here
Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view. [...]

Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of 6 U.S. Service Members
Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of 6 U.S. Service Members

President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the transfer of the remains of five men and one woman killed in an Iranian drone strike. [...]

Ahead of Midterms, Economic Warning Signs Pile Up for Republicans
Ahead of Midterms, Economic Warning Signs Pile Up for Republicans

With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage. [...]

How Talarico Won Texas Democrats With Love, Luck and a Little Restraint
How Talarico Won Texas Democrats With Love, Luck and a Little Restraint

A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics. [...]

Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One
Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One

Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump’s foray against Iran without congressional approval. [...]

The rural Democrats who say their party has affordability all wrong
The rural Democrats who say their party has affordability all wrong

Two Democrats running long-shot campaigns in rural regions against GOP incumbents say their party isn't hitting the mark to address cost-of-living concerns. [...]

Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’
Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’

Brandon Herrera’s controversial online presence and hardline politics could open another opportunity for House Democrats in a deep-red district. [...]

Former Democratic presidents remember the late Rev. Jesse Jackson during final public tribute
Former Democratic presidents remember the late Rev. Jesse Jackson during final public tribute

“He paved the road for so many others to follow,” former President Barack Obama said of the civil rights legend. [...]

Top Mamdani aide takes progressive project to the UK
Top Mamdani aide takes progressive project to the UK

Morris Katz has been advising British progressives, showing how left-wing movements around the world are looking at Mamdani’s playbook for replication. [...]

Dems aren’t sure whether to actually spend big to flip Texas
Dems aren’t sure whether to actually spend big to flip Texas

National Democrats are worried the money it would take to compete in Texas could be better spent elsewhere. [...]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of [...]

War, Trump and Washington’s Gridlock | Sen. Katie Britt
War, Trump and Washington’s Gridlock | Sen. Katie Britt

War, Trump and Washington’s Gridlock | Sen. Katie Britt lead image [...]

Republican group attacks Thomas Massie for his opposition to Iran war
Republican group attacks Thomas Massie for his opposition to Iran war

An ad supporting the lawmaker’s rival aired hours after the House rejected a War Powers resolution. [...]

'Good riddance': Dems cheer Noem’s ouster — and call for more departures
'Good riddance': Dems cheer Noem’s ouster — and call for more departures

Democratic lawmakers said Stephen Miller and Pam Bondi should be next after President Donald Trump announced Kristi Noem would be stepping aside as DHS secretary. [...]

‘This L is on her’: Black lawmakers and strategists dump on Crockett
‘This L is on her’: Black lawmakers and strategists dump on Crockett

“She has been and has felt like a woman on an island,” says one operative. [...]

How Ryan Coogler is rewriting Hollywood's ownership playbook
How Ryan Coogler is rewriting Hollywood's ownership playbook

"Sinners" isn't just a commercial success, it's the latest disruptor to a film industry that covets intellectual property. Why it matters: Director Ryan Coogler, who secured a rare agreement with [...]

Times the U.S. has installed a foreign leader, as Trump zeroes in on Iran
Times the U.S. has installed a foreign leader, as Trump zeroes in on Iran

The United States has an extensive history of interventionism, but President Trump has grown especially frank about his intentions abroad in recent months. The big picture: Trump told Axios this [...]

Trump: "knocked out" 42 Iranian naval ships and will "take care" of Cuba
Trump: "knocked out" 42 Iranian naval ships and will "take care" of Cuba

President Trump said Saturday "we've knocked out 42 navy ships" in three days, adding that the US is doing "very well" in Iran.Why it matters: Trump bragged about dominance in [...]

Black-owned bookstores reach record numbers, but many still struggle
Black-owned bookstores reach record numbers, but many still struggle

Just 54 Black-owned bookstores were identified across the U.S a decade ago. Today, a new report counts 306.Why it matters: As public schools and libraries remove books by Black authors [...]

Trump vows to step up Iran bombing, as gas price surge worsens
Trump vows to step up Iran bombing, as gas price surge worsens

President Trump threatened early Saturday morning to step up the bombing campaign in Iran, saying it may expand to people and regions that hadn't been targeted previously.Why it matters: The [...]

Trump bets his legacy on high-risk second term
Trump bets his legacy on high-risk second term

President Trump is mired in risk:Risk his Iran war of choice goes bad.Risk the February job losses are a trend, not a blip.Risk the stock market keeps dropping.Risk his tariffs, [...]

Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war
Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war

Iraq's Kurds are caught in a three-way vice as the Iran war spills across their border:They're uncertain, based on President Trump's messaging, whether the U.S. actually wants regime change next [...]

This AI agent freed itself and started secretly mining crypto
This AI agent freed itself and started secretly mining crypto

An AI agent went rogue and started a side hustle mining cryptocurrencies, according to a new research paper published by an Alibaba-affiliated team.Why it matters: AI agents don't always stick [...]

3 pledges Trump has made on Iran
3 pledges Trump has made on Iran

President Trump is positioning himself as a central architect of Iran's post-war future, demanding "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" on Friday.The big picture: Trump is signaling ambitions that extend beyond military action into [...]

Civil rights group documents 70 "modern-day lynchings" across 7 states
Civil rights group documents 70 "modern-day lynchings" across 7 states

A new civil rights report argues that lynchings of Black men didn't end in America — they evolved — and that some deaths today may still be misclassified as suicides [...]

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites
Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites

RAF jets have been shooting down missiles fired by Iran, but are not taking part in strikes on its sites. [...]

Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditary bill standoff
Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditary bill standoff

It comes as the government tries to pass a bill to end hereditary peerages ahead of a spring deadline. [...]

Tory peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals
Tory peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals

It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic. [...]

Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduct in public office arrest
Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduct in public office arrest

Lord Peter Mandelson has had his passport returned by police, his lawyers say. [...]

Parliament refurb chair defends potential £40bn costs
Parliament refurb chair defends potential £40bn costs

Simon Thurley says the estimated cost does not seem like a "completely ridiculous figure" to him. [...]

Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP
Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP

Markus Campbell-Savours says he is relieved after rebelling against the government's farm tax plan. [...]

PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar
PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar

The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions". [...]

Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave UK
Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave UK

The home secretary says the "incentives" will deliver a "significant saving to the taxpayer". [...]

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe
Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. [...]

Reform leads other parties in donations ahead of May elections
Reform leads other parties in donations ahead of May elections

The latest donations received by Nigel Farage's party includes £3m from crypto investor Christopher Harborne. [...]

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