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The Rock

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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5 Democratic States Sue Trump Administration Over $10 Billion Funding Freeze

The administration cited without evidence “potential” widespread fraud in its move to cut off funds for child care subsidies and other support for low-income families. [...]

Amid Protests, ICE Told Agents to Take ‘Decisive Action’ if Threatened

The guidance comes as immigration officers have been met with increasingly hostile protesters in cities. [...]

Trump Feels ‘Strongly’ That Russia Would Not Invade Ukraine Again

The president told The Times that he felt “strongly” that Russia would not invade Ukraine again. [...]

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Shoot 2 in Portland During Traffic Stop

The shooting came as Minneapolis grappled with a federal agent’s killing of a woman a day earlier, prompting calls from local leaders for an end to the Trump administration’s immigration [...]

Trump Sees AI’s Economic Promise, While Dismissing Potential Threats

The president said that artificial intelligence would create such an abundance of jobs that robots would be required to fill the gaps. [...]

Senate Agrees to Display a Jan. 6 Plaque Honoring Officers

Federal law mandated that the memorial tablet be installed by March 2023, but Congress blew past that deadline. [...]

Trump Backs RFK Jr.’s Moves on New Childhood Vaccine Schedule

In an interview with The New York Times, the president said that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had not gone too far in his recommendations. [...]

Bondi Warns Minnesota Protesters to Stay Away From Federal Agents

Trump administration officials also spent the day attacking the woman killed by an ICE agent. [...]

The Next Phase of Trump’s Renovations: A New ‘Upper West Wing’

Besides changes to the White House, President Trump also said he planned to tear up the brick walkways in Lafayette Park and replace them with granite. [...]

House Passes Doomed Bill to Restore ACA Subsidies

The passage of the bill was a triumph for Democrats, who drew substantial Republican backing. But it has no path forward, and an election-year compromise is a long shot. [...]

‘The party has done an abysmal job’: Israel tensions threaten Dems’ midterm plans

From New York to Michigan, left-leaning challengers are taking on pro-Israel incumbents [...]

The Supreme Court may leave alone the Voting Rights Act just long enough to keep the GOP from House control in 2026

Republicans’ hopes that a Supreme Court redistricting ruling will boost them in 2026 are fading as election deadlines close in. [...]

House Majority PAC raises record sum ahead of midterms

House Majority PAC and its affiliated nonprofit, House Majority Forward, brought in $121 million ahead of the 2026 midterms. [...]

George Conway enters crowded NYC Democratic House primary with singular focus — Trump

The former Republican is calling for the president's impeachment over his actions in Venezuela. [...]

Dems use Venezuela to hammer affordability issues at home

The party is showing a rare moment of unity following the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. [...]

Tim Walz drops out of Minnesota governor’s race, Klobuchar considers jumping in

The former vice presidential nominee announced his decision on Monday. [...]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confronts a rising populist tide

The Democratic governor is navigating a political world dominated by Trump and Mamdani as she runs for reelection. [...]

When they go low, we go viral

Millennial and Gen Z Democrats are running on something their predecessors can’t quite figure out — the social media algorithm. [...]

‘An illegal war’: Democratic 2028ers scold Trump on Venezuela

Most would-be Democratic White House hopefuls piled on the president — while his possible Republican successors quickly voiced their support. [...]

Trump’s super PAC enters the midterms with $300 million in the bank

MAGA Inc. reported raking in over $100 million in the second half of the year, adding to Trump’s substantial war chest heading into the midterms. [...]

Federal agents shoot man and woman in Portland, city police say

Two people were shot by federal agents Thursday afternoon in Portland's Hazelwood neighborhood, according to the city's police department.The big picture: Portland police said in a statement that officers responded [...]

5 blue states sue Trump admin over $10 billion child care funding freeze

Democratic attorneys general from five states sued to block the Trump administration's freeze of child care and social services funding Thursday evening.Why it matters: The freeze would cut off more [...]

Trump to meet with Venezuela's Machado, says it'd be an "honor" to accept her Nobel

President Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado next week and welcomed her offer to give him her Nobel Peace Prize, per his interview on Fox News' [...]

Minneapolis ICE shooting sparks a shouting match and a new impeachment push in Congress

An ICE officer's fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday ignited tensions on Capitol Hill, with Democrats raging about both the shooting itself and their Republican colleagues' reactions [...]

Trump-picked prosecutor disqualified from investigating NY AG Letitia James, judge rules

A judge on Thursday blocked a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor from overseeing a criminal investigation into New York Attorney Letitia James.Why it matters: U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield ruled that Trump [...]

Over a dozen Republicans break with Trump, back Democratic bill to extend ACA subsidies

More than a dozen House Republicans broke ranks with their party Thursday and voted for a Democratic bill to extend expired Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years without any [...]

What DHS' own rules say on the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Just hours after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ICE officer "did exactly what he was taught to [...]

ChatGPT unveils new health tool for doctors

OpenAI just announced a suite of new products designed for health care professionals that will roll out to leading medical institutions on Thursday, a company spokesperson told Axios.Why it matters: [...]

House passes ACA subsidies extension in dramatic vote

Seventeen House Republicans joined the chamber's Democrats on Thursday in voting to revive enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. Why it matters: The dramatic 230-196 vote marked a [...]

Key airline used by Trump for deportations cuts ties with ICE

Avelo Airlines is cutting ties with ICE less than a year after inking a deal to carry out deportations for the agency. Why it matters: Avelo appears to be the [...]

Ofcom urged to use 'banning' powers over X AI deepfakes

It follows an ongoing backlash against the use of X's AI Grok to digitally remove clothing from images. [...]

Businesses call to be included in any pub rates backtrack

Shops, pharmacies and music venues want any climbdown on business rates for pubs to apply to them too. [...]

Peers back calls for extra time to debate assisted dying bill

Supporters are increasingly concerned the bill could run out of time to become law. [...]

New powers for councils to fine pavement parkers

Councils will be able to take action against those creating "unnecessary obstruction" of the pavement. [...]

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says. [...]

Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses

The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS. [...]

More changes to farm inheritance tax plans ruled out

The government says it has listened to farmers and increased the proposed inheritance tax threshold. [...]

Government to water down business rate rise for pubs

The hospitality industry had called for a rethink of planned changes to the way the tax based on property is calculated. [...]

Morgan urges PM to stand up to Trump on Venezuela and Greenland

Welsh first minister says there comes a point when you have to "say up to here and no further". [...]

Swinney says he would send troops to Ukraine if Scotland gains independence

The first minister also warned that the post-war peace in western Europe could be under threat. [...]

Trump’s violation of the 14th amendment couldn’t be any clearer — Judge Luttig

Democratic Policies: Championing the Middle Class, the Poor, and Social Equity

The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection

Judge Rejects Trump’s Immunity Argument in Federal 2020 Election

An Insight into Trump’s Behavior: Concerns Over Mental State and Influence”

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