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Democrats in Congress Decry Trump’s Iran Strikes as Unconstitutional

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On Saturday night, President Donald Trump announced to the world that the US carried out what he called “massive precision strikes” on three nuclear facilities in Iran. The announcement put an end to over a week of speculation about whether Trump would join Israel’s offensive; just Wednesday, Trump told reporters, “Nobody knows what I’m going […]

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Trump’s ICE Agents Are Arresting US Citizens. GOP Budget Would Hire 10,000 More.

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Billions of dollars for ICE and border patrol in Trump’s budget bill would supercharge the chaotic crackdown.

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Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding

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The Senate Finance Committee text goes even further than the House version in its attacks on the program.

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“A Direct Attack on Women”: Lawmakers Demand Labor Secretary Preserve the Women’s Bureau

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Democratic lawmakers are demanding Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer preserve the Women’s Bureau following recent reporting from Mother Jones that the Trump administration is seeking to eliminate the 105-year-old, congressionally mandated office charged with supporting women in the workforce. On Monday afternoon, 34 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent Chavez-DeRemer a letter demanding the labor […]

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Rand Paul Says He’s “Not a Big Fan” of Donald Trump’s Military Parade

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Many Republicans quietly but noticeably skipped Trump’s military-slash-birthday parade on Saturday. According to a survey Politico did earlier this week of 50 congressional Republicans, only seven said they planned to stay in Washington, DC, for the weekend to attend the festivities. One Republican—Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)—was more direct about his opposition to the event. “I […]

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US Lawmakers Cheer Israeli Attack on Iran UN Expert Says Is Likely War Crime

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A UN expert said that Israel’s strikes on Iran, which have killed at least 78 people, were a “prohibited use of force.”

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GOP Budget Puts at Least 200 Planned Parenthood Clinics Nationwide at Risk

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People who use Medicaid make up half of the total patient volume nationwide for the clinics’ health care services.

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This Octagenarian With a Trump Shrine Shows How Deep His Support Runs

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“This is Donald’s room,” Phyliss Shobe says as she ushers me into the neat, spare room where the 81-year-old retiree has covered almost every available space with MAGA memorabilia. Arrayed on the bed, there’s the Gulf of America shirt she got for a friend, as well as a Trump calendar, a Melania book, a fake […]

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RFK Jr. Fires the CDC Vaccine Experts—and the Anti-Vaxxers Rejoice

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On Monday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced his decision to “retire” all 17 members of the advisory committee on immunization (ACIP), the group that issues recommendations on vaccines to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In advance of his confirmation, Kennedy had assured lawmakers that he had no intention of interfering with […]

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Trump Makes It Clear: His Military Response in Los Angeles Is Just the Start

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President Donald Trump’s war on dissent is ramping up. As protests continue to unfold in Los Angeles over workplace raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the president on Tuesday threatened any protesters planning to attend Saturday’s military parade in Washington, DC with “very big force.” (Saturday is also Trump’s 79th birthday.) “We’re celebrating […]

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