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House to vote on a second bill dealing with federal judges

Republican leaders are aiming to bring legislation adding more federal judges to a House vote during the week of April 7, according to two people who were granted anonymity to discuss internal plans. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) confirmed in a brief interview that his team had spoken with Republican leadership…

byThe editor26 March 202526 March 2025
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4 dynamics to watch amid Signal chat leak fallout

In a new video, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist Rachael Bade discusses the big question on everyone’s minds at the White House right now: Is President Donald Trump going to fire national security adviser Mike Waltz for sharing what looks like a war plan in a group…

byThe editor26 March 202526 March 2025
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Branches of the U.S. government

Read all about it Learn about the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The Constitution of the United States divides the federal government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. This ensures that no individual or group will have too much power. Click below and read more.…

byThe editor25 March 20256 May 2025
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Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’

The pervasive fear and anger that have been rippling through federal agencies over Elon Musk’s slashing approach to shrinking government deepened even further on Friday over the billionaire tech mogul’s threat to root out and punish anyone who is leaking to the media. They’ve already taken every precaution they can…

byThe editor25 March 2025
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Capitol agenda: GOP defends Waltz after war plans group chat

Congressional Republicans are furious about senior Trump administration officials using a group chat to discuss war plans. But they’re not calling for anyone’s head. Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in The Atlantic he had — presumably by accident — been added to a group chat on Signal, an encrypted messaging app,…

byThe editor25 March 20257 June 2025
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

Jeffrey Goldberg U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. By Jeffrey Goldberg Read all about it here https://archive.ph/xdRkf Is Signal safe? Click here Subscribe to the Atlantic Click here

byThe editor25 March 20257 June 2025
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Impeachment push won’t come straight to House floor

The Texas Republican seeking to impeach the federal judge who attempted to block President Donald Trump’s deportation flights isn’t backing down. But he said Monday he has no immediate plans to force a House vote on ousting U.S. District Judge James Boasberg. Rep. Brandon Gill said in an interview Monday…

byThe editor25 March 202525 March 2025
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Johnson, Thune shrug off judicial impeachments push

The top two Republicans in Congress aren’t rushing to embrace calls from the MAGA right to impeach lower-court judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump. Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, in separate comments to reporters Monday, didn’t entirely reject the impeachment push but discussed other…

byThe editor25 March 202525 March 2025
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Illinois progressive Congress member attracts Gen-Z challenger

CHICAGO — A progressive social media influencer announced a run for Congress on Monday in the Chicago-area district held by Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky, citing frustration with Democratic Party leadership. “I don’t think the Democratic Party right now is doing enough. [Sen.] Chuck Schumer backing down on the funding bill was…

byThe editor24 March 2025
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Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. Love’s family posted news of her death on Love’s X account. She had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as…

byThe editor24 March 2025
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Attorney general to Jasmine Crockett: ‘Tread very carefully’ with your Musk critique

Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday to “tread very carefully” following the lawmaker’s recent remarks voicing support for Elon Musk to be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and…

byThe editor23 March 2025
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New York poised to place Harriet Tubman in US Capitol

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of the 19th century abolitionist in the U.S. Capitol. The push to put Tubman’s marble likeness in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall is also being backed by both the state Senate…

byThe editor23 March 2025
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MSNBC: for in-depth analysis of the news, insightful political commentary and diverse perspectives

The official MSNBC YouTube Channel. MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of the news, insightful political commentary and diverse perspectives. Watch Click here for all video’s

byThe editor22 March 202525 March 2025
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How Elon Musk searches for leaks: Lawsuits, mole hunts and secret codes

Elon Musk has again publicly threatened people who leaked information on his sweeping power across the Trump administration. How he’s handled leaks at his companies could be a sign of what’s next for the federal government. “I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon who are leaking…

byThe editor21 March 2025
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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 politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s…

byThe editor21 March 2025
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2 former governors resigned in scandal. Now they want to be mayors.

There’s never been a better time to be a disgraced politician seeking a second chance. A pair of former governors who resigned in scandal are vying to lead major cities on both sides of the Hudson River — attempted comebacks that wager voters fed up with existing options will value…

byThe editor20 March 2025
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James Blair: White House ‘not bashful’ about pushing Trump agenda

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byThe editor20 March 202522 March 2025
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Jordan vows hearings on judicial rulings after Trump calls for impeachments

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said he plans to hold hearings on recent judicial rulings against the Trump administration’s agenda, after President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and conservatives have called for impeaching federal judges. James Boasberg, the chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, D.C., had ruled that…

byThe editor20 March 202520 March 2025
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Pelosi shivs Schumer: ‘Don’t give away anything for nothing’

SAN FRANCISCO — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered a sharp critique of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday, suggesting he had forfeited a crucial bargaining chip by allowing a vote on Republicans’ government funding bill. “I myself don’t give away anything for nothing,” Pelosi told reporters during a…

byThe editor20 March 202520 March 2025
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Trump wants House to ‘get on board’ with Washington budget fix

President Donald Trump wants Congress to repair a significant cut to the District of Columbia’s budget and is happy to leave the procedural details to Speaker Mike Johnson, according to two White House officials. But the president is prepared to work the phones — or, if needed, fire off a…

byThe editor20 March 202520 March 2025

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The Atlantic

  • Sometimes a Parade Is Just a Parade

    Not everything the Trump administration does is a threat to democracy.

  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.

    His return doesn’t mean he can go free. But it does mean the administration has changed course.

  • Inside the Trump-Musk Breakup

    The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.

  • When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways

    The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

  • Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.

    The president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.

Fact-checking by PolitiFact

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    Target “opts out of Pride month and replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display.”

  • Liz Oyer - Did Donald Trump’s pardons wipe out $1 billion in debt owed to the US?

    “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.”

  • Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

    Trump and Musk public bickering raises more DOGE uncertainty

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Talking Points Memo

Reporting and analysis about American politics

  • House GOP Fears Trump-Elon Breakup Might Get In ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill’s Way

    Hello it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ House Republicans are hoping the public breakup between President Donald Trump...

  • Day-After Musings on the Feud

    A few thoughts on yesterday’s antics. I imagine that in many parts of the world, yesterday’s Musk-Trump blow-up reminded people...

  • Trump Admin Returns Abrego Garcia—To Face New Criminal Charges

    The Trump administration is finally abiding by a court order and returning the wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the...

  • Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk 47 Years After He Was Assassinated?

    This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Despite all the military threats facing the...

  • Trump Admin Laments South Sudan Deportation Debacle It Created

    A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version....

The Hill

  • Union president among 44 arrested in Los Angeles ICE raids

    After a day of contention and little information about the nature of an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security has finally released details about the joint operation conducted Friday morning. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) confirmed that it served four federal search warrants at three locations in L.A., alongside partner agencies,...

  • To become governor, Kamala Harris must leap hurdles she created 

    She will be tested on two issues having nothing to do with her service as a senator or attorney general.  

  • Russia hits Kharkiv with powerful drone attack as peace talks remain in limbo

    Russia launched another wave of drone and airstrikes on Ukraine early Saturday, hitting the Kharkiv region and killing at least three people, according to officials, The latest attack comes as peace talks between the two nations to end the more than three-year-long war remain in limbo. Moscow overnight launched 215 missiles and drones toward the...

  • Johnson brushes off Musk campaign spending threats: 'It doesn't concern me'

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an interview Friday brushed off Elon Musk’s campaign spending threats in light of the tech billionaire's public fallout with President Trump, suggesting he isn't worried. The spat between Trump and Musk began with the latter's criticism of the president's legislative agenda making its way through Congress. Johnson said he...

  • How thousands of unreviewed ingredients got into our food — and what FDA can do about it 

    Fortunately, there are steps the agency can take right now to stem the flow of potentially unsafe ingredients into our food supply.

NPR

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  • Week in politics: Trump-Musk's public rift, nuclear deals with Russia and Iran
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Politico

  • Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP

    The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.

  • 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 politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

  • 7 Republicans stuck in the middle of the Trump-Musk divorce

    They may need to pick a side.

  • State Democrats set up a digital ad business with an influential private company. Now a key Dem official is becoming its CEO.

    The Association of State Democratic Committees recommended TargetSmart as a one-stop shop. That's triggering complaints over a perceived conflict of interest.

  • Trump just took his public feud with Musk to a new level: Going after his money

    Musk announced his company SpaceX will withdraw from service its Dragon spacecraft — critical to the American space program.

The Guardian

  • Kristi Noem: the made-for-TV official executing Trump’s mass deportations

    Noem has played a starring role in the second Trump administration with her goal to ‘Make America Safe Again’ – derided by critics as ‘cosplay’ with cruel consequencesLittle more than a year ago, Kristi Noem’s political prospects appeared to be in freefall. The then South Dakota governor was criss-crossing the country on an ill-fated book tour, widely seen, at least initially, as an audition to be Donald Trump’s running mate. Instead, Noem found herself on the defensive – a position Trump never likes to be in – after revealing in her memoir that she had shot the family’s “untrainable” hunting dog, a 14-month old wirehair pointer named Cricket.Even in Trumpworld, where controversy can be a form of currency, the disclosure shocked. In the weeks that followed, she faded from contention and the breathless veepstakes rumor mill moved on. By the time Trump selected JD Vance as his vice-presidential nominee, Noem’s path forward on the national stage was unclear. Continue reading...

  • Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event

    The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far rightAn international neo-Nazi terrorist organization is boldly continuing to build in the US and planning a new paramilitary training event without fear of local authorities or the FBI, which once dismantled it in a nationwide effort.The Base, founded in 2018 by a former Pentagon contractor living in Russia and now suspected of Kremlin-sponsored espionage, once boasted close to 50 stateside members before the bureau made more than a dozen arrests in a years-long counter-terrorism operation. Continue reading...

  • Fired US librarian of Congress details callous dismissal in new interview

    Carla Hayden, first woman and African American to serve in role, details firing by Trump administration to CBSThe first woman and African American to serve as the US librarian of Congress before Donald Trump fired her in May has not heard from the president’s administration beyond the 31-word email it sent her with word of her dismissal, she has revealed in her first interview since her ouster.“No one has talked to me directly at all from the White House,” Carla Hayden says in an interview airing on the upcoming CBS News Sunday Morning. “I’ve received no communication directly, except for that one email. Continue reading...

  • ‘I’m paranoid all the time’: surveillance and fear in a city of immigrants as White House ramps up deportations

    New York’s once-bustling immigrant neighborhoods are chilled as Trump administration cracks downTwo months after fleeing death threats in Colombia, Juan landed a construction job in New York. But on his first day, the bulky GPS monitor strapped to his ankle caught the manager’s attention. It wouldn’t fit inside standard work boots. The boss shook his head. “Come back when you’ve resolved your status,” he said.Since arriving in the US with his teenage daughter to seek asylum, Juan has lived in a state of constant anxiety. “It feels like I committed a crime, like they’re going to arrest me at any moment,” he said, speaking near the migrant shelter where they now live in Queens. Juan started wearing oversized pants to hide the monitor, a style he finds uncomfortable. “I’m paranoid all the time,” he said. Continue reading...

  • The Trump-Musk feud shows danger of handing the keys of power to one person

    A billionaire’s vendetta has threatened to cut off the US from the ISS and complicate national defenseAfter a year of effusive praise and expressions of love for each other, Elon Musk and Donald Trump exploded their political partnership in dramatic fashion this week. The highly public split included, among other highlights, the world’s richest person accusing the president of the United States of associating with a notorious sex offender. Trump said Musk had “lost his mind”.As Musk and Trump traded insults, each on his own social network, they also issued threats with tangible consequences. Trump suggested that he could cancel all of Musk’s government contracts and subsidies – “the best way to save money”, he posted – a move that would have devastating consequences not only on the tech billionaire’s companies but also on the federal agencies that have come to depend on them. Musk responded by announcing that he would begin decommissioning the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that Nasa relies on for transport missions, although he later reversed the decision. Continue reading...

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