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House Democrats Demand Answers From Chief Justice Roberts On Alito And SCOTUS Ethics Rules

House Democrats sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts demanding that he answer questions about … House Democrats Demand Answers From Chief Justice Roberts On Alito And SCOTUS Ethics RulesRead more

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Trump Sounds Like He Knows He’s Going To Be Convicted

Trump didn’t sound confident as he left the courtroom, but instead seemed to already be trying … Trump Sounds Like He Knows He’s Going To Be ConvictedRead more

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A Conviction Could Wreck Trump With Senior Voters

GOP strategist and CNN contributor Scott Jennings said that a conviction could harm Trump with senior … A Conviction Could Wreck Trump With Senior VotersRead more

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John Fetterman Cuts Though The Media BS On The Biden/Trump Election

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) made the choice clear for voters who are trying to decide between … John Fetterman Cuts Though The Media BS On The Biden/Trump ElectionRead more

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Robert De Niro Takes Down Trump Supporter Who Called 1/6 Police Traitors

Actor Robert De Niro took down a Trump supporter after he called 1/6 police officers Michael … Robert De Niro Takes Down Trump Supporter Who Called 1/6 Police TraitorsRead more

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Even Trump’s Allies Admit That A Guilty Verdict Would Hurt Him

Former Trump deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said that a guilty verdict would change the minds … Even Trump’s Allies Admit That A Guilty Verdict Would Hurt HimRead more

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Ominous Sign For Trump As Jury Is Locked In On Prosecution During Closing Argument

The jury is described as attentive and locked into what prosecutors say during the closing arguments … Ominous Sign For Trump As Jury Is Locked In On Prosecution During Closing ArgumentRead more

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Robert DeNiro Shows Up At The Courthouse And Destroys Trump

Robert DeNiro showed up via the Biden campaign outside the courthouse to call Trump a money … Robert DeNiro Shows Up At The Courthouse And Destroys TrumpRead more

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Aileen Cannon May Get The Boot After Rejecting Trump Gag Order Request

Aileen Cannon became the first judge in a Trump case to reject a gag order request, … Aileen Cannon May Get The Boot After Rejecting Trump Gag Order RequestRead more

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Trump Can Only Get Tiffany Trump To Show Up At His Trial

On the day of closing arguments at the hush money trial, Trump’s only family in the … Trump Can Only Get Tiffany Trump To Show Up At His TrialRead more

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Former Trump Lawyer Expects Ex-President To Be Found Guilty

Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb explained why he expects the jury in Manhattan to … Former Trump Lawyer Expects Ex-President To Be Found GuiltyRead more

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Trump Spends Memorial Day Completely Melting Down Over His Trials

Donald Trump paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice to their country by attacking … Trump Spends Memorial Day Completely Melting Down Over His TrialsRead more

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Republicans Attack Biden For Talking About His Veteran Dead Son On Memorial Day

Republicans attacked President Biden for mentioning his late son Beau on Memorial Day. Video of Biden: … Republicans Attack Biden For Talking About His Veteran Dead Son On Memorial DayRead more

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Clueless Congressional Republicans Want Trump To Pick Nikki Haley For VP

Some Republicans in Congress are clamoring for Trump to pick Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, or Marco … Clueless Congressional Republicans Want Trump To Pick Nikki Haley For VPRead more

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Pete Buttigieg Devastates Trump On EVs

Pete Buttigieg devastated Trump for putting America last on EVs. Buttigieg said on CBS’s Face The … Pete Buttigieg Devastates Trump On EVsRead more

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Trump’s Lawyer Is Already Trying To Blame MSNBC And CNN For His Conviction

Trump lawyer Alina Habba went on Fox News and claimed that the jury may convict Trump … Trump’s Lawyer Is Already Trying To Blame MSNBC And CNN For His ConvictionRead more

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Tim Scott Gives A Delusional Answer To Libertarians Booing Trump

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said that Donald Trump’s popularity is growing when asked about the Libertarian … Tim Scott Gives A Delusional Answer To Libertarians Booing TrumpRead more

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Shrinking Trump: Dr. Gartner and Dr. Segal about Trump

Background Dr. Gartner is a leading psychologist, psychotherapist, author, activist, and long-time former part-time assistant professor … Shrinking Trump: Dr. Gartner and Dr. Segal about TrumpRead more

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Trump Makes Secret Service Confiscate Rubber Chickens At Libertarian Convention

Trump had the Secret Service confiscate rubber chickens that were handed out by the RFK Jr. … Trump Makes Secret Service Confiscate Rubber Chickens At Libertarian ConventionRead more

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Trump Gets Booed And Bombs At The Libertarian Convention

Trump’s speech at the Libertarian Convention featured him getting booed by the audience and was not … Trump Gets Booed And Bombs At The Libertarian ConventionRead more

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    What the Trump admin has said about Epstein files release

  • Social Media - Texas floods fact-check: NWS and NOAA cut jobs, but Trump hasn't ‘defunded’ them

    The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”

  • Hakeem Jeffries - Permanent tax breaks for billionaires, temporary for everyone else? That’s exaggerated

    President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”

  • Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread.

    How a fake story about two girls on a tree in Texas spread

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    The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas.

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  • Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left

    The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.

  • What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers

    Lethality alone doesn’t win wars.

  • Trump’s New Favorite General

    Dan “Razin” Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, doesn’t want the spotlight—but with this White House, there’s no avoiding it.

  • The Man Who Thinks Medicaid Cuts Won’t Cut Medicaid

    In Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration has picked an especially unfortunate spokesperson.

  • How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?

    Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.

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  • Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left

    The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.

  • What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers

    Lethality alone doesn’t win wars.

  • Trump’s New Favorite General

    Dan “Razin” Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, doesn’t want the spotlight—but with this White House, there’s no avoiding it.

  • The Man Who Thinks Medicaid Cuts Won’t Cut Medicaid

    In Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration has picked an especially unfortunate spokesperson.

  • How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?

    Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.

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  • The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come

    This article first appeared at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive...

  • Only KBJ Recognizes the Historic Stakes of Trump’s Purges

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

  • How the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ Is Linked to Political Extremism in the US

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  • A Modest Jeff Epstein Proposal

    As you have probably seen, Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that there’s no there there with the whole Jeff...

  • Trump Official Suggests Replacing Deported Farm Workers with Medicaid Enrollees

    There are several layers to my conclusion that today’s remarks from President Trump’s agriculture secretary are among the most creatively...

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  • Unearthed Mamdani college newspaper writings promote anti-Israel boycott, rail against 'white privilege'

    NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wrote in his college paper about white privilege and promoted an anti-Israel boycott during his four years at Bowdoin College.

  • Trump seethes that Dems floating bill requiring the unmasking of ICE, CBP agents must 'hate' America

    President Donald Trump criticizes Democratic senators for bill that would require federal immigration officers to have visible IDs and not wear face masks.

  • Trump says Brennan, Comey 'crooked as hell' amid FBI probe, may have to 'pay the price'

    President Donald Trump ripped former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey as "very dishonest" amid FBI criminal probe.

  • Far-left firebrand says she 'never had a concern' about Biden's mental state as House probe heats up

    Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she had no concerns about former President Joe Biden's mental fitness while in office but pivoted to attacking President Donald Trump.

  • More details revealed on suspects in Independence Day ICE attack in Texas

    Investigators are probing the connections between suspects charged in Independence Day attack against ICE agents at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

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  • How trust can boost the US-Mexico fight against narco finance 

    The trust deficit that often clouds U.S.-Mexico cooperation — rooted in concerns over corruption, impunity and sovereignty — must be addressed head-on.

  • Thune hopes to pass Russia sanctions bill by August

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says it is his “hope” that the Senate passes legislation to place tough sanctions on Russia by the August recess through a bipartisan proposal sponsored by President Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Senate Republicans are feeling more confident about passing Russia sanctions legislation this month after Trump criticized...

  • Not all brands are onboard with ditching synthetic dyes

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants synthetic dyes out of the nation's food supply, but not every brand is ready to let go.

  • Summer camps licensed by Texas, required to post emergency plans

    Frantic calls from parents are being answered at summer camps across central Texas. One camp telling KXAN investigators parents are calling and checking on their kids and asking about emergency plans in place. 

  • Two summer COVID strains - Nimbus and Stratus - less severe than earlier strains: doctor

    While you are soaking up the summer sun, doctors say you can still get sick, including from two new COVID strains that are going around.

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  • Trump announces tariffs of up to 30% on six more countries – live updates

    President defends tariffs and sends letters to countries including Algeria, Iraq and BruneiTrump targets Brunei, Libya and Moldova with latest threat of US tariffsPeople in the US: are you delaying major life decisions under Trump presidency?The US justice department has sued California over state policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ school sports, alleging that allowing them to do so violates federal anti-discrimination laws.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that California’s policies violate Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination.Our Fed Rate is AT LEAST 3 Points too high. “Too Late” is costing the U.S. 360 Billion Dollars a Point, PER YEAR, in refinancing costs. No Inflation, COMPANIES POURING INTO AMERICA. “The hottest Country in the World!” LOWER THE RATE!!!ANYBODY BUT “TOO LATE.”In effect, we went on hold when we saw the size of the tariffs and essentially all inflation forecasts for the United States went up materially as a consequence of the tariffs.Anybody would be better than Jay Powell. He’s costing us a fortune because he keeps the rate way up. Continue reading...

  • Trump sues California over transgender athletes in girls’ school sports

    Justice department says state policy violates Title IX, and California governor calls ban ‘deeply unfair’Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday sued California over state policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ school sports, alleging that their participation violates federal anti-discrimination laws.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that California’s policies violate Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination. Continue reading...

  • Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine’s envoy to US in diplomatic shuffle

    Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington in move designed to strengthen ties with Trump teamVolodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, who has been heavily criticised by leading Republicans, as part a diplomatic reshuffle designed to strengthen ties with the Trump administration.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, confirmed on Wednesday that Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington after four years in the job. He described her as “extremely effective, charismatic and one of our most successful ambassadors”. Continue reading...

  • US agriculture secretary says Medicaid recipients can replace deported farm workers

    Brooke Rollins also claimed automation can replace the immigrant labor force despite repeated evidence of failureThe US agriculture secretary has suggested that increased automation and forcing Medicaid recipients to work could replace the migrant farm workers being swept up in Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, despite years of evidence and policy failures that those kinds of measures are not substitutes for the immigrant labor force underpinning American agriculture.Speaking at a news conference with Republican governors on Tuesday, Brooke Rollins said the administration would rely on “automation, also some reform within the current governing structure”, and pointed to “34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program” as potential workers. Continue reading...

  • Police in Scotland braced for large-scale protests if Trump visits new golf course

    Long-rumoured trip to open course could take place this month after proposed meeting with King Charles shelvedPolice in Scotland are gearing up for a possible visit by Donald Trump later this month that is expected to take in his golf resort in Aberdeenshire.The long-rumoured visit is not expected to include a meeting with King Charles, despite earlier suggestions the US president could meet the monarch at either Balmoral or Dumfries House in Ayrshire. Continue reading...

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    The billionaire donor has teased the launch of a third party ever since his megabill squabble with Trump.

  • 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.

  • Dems are gearing up to weaponize Trump’s megabill

    House Democrats see an opportunity to expand the battleground, going on offense into red areas across the country and recruiting candidates deep into Republican territory.

  • This Pennsylvania Republican withstood pressure on the megabill. Here’s why.

    Brian Fitzpatrick, who won his seat in 2016, faces a serious Democratic challenger next year.

  • Colin Allred enters U.S. Senate race in Texas

    Allred, who lost his 2024 Senate bid against Sen. Ted Cruz, reenters an increasingly crowded Democratic primary.

NPR

  • Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'

    On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.

  • Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume

    The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now.

  • Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut

    The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

  • Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials

    The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.

  • The U.S. birth rate is falling fast. Why? It's complicated

    The total fertility rate is a small number with big consequences.It measures how many babies, on average, each woman will have over her lifetime. And for a population to remain stable - flat, no growth, no decline - women, on average, have to have 2.1 kids.In the U.S., that number is 1.6, and dropping. It's driving a new political debate about what – if anything – can be done about it. The thing is, beneath that demographic data point are millions of families making intimate decisions about kids. NPR's Sarah McCammon and Brian Mann dug into the politics and personal stories behind America's shrinking birthrate.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Five Thirty Eight

  • What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry

    Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration

  • The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump

    The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one

  • The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans

    On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a

  • Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden

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  • Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color

    Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll

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