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Progressive Democrats plot path forward with ‘Persuasion 2025’ event

A group of progressive politicians and strategists will call on Democrats to take a more leftward path out of the political wilderness at a private confab Tuesday — underscoring ongoing rifts withi...

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Kamala Harris’ book tour fuels the critiques that dogged her candidacy

LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris may have written her memoir as an act of personal healing. But her book has reopened painful rifts in the Democratic Party.Chief among them is Harris herself.In the imme...

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Hamas to study Trump proposal before response

Hamas officials said Tuesday the Palestinian militant group will take time to study President Trump's proposal to end the war in Gaza and consult allies before issuing a response, The Ass...

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Alliance, defiance, noncompliance: What to do when civility isn’t working

On July 17, I joined a group of Vermonters for a Good Trouble Lives On action in a village near where we were staying that month. Over the past 161 straight days, a small but determined contingent ...

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Louisiana governor asks for National Guard deployment

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) this week asked the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to the Pelican State. Landry's office, in a press release, said the governor...

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Trump’s Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown

During the first eight months of his second presidency, Donald Trump has tried to hollow out the federal workforce by any means possible, including paying more than 200,000 people not to work, disa...

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After Repeatedly Losing in Lower Court, Trump Asks SCOTUS To Review His Birthright Citizenship Order

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2025–2026 term, which officially kicks off next week, was already on track to be a notable one thanks to the impending SCOTUS showdown over the scope of President Donald Tr...

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Hegseth declares war on 'fat' generals, troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops. Addressing a c...

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Hegseth imposes male standards on all combat roles in military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he would impose the “highest” male standards for all combat roles in the U.S. military during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of gener...

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Support for Israel drops in new survey

American voters’ support for Israel has dropped, according to a new survey from The New York Times/Siena University. In the poll, 34 percent of respondents said their sympathies li...

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'There could very well be consequences': Trump's team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to redraw congressional maps across the country, going as far as weighing a primary challenge to New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte if s...

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Hegseth uses rare meeting of generals to announce new military standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined an overhaul of military standards and gender rules on Tuesday in an extraordinary meeting of top brass, an effort that could reduce the role of women in comb...

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JB Pritzker blasts plan for National Guard deployment to Chicago

CHICAGO, Illinois — Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration is giving the go-ahead to send troops to Chicago, a move he and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called unconstitutional and politica...

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YouTube settles with Trump for $24.5 millon

YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million on Monday to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump, who accused the platform of censoring him and his followers.While YouTube does not have to admit fault...

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Trump admin looks at deep cuts to homeless housing program

The Trump administration is expected to dramatically cut funding for a permanent housing program — a move that could potentially reexpose tens of thousands of people to homelessness.More than half ...

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"Let Your Rage Fuel You": Politicians And Pundits Embrace Rage Politics

"Let Your Rage Fuel You": Politicians And Pundits Embrace Rage Politics Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, “Let your rage fuel you.” Those words from Virginia Dem...

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Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s plan to send troops to Portland

Mayors from the Portland metro area sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard troops to the city as an unnecessary act of aggression that could endanger residents ...

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Trump’s Shortsighted Campaign of Vengeance

Donald Trump likes to say that his campaign of vengeance is only fair. Given that he had to endure years of (supposedly) phony legal claims and censorship on various social-media platforms, Trump i...

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MORNING GLORY: October is the best month for baseball

Baseball history was just made by the Cleveland Guardians. The Detroit Tigers (87-75) led the Guardians (88-74) by 9.5 games on Sept. 10 with 16 games left to play (Cleveland had 17), but finished ...

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Democrats alarmed as Trump eyes weapons material to fuel nuclear reactors

The Trump administration is considering a proposal to divert plutonium that plays a central role in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile to fuel a new generation of power plants, according to an Ener...

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Democrats question 'contingency plans' for meeting of top US military leaders

Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) in a Saturday letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for transparency regarding the meeting he will hold Tuesday...

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