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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools 3 BumRushDaShow 11 min ago 1 min ago 7 262

Waltz's team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world 4 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago 3 min ago 8 453

McConnell and Three Other GOP Senators 'Rock Solid' In Voting Against Trump Tariffs Despite President's Attack, Reports 34 BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago 4 min ago 79 3092

Multiple firings on Trump's National Security Council after Loomer visit 6 Mr. Sparkle 42 min ago 4 min ago 15 716

Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback [View all] 54 Mr. Sparkle 22 hrs ago 8 min ago 177 5851

'Sit Back, Take It': Trump Treasury Secretary Warns Tariffed Countries Not To Retaliate 36 BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago 9 min ago 32 1409

GOP Poised To Confirm Anti-Voting Rights Extremist To Lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division 2 BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago 10 min ago 4 391

Senate Democrats unconvinced on GOP push to curtail injunctions 2 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 14 min ago 5 313

US stocks dip sharply after Trump announces tariffs of at least 10% 30 mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago 19 min ago 19 1639

US announced job cuts surge in March on Doge hit, recruitment firm Challenger says 5 mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago 19 min ago 12 360

Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse 2 BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago 26 min ago 6 365

U.S. House Dems say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations 2 Omaha Steve 6 hrs ago 28 min ago 10 277

US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens 15 Omaha Steve 4 hrs ago 28 min ago 9 906

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strength 8 mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago 30 min ago 3 427

Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election 18 BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago 31 min ago 50 1509

Trump Tariffs Set to Wipe Out Nearly $2 Trillion From US Stocks 21 BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago 32 min ago 26 1055

Eight OPEC+ producers accelerate crude oil output hikes, pushing oil prices 6% lower 8 BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago 34 min ago 4 460

Dow drops 1,500 points, S&P 500 loses 4% as stock market rout on Trump's tariffs worsens: Live updates 5 Wicked Blue 1 hr ago 36 min ago 5 477

Netanyahu jets to Orbn's Hungary, a safe haven from his international arrest warrant 4 Mr. Sparkle 4 hrs ago 37 min ago 4 532

GOP senator defends telling man who said he was fired from HHS he 'probably deserved' it 9 BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago 52 min ago 38 1768

Trump Used Phony Numbers To Justify His Massive Tariffs 21 Mr. Sparkle 15 hrs ago 53 min ago 43 1861

Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins 20 highplainsdem 13 hrs ago 1 hr ago 38 1268

Democrats Go After Humiliated Musk With Salute Attack Ad 32 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago 1 hr ago 158 4655

Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory 2 riversedge 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 6 296

Eric Adams ditches Democratic primary, will run for reelection as independent 18 Mr. Sparkle 5 hrs ago 1 hr ago 8 735

EU, China and Canada warn U.S. of countermeasures, as trade war heats up 1 BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 8 384

Trump admin threatens to pull ABC's broadcast license over Disney's DEI practices 39 BumRushDaShow Tuesday 2 hrs ago 25 1398

Israel announces plan to seize 'large areas' in Gaza - latest updates 7 groundloop Yesterday 2 hrs ago 11 621

High-stakes hearing set for Trump administration to argue that it didn't violate a judge's order with deportation flight 9 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 17 487

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Trump announces 10 percent tariffs on all imports, additional taxes for some 60 countries 47 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 26 1966

Trump Administration Explores Costly Option For Greenland Takeover: Report 15 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 18 1465

Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 12 Wicked Blue 17 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 22 807

Senate Republicans release budget blueprint with new tax cuts and a $5 trillion debt limit hike 8 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 4 699

Senator Raises Alarm Over People Not Receiving Social Security 2 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 35 1874

Volkswagen to introduce 'import fee' on tariff-hit cars, WSJ reports 6 Zorro 11 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 17 910

Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims 2 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 15 412

White House reviewing TikTok proposal to lease algorithm from China 0 BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 1 245

"Delay and deny" care to 9/11 survivors. Trump HHS cuts World Trade Center Program staff 3 BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 8 368

Four Senate Republicans join with Democrats to rebuke Trump tariff policy in key vote 9 Wiz Imp 16 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 24 825

FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say 0 BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 4 345

Elon Musk Under Pressure to Wrap Up DOGE After GOP Wisconsin Blowout 8 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 20 894

Supreme Court takes up bid to defund Planned Parenthood 7 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 9 hrs ago 12 545

Shingles is awful, but there may be another reason to get vaccinated. It may fight dementia 45 Omaha Steve 20 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 107 3009

Trump hints that Musk and DOGE may be coming to the end of the road [View all] 65 BumRushDaShow Tuesday 11 hrs ago 45 2944

California Governor Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is 'Toxic' [View all] 136 Polybius Saturday 12 hrs ago 14 5921

Newsmax stock plummets nearly 80% after wild post-IPO rally pushed company value north of $20 billion 10 mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 13 1295

Elon Musk threatens 'generals' who he claims are 'paying' for Tesla protests after shelling out millions for Wisconsin 28 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 12 hrs ago 34 1549

Wild weather expected Wednesday gets a rare 'high-risk' designation -- the most severe category 6 mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 16 1091

HHS Layoffs: Meals on Wheels and Other Services Face Cuts 3 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 11 594

Trump Strikes Deal With Willkie, Law Firm of Doug Emhoff 40 highplainsdem Tuesday 15 hrs ago 19 1870

GOP Senator's Medicare Cut Gaffe Sparks Social Media Outrage 5 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 15 hrs ago 15 540

Head of DC's African American museum on leave as Trump targets Smithsonian 3 BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 9 568

'It's Recession Day': Hakeem Jeffries Hammers Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day,' Warns Economy About to Crater 2 BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 14 487

ICE Raids Idaho Lawmaker's Farm 4 riversedge 20 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 8 901

Judge dismisses criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams 24 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 16 hrs ago 9 1013

Cory Booker breaks record for longest known Senate speech, beating Strom Thurmond 29 BumRushDaShow Tuesday 16 hrs ago 52 1024

Democrats vow to fight Trump's tariffs 'tooth and nail' as they slam 'chaotic trade war' 1 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 9 349

'Fasted for days': Cory Booker didn't eat or drink ahead of record breaking speech 33 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 16 hrs ago 74 2182

Top Trump FDA official Brenner hits pause on Novavax Covid-19 vaccine decision 3 BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 9 629

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Amazon makes last-ditch bid for TikTok as Trump's deadline approaches 3 BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 4 523

Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 6 525

Forecasters warn of deadly floods and strong tornadoes in parts of the Midwest and South 8 Omaha Steve Yesterday 17 hrs ago 12 655

ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for 'ideological purge' of research projects 1 BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 16 406

Trump announces tariffs, the highest import taxes since the 1800s 6 riversedge 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 14 857

Steve Kornacki Out at MSNBC, Inks New Deal With NBC News and Sports Teams 40 BumRushDaShow Tuesday 18 hrs ago 23 2133

You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now 5 highplainsdem 20 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 16 994

Trump administration suspends dozens of research grants to Princeton 7 Eugene Yesterday 18 hrs ago 14 273

Fear spreads among Muslim Americans as Trump travel ban looms 12 BumRushDaShow Saturday 19 hrs ago 17 931

Trump administration confirms car tariffs start Thursday, auto parts on May 3 2 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 8 554

European police say KidFlix, "one of the largest pedophile platforms in the world," busted in joint operation 6 Wicked Blue 23 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 13 590

Judge extends block on probationary employee firings, but only in some states 4 Eugene Tuesday 19 hrs ago 5 344

Tesla reports 336,000 vehicle deliveries in first quarter, 13% drop from a year ago 11 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 19 hrs ago 10 500

Milbank reaches deal with Trump as divide among law firms deepens 11 highplainsdem 21 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 3 525

White House studying cost of Greenland takeover, long in Trump's sights 38 highplainsdem Tuesday 20 hrs ago 23 1094

Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say 32 demmiblue Tuesday 20 hrs ago 57 1860

Lawsuit claims Elon Musk stiffed canvassers who helped his 2024 campaign efforts 21 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 20 hrs ago 39 1231

Senate budget would add more to the national debt than any other in history: watchdog 3 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 15 561

Dem attorneys general use new media to mount Trump resistance 8 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 12 624

Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut 32 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 21 hrs ago 47 879

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