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Treasury Secretary Bessent says China's escalation was 'big mistake,' country playing with 'losing hand' 3 BumRushDaShow 10 min ago 35 sec ago 0 171
Another Masterful Gambit: DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape Archives to Hackable Digital Records 9 highplainsdem 1 hr ago 2 min ago 9 501
Beijing calls Vance 'ignorant' over 'Chinese peasants' remark 12 riversedge 1 hr ago 3 min ago 15 796
Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock 1 Omaha Steve 12 min ago 4 min ago 3 170
Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under 18th century wartime law 16 groundloop 18 hrs ago 16 min ago 25 3432
Trump administration considers drone strikes against Mexican drug cartels in intensified anti-narcotics effort 5 BumRushDaShow 57 min ago 19 min ago 7 366
Trump planning pricey military parade on his 79th birthday: Report 21 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago 19 min ago 10 853
Judge Boasberg cancels hearing on Trump deportations after Supreme Court ruling 6 mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago 21 min ago 11 687
Donald Trump To Have Physical Examination This Week: What To Know 30 BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago 22 min ago 11 1027
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services 3 Omaha Steve 2 hrs ago 27 min ago 7 261
US Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees 16 BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago 28 min ago 11 1177
Harvard plans to borrow $750 million after federal funding threats 11 BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago 29 min ago 1 473
RFK Jr. MMR vaccine support spurs backlash: 'So much for MAHA' 21 BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago 32 min ago 29 1538
Republican Megadonor Rips 'Bullsh*t' Trump Tariffs: 'I Don't Understand the Godd*mn Formula' 22 BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago 50 min ago 45 2055
Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close 34 Polybius 21 hrs ago 1 hr ago 31 2037
Senate advances Trump's controversial Pentagon nominee 6 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 1 hr ago 5 597
House Democrats lay out their targets for 2026 battle 4 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 8 468
Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs 32 BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago 1 hr ago 56 2104
European Union Slaps 25% Tariffs On United States In Retaliation 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago 1 hr ago 15 814
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order 18 Wicked Blue 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 9 712
Republican Warns Tariffs Spurred 'Worst Depression We've Ever Had' 15 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 1 hr ago 21 1190
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants' Tax Information with ICE 4 mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 4 444
Trump to sign executive order to help dying U.S. coal industry 16 mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 10 764
Federal Workers Receive Another 'Deferred Resignation' Offer Ahead Of Layoffs 0 Wicked Blue 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 309
American academic held in Thailand charged with insulting monarchy 1 groundloop 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 6 383
Budget airline Avelo to fly deportation flights for ICE from Arizona 4 Wicked Blue 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 3 389
Justice Dept. says it will pull back on litigating cryptocurrency fraud 4 highplainsdem 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 5 415
NASA may consolidate major facilities due to Trump cuts 2 BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 2 323
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say 4 Wicked Blue 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 9 416
An Israeli strike hit near a charity kitchen in Gaza as Palestinians gathered for food 5 Omaha Steve 15 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 18 477

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China says it will 'fight to the end' after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs 4 Omaha Steve 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 3 378
Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked 11 riversedge 8 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 11 627
Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies, aged 70 5 The Grand Illuminist 21 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 18 574
Tariff turmoil could undercut Trump's buyout offers to federal workers 2 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 4 397
Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention 13 mahatmakanejeeves 22 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 10 1209
Conservative Think Tank Reveals the Massive 'Error' in Trump's Tariff Formula 38 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 4 hrs ago 72 3548
Republicans Ted Cruz, Rand Paul speak out on risks of Trump tariff policy 6 BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 5 437
US Justice Department repeals Biden-era 'zero tolerance' policy for gun dealers 7 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 5 559
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador [View all] 76 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 81 5305
Democrats question VA secretary on return-to-office 'disruptions' 1 BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 4 416
Judge Boasberg says he's contemplating 'contempt proceedings' over Trump deportations 30 MayReasonRule Thursday 4 hrs ago 44 1802
Interior Department staff's unusual demands -- like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies -- have 'alarmed' officials 33 BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 35 2252
Texas governor calls November election for vacant US House seat as Democrats criticize timing 1 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 11 533
National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers 2 BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 12 495
Senator Warner says new Trump TikTok extension may violate law 3 BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 5 447
U.S. admiral at NATO fired, latest ouster in Trump military purge 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 23 884
South Korea says its military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the border 1 riversedge 8 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 3 417
USDA to slash headquarters, other staff and relocate some to new 'hubs' around the country 2 mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 7 428
Former clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ position 3 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 13 553
Johnson Already Doing Trump's Veto Work For Him On Senate's Bipartisan Tariff Bill 0 BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 12 428
Luna's proxy deal with leadership 'not a win' for moms, Pettersen says 0 BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 1 356
Democrats hammer Trump for his weekend of golf as stocks tumble 20 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 10 hrs ago 53 1932
Report: Most migrants sent to mega-prison have no apparent criminal record 2 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 14 543
FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Prevention Aid to New York 1 highplainsdem 14 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 17 592
China not backing down as fresh US tariff threat pushes tensions to the brink 3 SouthBayDem 13 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 12 599
Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges' review 12 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 10 1020
Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback [View all] 61 Mr. Sparkle Wednesday 15 hrs ago 180 7048
Trump administration terminates some USAID contracts providing lifesaving food aid 9 riversedge 23 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 8 411
Microsoft fires engineers who protested during company's 50th anniversary celebration 2 LiberalArkie 21 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 11 699
Elon Musk's X launches crackdown against misleading 'parody' accounts 6 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 5 665

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Musk's DOGE team can access sensitive data for now, appeals court rules 5 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 6 623
"Hands Off!" demonstrations protest Trump, Musk across U.S. 49 riversedge Saturday 16 hrs ago 49 2256
US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards 3 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 17 hrs ago 32 675
Fired U.S. pardon attorney complains of intimidation tactics ahead of testimony in 'shadow hearing' 8 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 35 947
Trump says US 'having direct talks' with Iran over nuclear deal 6 muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 3 549
Trump orders new review of U.S. Steel's sale to Nippon Steel 1 BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 2 455
Jay North, Star of Original 'Dennis the Menace' TV Show, Dies at 73 23 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday 19 hrs ago 25 1552
Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney 15 Eugene Yesterday 19 hrs ago 24 1194
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies see prices fall amid global market turmoil 5 Wicked Blue Yesterday 20 hrs ago 7 492
'Rankled' Trump issues veto threat over Chuck Grassley's bipartisan tariff bill 6 BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 15 855
Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause order to return man deported to El Salvador in error 32 LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday 20 hrs ago 20 1372
Trump appointment of junior official to oversee State Department personnel meets resistance 1 Omaha Steve 20 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 8 467
CNBC says it aired 'unconfirmed' report on Trump tariff plans amid market turmoil 4 mahatmakanejeeves 21 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 4 788
CNN to host town hall with battleground members of Congress 1 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 20 hrs ago 7 550
Maine sues over USDA pause on funds due to support for transgender athletes 0 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 6 314
US bishops end cooperative agreements with Federal government after work is suspended 2 pnwmom 21 hrs ago 21 hrs ago 7 482
Elon Musk says he wants 'zero' tariffs between the US and Europe 26 BumRushDaShow Saturday 21 hrs ago 10 1469
Supreme Court rejects challenge to New York gun law 4 Eugene Yesterday 21 hrs ago 21 726
'Well Done, Old Man!' Russian State TV Revels in Trump Having 'Destroyed Trust' in the Economy 11 Mr. Sparkle Yesterday 21 hrs ago 58 2201
Democrat who shouted at Trump during joint address vows to file impeachment articles 16 BumRushDaShow Sunday 21 hrs ago 48 1018
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