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Trump vows to end use of mail-in ballots ahead of 2026 midterm election U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a move likely to disproportionately favor his Republican Party.

State redistricting, elimination of mail in ballots...qif they can't win, they'll cheat. We are not a free country if we don't have free and fair elections!

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Newsom files request for info on Trump admin use of military

The California Governor has again questioned the tactics of President Trump's administration.

Texas Rep. Nicole Collier remains on House floor after refusing law enforcement escort SAN ANTONIO - Texas House Democrats are allegeding that one representitive is being held a political prisoner on the state House floor.

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'This is domestic terror': Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries (RNS) — The fear of raids has pushed some congregations back to pandemic-era worship strategies.

"(Churches) are sacred spaces where the hurting find healing, the hungry are fed, and families — regardless of immigration status — come seeking peace," the Western North Carolina Conference wrote.
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Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals Conservative activist Laura Loomer complained on social media about children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioned how they got visas.

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Trump says Ukraine needs to make a deal after summit with Putin ends without ceasefire Trump said he agreed with Putin that the best way to end the war was to go to a peace settlement - not via a ceasefire, as Ukraine and its European allies, until now with U.S. support, have been demanding.

And in the category of shocking, not surprising, we have a winner:

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Pennsylvania legislator to introduce bill blocking federal takeover of local police State Sen. Art Haywood, of Montgomery County, wants to prevent President Donald Trump from taking over police in Pennsylvania like he did in Washington, D.C.

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A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home. Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

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I don't know but the double Trump shot is nightmarish

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

This. This is why we need FEDERAL troops in DC. A guy threw a sandwich. Maybe they can find someone who's overparked.

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Trump makes Kennedy Center Honors announcement. It caught the staff off guard President Trump says that the announcement of this year's Kennedy Center honorees will come Wednesday.

He wants to rename the Kennedy Center after himself? This is just not a man who plays with others. Can't someone stop it?

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The Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fight Against Top Universities

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Three people were shot last night in Times Square. This was part of the Reuters article about the incident:

"Mass shootings are relatively common in the United States, where guns are widely available."

And we wonder why tourism is down.

This is getting way too far out of hand

The Smithsonian Changes Its Description of Trump’s Role on Jan. 6

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JD Vance went kayaking for his birthday. Secret Service had the river level raised Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last weekend to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took for his 41st birthday.

I double checked to see if this was actually The Onion

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American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era - www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Really? That's an obscene inflation. Allen the most maddening thing is that WLL of this is unnecessary. All of this.

He really does have such small hands.

Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to 'go to hell' The chamber is calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can “GO TO HELL!.”

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Texas State House Panel Advances Gerrymandered Congressional Map The full Texas House will now vote next week on a map drawn to flip five House districts to the G.O.P., but Democrats might walk out to deny Republicans a quorum.

A Republican-led committee of the Texas House voted on Saturday to advance a new congressional map drawn to flip five Democratic House districts in favor of Republican candidates, setting up a showdown over redistricting next week.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after funding cut, in blow to local media The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down its operations after the loss of federal funding, the nonprofit said on Friday, in a blow to local TV and radio stations that have relied on its grants for nearly six decades.

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White House announces new $200M ballroom as part of Trump's latest makeover of 'The People's House' The White House has announced that construction on a new $200 million ballroom will begin in September.

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American history museum removes Trump's name from impeachment exhibit The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has removed explicit reference to President Donald Trump from an exhibit about impeachment, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

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US reversal on key climate finding spells uncertainty for business The Trump administration has billed its plan to undo U.S. climate regulation as a way to cut costs for industry, but it may backfire by forcing automakers, utilities, and manufacturers into a future of regulatory uncertainty and litigation risk, according to lawyers and trade groups.

We are not ok.

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Hi and thanks!

US health officials, tech executives to launch data-sharing plan, Bloomberg News reports Top Trump administration health officials are expected to bring tech companies to the White House this week to roll out a plan to encourage more seamless sharing of health-care data, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

Thanks to DOGE, private companies now have access to our personal and financial information. This will make our medical info accessible and commodifiable.

US health officials, tech executives to launch data-sharing plan, Bloomberg News reports - www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Between this initiative and the Doge data stripping, ALL our personal information will be accessible and commodifiable.

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Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit, as Dems fail to thwart Trump pick Two Republicans voted against Bove, but it wasn't enough to tank his nomination.

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