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Trump calls on divided GOP to pass SAVE America Act ‘at the expense of everything else’ Trump suggested the SAVE America Act includes a number of provisions that are not in the proposal.

If you care about free and fair election this November, this is the most important story of the day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Depleted oil reserve leaves US exposed as Iran war pushes up prices Donald Trump has not fulfilled a vow to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was drained by Joe Biden

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So it now appears based on many media reports that we bombed a girls elementary school and killed 175 people, and right after that Hegseth was beating his chest in a press conference saying we weren’t going to worry about “stupid rules of engagement” anymore.

I feel like the one thing most everyone can agree on is that nothing Trump and Hegseth say can be trusted, from casualty figures to claims that Iran is begging for a negotiation, from the prospective timeline of the war to whether either man gives a shit about the Iranian people

‘What happened in Texas is a warning’: advocates say Republicans suppressed votes in the primaries

In Dallas and Williamson counties, voters faced long lines, extended wait times and confusion about voting location

This is a weak man who thinks this is how truly tough leaders talk.

Kristi Noem generated more scandals over the past year than a typical administration would muster in four—but what reportedly got her fired was “pointing the finger at her boss,” Jonathan Chait argues. theatln.tc/XPzSACXA

The worst of the worst: how Kristi Noem treated the American people ‘like dogs’

Kristi Noem once led a dog to a gravel pit and ended its life with the cold precision of a mafia hit.

On Thursday, the homeland security secretary confronted the grim truth that she, too, was expendable, David Smith writes:

Iran Live Updates: U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Bombs in Beirut and Trump War Powers Vote The Pentagon said it was continuing to attack Iran, whose retaliatory missile strikes have decreased by 90 percent since Saturday. The U.S. House blocked a measure to limit President Trump’s war powers.

Breaking News: Israel unleashed a major bombardment on a Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut. It was another sign that Lebanon is fast becoming a new front in the widening conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran. Follow live updates.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 321. 3/5/26 … Trump fired Kristi Noem as DHS secretary and replaced her with the dumbest US senator.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 321. This is a big one. What a wild day. Here is everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

As President Trump directs military strikes on Iran, he’s also fighting online attacks at home from some of the loudest voices in the MAGA movement, who argue it contradicts his ”America First” stance. https://wapo.st/4rcY6vo

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff Every Iran War Rationale: Recapped

Why are we at war with Iran?

How long will this war last?

Neither Trump nor any of his top officials can get their stories straight.

But no matter what, this war is costing American lives and taxpayer dollars. youtu.be/9OLkRWqod5k?...

In the Shadow of Fear, a Moment of Peace An unexpected encounter near the federal building DHS has been using near Minneapolis.

"It didn’t take long before we saw both feds and protesters. Shortly after we arrived at the Whipple Building, we watched masked agents arrive in SUVs with darkened windows....But then came an unexpected detour."

South Africa’s president calls Trump’s policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners ‘racist’

US president is ‘truly uninformed’ for spreading claims of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa tells New York Times

No more Maine data centers for now, lawmakers say Lawmakers advanced a measure that drew attention last month when one senator said it could kill a previously unannounced project in Sanford.

No more Maine data centers for now, lawmakers say

Screenshot of an X post by Amir quoting a post from Aaron Rupar saying House Speaker Mike Johnson described Iranians as having a “misguided religion.” The embedded image shows Johnson speaking at a podium with other officials standing behind him and U.S. flags in the background.

And we have misguided leadership.

Emmanuel Damas died in ICE custody after ICE failed to treat a tooth issue that turned into pneumonia.

ICE didn't even keep his family updated.

The Trump admin's cruelty knows no bounds.

I'm pressing with Senator Markey and Rep. Pressley to hold ICE accountable.

Of course.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Pentagon is preparing to ask Congress for more money to replenish weapons used in the past week of fighting with Iran, - WSJ

Heavy use of Patriot, Tomahawk, and THAAD missiles has strained U.S. stockpiles.

The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

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Trump says this is now the most competent, qualified person in America to be in charge of Homeland Security. bsky.app/profile/atru...

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

The Golden Age of So Much Winning. bsky.app/profile/fact...

Story: www.cnn.com/.../us-air-d....

Donald Trump insists there are no wind farms in China. Here are 20 of them – in pictures

The US president has made the easily debunked claim that there are no wind farms in China

Opinion | Trump Has Elite Law Firms on a Punishing Merry-Go-Round Giving in to bullies has its own costs, not least because bullies are never satisfied with just a single capitulation.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

President Trump “forced the largest and purportedly most powerful law firms in the country to demean themselves and bow before him,” Jeffrey Toobin writes. “They proved to be such cowards that they surrendered when the president didn’t even have the law on his side.”

Bookmarked this for “oil has pretty much stabilized.” Let’s check back next week on this.

Kristi Noem’s ignoble legacy as homeland security secretary She will not be remembered fondly by Americans or her workforce

The former governor of South Dakota had no law-enforcement experience before joining the department of homeland security. Yet Kristi Noem oversaw its transformation into an entity focused first and foremost on immigration policing