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It sure looks like Trump is about to weaponize the IRS That is very, very bad—and also illegal.

That is very, very bad—and also illegal.

Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability.

Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 stuffed into a takeout bag from undercover F.B.I. agents. We must continue to ask where the money went, @ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes.

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Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.

Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

The Supreme Court says colleges can’t consider race. But ICE can. So much for the justices' promise of a "colorblind Constitution."

So much for the justices’ promise of a “colorblind Constitution.”

“Stop Lying”: Voters Erupt at GOP Lawmaker’s Shocking Claim on Economy Iowa State Representative Ashley Hinson’s comments were met with boos and jeers.

During a town hall Wednesday in Worth County, Iowans urged Hinson to “stop lying” after she claimed that the president’s key legislation had ushered in “higher wages” and an improved cost of living.

“Higher wages?” shouted one woman incredulously. “For who? For you?”
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Opinion | Vax Quack Lacks Facts This Kennedy is no profile in courage.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“How can the most powerful country on earth sow the seeds to make people sick again with preventable, even once-eliminated diseases?” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes.

'It infuriates us': Veterans rage at 'abusive' Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers Donald Trump has reportedly gone out of his way to avoid paying national guard troops sent in to Washington, D.C., resulting in outrage from veterans.The reports started earlier in the summer that Tru...

Donald Trump has reportedly gone out of his way to avoid paying national guard troops sent in to Washington, D.C., resulting in outrage from veterans.

Who is Paolo Zampolli? From catwalks to closed‑door deals, his story is stitched together in whispers and court filings.

Who is Paolo Zampolli?
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Project 2025: The Shadow Presidency of the Heritage Foundation From climate rollbacks to baby deportations—how Trump is enacting the Heritage Foundation’s extremist vision

Project 2025: The Shadow Presidency of the Heritage Foundation
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Governor Abbott, Bless Your Heart, That’s Not How Quorums Work.

Governor Abbott,
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We Are Not the Generation That Lets This Die After 250 years of sacrifice, we won’t let apathy be our legacy.

We Are Not the Generation That Lets This Die
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Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power

Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...

Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is considering taking legal action after one of SpaceX’s giant Starship rockets disintegrated in June in a giant fireball. The explosion rained down detritus on beaches in northern Mexico and, environmental groups say, caused die-offs of marine life.

Trump 2020 fake electors architect disbarred in New York Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who plotted to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election on behalf of President Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state of New York this week.In an order obtained by Lawfare's Anna Bower on Thursday, a panel of judges noted that Chesebro had pleaded ...

Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who plotted to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election on behalf of President Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state of New York this week.

You Shot Her! She wasn’t holding a sign.

You Shot Her!
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How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.

And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.

'This is the big one': Ex-DHS official raises alarm over Trump's plans for LA A former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official during Donald Trump's first term as president claimed that what is happening in Los Angeles is exactly what the president has been hoping for so he can unleash the military on Americans.Speaking on MSNBC's "The Weekend," former DHS chief of sta...

A former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official during Donald Trump's first term as president claimed that what is happening in Los Angeles is exactly what the president has been hoping for so he can unleash the military on Americans.

2 Veterans Found With Stolen Military Weapons and Nazi Material, Officials Say The authorities said a soldier was assaulted with a hammer as the men tried to steal gear from a military base in Washington State. The theft led investigators to a house full of contraband.

Two veterans made their way onto a military base in Washington State and attacked a soldier with a hammer as they tried to steal combat equipment, the authorities said. The theft led investigators to a house full of Nazi paraphernalia and a stockpile of stolen weapons.

The 1939 Hatch Act prohibits government employees from using their position to engage in partisan activity. The Trump White House is bringing loyalty oaths back.

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“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating…

Before landing at DHS, Fugate worked on the Trump campaign and interned at The Heritage Foundation.

According to his LinkedIn profile, the bulk of his leadership experience comes from having served as secretary general of a Model United Nations club.

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The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet.

In the 42 years since the start of the Reagan revolution, bought-off politicians have so altered our tax code that fully $51 trillion has moved from the homes and savings of working-class Americans into the money bins of the morbidly rich money hoarders.

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National Guard being called up in Los Angeles due to riots against ICE. Happening now.

BREAKING: Donald Trump to Send in the National Guard as ICE Turns Los Angeles into a War Zone I’m reporting from the road — stuck in traffic, but I wanted to make sure you had the news.

BREAKING: Donald Trump to Send in the National Guard as ICE Turns Los Angeles into a War Zone
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A line chart titled: "Tesla Shares Slide as Musk Feuds With Trump" that shows a steep plunge from June 4 to June 5

Shares of Tesla fell 14.3% on Thursday, as Elon Musk ramped up his public criticism of President Trump’s domestic policy bill. The plunge wiped out about $150 billion from Tesla’s market valuation. nyti.ms/4dVWWQg

"Well, we’re all going to die," says Joni Ernst in defense of Medicaid cuts Joni Ernst's casual cruelty is an accidental bedrock of GOP politics: Death does not matter, for certain people.

Joni Ernst’s casually cruel remark is an accidental bedrock of Republican politics. Death does not matter, for certain people, if it means a supposed economic boost to the few.

Read @inaeoh.bsky.social on: "Well, we're all going to die."

Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

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Elon Musk “apparently did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Won’t Work—but It’ll Make Elon Musk Richer For 40 years, missile defense has never been about keeping America safe. It’s all about the contracts.

National missile defense is the longest-running scam in the history of the Department of Defense. Musk didn’t invent it, but he’s about to get a whole lot richer by perpetuating it.

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“I’ve studied McCarthyism’s impact on higher education for 50 years. What’s happening now is worse.” -Ellen Schrecker, historian

Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ