The GOP has allowed Trump to expand his authority. Here's where they're pushing back Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.

Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party. n.pr/4pWGDHy

Trump hints at walking away from Ukraine and calls Europe ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ US president presses Zelenskyy to accept his peace plan and recycles far-right tropes on European immigration * Europe live – latest updates Donald Trump has hinted he could walk away from supporting Ukraine as he doubled down on his administration’s recent criticism of Europe, describing it as “weak” and “decaying” and claiming it was “destroying itself” through immigration. In a rambling and sometimes incoherent interview with Politico, a transcript of which was released on Tuesday, the US president struggled to name any other Ukrainian cities except for Kyiv, misrepresented elements of the trajectory of the conflict, and recycled far-right tropes about European immigration that echoed the “great replacement” conspiracy theory. Continue reading...

Trump hints at walking away from Ukraine and calls Europe ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’

Alina Habba will stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor—for now Trump's former lawyer has quit the New Jersey US attorney's office after losing an appeal.

Alina Habba will stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor—for now

Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with ABC through May 2027 The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host was caught up in a free speech debate when the network briefly suspended him for comments on the killing of activist Charlie Kirk.

Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was briefly pulled from the air during a free-speech storm a few months ago, has extended his contract with Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC for at least another year.

Trump to address affordability. And, the significance of Indiana's redistricting fight Trump travels to Pennsylvania to discuss America's affordability. And, Indiana lawmakers to vote on a congressional map that may eliminate the state's last two Democratic seats.

Trump travels to Pennsylvania to discuss America's affordability. And, Indiana lawmakers to vote on a congressional map that may eliminate the state's last two Democratic seats. n.pr/49ZudKh

After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.

Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments. n.pr/4a4N3zD

Good morning Bluesky. This is the most corrupt, transactional, and selfish, and need I say it, incestutuous, regime in US history. That is saying a lot. Wow.

The next Democratic administration should expand the court.

There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.

TRUMP: THE DRUG TRAFFICKER’S FRIEND

Why is he blowing up boats with low-level drug runners,
and letting the kingpins go free?

Despite his anti-drug rhetoric, Donald Trump has issued more pardons to drug dealers than any president in history.
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The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything

Get ready for another 99 victim tweets from this crazy person.

A police investigation has faulted Nancy Mace for a profanity-filled outburst at Charleston Airport in October, saying her behavior escalated a minor miscommunication into “a spectacle.”
www.postandcourier.com/politics/nan...

PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”

Guess who was awake until 2:45am shitposting again?

The emerging trend — unique to Trump, I think? — of journalists expressing class solidarity with politicians instead of each other is really fascinating and pretty ominous for the future of free speech in this country.

'Idiots': Trump officials roasted for holding 'ego contest' in airport Two of President Donald Trump's cabinet secretaries were blasted by political analysts and observers on Monday after they held what one person described as an "ego contest" at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. about a new family travel initiative. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...

'Idiots': Trump officials roasted for holding 'ego contest' in airport

Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela

The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act

Hours after his roundtable meeting announcing a $12B aid package for farmers hurt by his own policies, Trump took to Truth Social to claim that Mexico was underdelivering on its water obligations to the U.S. and once again threatened to increase tariffs. trib.al/8IpFISQ

POLITICO: Can you rule out a ground invasion?

TRUMP: Why would I talk to you, an extremely unfriendly publication, Politico, that got $8 million from Obama to keep it afloat? Why would I do that?

Trump just admitted Senate Democrats are keeping his bought-paid in full, all cash, unmarked bills U.S. Attorney nominees benched 😂🤣😂

lol. Calling their bluff. These aren’t part of the 300G of data the justice department has (and could have released anytime.) the deadline is 12/19. Tick tock, Pamela Jo.

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This is really troubling. So much damage has been done to this country just within 11 months of 47's presidency. How can we ever undo this?!?

Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.

BREAKING: A federal judge said the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.

Wild that the Secretary of Transportation is out here pretending pull-ups are policy while the rest of us are just trying to make sure bridges don’t collapse and planes don’t fall out of the sky.

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If the Democrats are able to take back both the House and Senate they need to charge Trump with Treason and impeach him. Then everyone in his cabinet will be removed as well, according to the Constitution.

Firing Squad consequences

Do these 2 ghouls ever smile? The most miserable people on the face of the earth.

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It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.