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Fox hangs an article attacking the Bills off of quote from random tweets

Anti-trans activists pray SCOTUS upholds "conversion therapy" - Salon.com Opponents of transgender rights hope they will benefit when the Supreme Court rules on conversion-therapy bans

Anti-trans activists are hoping that the Supreme Court will make a u-turn on their Skrmetti decision and disallow Colorado from banning conversion therapy in medical settings. If successful, medical regulation as we know it will be over in the United States
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Watchdog pushes for release of Jack Smith's Trump report - Salon.com The public has still not seen special counsel Jack Smith's full report on Trump's handling of classified documents

Nearly a year after the case was dismissed, Aileen Cannon is still helping Trump keep Jack Smith's full report from the public
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Fox News, however, welcomed her on the network, with Jesse Watters hailing her as an "expert" and an "undercover investigative journalist." Fox didn't reply to a request for comment.

She also wrote in far-right provocateur and podcaster Nick Fuentes for president:
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She has repeatedly espoused Holocaust revisionism and has publicly embraced fascism, saying things like “Hitler went to heaven. I do not apologize.”

Fox News "expert" says Hitler went to heaven - Salon.com Karlyn Borysenko, a self-described fascist, is gaining influence — and getting liberals fired

Meet Fox News' latest "expert" on the left.
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Lindsey Graham's challenger says Democrats can't give up on red states - Salon.com Annie Andrews, a pediatrician challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham, told Salon "it's always worth" challenging the GOP

Annie Andrews, who is challenging Lindsey Graham, explains the importance of Democrats putting up a fight in red states: www.salon.com/2025/09/17/l...

The SBA declined to say whether it was typical for politically connected businesses like Barnett Crossbows to receive special attention from high-level officials concerning tariffs.

The SBA responded, telling me "it’s unclear why Salon is shocked to learn that the SBA is helping small businesses access capital and onshore domestic production."

Emails suggest that a Trump-friendly business is getting special treatment from the government Emails show a Trump official intervening to help a Florida business owner who has been pictured with the president.

Senior officials at Trump's SBA and USTR are working behind the scenes to help MAGA-friendly businesses owned by Trump donors:
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"Liar!": Republican heckled at first town hall in 8 years - Salon.com Rep. Doug LaMalfa was repeatedly heckled by constituents while holding his first town halls in nearly a decade

And, it's catching up with Republicans in their home states
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Trump's Tariffs and 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips Six months into his term, far more say President Trump is making the way the federal government works worse than making it better.

A survey from earlier this month found that most Americans who had an opinion on the bill held a negative view of it.

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The GOP delayed the implementation of large parts of their budget bill in the hopes of avoiding political consequences in the midterms but it's not working.

Republicans thought they could escape the Big Beautiful Bill. It's not working - Salon.com Republicans delayed many of the worst cuts until after the 2026 midterms — but the voters aren't fooled

Republicans can't outrun their own agenda
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In 2018, Dems had a generic ballot advantage of about 7 points in polling.

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Dems have been struggling to open up a gap in the generic ballot since February.
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Democrats lead the U.S. House generic ballot by 8; voters back fair maps and oppose Trump's tariffs Results from the August Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll

New Strength In Numbers poll shows Dems up 8 points in generic ballot. They had been trailing behind previous blue wave midterms in the past. If this holds, it could mean we're in for something more like 2018 than 2022 in terms of midterms.

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Wrongly deported migrant Abrego again detained by US immigration officials Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, was again detained by U.S. immigration officials in Baltimore on Monday, his lawyer said, while facing the possibility of being deported again, this time to Uganda.

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It's ultimately unclear whether New York and Colorado Democrats will be willing to peel back anti-gerrymandering efforts.

Ken Martin tells me after the call "From Texas to California to everywhere across this country, we’re going to stand up for our democracy and fight for the American people to choose their leaders. Let voters decide the outcome in our midterm elections — not Donald Trump."

Newsom promises “new Democratic Party” amid GOP redistricting push - Salon.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his party needs to take a new tack to fight Republican schemes.a

Newsom is clearly trying to assert himself as a party leader. Meanwhile, Democrats, while saying they're turning a new leaf, aren't willing to commit to proactive redistricting

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California's top Democrats aren't convinced a progressive can win - Salon.com Democrats think they can flip California's 22nd District and take back the House, but they can't agree on how

California Democrats believe they can flip the state’s 22nd District and retake the House in 2026.

There’s just one problem: No one agrees on how.

Texas Democrats face a "complicated" long game - Salon.com The odds are stacked against state lawmakers who broke quorum in an effort to stop a GOP gerrymander

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Ex-"Alligator Alcatraz" worker details "inhumane" treatment - Salon.com A former corrections officer said they were horrified by conditions at the Florida immigrant detention center

"No access to showers," at the Florida ICE camp
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Texas Dems to DC: "Do something — or get out of the way" - Salon.com Democrats who fled Texas to block a Republican gerrymander told Salon that national leaders need to step up next

Texas Democrats who fled the state to block Republican redistricting efforts told @rpaynereport.bsky.social that it's time for national leaders to step up.

"Cried every night": ICE detains child with leukemia - Salon.com The Trump administration is going after easy targets, including sick children, to meet its deportation quotas

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Suicide hotline changes are a "direct attack" on trans youth - Salon.com Republicans are ending federal support for suicide-prevention services utilized by trans youth

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Mamdani's Democratic critics want to ruin his shot at winning - Salon.com Former New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat, insists he's not alone in hoping that his party loses in November

Former Gov. David Paterson tells me he thinks other Democrats might throw their support behind someone other than Mamdani this fall
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ICE's $175 billion windfall: Trump's mass deportation force set to receive military-level funding - Salon.com ICE is set to receive a massive infusion of cash aimed at building the capacity to detain more than 100,000 people

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