Trump promised that new factories and jobs would pour into the US, but spending on manufacturing-related construction actually decreased last year (after booming under Biden).

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Why top Senate Republicans are skeptical they can use a 'talking filibuster' to pass Trump's SAVE America Act Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the conference isn't "unified" on using the rarely used tool as he faces increased pressure from the right.

NEW: Why top Senate Republicans are skeptical they can use a 'talking filibuster' to pass Trump's SAVE America Act

THUNE says the conference isn't "unified" on this path and says it may still need 60 votes to pass.

Democrats say the bill is "dead on arrival."

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BREAKING: Protests have erupted at Columbia University after the school says DHS agents detained a student after making "misrepresentations to gain entry" to building.

DOJ reviewing if Epstein files with Trump allegations were wrongly withheld Three summaries of interviews the FBI conducted in 2019 with a woman who had accused Trump of sexual assault are missing from the files, it has been reported.

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The Justice Department says it's now examining whether it wrongly withheld FBI files that contained allegations against Trump in its Epstein files release.

“Pam Bondi should listen carefully. The truth will come out. The whole ugly truth about what she's doing to protect people in the files will come out. The whole world is gonna know exactly what she knew when she knew it and what she did to cover it up.” - Sen. Chuck Schumer

How Jeffrey Epstein sought to infiltrate the justice system New Epstein files emails show how Epstein tried to cultivate relationships with prosecutors and others involved in his case

NEW: (gift) A Miami Herald Investigation: How Jeffrey Epstein Beat the Justice System by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social and @clurhealy.bsky.social
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Sorry to see you go. Who’s going to interview Tim Cook now after Apple earnings 😞

Chuck Schumer calls presser on missing Epstein Files:

“There is a massive cover up going on in the Justice Department to protect Donald Trump and people associated with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Says Senate Dems will visit unredacted files site.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam crossed oceans to flee unimaginable violence, only to die here — where he should have been safe.

The cruelty is endless.

Fetterman’s poll numbers are now in Sinema territory: sunk too deep with his party to win a primary, artificially inflated by Republicans who’d never actually vote for him, trapped in a negative-partisanship era that makes an independent bid implausible. His seat is up in 2028.

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Breaking WaPo:

Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Jeffries and Democratic leaders say they will force a House vote on the Khanna-Massie war powers resolution next week. "This legislation would require the President to come to Congress to make the case for using military force against Iran."

Candace Owens spun conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's death. Now she’s targeting his widow. The podcaster aired “Bride of Charlie” on YouTube and billed it as an investigation into Erika Kirk — but there is no evidence to support her fevered, fact-free claims.

I had to watch like 70 hours of Candace Owens for work. So the least you could do is read my dispatch from hell. www.ms.now/news/bride-o...

For the many Platner fans here, Peters is a white supremacist, Holocast denying / antisemetic, virulently anti-trans anti-gay right-wing influencer. There's no lack of people making similar points that Platner could be reading and promoting who are not nazis.

And people say we're overreacting to the threats/he's not going to be able to do it.

Even if they try/do a half hearted one the sheer levers of power being moved will cause issues

Well, if Trump is suing for $10 billion because of leaked info from the IRS, that means the government is on the hook for about $427 trillion here — more than its total budget over U.S. history. Oh well!

Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities.

Breaking news: A federal judge found that the IRS violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer.

The IRS on thin ICE A federal judge calls scolds the Trump administration after our scoop.

👀 The IRS may have broken the law 42,695 times — once for every person whose tax data it gave away to ICE.

A judge ruled today she’d consider discovery to probe how the IRS and DHS constructed their data-sharing agreement and how it’s been implemented.

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YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports ALERT: Hillary Clinton tells House panel she has no knowledge of Epstein crimes, urges probe of DOJ

BREAKING: Hillary Clinton tells House panel she has no knowledge of Epstein crimes, urges probe instead of Trump Admin and Justice Dept

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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency — The Washington Post Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

America is about to enter the danger zone.

Graham Platner approvingly citing Stew Peters

For those who still think Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo says nothing about his politics - here he is approvingly citing far-right conspiracist Stew Peters, who denied the Holocaust in 2024.

Hillary Clinton just posted her opening statement to the Comer Committee which she is testifying before today. It's part of the Save Donald from Epstein Investigation. The committee has essentially taken over the town of Chappaqua for the purpose. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social

“.. a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.”

@washingtonpost.com
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Long knives ..

@politico.com
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He did promise to boost exports 😬😢

'IT ENDS TODAY': A federal judge in NJ says the Trump admin has continued to violate court orders in immigration cases and says he's prepared to haul in DOJ and DHS officials under oath. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is the only corruption that Trump objects to: making money off him without kicking back. Lutnick might be in trouble.

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