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Trump pardons Nevada politician known as ‘Lady Trump’

President Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.

Will Judge Dugan become the next hero of the resistance?

WILL JUDGE DUGAN BECOME THE NEXT HERO OF THE RESISTANCE? The Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions took a big step forward on Friday when federal agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee after the judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of multiple crimes hide from federal immigration officials who had come to detain him. […]

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, dies at 41

One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist...

McCarthy likens Democratic infighting to ‘civil war’

Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It's the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox...

Mangione pleads not guilty in insurance executive’s slaying

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime.  Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for...

OpenAI closes $40B funding round

OpenAI raised $40 billion from investors in its latest funding round, the ChatGPT maker announced Monday. The deal, which values the artificial intelligence (AI) company at $300 billion, was led by Japanese company SoftBank. It plans to contribute $30 billion, while the remaining $10 billion will come from a syndicate of other investors. “We’re excited...

Trump taps ex-Rep. D’Esposito as Labor Department watchdog

President Trump tapped former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to be the Department of Labor’s (DOL) inspector general on Monday evening, months after he lost his House seat to Rep. Laura Gillen (D-N.Y.) in the last election cycle. If D’Esposito, who was a New York City Police Department detective before being elected as a House lawmaker,...

These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting

Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in the chamber. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) collected the 218 signatures — including from 11 Republicans — needed to successfully execute a discharge...

Kornacki moves from MSNBC to NBC

National political correspondent and data guru Steve Kornacki is leaving MSNBC to join NBC News as an on-air analyst full time, according to multiple reports. Kornacki will pop up regularly on "NBC Nightly News," "The Today Show" and the network's other programs to break down polling, elections modeling and other data as part of the...

Boebert to introduce resolution condemning Tesla vehicle attacks

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) introduced a Tuesday resolution condemning violent attacks on Tesla vehicles. “The definition of terrorism is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. That is exactly what has been going on across the country at Tesla dealerships, and it is what innocent Americans who chose Tesla...

GOP tax proposals could add $9 trillion to nation’s deficits: Analysis

A menu of tax cut proposals made by President Trump and Republicans could add north of $9 trillion to the nation’s deficits over the next decade without offsets, a recent analysis from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation has found.  In the report updated this week, the nonpartisan budget watchdog said the batch of GOP-backed tax...

Only career civil servants know where the real government waste is

I know from years of firsthand experience that it will take both sides, political appointees and career civil servants, working collaboratively together to make this work.

DOGE checks? Elon Musk claims ‘progress’ has been made, but says it isn’t his decision

Waiting for a stimulus check funded by the cuts DOGE says it's making? It could be a while.

Live updates: House Republicans thwart leadership’s effort to block proxy voting plan

A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the ire of House Democrats, who bashed the "outrageous" move as several Republicans bucked their party’s leadership. Nine Republicans — led by...

House Republicans torpedo Johnson effort to block proxy voting for new parents

A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leaders on Tuesday over their effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents — thwarting other party priorities in the process and dealing an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The revolt escalates the battle over proxy voting into a full-blown legislative...

Jim Cramer: Trump is the ‘one person who’s standing in the way of a great economy’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday called President Trump “the one person who’s standing in the way of a great economy.” “His wrath has made investors so downcast and so negative that people have just given up,” Cramer said on “Mad Money” of Trump in comments highlighted by Mediaite. “They want nothing to do with stocks,...

Melania Trump extols ‘strength that is based in love’ at awards ceremony honoring courageous women

Melania Trump is extolling the power of harnessing "love as a source of strength during challenging times," as she honored eight women with awards for their bravery. "Love has inspired me to embrace forgiveness, nurture empathy and exhibit bravery in the face of unforeseen obstacles," the first lady said Tuesday while delivering remarks at the...

From Hillary to Hegseth, our politicians are a national security problem

Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for its handling of classified information, with Hillary Clinton expressing concern over the lack of standards and the potential for national security risks.

Congress must act to keep US weapons out of Israel — whether Trump likes it or not 

The opportunity to salvage our nation’s rule of law and commitment to human rights is there for every U.S. senator to take. For the good of our country and world, we must hope — and demand — they do.  

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