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Trump Just Outlined His Plan to Hand Power to Christian Nationalists

We always knew that Trump’s return to the White House would bring Christian nationalism to the highest levels of government. There’s Russell...

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Fox News Hires a Trump Family Member to Host a Saturday Night Show

Fox News Hires a Trump Family Member to Host a Saturday Night Show

A new pro-Trump mouthpiece is set to join Fox News as a host later this month: His son Eric’s wife and former Republican National Committee...

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A Bill Supporting Critical Services For Victims of Abuse Gets Another Chance In Congress

A Bill Supporting Critical Services For Victims of Abuse Gets Another Chance In Congress

A bill that would help fund critical services for millions of victims of domestic and sexual violence, including children, is getting a second chance...

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Congressional Democrats Step Up Fight Against Elon’s Shadow Presidency

Congressional Democrats Step Up Fight Against Elon’s Shadow Presidency

Gathered outside the headquarters of the US Agency for International Development in downtown Washington, DC, on Monday, a fiery group of congressional...

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How Trump Makes Tragedies Worse, A History

How Trump Makes Tragedies Worse, A History

President Trump’s baseless claims that diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are responsible for the tragic, late-night plane collision in...

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An Unqualified “Predator”: Caroline Kennedy Urges Senate Not to Confirm Her Cousin RFK Jr.

An Unqualified “Predator”: Caroline Kennedy Urges Senate Not to Confirm Her Cousin RFK Jr.

In a scathing letter to the Senate ahead of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s confirmation hearings to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, Biden...

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Trump Tax Cuts Not Just Good For Billionaires, Say Billionaires

Trump Tax Cuts Not Just Good For Billionaires, Say Billionaires

A group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers is on a mission: to extend the massive tax cuts Trump instituted in his first term, and to convince...

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Colombia’s President Rejects Trump’s Deportation Flights

Colombia’s President Rejects Trump’s Deportation Flights

On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, claimed in an interview that aired on ABC that international leaders would not...

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Elon Musk Tells Extremist AfD Party Rally That Germans Need to “Move On” from “Past Guilt”

Elon Musk Tells Extremist AfD Party Rally That Germans Need to “Move On” from “Past Guilt”

Because Elon Musk apparently did not create enough controversy for his liking this week, the tech billionaire also made a virtual appearance on...

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Meet the 71-Year-Old Insurrectionist Rejecting Trump’s Pardon

Meet the 71-Year-Old Insurrectionist Rejecting Trump’s Pardon

Before Pamela Hemphill stormed the Capitol with thousands of other insurrectionists on January 6, 2021, she posted a photo of herself on Facebook in...

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Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Come As a “Betrayal” to Former Capitol Police

Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Come As a “Betrayal” to Former Capitol Police

After President Donald Trump issued late-night pardons and commutations to every one of the 1,600 rioters who carried out the violent attack on the...

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Cecile Richards, Former President of Planned Parenthood, Has Died

Cecile Richards, Former President of Planned Parenthood, Has Died

Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and a staunch advocate for reproductive rights, died Monday, according to a statement from her...

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Democratic Governors Are Preparing to Fight Trump’s Anti-Abortion Agenda

Democratic Governors Are Preparing to Fight Trump’s Anti-Abortion Agenda

With President-elect Donald Trump and his acolytes likely to enact an anti-abortion agenda across government, a pair of Democratic governors have...

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Meet the Trump Nominees Who Could Gut Abortion Rights Across Government Programs

Meet the Trump Nominees Who Could Gut Abortion Rights Across Government Programs

President-elect Donald Trump may be famously inconsistent on abortion rights, but his picks to run federal departments and agencies haven’t been....

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How Trump’s Return Is Pushing the Media to Self-Censor

How Trump’s Return Is Pushing the Media to Self-Censor

Two days before Donald Trump was re-elected president, he told rallygoers that he wouldn’t mind if somebody shot through a crowd of journalists....

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Insurrectionists Melt Down After Vance Says Trump Shouldn’t Pardon Violent J6ers

JD Vance is learning what it’s like to be a target of Trump supporters. Chaos in MAGA world ensued after the Vice President-elect told Fox News...

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Will Trump Withhold Disaster Aid to California?

While Donald Trump rages on Truth Social—sharing memes and baselessly blaming Democratic politicians in California for the devastating LA...

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Losing Your Home Is Hell—But So Is Being Unhoused in a Wildfire

The ongoing Los Angeles wildfires have reportedly killed at least 5 people and destroyed thousands of structures, leaving entire neighborhoods in...

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Disgraced Florida Man Eyes Governor’s Mansion

What’s next for disgraced former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)? Possibly a run for governor of the Sunshine State. In an interview he gave the Tampa Bay...

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Trump Gets the Peaceful Transfer of Power His Supporters Violently Refused Four Years Ago

Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the certification of Trump's Electoral College victory—and her own defeat—in Congress on Monday. Mother...

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The GOP Keeps Parroting Trump’s False Claims About the New Orleans Attack

Trump and Johnson have helped spread a false notion that the New Orleans attacker was an immigrant who entered the country illegally under Biden....

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Jeff Bezos’ Media Companies Kiss Trump’s Ring…Again

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos continues trying to ingratiate himself with Trump...and so do his companies. John Locher/AP Jeff Bezos and his companies...

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Don’t Expect Donald Trump to Tackle America’s Record Homelessness

Unhoused people in Los Angeles' Skid Row last month. Ringo Chiu/AP Homelessness in America reached the highest level on record last year, according...

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Elon Musk Doubles Down on His Support for Germany’s Ultra-Right Party

AfD leader Alice Weidel "has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Come on!" Musk wrote. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP...

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“The Brown Round-Up”: The Racist Chain Letter Terrorizing an Oregon County

A racist letter campaign in Oregon is encouraging white people to report people of color they suspect are undocumented to DHS. Brandon Bell/Getty...

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Biden Has Officially Appointed More Judges Than Trump

President Biden has officially surpassed president-elect Trump's record of judicial confirmations...by one. Al Drago-Pool/CNP/ZUMA President Joe...

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Why Is Congress Leaving Abused Women and Children in The Lurch?

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), right, have allowed this session of Congress to end...

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Gerry Connolly Beats AOC in Race for Key Democratic Congressional Post

Rep. Gerry Connolly reportedly beat out Rep. AOC to clinch the top role for Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Tom Williams/CQ Roll...

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Steve Bannon Teases A Third Trump Term

Steve Bannon teased a new idea this past weekend: A third Trump term. Lev Radin/ZUMA After being released from prison in October, Steve Bannon...

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Why the ABC News Settlement With Trump Is Complicated

Comments made by ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos were at the center of a defamation lawsuit Trump brought against the network. SMG/ZUMA ABC News...

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“Trump’s Stooge” Gets His Reward

"Trump's stooge" is getting top-level security clearance. Shealah Craighead/White House/ZUMA Devin Nunes, the ex-California congressman and current...

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President Bashar al-Assad Has Fled Syria and His Brutal Regime is Finally Over

On the streets of northwest Syria, Syrians celebrated the fall of the al-Assad regime. Dia Images/Abaca/ZUMA In an unexpected development Saturday...

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Trump Just Provided Details for His Dystopic and Sweeping Presidential Agenda

In his first interview since the election, Trump told NBC's Kristen Welker about his priorities for day one, and beyond, of his next...

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A Running List of the Allegations Against Pete Hegseth

We made a cheat sheet for you to keep up with Pete Hegseth's ever-growing list of allegations. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Trump’s picks for...

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Anti-Vaxxers and Abortion Opponents Celebrate Trump’s Pick to Run CDC

Former Florida congressman Dave Weldon, Trump's pick to run the CDC, made his anti-vaccine and anti-abortion views clear during the 14 years he...

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Sarah McBride Just Showed Nancy Mace How to Act Like a Member of Congress

Rep-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) said Sunday she is focused on governing, not on culture wars led by the right. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA...

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Elizabeth Warren Warns That Trump’s Transition “Threatens the American Public”

As Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlights, the Trump transition team is already flouting precedent. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Donald...

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House Speaker Johnson Announces Transgender Bathroom Ban—on Trans Day of Remembrance

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he would support Rep. Nancy Mace's (R-S.C.) proposal to ban trans women in the House of Representatives...

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Nancy Mace Is Already Harassing Her New Co-Worker With Transphobia

Nancy Mace's latest stunt? Trying to bar Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) from the women's bathroom in the House of Representatives. Tom...

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Nancy Mace Wants the First Openly Trans Member of Congress Barred From the Women’s Bathroom

Nancy Mace's latest stunt? Trying to bar Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) from the women's bathroom in the House of Representatives. Tom...

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Trump, Who Is Fine With Journalists Getting Shot, Now Claims a Free Press Is “Vital”

Trump is vowing to work with the press during his next term. History suggests it's unlikely. Andrew Harnik/AP On Monday morning, Donald Trump tried...

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Texas May Be Next State to Restrict Abortion Pills as “Controlled Substances”

If a Republican Texas lawmaker has his way, the state could be the next one to classify abortion pills as "controlled substances." Jose Luis...

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Gaetz Ethics Report Should Stay Sealed Because He’s a “Private Citizen,” Says House Speaker Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson is implausibly alleging that former Rep. Matt Gaetz—and the potential next Attorney General—is a "private citizen."...

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Dear Joe Biden: Here’s How You Can Protect Reproductive Rights From Trump’s Zealots

Mother Jones illustration; Michael Brochstein/Zuma; Bonnie Cash - Pool Via Cnp/CNP/Zuma Trump’s reelection has been described by advocates and...

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Press Freedom Groups Warn of the Threat Posed By Trump

Trump has called fact-based journalism he dislikes "fake news." Press freedom advocates fear his attacks could escalate in his next term. Evan...

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Elon Musk’s “Election Integrity Community” Turns Its Attention to Arizona

On Elon Musk's "Election Integrity Community," conspiracy theorists are alleging a potential loss for GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake must be a...

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Biden and Harris Do What Trump Refused: Support a Peaceful Transfer of Power

Mother Jones illustration; Mark Schiefelbein/AP Since Donald Trump won reelection, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both...

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After Win, Trump Fans Admit “Project 2025 Is the Agenda”

Trump has long tried to distance himself from Project 2025. Now that he's won, his acolytes say it's the plan for a second term. Steven Senne/AP On...

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New Tax on Firearms Will Help Domestic Violence Victims in Colorado

Colorado voters passed a ballot measure that advocates say will be a lifeline for victims' services. Chet Strange/AP Colorado voters on Tuesday...

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In Scathing Call, Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Georgia GOP’s Bogus Election Lawsuit

Gwinnett County is one of Georgia's 7 Democratic-leaning counties targeted in an unsuccessful RNC lawsuit. Luzia Geier/picture-alliance/dpa/AP A...

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