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Democrats denounced the bill’s cuts to Medicaid and attempted to rebrand it as “One Big, Ugly Bill.” They didn’t mention its handouts to ICE....
The budget gives $175 billion to immigration enforcement. “The orders of magnitude are going to be multiplied,” immigration experts say. The post...
The allegedly leaked document undermined the White House’s case for an immigration crackdown. The post Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for “Deep-State...
Most Democrats rallied behind a war powers resolution in the Senate, but not the caucus’s most vocally pro-Israel member. The post Fetterman Voted...
In an apparent nod to Israel, some Democrats want to give Trump power to defend “an ally or partner of the United States from imminent attack.”...
Bill Essayli once warned Jan. 6 prosecutions would “criminalize political differences.” Now he’s throwing the book at anti-ICE protesters. The...
High-ranking Democrats are working on their own way to stop a war with Iran — instead of signing onto a war powers resolution. The post Hakeem...
“The scale of these contributions appears to be unprecedented in Virginia Attorney General races.” The post Virginia AG Hopeful Was Outraising His...
The near-unanimous chorus is a sign of how thoroughly Trump has consolidated his grip on Republicans. The post Some Republicans Opposed Using Troops...
The judge in Asif William Rahman’s case disregarded pleas from the Trump administration to go well beyond sentencing guidelines. The post Trump...
Asif William Rahman’s lawyers thought they had a deal. Now Trump’s prosecutors are asking for a super harsh sentence. The post Feds Seek...
Ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primaries, Stand With Crypto threw a party for three candidates fond of the industry. The post Crypto Wades Into...
Trump’s plan for a national statue garden could get built on sacred Native land currently held by a wealthy South Dakota mining family. The post...
“Animal rights and environmental groups have committed more acts of terrorism than Al Qaeda,” warned an FBI agent who met with Big Ag groups. The...
The budget bill advanced by House Republicans bans states from regulating AI while pumping billions into autonomous weapons. The post Trump’s Big,...
Many guests at Trump’s meme coin dinner have something to gain. Others are anonymous. Here’s what we know about attendees. The post Who’s on the...
Democrats helped the GENIUS Act evade filibuster risk, paving the way for crypto legislation that stands to enrich Trump. The post Senate Dems Hand...
Palm Springs bomber Guy Bartkus was an adherent of an anti-natalist ideology sometimes known as “efilism.” But was he really “anti-pro-life”...
Lake once ripped a rival for deceptive fundraising tactics, but many of her donors are filing credit card disputes. The post Kari Lake Lost the...
Private prison firms CoreCivic and GEO Group are thrilled about ICE’s spending spree, but they’re already facing local opposition. The post...
“Many of the potential issues we see with the Trump family’s crypto practices are a feature — not a bug — of the crypto industry.” The post...
A Wall Street auto analyst says the Big Three American carmakers are unlikely to benefit much, while Musk’s Tesla gets a leg up for now. The post...
Rubio wants to dismantle the only internal sounding board for critics of Israel — and the only place those criticisms might’ve had any teeth. The...
On Tucker Carlson’s show, a MAGA loyalist ripped the Defense Policy Board. In short order, Pete Hegseth purged all its members. The post Hegseth...
A fired aide to Pete Hegseth had laid into the Defense Policy Board, a political football dominated by hawkish establishment figures. The post After...
Why did a shadowy nonprofit make a six-figure gift to Trump's inauguration committee? "It was mostly to meet people,” said a company official. The...
Instead of tackling crashing markets, Congress is pushing a crypto sector that the Trump family is financially involved in. The post Congress’s...
Critics on the right and left say the bitcoin reserve is a pointless industry handout — and using tariff revenue is even dumber. The post The Galaxy...
Questions about who profited from Trump’s tariff flip-flop revived the push to ban members of Congress themselves from trading stocks. The post How...
Going beyond their critique of the infamous Signal chat, progressives demanded to know the White House’s legal justification for its Yemen strikes....
The U.S. moved toward tariffs that protected U.S. workers, industry, and the environment, says one expert. Trump is undoing it all. The post What...
Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said. The post Trying to Block Arms to...
Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about “acts of violence against electric vehicles” and the danger of battery fires. The post Police...
In what may be an American first, President Donald Trump pardoned a company sentenced to $100 million in fines for breaking money laundering laws. The...
“Do your job!” the crowd chanted, urging Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of the most outspoken DOGE supporters, to rein in Elon Musk. The post GOP...
Records reviewed by The Intercept show that ICE altered contracts with immigration detention centers to cut transgender care requirements. The post...
Despite years of official criticism of encrypted messaging, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Signal comes installed on agency computers. The...
Trump is demanding social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not. The post Trump...
Texas’s heavily Democratic 18th Congressional District has an empty seat. State law gives Greg Abbott the power to delay the election to fill it....
The DEA ignored the internal alarm about its mass phone data collection program, according to newly revealed details in a government report. The post...
A revived and expanded Muslim ban is stoking fears that U.S. residents with “hostile attitudes” toward the country will be targeted. The post...
The list of invitees at the White House crypto summit illustrates the tight link between Trump and new cohort of political donors. The post Here’s...
An industry increasingly associated with Trumpism is moving into the spotlight in Democratic gubernatorial races in New Jersey and New York. The post...
With the ceasefire in Gaza is on the edge of collapse, Sanders once again introduced resolutions to block certain weapons sales to Israel. The post...
The cut, an anti-trans attack, was the latest example of confusion sown by bold claims that wither under scrutiny. The post DOGE Said It Cut $232...
Musk has emerged as Trump’s far-right-hand man, creating some awkwardness for the president’s Democratic foes. The post Democrats Swear They’ll...
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger could barely contain his excitement about the Laken Riley Act and Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders. The post...
Oversight laws about foreign influence were already limited. Now the Trump administration is shredding them. The post How Many Trump Officials Have...
After plunging USAID and its network of contractors into chaos, communications breakdowns and bureaucratic snafus leave projects stalled. The post...
Facing more than a dozen questions about her views on the NSA leaker, Gabbard held her ground at her DNI confirmation hearing. The post Tulsi Gabbard...