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Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the cowards on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize Donald Trump or their own party—no matter how disgraceful or lawless their actions. R...

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A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Campaign Action

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Remember when Donald Trump was an isolationist?Yes, once upon a time, that’s how many in the national security realm described this president. Plenty of his moves — from his digs at NATO to his use...

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Photo Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration cited the threat posed by Iran’s uranium enrichment program as the reason for U.S. air attacks that took place...

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Republican governors push to ban soda and candy from SNAP. Critics call it political, not practical

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Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesMAGA war hawks are questioning Vice President JD Vance’s support of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.A Reuters report revealed that Vance allegedly...

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Satellite imagery, expert analysis and information from U.S. officials about how the strike unfolded helps shed light on the damage sustained by the Fordow uranium enrichment facility.

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President Trump's political operation has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, its first such effort to defeat a sitting Republican incumbent, Axios has learned.Why ...

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Are you surprised? If you’re surprised, frankly, you’re a fool. You understand nothing about politics and international affairs, and you bought into obviously dishonest propaganda about who Dona...

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On a normal day, the lines at Angel’s Tijuana Tacos’ many locations can easily stretch down a long block, as a team of workers make tortillas by hand, shave fresh meat in front of a roaring...

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Across the country, women seeking addiction treatment are being harassed and assaulted by men in positions of power. The problem is so pervasive that it has a name among those in the indust...

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The number of immigrants detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities across the country has reached a record high of more than 56,000, according to the agency’s most recen...

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Share of the top 0.01% in total wealth, from the GC Wealth ProjectWho said this?If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it; wha...

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This week’s conversation is a three way with two people who know a lot about elections — which I don’t. I do know that Democrats have been outperforming in special elections, but don’t feel remotel...

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Congress must invest in hydropower to modernize aging facilities, create jobs, and support energy independence, as the industry faces a critical moment with 40 percent of the non-federal fleet faci...

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The Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist returned to New York after more than three months in detention. The Trump administration is seeking to deport him.

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NBC host Kristen Welker told Vice President J.D. Vance that lawmakers were reacting to President Donald Trump's Iran strike by calling for his impeachment. "Many Republicans supportive, bu...

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Arab rulers had feted Trump and urged him to avoid military option that would leave them exposed to retaliation

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Are you all watching the Cat Olympic diving

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The New York Times reported on the Little Lobbyists’ efforts in a heartbreaking article. They are a group of children with serious medical needs and their parents who rely on Medicaid. They went to...

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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, from the White House in Washi...

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Founder and chief economist of American Compass Oren Cass speaks with Vice President JD Vance at the American Compass New World Gala at the National Building Museum on June 3, 2025, in Washin...

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A You’re Hot, Stay Cool sign with an AC unit and fan posted to a street light during a heat wave on 86th Street in Manhattan, New York. | Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Gett...

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who retired as a Captain in the U.S. Navy, warned on Sunday of the “greater risk” to U.S. troops abroad, as well as to American citizens at home after the U.S. struck Ira...

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Dave Zirin The ownership turned ICE away at the stadium and pledged $1 million to families of immigrants because of all the people protesting Trump’s immigration actions in LA. The post...

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Mark Hertsgaard Scientific analyses show that the Ukraine and Middle East wars have unleashed staggering amounts of planet-warming emissions. The post The Climate Costs of War appeared ...

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Today on TAP: Dare we hope for audacity?

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Are we headed towards catastrophe? #trump #collapse #climatechange

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Following Trump’s attacks on Iran, an admin official tells Rolling Stone, “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”

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The last time we checked, the US Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war.

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The United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight in an attack it dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

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A surprise U.S. military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities involved more than 125 aircraft and 75 precision-guided weapons.The operation, dubbed Midnight Hammer, produced the longest B-2 Spirit ...

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U.S. used 14 bunker-busters, 7 B-2 bombers in "Midnight Hammer" strikes on Iran A surprise U.S. military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities involved more than 125 aircraft and 75 precision-guided weapons.The operation, dubbed Midnight Hammer, produced the l... zpr.io/R9BpmhhuVn8N

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Before Donald Trump ordered the bombing of nuclear sites in Iran, he was warned that, to quote Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, the Constitution does not permit the presi...

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2 thehill.com/opinion/educ... Red state officials have outdone one another in adopting restrictive instructional mandates related to religion, gender, sexuality, race and U.S. history.

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Will Iran Decide to Retaliate Against the U.S.? The Supreme Leader may choose to back down after a first round of retaliation, or prefer martyrdom and building a nuclear weapon. zpr.io/evQRYeqFuwvu

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Trump has opened a Pandora’s box The US president hopes that his display of power in Iran will stop the war — but that is not his decision to make zpr.io/t4KWK3Gg46S6

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Trump administration says U.S. does not seek regime change in Iran Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. war against Iran is "not open-ended" and is "not about regime change," stressing that Saturday's U.S. military strikes were ... zpr.io/H7dnutb4ZwJF

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Right Move, Wrong Team The rulers of Iran bet their regime on the “Trump always chickens out” trade. They refused diplomacy. They got war. They chose their fate. They deserve everything that has happene... zpr.io/N777biKeKT3L

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House Democrat: Trump bombing Iran ‘an unambiguous impeachable offense’ Rep. Sean Casten (D-Il.) said late Saturday that President Trump’s move to bomb Iranian nuclear sites without congressional approval amounts to an “unambiguous impeachable offense... zpr.io/jLdTrMZ4d88Q

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