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The Marine Corps unit placed on prepare-to-deploy orders is the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, an infantry unit based in Twentynine Palms, California, according to a defense official.

The U.S. Constitution and longstanding federal law strictly limit the use of the military to police civilians. Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, active-duty military forces are prohibited from engaging in domestic law enforcement unless explicitly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.

What happened last night and today was manufactured propaganda by the Trump admin to justify using the military against Americans. Let us be clear: the military should never police civilians without a request from the state. So much for the so-called party of states’ rights and law and order.

Elon Musk’s regulatory troubles? Vanishing fast. Since Trump returned to the White House, federal agencies that once scrutinized Musk’s empire are being gutted or redirected. At the USDA, Trump fired the official investigating Neuralink.

Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.

Look out for those political euphemisms

The white house is run by children.

American gamers when they realize the rest of the world still gets to have the new nintendo.

That's an insult to a turnip!

Absolutely insane

As always, read Garrett. Really puts in context the utter absurdity of this moment. But, like, it’s a day that ends in -y in 2025. And it shouldn’t be.

Trump: We'll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they're not our allies. America, what have you become?

President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Dept. of Education has raised concerns about its potential impacts. We visited the Mary Cariola to explore the implications for students with disabilities.

Dangerous thunderstorm alert? How is that different from a severe thunderstorm warning?