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Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.

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“I’m not surprised that nobody turned in their colleagues,” a retired EPA worker said. His former co-workers understood the importance of addressing pollution that disproportionately impacted communities of color, he added. “That’s part of the mission — it has been for decades."

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I took this pic of then Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office back in September 2015. I’ll never forget how, during the 2020 campaign, he would make a point of saying the press is NOT the enemy of the people. Thinking of President Biden as he takes on this next battle. Godspeed Mr. President.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

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Art of the deal strikes again.

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We’ve amended our lawsuit against USAID and Marco Rubio for the destruction of government records. Our expanded lawsuit contests the alarming directive to remotely wipe devices used by departing staff. americanoversight.org/american-ove...

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Good morning to everyone but the most corrupt president to ever exist, who is at this moment selling out his nation to the funders of terrorism so his boy can sign another $2 billion deal. Oh and Tom Holman

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Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison after being convicted of working with an "undesirable" organization, according to Russian news agencies and his attorney.

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We are not good listeners. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

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Justice Allison Riggs sworn in following a six month election battle against her GOP opponent

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NEW: Following our successful motion in court, the dangerous data-sharing agreement between ICE and the IRS has been almost entirely unredacted and made public. americanoversight.org/following-am...

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“In the real world, the world of cause and effect, when we tear down the best among us and provide bogus reasons for why we did it, reality will eventually come for us,” writes the author George Saunders about the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, who was the librarian of Congress.

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Zolgensma’s $2M/dose price quickly became the standard for gene therapies. Nine of them cost more than $2M. A tenth, approved in November, is predicted to run about $3.8M, just shy of the most expensive, which costs $4.25M/dose.

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RUSSIA V THE WEST I think that we forget sometimes that Russia thinks of the The West as the ‘eternal enemy’. As far as they’re concerned all we ever do is try and contain them and encircle them. We want, they believe to destroy them. Putin grew up believing it. He’s never known anything different.

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This is what happens when we censor scientists. We have evidence-based ways to prevent this from getting worse, but instead CDC scientists aren’t able to do their jobs.

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NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors. “It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.

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NEW: A court has ordered the near-complete unsealing of the data-sharing agreement between the IRS and ICE. The public deserves to know how the administration is sharing and potentially jeopardizing their sensitive tax information. americanoversight.org/american-ove...

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Today is #WorldOvarianCancerDay. While every woman is at risk, ovarian cancer is often overlooked and underfunded. Awareness can save lives. Here are 5 critical facts everyone should know ⬇️ #WOCD2025 #NoWomanLeftBehind

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Gift article: America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism. When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

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Trump's crypto scam is even worse than you think. Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta break it down on Majority 54.

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Early voting has started in Oklahoma’s State Senate District 8 special election with the Election Day on May 13. Republican candidate Bryan Logan wants to repeal the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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WOW! During this Hurricane Preparedness Week and at the start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season when storms are at their most destructive, Trump fires the head of FEMA and threatens to dismantle the department. The president is a danger to the American people.

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While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across Texas after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis. By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com

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Why is the Trump Administration handing the keys to our nation's security to Putin, China, and corrupt billionaires? At today’s hearing with CISA, I’m demanding answers.

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@warren.senate.gov knows that Trump's corrupt UAE crypto scam reeks of selling access to a foreign nation, so she's leading the charge to hold him accountable.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u... professional,a scholar,a lady,an engaging personality. The total package. More class in her toenail clippings than Donald Trump has in all his golden thrones.

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NEW: Two years ago, Texas lawmakers cut millions of dollars in funding for child ID kits, after ProPublica and @texastribune.org revealed there was no evidence they work. Now, some legislators are again pushing to spend millions to purchase such kits.

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For years, Gov. DeSantis’ office stonewalled public access to records that belong to the people of Florida. We’re already seeing changes that will make it harder for his administration to keep the public in the dark. americanoversight.org/american-ove...

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NEW: Democratic House members blasted the Trump administration’s moves to shrink the Department of Veterans Affairs and demanded more transparency from its leaders after our investigation revealed widespread disruptions across the agency’s health care system.

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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

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vandalism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans. These are their stories 🧵

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