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American voters dislike the provisions of President Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill" so much that it will be the undoing of both Trump and congressional Republicans, according to a new opinion piece on MSNBC.com.

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“We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both," Louis Brandeis once said. We may be about to find out. https://trib.al/ozCaOPl

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They don’t care about the damage they do to society; they don’t care how many children must grow up in poverty; they don’t care about destroying everybody else’s future. So long as they can get more, more, more money! https://trib.al/WJZJ7M0

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Search continues for Vance Luther Boelter, who allegedly killed Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband.

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The president of a meat-processing plant says there's "no playbook" on how to move forward after 76 workers were arrested.

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Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well as food supplies, but members also knew how to work together in a crisis.

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President Trump’s decision to pause most immigration raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.

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In New York, @revealnews.org's Cynthia Rodriguez spoke to Mirella Camacho, the daughter of immigrant parents, who told her how important it was to come out on their behalf:

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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune

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Protesters in all 50 states marched against President Trump's policies on Saturday as Trump held a military parade in Washington. Read more: https://trib.al/JnBJSdw

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Stephen Miller is deliberately choosing to focus more resources on non-criminals—and thus away from dangerous criminals. Law enforcement insiders have leaked word of their anger over exactly this. https://trib.al/BRXNDsI

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NEW: Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon The administration has canceled a deal, signed under President Biden, that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon. With @opb.org

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"In a previously unreported development, federal agents came to suspect that Bukele and members of his inner circle had diverted US aid funds to the gang." Read the whole investigation, republished from @propublica.org ⬇️

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Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows reut.rs/3ZvxVoY

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Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident

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“If this turns into another summer of unrest, what are you prepared to do, sir?” asked a Fox News reporter. “About what?” Trump said. “Well, the protests have spread now to 16 cities across the U.S." “That’s what you’re saying, and do I believe you? I don’t think so.” https://trib.al/nKcIDIv

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Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen | Kenneth Roth

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Kimberly Hernández’s father is now missing after an ICE raid on the car wash where he worked.

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Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.

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A unanimous Supreme Court rules that a family whose house was wrongly raided by law enforcement can sue.

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“Our job is to stand up for people who can’t do it themselves. We need trained, passionate and committed lawyers to fight this fight. With all the uncertainty [in] this moment, this is our time to stand up and be heard.” —Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...

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⚡Nicusor Dan wins Romanian presidential election, defeating anti-Ukraine Simion. In an anxiously watched race, Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the presidency against the far-right candidate George Simion, who is banned from entering both Ukraine and Moldova due to his extremist views.

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ICYMI: Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, ending his six-month legal challenge. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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“Trump Republicans are hellbent on making California smoggy again,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. from @insideclimatenews.org via @climatedesk.org

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“Now the stock markets are not doing so well, and you’re saying it’s the Biden stock market," a reporter asked. "Yet you are the president. Can you explain that?” Trump couldn’t.

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NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department.

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“I urge you to keep going, keep doing what is right for our country, and I do believe that history will vindicate your service," Jackson told fellow judges.

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The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.

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Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more

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This May 22 dinner is a high crime and misdemeanor. A president of the United States can’t use the office to enrich himself in this way, from potentially anonymous donors for whom he might do favors. This is as textbook as corruption gets.

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USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

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On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump's anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.

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Breaking News: A federal judge expressed deep concern that the Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras “with no meaningful process.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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The FTC on Monday accused Meta of creating a monopoly that bought start-ups that stood in its way, kicking off a landmark antitrust trial that could dismantle a social media empire that has transformed how the world connects.

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Breaking News: Harvard rejected the Trump administration’s demands, including that it submit to monitoring and reduce the power of faculty and students.

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US District Judge James Boasberg vowed to find out whether officials in the Trump administration violated his orders temporarily blocking the use of an 1798 law for deportations by refusing to turn two flights around last weekend.

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"We are public servants, not Elon’s servants."

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Rep. Flood of Nebraska was overpowered by the voices of his enraged constituents chanting, “Tax the rich.” “What makes Elon Musk a better person to audit our government for waste, fraud, and abuse than the inspectors general that Donald Trump fired?” one constituent asked.

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President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

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"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.

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The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk's role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.

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More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition…

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Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman was booed after defending DOGE at a town hall.

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A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and used search terms like "gay," which led to the flagging of Enola Gay images.

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DOGE has spent the last six weeks on a supposed crusade to audit the government and stop fraud, waste, and abuse. But two federal auditors with years of experience say that DOGE’s actions are the furthest thing from what an actual audit looks like.

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