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Leavitt said she wouldn’t “engage in hypotheticals” when asked, 1. whether Trump would circumvent Congress to strike Iran, and 2. about Iran potentially retaliating with an attempt on the president’s life. https://trib.al/IkupMn2

submitted 2 days ago • 22 comments

LA Dodgers say they denied ICE agents access to Dodger Stadium parking lot reut.rs/3HHRYum

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

President Donald Trump says he will make a decision on striking Iran within two weeks as he waits on possible negotiations, the White House says.

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

Donald Trump weighing up many risks before possible US strike on Iran

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Houston...we have a problem

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A group of US Veterans were just arrested for a sit in at the Capitol. One of them was in a wheelchair Trumps America

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

Several military veterans were arrested while just sitting on the Capitol steps in DC, protesting Trump’s military parade scheduled for tomorrow.

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

submitted 8 days ago • 1494 comments

If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU. Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.

submitted 8 days ago • 91 comments

The man who launched an attempted coup on the United States in 2020 and instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims that people in Los Angeles are launching an insurrection. They’re not. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

submitted 8 days ago • 63 comments

Trump's personal lawyers asked a federal appeals court to transfer his state criminal case to federal court. It could start the process for him to ask the Supreme Court to erase his criminal record on presidential immunity grounds.

submitted 10 days ago • 28 comments

Senate Republicans just confirmed an IRS Commissioner who: 1) Supported legislation that would abolish the IRS 2) Doesn’t know the law 3) Has a track record of doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do It’s dangerous and absurd.

submitted 9 days ago • 188 comments

Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year. The richest households gain about $12,000 per year. It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)

submitted 9 days ago • 33 comments

President Donald Trump says he doesn’t “feel like a king” as a reporter asks about the upcoming “No Kings” protests planned to take place across the country on the same day as the military parade in Washington, D.C.

submitted 9 days ago • 48 comments

DHS defended handcuffing Padilla at Noem’s presser, saying Secret Service believed he was an attacker and accusing the senator of “disrespectful political theater.”

submitted 9 days ago • 144 comments

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi addresses the "double standard" of the Trump administration's response to current protests against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles and the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in 2021.

submitted 10 days ago • 49 comments

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“Anyone”

submitted 13 days ago • 437 comments

EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has a blunt, scary warning: AI could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next 1-5 years. Few are paying attention: Politicians don't get it. CEOs are afraid to talk about it.

submitted 24 days ago • 51 comments

Trump's family has deals to build luxury resorts and hotels in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. And their crypto firm will be used by the UAE to make a $2B deal — netting the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars. His "diplomatic trips" are blatant self-enrichment opportunities.

submitted 38 days ago • 153 comments

Trump's budget plan includes a record $1 trillion in military spending. At the same time, he wants to cut $163 billion in housing, education, healthcare, climate, and labor programs to pay for tax cuts that will mostly go to the rich. "Fiscal responsibility."

submitted 49 days ago • 114 comments