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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was one of four Democrats who voted for the SAVE Act, the GOP's effort to overhaul election laws & significantly restrict voting rights. She came home to an angry town hall. katu.com/news/local/m...

Marjorie Taylor Greene is taking a serious look at running against Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff in 2026. She reportedly thinks she would “crush” the competition.

Kristi Noem losing her DHS badge in a restaurant. Pete Hegseth texting battle plans to a reporter and his brother. Who could have predicted that the guy who stole classified documents and stashed them in his bathroom would hire such irresponsible people?

This is an elected representative, ladies and gentlemen.

Governor Josh Shapiro is back in action just days after the horrific attack

Trump's poll numbers collapse

Senate Dem Whip Dick Durbin: "Now is the time for my Republican colleagues to step up. You can no longer stay silent in the face of a constitutional crisis. You must join Democrats in responding to this madness and demanding that Mr. Abrego Garcia is returned to the United States immediately."

Two members of House Democratic leadership — Reps. Robert Garcia and Maxwell Frost — are trying to send an official congressional delegation to the El Salvadorian prison where the Trump admin is sending deportees. Dozens of House Democrats have expressed interest. www.axios.com/2025/04/15/h...

BREAKING: The man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night and broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion where he set a fire had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a hammer if he found him, according to court documents. apnews.com/article/josh...

Breaking: Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen just announced he'll depart tomorrow (Wednesday) for El Salvador to attempt to secure the release of Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia. "We must urgently continue working to return Kilmar safely home to Maryland."

A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to unfreeze federal funding allocated to Maine from the Department of Agriculture — funds that had been withheld following Trump's clash with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes.

The home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was set on fire this morning — while he and his family were inside — Shapiro says. No one was injured. The incident is being investigated as arson by state police.

The GOP bill, a direct product of President Donald Trump’s decade-long obsession with illegal voting, would require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, bar states from counting late-arriving mail ballots, and dramatically infringe on states’ authority to run elections.

Trump and his oligarch buddies are celebrating making themselves richer while Americans’ retirement savings plummet.

Republicans are still refusing to meet with their constituents, so we’re hosting more town halls.

My statement on today’s North Carolina Supreme Court ruling and Jefferson Griffin’s pathetic, anti-democratic attempts to throw out North Carolinians’ ballots.

Susman Godfrey statement: "The executive order targeting Susman Godfrey is unconstitutional and retaliatory. No administration should be allowed to punish lawyers for simply doing their jobs … As officers of the court, we are duty-bound to take on this fight against the illegal executive order."

Massive props to Stephanie Ruhle, one of the only anchors out there *actually* covering the markets and the economy with the depth, attention, and urgency it deserves. She is sounding the alarm, and we should all pay attention.

I don't know a single person my age who isn't talking about massive investment losses. They are mad. They are frustrated. They are annoyed. And they are blaming Trump for this. The negative consequences of Trump's tariffs are real and young people are noticing and livid.

Accurate.

Wow. The Toronto Star. "Trump Launches Golden Age of Stupid." We've lost Canada.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison.

Trump has "dumb and helpless" meltdown as his trade war backfires www.palmerreport.com/analysis/don...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Futures Index was just halted because the Trump slump is sending stocks even lower tonight. Tomorrow could be one of the ugliest days in U.S. stock market history – and it’s entirely the fault of Donald Trump.

NEW: The Pentagon Office of the Inspector General just announced it will investigate Pete Hegseth's role in the Signal group chat scandal.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for companies to stop investing in the U.S. for now.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: "Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over."

Gavin Newsom is asking trading partners to exclude California's products from retaliatory tariffs.   "California is not Washington, D.C."   "To our international partners: As the fifth largest economy in the world, the Golden State will remain a steady, reliable partner for generations to come."

A conservative legal group has filed what it says is the first lawsuit aimed at blocking U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports — accusing Trump of exceeding his authority.

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RETURN MARYLAND MAN WRONGLY DEPORTED TO EL SALVADOR - COURT HEARING