Trump Just Lost an Important Backer

Trump Just Lost an Important Backer

“As the state senator who represents her district and the daughter of Cuban refugees, who are now just as American, if not more so than Stephen Miller, I am deeply disappointed by these actions. And I will not stand down,” Garcia wrote on X last weekend. “I want to put myself on record: ‘This is…

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Kash Patel Threatens to Act on His Own to Crush L.A. Protests

Kash Patel Threatens to Act on His Own to Crush L.A. Protests

The FBI says it will act on its own to squash the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests. FBI Director Kash Patel issued an ominous threat to the city and its residents late Sunday night, claiming that his agency would intervene in the multiday anti-Trump display without explicit direction. “Just so we are clear, this FBI needs…

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It Would Be So Funny If Trump Nationalized ​Elon Musk’s Companies

It Would Be So Funny If Trump Nationalized ​Elon Musk’s Companies

A similar idea was floated online yesterday by Steve Bannon, the odious former film producer and Trump confidant, who suggested using the Defense Production Act to “seize” SpaceX. The wide-ranging Korean War–era policy outlines several steps by which the White House can bypass Congress to intervene in the demand and supply sides of particular industries.…

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Trump to Ax Federal Funding for California as Revenge Tour Escalates

Trump to Ax Federal Funding for California as Revenge Tour Escalates

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, is back in the United States to face criminal charges alleging that he transported undocumented immigrants around the country, the attorney general announced Friday. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed in a press conference that Abrego Garcia had landed back in…

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Trump Brings Kilmar Abrego-Garcia Back, Completely Caving

Trump Brings Kilmar Abrego-Garcia Back, Completely Caving

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, is back in the United States to face criminal charges alleging that he transported undocumented immigrants around the country, the attorney general announced Friday. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed in a press conference that Abrego Garcia had landed back in…

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Russia Offers Elon Musk Asylum as Fight With Trump Intensifies

Russia Offers Elon Musk Asylum as Fight With Trump Intensifies

The group, composed of Enrique Tarrio, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Dominic Pezzola, refer to themselves in the filing as “J6 defendants.” In it, they cite the “egregious and systemic abuse” of the legal system to punish Trump’s allies as the basis for their damages. “Through the use of evidence tampering, witness intimidation,…

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Trump Pardoned Proud Boy Leaders. Now They’re Suing the Government.

Trump Pardoned Proud Boy Leaders. Now They’re Suing the Government.

The group, composed of Enrique Tarrio, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Dominic Pezzola, refer to themselves in the filing as “J6 defendants.” In it, they cite the “egregious and systemic abuse” of the legal system to punish Trump’s allies as the basis for their damages. “Through the use of evidence tampering, witness intimidation,…

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Here’s How Much the Government Spends Flattering Trump

Here’s How Much the Government Spends Flattering Trump

Grandiose efforts to boost Donald Trump’s ego are costing America a fortune. Trump’s second term is still shy of the six-month mark, but already, millions have been spent to flatter him. Just three stunts to fluff the president have already totaled upward of a billion dollars, reported Rolling Stone Friday. They include a Bastille Day–inspired…

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GOP Rep. Whines About Muslim Man Leading Prayer (He Wasn’t Muslim)

GOP Rep. Whines About Muslim Man Leading Prayer (He Wasn’t Muslim)

GOP Representative Mary Miller—who once said that Adolf Hitler was “right about one thing”—wrongly identified a Sikh man as Muslim in a racist X post regarding who was allowed to lead prayer in the House. “It’s deeply troubling that a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives this morning. This should…

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The Real Reason for the Trump-Musk Feud is Uglier Than You Think

The Real Reason for the Trump-Musk Feud is Uglier Than You Think

Musk is angry about the $2.4 trillion those changes would add to the debt. But, crucially, he’s said little—if anything—about the role that those tax cuts for the rich would have in that outcome. He is primarily obsessed with the bill’s “pork,” meaning that he wants the bill to cut more spending—much, much more. Where…

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