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I'm a Muslim who loves America. Trump and the GOP have crossed my red line
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (895+ words) This coming week, I am planning to return to my White House vigil. I am an 84-year-old journalist who is Muslim, Arab and Black. I have lived and worked in Washington for 46 years. Nearly two months ago, Trump joined with…...
A dark chapter returns: Stripping citizenship
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (213+ words) It has become commonplace to hear such threats in the political discourse on the right. Even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, herself the daughter of immigrants, said in 2022 that Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. , should be expelled from the country....
Book bans and culture wars came for libraries. They're still standing strong
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (1701+ words) This story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle of The 19th. Meet Nadra and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Sarah De Maria still remembers how close she came to resigning from her role as a school…...
Trump cancels latest Iran War peace talks trip
17+ hour, 29+ min ago (310+ words) With a Truth Social post on Saturday, President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned trip by senior envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Pakistan, where they were expected to engage in further discussions tied to ongoing negotiations over Iran's…...
Appeals court says no: Trump's asylum restrictions hit another legal barrier
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (203+ words) A federal appeals court dealt President Donald Trump a significant setback, blocking a key effort to restrict asylum at the southern border and setting the stage for a broader legal battle over immigration policy. At the center of the case…...
Trump's $12 B farm aid was meant as relief. The Iran war is wiping it out
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1113+ words) An agricultural relief package meant to counterattack President Donald Trump's tariffs on the nation's farmers and producers met with mixed success and has been offset by rising costs from Trump's Iran war, farmers and advocates say. "President Trump will not…...
Why I'm boycotting the White House Correspondents' Dinner
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1055+ words) Donald Trump is the greatest human to ever populate the planet " at least as he tells it. And he has a great plan, whatever it is at any given moment to satisfy wherever his latest whim has taken him." This…...
Kash Patel's futile quest for validation
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (201+ words) The Atlantic's recent expos" of Kash Patel is full of alarming allegations. The FBI director, according to sources, has exhibited erratic behavior and absenteeism stemming from what is described as heavy drinking. Especially worrisome is the claim that his staff…...
What AOC really told RFK Jr.
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (184+ words) Ocasio-Cortez's press secretary, Karla Santillan, told Salon in an email that the representative was "personally following up on her question line regarding systemic fraud in the Medicare Advantage Program." "The Trump administration is rewarding giant health insurance companies for it…...
"Beef" grills capitalism's trap for women
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (811+ words) The following contains spoilers from Season 2 of "Beef," including the finale. At Monte Vista Point, the country club setting for the second season of "Beef," every familiarity is an illusion, a game of appearances that its general manager, Josh Mart'n…...