Politics

Giancarlo Esposito pulls no punches at Sundance: “It’s time for a revolution”

The last decade or so of American politics has inspired a lot of political statements from the people of Hollywood, who are pretty clearly as freaked out by what feel like ongoing and inexorable sh...

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These gov candidates stood up to Trump in 2020. Now they’re betting voters have moved on.

State election officials were among the most visible defenders of American democracy after the 2020 election — standing up to President Donald Trump, rejecting false claims and, whether they wanted...

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LA joins NYC in mayoral revolt against FIFA’s ticket prices

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday criticized FIFA’s World Cup ticket prices as too expensive, contrasting them with prices for the 2028 Olympics, which she says will have affordable options....

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House infighting will complicate brewing Senate spending deal

As White House officials and Senate Democrats scramble to nail down a last-minute deal to salvage a massive spending package, an internal GOP battle is brewing in the House over whether to accept a...

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Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before a bank of television cameras in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night to blame the man who had been shot to death by federal agents in Minneapo...

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‘Let's not get a divorce’: A behind-the-scenes look at how countries handled Trump’s Greenland grab

The Chinese hoped President Donald Trump’s push for Greenland would help them peel Europe away from America. The Finns were desperate to prevent a trade war over the island. And Iceland was furious...

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Senators block funding package amid DHS standoff

Eight Republicans joined every Senate Democrat to block sweeping government funding legislation from advancing Thursday amid ongoing negotiations around a potential offramp to avert a lengthy shutd...

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‘Maximum pressure’: South Florida lawmakers push to cut off Cuba’s economic lifelines

MIAMI — South Florida Republicans pushed Thursday for a further crackdown on the Cuban government’s revenue sources, arguing it could help to push out the communist regime.Their push for further We...

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DHS raids are the stuff of Rand Paul’s nightmares. What will he do about it?

Rand Paul made his name as a gadfly preaching about the dangers of a tyrannical federal government. Now, after the killings of two Minnesota residents at the hands of Homeland Security agents, the ...

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Donald Trump promised to make the US the world’s crypto capital. His businesses are seizing on it.

Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality television star and president, has a new title: cryptocurrency tycoon. A growing share of his net worth is now linked to a corner of the financial marke...

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MORNING GLORY: Minnesota tragedies aren't instant replay calls you make from the couch

An officer-involved shooting is not a disputed call in an NFL game, where the announcers offer opinions on the call made on the field as various angles are played for the audience at home and the n...

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FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn

When the FBI executed a warrant on Wednesday to seize records from the 2020 presidential vote in Fulton County, Georgia, it marked both an extraordinary event in the history of American elections a...

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The GOP is losing one of its best issues

For years, Republicans have had some reliable terra firma: If they were talking about immigration and border security, they were winning.Even amid the backlash from Donald Trump’s 2016 pledge to ba...

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan enters crowded race for California governor

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat and mayor of Silicon Valley’s largest city, will enter the crowded race for California governor, accusing rival Democrats of fixating on their opposi...

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ICE has ended 'enhanced' operations in Maine, Collins says

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have ended enhanced operations in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Thursday, as the White House continues to pivot on immigration activities an...

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A meeting with RFK Jr. set off recriminations inside doctors’ lobbying arm

A meeting this month between the head of the American Medical Association and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has prompted infighting within the nation’s leading lobbying group for doctors.F...

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Judge rips into ICE but backs off demand for agency head to appear in court

The top federal judge in Minneapolis backed off a plan to haul the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement into court Friday, but delivered a brutal condemnation of the agency for repeatedly de...

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White House banks on Homan to help avert shutdown

The White House is counting on Tom Homan to cool temperatures – in Minneapolis and in Washington.The border czar arrived in Minnesota this week, part of the Trump administration’s attempt to reset ...

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Trump officials trade blame as political pressure mounts over Minneapolis

The finger-pointing within the president’s inner circle over the administration’s response to the killing of a second person in Minneapolis is in full force.The Department of Homeland Security on W...

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‘Our cities are no longer safe’: GOP mayors condemn Trump immigration enforcement

A number of Republican mayors are condemning the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota, as they call on the president to pull back from Minneapolis and worry ...

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Infantino takes World Cup charm offensive to US mayors

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will take the stage Thursday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 94th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., in a high-profile pitch to America’s local leaders just month...

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