Politics

‘This is what a quagmire looks like’: Trump enters bleak new phase with Iran

The war in Iran has entered a bleak new phase.After weeks of fragile peace and stalled negotiations, the weekend deaths of multiple U.S. service members — coupled with new reporting showing there m...

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Democrats drive voter opposition to data centers, POLITICO Poll finds

Americans’ attitudes toward data centers have grown increasingly sour and politically polarized in the past six months, a trend that signals trouble for the artificial intelligence industry and lea...

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The data center and AI donors powering Donalds’ bid for Florida governor

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Tech industry players have poured millions of dollars into Rep. Byron Donalds’ campaign for Florida governor — and the money keeps flowing even as the Trump-endorsed GOP fron...

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From Bernie to Mamdani, how the Occupy movement transformed American politics

Yotam Moram, who helped lead Occupy Wall Street, discusses why power must be built through movements, not simply through elected officialsYotam Marom knows why the Occupy Wall Street movement fell ...

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House Republican calls for yanking student visas of Chinese nationals

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is pressing the State Department to yank F-1 and J-1 visas issued to Chinese students."I write today to urge the immediate suspension and cancellation of all F-1 and...

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Dem ‘Epstein class’ attack backfires as top candidates funded by Epstein-tied billionaire

Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico and Jon Ossoff are facing scrutiny over significant donations from Reid Hoffman, a billionaire mega-investor with former associations to Jeffrey Epstein,...

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Democrats search for options to halt Trump’s renewed attacks on Iran

Democrats are planning a rolling protest of the renewed war in Iran this week with efforts to block a series of military policy and defense budget measures — potentially ruining the GOP’s dreams of...

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Cornyn and Tillis in discussions with White House to get Blanche across the finish line

Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn — both Republicans spurned by the Trump administration for not being adequately loyal — are now being actively courted by the White House to confirm a key Cabinet ...

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Johnson's strategy to bypass Democrats' SAVE Act blockade survives key vote, handing GOP big win

Speaker Mike Johnson's latest bid to skirt Democrats’ opposition to an election integrity bill backed by President Donald Trump survived a key hurdle on Monday evening.The Safeguarding American Vot...

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Michigan Dem hopeful Abdul El-Sayed jabs CNN giving him 'non-consensual colonoscopy' in recent interviews

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took a swipe at CNN over what he suggests are uncomfortable appearances he has had on the network."I go on CNN every once in a while and I get a ...

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Bonta says Paramount litigation isn’t ‘anti-Trump’

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta insisted Monday that his antitrust challenge to Paramount Skydance's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery is about competition, not politics, pushi...

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Trump threatens 50 percent tariff hike on Canadian goods

President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he will impose a 50 percent tariff on some Canadian goods, ratcheting up the trade war between the two countries after months of political tension.Th...

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South Carolina Republicans test Trump's clout in race for Graham's seat

The race to fill Lindsey Graham’s seat has created a new test of President Donald Trump’s power. South Carolina Republicans aren’t sure Trump will pass.Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed last w...

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Nancy Mace won’t run for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat

Firebrand Republican Rep. Nancy Mace announced Monday that she will not run for the South Carolina Senate seat held by the late Lindsey Graham.“I'm not running for the U.S. Senate, not because I'm ...

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Ontario premier to Trump: Stop wildfire insults and help your friends

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday shot back at President Donald Trump’s threat to impose additional tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke, calling it “rubbish” that drives him “crazy.”Ford said C...

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FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip

FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia later this year, likely in mid-October, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the situation.It would be an unusual and sensitiv...

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Trump Is Caught in the Trap He Set

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Trump looks past Canada and Mexico for Gianni Infantino

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — President Donald Trump stood shoulder to shoulder with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during the FIFA World Cup final in N...

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Trump Attacks Socialism Because He Knows Americans Want It

On The Joe Rogan Experience Wednesday, Rogan and J. D. Vance got reflective about socialism, a phenomenon that has been particularly troubling Donald Trump and his allies, especially after a string...

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GOP Rep. Russell Fry jumps into South Carolina Senate race

South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry announced Monday he will enter the crowded Senate race to claim the Republican seat held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham — setting up a potential challenge to Trump-...

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‘False positive’: FDA walks back cyclosporiasis test tied to Taylor Farms

The Food and Drug Administration said that a lab test linking Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce products to an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people was a false positive....

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