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Appeals Court: Trump Can’t Deploy National Guard on Chicago’s Streets

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The Trump administration has suffered yet another in its series of recent legal losses—this time over its attempt to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois. On Monday, state and local officials filed a lawsuit over federal officials’ attempt to take over and deploy National Guard troops in Illinois, alleging the move was “unlawful and dangerous.” […]

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As Troops Invade Chicago, Trump Threatens to Jail the Mayor and Governor

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On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump did something he has done many times before: He called for his perceived political enemies to be jailed. Taking to Truth Social, Trump declared that the mayor of Chicago, Democrat Brandon Johnson, “should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!” “Governor Pritzker also!” Trump added. Trump’s post […]

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“Authoritarian”: Trump Sending Troops to Another American City

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President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to invade more American cities. On Saturday, Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) announced that the Trump administration planned to deploy 300 National Guard troops to Illinois “against our will.” Gov. Pritzker added that Department of Defense officials had told him that if he did not call up […]

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ICE Will Be “All Over” the Super Bowl

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In the latest reminder that nowhere is safe, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to “be all over” the Super Bowl, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “They suck and we’ll win and God will bless us,” said a government official to a podcaster. Noem made the announcement on podcaster Benny Johnson’s show […]

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Americans Aren’t Buying Trump’s Shutdown Blame Game

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As Democrats and Republicans trade accusations over which party is responsible for the government shutdown, new polling suggests that President Donald Trump’s efforts to falsely claim—in social media posts, on television, on government agencies’ websites, and in internal directives to federal employees—that Democrats shut down the government because they want to provide “free health care […]

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The Government Shutdown Means No Jobs Data—Conveniently for Trump

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One of the many casualties of the government shutdown is the critical jobs report administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)—and much maligned by President Donald Trump—which economists say is especially needed in light of predictions that the US could soon enter a recession. The BLS data, which features estimates of employment and earnings […]

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On Its 25th Birthday, Mifepristone Is More Under Attack Than Ever

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Twenty-five years ago today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of mifepristone for abortions. Now, the drug is more under threat than ever as anti-abortion Republicans seek to revoke FDA approval of the drug in a bid to further curtail abortion access nationwide. The first of two drugs used in the standard abortion […]

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New York City’s Eric Adams Era Is Over

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that he will abandon his chaotic reelection campaign to run the biggest city in the country. The move came after weeks of speculation that the Trump administration was pressuring Adams to drop out, in a bid to boost former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s chances against frontrunner Zohran […]

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That Fox Anchor’s Long History Of Having to Apologize For Awful Remarks

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In yet another example of right-wingers calling for violence, a Fox News anchor this week suggested homeless people with mental illnesses should be killed. And while the anchor, Fox and Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade, has already apologized, a closer look at his history makes clear this is just one of his many past incendiary—and often […]

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Elon Musk Urges Brits to “Fight Back” Against Their Political Enemies

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Just days after the killing of Charlie Kirk, Elon Musk joined other right-wingers in ratcheting up his rhetoric. In a bizarre, downright dystopian, and often factually inaccurate virtual speech to a massive far-right anti-immigrant rally in London on Saturday, Musk urged attendees to “fight back” against their political enemies. Despite American officials’ bipartisan condemnations of […]

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Conservative Influencer Charlie Kirk Shot in Utah

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Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah on Wednesday, officials said. Kirk, 31, was speaking at Utah Valley University in the suburb of Orem, about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, when he was shot. Videos circulating on social media appeared to show Kirk being struck in the neck while he was sitting […]

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Republicans Want More Pregnant Women in Prisons. A New Book Describes What It’s Like.

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Women are the fastest-growing population of incarcerated people. And if Republicans get their way, more pregnant women will be joining their ranks. That’s because conservatives are behind a growing push to criminalize pregnancy outcomes nationwide, in part by giving full rights to fetuses. And while abortion opponents have long claimed they do not want to […]

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