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Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84 reut.rs/4yw8SBn

Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt to join Fox News

NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.

The wickedness of this is obscene. Never vote for a Republican for any office. It's the party of bigotry, xenophobia, and racism.

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a great last-minute Father’s Day gift

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

"If we want to protect children, we should be fighting for privacy laws, protecting encryption, and learning from Bluesky's model, where they allow third party algorithmic feeds and moderation tools."

Cooler weather boosts Nebraska State Fair attendance

A Nobel Prize-winning economist argued that the United States may not see the damage of President Donald Trump's economic policies until it's too late.

President Donald Trump stopped allowing small shipments to enter the country without paying tariffs. Now, things are getting pricier and shipping costs are going up. www.wired.com/story/de-min...

CDC director was 'not aligned with the president’s vision,' White House says

Many US consumers may get a more direct version of sticker shock from Donald Trump’s trade war starting tomorrow: Here’s your Evening Briefing.

"There is nothing just about this process. It is ICE using its power to punish and cover up its mistakes,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.

Authoritarian takeovers in other countries happened more slowly, in part because there was more institutional opposition. Scholars and journalists in the U.S. *need* to sound the alarm against Trump, even if it gets them accused of being partisan. newrepublic.com/article/1997...

Several firefighters said that as crews were battling a wildfire on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula, border patrol agents demanded identification from firefighters working for two private contractors before taking two into custody.

Dow, S&P 500 notch record closing highs but Nvidia shares dip, dollar weakens reut.rs/46jrlEL

Without Congressionally-approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.

In July, the U.S. federal court system’s electronic filing system was breached, potentially compromising the identities of witnesses and informants. View our modules on file safety and legal requests in the U.S. to learn about how to protect yourself from and in the event of these kinds of attacks.

Netanyahu's government approved the battle plan to head into a full takeover of Gaza City. Most Israelis hate the war and their government. But a tiny right-wing faction controls all. Sound familiar? trib.al/KNYdupr

A group of 19 Democratic governors on Thursday condemned President Trump’s threat to send National Guard troops into major cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York as an “alarming abuse of power.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...

ICE currently contracts with various companies to charter planes for its deportation flights, which can cost nearly $27,000 per flight hour.

Obama: “I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible approach.”

With local public media stations on the brink of collapse followingTrump’s successful push to strip federal funding, the Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to keep local newsrooms alive.

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“It’s not just a Texas problem. It’s an American problem.” @timothypmurphy.bsky.social sat down with Rep. James Talarico to talk about why we ALL should care about the Texas Republicans' redistricting plan.

NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism. Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research. propub.li/41JYl7o

A federal judge rejected the DOJ's effort to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the Epstein case. He wrote that the government itself is the “logical party” to make the Epstein files public and criticized its motion as a “diversion” tactic.

Federal law enforcement officials forcibly removed and handcuffed U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla at a Thursday press conference in Los Angeles by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...

U.S. Senators took to the floor on Thursday afternoon after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was shoved out of a Homeland Security news conference, pushed to the ground, and handcuffed by the FBI.

Police put Sen. Alex Padilla in handcuffs after forcibly removing him from a press conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) gave a brief statement outside the Los Angeles federal building Thursday, shortly after he was physically removed from a Homeland Security briefing held by Kristi Noem.

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla forcefully removed from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference and handcuffed

WATCH: Sen. Padilla pushed to the ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie

Sen. Booker (D-NJ) and other senators took to the floor to express their outrage at their colleague Sen. Padilla being forcibly removed and handcuffed at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles.

House Dems are demanding that Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in LA.

Harvard can no longer enroll international students after the Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. The school called the decision "unlawful."

There are more than 200 Ancient Roman arenas on three different continents, many of them seating more than 50,000 people.

Pope Leo XIV to hold inaugural mass at St Peter’s Square in front of 250,000

Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path reut.rs/43j4ffJ

“Despite a threat from Donald Trump to shut his mouth — or else, Bruce Springsteen stood his ground, unleashing another blistering critique of the president and his administration during a concert in Manchester, England, on Saturday night.” HE’ S THE BOSS 💁‍♀️🎶🎶 www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

As Governor, I will sign a bill into law protecting women’s access to birth control. You have my word.

I signed a bill today to expand access to voting. SB 5077 allows automatic voter registration services, like our "motor voter" law, to expand to state agencies that collect a person's name, residential address, date of birth, affirmation of citizenship, and signature.

As I said on MSNBC, in 1960 white evangelical christians accused JFK that he would put the Pope over our Constitution. Today we have a new Pope who supports our Constitution more than our current President. And the white christians support this anti-constitutional President and attack the Pope.

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The U.S. welcome mat is rolling up — at least that’s how some international travelers see it, according to a global organization representing the travel and tourism industry. It could cost the U.S. billions.