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Taking this earnestly: 2 SCOTUS Justices OR 3 House GOP members + 4 GOP Senators. So either 2 or 7, I guess?
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
Dems/Ind Senators voting in favor: Coons, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Heinrich, Kaine, Kelly, King (I), Klobuchar, Reed, Schiff, Shaheen, Welch, & Whitehouse.
Senators not voting: Duckworth & Tillis
Senators not voting: Duckworth & Tillis
A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information.
(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not...
www.propublica.org
This is surely one of the most vivid, symbolic photos of recent years.
It says everything about where the United States is right now.
It says everything about where the United States is right now.
As national parks and public lands remain open during the government shutdown, skeleton staffs keep visitor facilities running while trail maintenance and land protection fall to the wayside. Some conservation advocates fear long-term damage to the land. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/17/r...
National parks, public lands feared at risk of long-term harm as shutdown drags on • Minnesota Reformer
The National Parks furloughed more than 9,000 of its roughly 14,500 workers,
minnesotareformer.com
Judge, cont: it wasn’t a suggestion. It wasn’t a hint. It wasn’t an area of concern or a topic of discussion. It was an order. Going forward, I expect that when I issue an order to the parties, the parties will get it done.
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