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‘Everyone’s just getting destroyed’: MTG calls on Johnson to bring House back to DC and rails on GOP handling of health care

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke sharply with her party leaders on Wednesday as they tried to project a united front in the deepening standoff with Democrats over health care and the government s...

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Thune: Trump's threats to withhold back pay for government workers is a 'non-issue'

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Thune: Trump's threats to withhold back pay for government workers is a 'non-issue'

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 16h

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 16h

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Piper French @psfrench.bsky.social · 21h

Chief Justice Roberts' long game on voting rights: In '82 when Congress amended the VRA to switch to an *effect* rather than intent-based test, the Reagan admin's opposition was led by Roberts. "Now, in Callais, Roberts has engineered the chance to take down Section 2."
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How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 16h

Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

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Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 16h

Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

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Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 19h

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 18h

I have a question. When WH press ask questions about antifa or habeas corpus, are they *coached*? Are they trying to prompt our very demented prez, who doesn't remember much from yesterday, into authoritarian actions?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21h

Now the White House doesn’t want to give furloughed workers back pay once the government reopens, even though Trump signed the 2019 law requiring it. Disgraceful.

Tweet from @TheDemocrats:
“Senate Republicans just blocked Democrats’ bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans.
This is the fifth time they’ve done this.
Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.”
There’s no attached image or video, only text.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details.

Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s…

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 19h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 18h

Strip all government contracts from #Muskman !

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 18h

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JB Pritzker Said Trump Has Dementia And Hours Later Trump Tried To Prove Him Right

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said Trump has dementia, so a few hours later, the president responded by claiming there are no glass windows in Portland's businesses.

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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 22h

I'm sick of him and his whole sick regime!
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Eric Rosen @erosen1.bsky.social · 18h

Fascist, seditionist, rapist, pedophile says they took freedom of speech away!

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h

Flagging Trump this afternoon:

"We took the freedom of speech away. Because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech — but what has happened is, when they burn a flag it, agitates and irritates crowds."

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 19h

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Supreme Court ruling could let GOP add 19 House seats and “clear the path for a one-party system” - NewsBreak

As the Supreme Court prepares to rehear Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, Democratic voting rights groups are sounding the alarm: in a new report reviewe

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Supreme Court ruling could let GOP add 19 House seats and “clear the path for a one-party system” - NewsBreak

As the Supreme Court prepares to rehear Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, Democratic voting rights groups are sounding the alarm: in a new report reviewe

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Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking - NewsBreak

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, d

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TEXAS @democracydmv.bsky.social · 1d

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Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking - NewsBreak

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, d

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

NEWS: A top federal prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues the she is DECLINING to charge NY AG Letitia James, despite pressure from Trump himself to indict her on bogus charges.

New via Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian of MSNBC. Link in reply.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

There is no acceptable excuse for zip-tying children! None.

This shouldn’t even have to be said.

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