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Baby Boomer, grandma, retired accountant, democratic activist. Fed up with politicians who don’t even care about their constituents! We need to RESIST this takeover! ✊🏻👊🏻💪💪💪🫵
The politics stories that defined 2025 - Year in Review apple.news/AT7KbkuzOSTC...
The ultimate insider’s account of Trump’s second term — and more of the year’s top politics coverage — Year in Review
Essential reads on White House officials, major news events, and policy decisions.
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Opinion | The Guardian view on the new Monroe doctrine: Trump’s forceful approach to the western hemisphere comes at a cost - The Guardian apple.news/AUvzg73avSMy...
Opinion | The Guardian view on the new Monroe doctrine: Trump’s forceful approach to the western hemisphere comes at a cost — Guardian US
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2025. Today, how US foreign policy has dramatically – and alarmingly – turned towards Latin America and...
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center - The Guardian

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‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center — Guardian US
Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Project 2026? Group behind Trump’s return to the White House outlines next agenda - The Independent

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Project 2026? Group behind Trump’s return to the White House outlines next agenda — The Independent
Trump implemented a bulk of the manifesto. Now the Heritage Foundation is promising a ‘golden age,’ Alex Woodward reports
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Democrats are ready to campaign on expired Obamacare subsidies - POLITICO apple.news/A70coDFjGSOy...
‘Mighty mad’: Democrats prepare to harness public anger over expired Obamacare subsidies — POLITICO
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere - The Nation

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Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere — The Nation
Don’t be fooled by the anti-interventionist language. The Trump administration is only too eager to use military force.
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Top political fact-checking website explains why editors have dubbed 2025 the ‘Year of the Lies’ - The Independent apple.news/AQGOPFa7ET1C...
Top political fact-checking website explains why editors have dubbed 2025 the ‘Year of the Lies’ — The Independent
Since 2009, Politifact has published its annual ‘Lie of the Year,’ taken from its own analysis as well as submissions from the general public
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Medicaid, ICE and a ticking clock for undocumented Californians - POLITICO apple.news/AMNDIn9H7Q-W...
Medicaid, ICE and a ticking clock for undocumented Californians — POLITICO
An enrollment freeze and immigration officials' push to access health data are forcing undocumented Californians to weigh free health care against deportation risks.
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care - Reuters apple.news/AbAe3vkzCRJG...
US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care — Reuters
A group of federal government employees on Thursday filed a class action complaint against President Donald Trump's administration over a new policy that will eliminate coverage for gender-affirming c...
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Kennedy Center reportedly changed rules before vote to add Trump’s name - The Guardian apple.news/ASFXyJ4wUTom...
Kennedy Center reportedly changed rules before vote to add Trump’s name — Guardian US
Bylaws that would limit voting to Trump-appointed trustees appears to reveal long-held renaming plan
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Trump says if Iran kills protesters, U.S. will “come to their rescue” - CBS News apple.news/Aao0srqaWQ3O...
Trump says if Iran kills protesters, U.S. will
As U.S.-Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention:
apple.news
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Trump Tells Fans to Donate to Him or Else Dems Will Steal Their Money - The New Republic apple.news/Aqyhbh4-gRbm...
Trump Tells Fans to Donate to Him or Else Dems Will Steal Their Money — The New Republic
Donald Trump sent a crazed donation request email.
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people - The Guardian apple.news/AuG6n47keQZW...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people — Guardian US
Greene gave lengthy interview with New York Times days before stepping down as congresswoman for Georgia
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet - The Bulwark apple.news/Ak0FzlAWDQMy...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet — The Bulwark
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When It Comes to Trump, Trust Women - The Bulwark apple.news/AP_UMqipQS2u...
When It Comes to Trump, Trust Women — The Bulwark
They have recognized the president’s toxicity from the jump. It’s time men start listening to them.
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
After Leveling White House, Trump Sets Eyes on More Historic Buildings - The New Republic apple.news/ACTZLDSp1Qhi...
After Leveling White House, Trump Sets Eyes on More Historic Buildings — The New Republic
Apparently demolishing a chunk of the White House wasn’t enough for Donald Trump.
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Democrats are raising worries about Trump interfering in the midterms. The White House calls it 'fearmongering' - PBS News apple.news/AWMbOoR4ATSm...
Democrats are raising worries about Trump interfering in the midterms. The White House calls it 'fearmongering' — PBS News
The Trump administration's Justice Department has sued mostly Democratic-controlled states for detailed voter information, and the administration has sent the military into Democratic-run cities.
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How retirements and redistricting could impact the 2026 midterms - PBS News apple.news/Akqf3BAeBTMG...
How retirements and redistricting could impact the 2026 midterms — PBS News
The end of 2025 brings us to the beginning of a midterm election year. That means questions about whether power will shift in Washington. Dozens of members of Congress are heading toward the exit and ...
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BBC Russia Expert Explains How Trump Is Boosting Putin's Determination To Defeat Ukraine - HuffPost apple.news/ASPAq-PiNSAG...
BBC Russia Expert Explains How Trump Is Boosting Putin's Determination To Defeat Ukraine — HuffPost
Steve Rosenberg says the war is now
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard - Inside Climate News apple.news/A3uNuDZosREO...
As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard — Inside Climate News
The Trump administration is moving to narrow which wetlands qualify for federal protection. But New Jersey’s stricter legal framework shows how states can fight back.
apple.news
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM