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The first responders who ran into the wreckage on 9/11 shouldn’t have to wait for the medical care they need. Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. must reverse all of their cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program.
Democrats demand answers from Kennedy over delayed actions of 9/11 health program
The program has been plagued by funding shortages and staffing cuts, leading to sometimes monthslong wait times for survivors seeking appointments.
www.nbcnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The first responders who ran into the wreckage on 9/11 shouldn’t have to wait for the medical care they need. Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. must reverse all of their cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program.
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If Democrats stay united in the government funding fight, they can stop or even reverse some of Trump’s cruel healthcare cuts and lawless power grabs. That means it's extra important for our Democratic Members of Congress to hear from us right now: indivisible.org/camp...
September 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If Democrats stay united in the government funding fight, they can stop or even reverse some of Trump’s cruel healthcare cuts and lawless power grabs. That means it's extra important for our Democratic Members of Congress to hear from us right now: indivisible.org/camp...
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Trump's Big Billionaire Bill will direct $45B towards ICE to pay CoreCivic and GEO Group to facilitate Trump's agenda.
The same immigration detention companies poured $2.8M into Trump's reelection and his inaugural fund.
Corruption and authoritarianism go hand-in-hand.
The same immigration detention companies poured $2.8M into Trump's reelection and his inaugural fund.
Corruption and authoritarianism go hand-in-hand.
September 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Trump's Big Billionaire Bill will direct $45B towards ICE to pay CoreCivic and GEO Group to facilitate Trump's agenda.
The same immigration detention companies poured $2.8M into Trump's reelection and his inaugural fund.
Corruption and authoritarianism go hand-in-hand.
The same immigration detention companies poured $2.8M into Trump's reelection and his inaugural fund.
Corruption and authoritarianism go hand-in-hand.
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Yesterday's Supreme Court decision endangers our communities and subjects people to immigration stops simply because of the color of their skin, occupation, or the language they speak.
This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.
This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.
September 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision endangers our communities and subjects people to immigration stops simply because of the color of their skin, occupation, or the language they speak.
This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.
This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.
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Restoring trust in Congress won't be easy, but banning members from trading stocks and profiting off their positions is an important step forward.
Ban on congressional stock ownership gains momentum with new bill
A ban on congressional stock trades is gaining momentum after a bipartisan group of lawmakers have unified around a single proposal.
www.cnbc.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Restoring trust in Congress won't be easy, but banning members from trading stocks and profiting off their positions is an important step forward.
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BREAKING: New data shows the U.S. job market was much weaker than thought in 2024 and so far this year.
New data shows the job market was much weaker than thought in 2024 and so far this year
The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
BREAKING: New data shows the U.S. job market was much weaker than thought in 2024 and so far this year.
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"Half the population” of greater Los Angeles "now meet the government’s criteria for reasonable suspicion," in the wake of today's 6-3 SCOTUS ruling.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Supreme Court upholds 'roving patrols' for immigration arrests in Los Angeles
The Supreme Court says immigration agents may stop and question people they suspect are here illegally based on little more than working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.
www.latimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Half the population” of greater Los Angeles "now meet the government’s criteria for reasonable suspicion," in the wake of today's 6-3 SCOTUS ruling.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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President Trump appears to dismiss domestic violence as a "lesser" crime during speech at Museum of the Bible.
September 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
President Trump appears to dismiss domestic violence as a "lesser" crime during speech at Museum of the Bible.
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In times like these, we need to lead with our Midwestern values — hard work, decency, and people being good to each other.
September 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In times like these, we need to lead with our Midwestern values — hard work, decency, and people being good to each other.
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🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday said the Trump administration can resume indiscriminate immigration-related stops in Los Angeles based solely on a person’s appearance, the language they speak or their occupation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Latest Unsigned Order, SCOTUS Blesses Trump’s Use of Racial Profiling in Immigration Arrests
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday said the Trump administration can resume indiscriminate immigration-related stops in Los Angeles based solely on a person’s appearance, the language they speak or their occupation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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President Donald Trump seemed to downplay domestic abuse Monday during an event at the Museum of the Bible as he touted his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C.
September 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
President Donald Trump seemed to downplay domestic abuse Monday during an event at the Museum of the Bible as he touted his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C.
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Terence Tao, one of the world’s greatest mathematicians, is speaking out after federal research funding to UCLA was suspended.
“People who support all the positive aspects of America have to speak out and fight for them now,” he said.
“People who support all the positive aspects of America have to speak out and fight for them now,” he said.
The world’s greatest mathematician avoided politics. Then Trump cut science funding.
Terence Tao, a renowned mathematician at UCLA, faced funding challenges after the Trump administration froze federal research funds.
wapo.st
September 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Terence Tao, one of the world’s greatest mathematicians, is speaking out after federal research funding to UCLA was suspended.
“People who support all the positive aspects of America have to speak out and fight for them now,” he said.
“People who support all the positive aspects of America have to speak out and fight for them now,” he said.
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If, 5 years from now, we are looking back under autocratic rule, thinking about when exactly democracy died in America, the president building a paramilitary goon squad to enforce a domestic political agenda will be top of the list. What do you want to have stood for when authoritarians took over?
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If, 5 years from now, we are looking back under autocratic rule, thinking about when exactly democracy died in America, the president building a paramilitary goon squad to enforce a domestic political agenda will be top of the list. What do you want to have stood for when authoritarians took over?
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When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.
September 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.
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Donald Trump endangered public safety by pulling our servicemembers from their work at the border.
California will continue to hold him accountable for his failed militarization of our National Guard.
California will continue to hold him accountable for his failed militarization of our National Guard.
September 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Donald Trump endangered public safety by pulling our servicemembers from their work at the border.
California will continue to hold him accountable for his failed militarization of our National Guard.
California will continue to hold him accountable for his failed militarization of our National Guard.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made myriad false and misleading claims as he fielded questions examining his seven-month tenure leading the nation’s health agencies at a contentious three-hour hearing.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing
Kennedy was answering a question from Sen. Maggie Hassan on whether COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of American lives.
bit.ly
September 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made myriad false and misleading claims as he fielded questions examining his seven-month tenure leading the nation’s health agencies at a contentious three-hour hearing.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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Exclusive: Bill Pulte, President Trump’s appointee as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers reut.rs/466LP3j
Exclusive: Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers
Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.
reut.rs
September 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Exclusive: Bill Pulte, President Trump’s appointee as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers reut.rs/466LP3j
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School buses are back on the roads picking up and dropping off students at school bus stops across the state. Everyone can help keep students safe by watching for pedestrians, reducing speed in school zones, and stopping when you see the flashing red light and stop-arm extended.
September 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
School buses are back on the roads picking up and dropping off students at school bus stops across the state. Everyone can help keep students safe by watching for pedestrians, reducing speed in school zones, and stopping when you see the flashing red light and stop-arm extended.
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Faith leaders also called for an assault weapons ban at a State Capitol news conference.
Live: Minnesota students stage walkout to call for gun control after Annunciation shooting
Faith leaders also called for an assault weapons ban at a State Capitol news conference.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Faith leaders also called for an assault weapons ban at a State Capitol news conference.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy said it surprised him that Kennedy would think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when the health secretary has attempted to restrict access to the vaccines and cancelled funding for mRNA vaccine research that was critical to the initiative’s mission. https://to.pbs.org/4p8WN0U
WATCH: Sen. Cassidy asks RFK Jr. how he can support Nobel for Trump COVID program but not back the vaccines
Cassidy said it surprised him that Kennedy would think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when the health secretary has attempted to restrict access to the vaccines and cancelled funding for mRNA vacci...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Sen. Bill Cassidy said it surprised him that Kennedy would think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when the health secretary has attempted to restrict access to the vaccines and cancelled funding for mRNA vaccine research that was critical to the initiative’s mission. https://to.pbs.org/4p8WN0U
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NEW: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases.
“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”
“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”
In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases
Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.
www.nbcnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NEW: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases.
“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”
“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”
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Exclusive: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is forming its own police force, as President Trump’s immigration crackdown widens beyond traditional law-enforcement agencies.
Exclusive | Agency That Issues Visas and Green Cards Is Hiring Armed Agents
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agents will now be allowed to arrest people for immigration violations.
on.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Exclusive: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is forming its own police force, as President Trump’s immigration crackdown widens beyond traditional law-enforcement agencies.
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This is important. The first 24 hours of press coverage fumbled the ball. But the US just murdered 11 people in international waters. Analogies to the US’s (highly suspect, morally and legally) targeted killings of suspect terrorists don’t work. This crossed their own lines, and they know it.
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is important. The first 24 hours of press coverage fumbled the ball. But the US just murdered 11 people in international waters. Analogies to the US’s (highly suspect, morally and legally) targeted killings of suspect terrorists don’t work. This crossed their own lines, and they know it.
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Annunciation parents to Vice President Vance: ‘Move your feet’
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Annunciation parents to Vice President Vance: ‘Move your feet’ • Minnesota Reformer
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance visited Annunciation Catholic school and church Wednesday afternoon, one week after a shooter opened fire on the school’s first Mass of the year, kil...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Annunciation parents to Vice President Vance: ‘Move your feet’
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