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Schumer says Trump taking the meeting shows Republicans "feel the heat" as shutdown nears; wants a "serious negotiation."
"Now, if the president at this meeting is going to rant and just yell at Democrats" and talk about grievances, then "we won’t get anything done." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
"Now, if the president at this meeting is going to rant and just yell at Democrats" and talk about grievances, then "we won’t get anything done." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Schumer says 'we need a serious negotiation' with the GOP to keep government open
The Senate Democratic leader said Trump's decision to accept a meeting shows Republicans "feel the heat."
www.nbcnews.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Schumer says Trump taking the meeting shows Republicans "feel the heat" as shutdown nears; wants a "serious negotiation."
"Now, if the president at this meeting is going to rant and just yell at Democrats" and talk about grievances, then "we won’t get anything done." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
"Now, if the president at this meeting is going to rant and just yell at Democrats" and talk about grievances, then "we won’t get anything done." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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“I mean, obviously, we’ve got a situation, here.”
WELKER: Why not ask the president to roll back some of his tariffs instead of supporting a taxpayer-funded bailout for farmers?
THUNE: I think the big issue with the tariffs is China
THUNE: I think the big issue with the tariffs is China
September 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“I mean, obviously, we’ve got a situation, here.”
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The correct answer is no, it violates the posse comitatus act.
WELKER: Do you support the president using the US military to police American cities?
THUNE: Well, it depends on what he's using it for ... he certainly has the right to protect law enforcement officials in some of these cities if they're under threat
THUNE: Well, it depends on what he's using it for ... he certainly has the right to protect law enforcement officials in some of these cities if they're under threat
September 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The correct answer is no, it violates the posse comitatus act.
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A Nebraska voter sued the state to stop it from handing over sensitive voter data to the Justice Department, making them the second voter to sue their state in hopes of protecting their voter rolls from Trump’s DOJ.
Nebraska Sued To Block Release of Sensitive Voter Data to DOJ
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A Nebraska voter sued the state to stop it from handing over sensitive voter data to the Justice Department, making them the second voter to sue their state in hopes of protecting their voter rolls from Trump’s DOJ.
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Klobuchar: "When I questioned AG Bondi during her confirmation hearing, she assured me that politics would not play a role, that they would make independent decisions. That is not what this is. This is a vengeance prosecution. It is not about the law."
September 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Klobuchar: "When I questioned AG Bondi during her confirmation hearing, she assured me that politics would not play a role, that they would make independent decisions. That is not what this is. This is a vengeance prosecution. It is not about the law."
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"Trump will be the headliner at Tuesday’s show. Hegseth will be the undercard.
The point to be transmitted to the assembled generals, to all their troops watching at home and abroad, and to the American people, will be this: This is Donald Trump’s military."
www.thebulwark.com/p/they-want-...
The point to be transmitted to the assembled generals, to all their troops watching at home and abroad, and to the American people, will be this: This is Donald Trump’s military."
www.thebulwark.com/p/they-want-...
Trump Doesn't Care If You Think He’s Corrupt
With the indictment of James Comey, Trump drops the fig leaf.
www.thebulwark.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Trump will be the headliner at Tuesday’s show. Hegseth will be the undercard.
The point to be transmitted to the assembled generals, to all their troops watching at home and abroad, and to the American people, will be this: This is Donald Trump’s military."
www.thebulwark.com/p/they-want-...
The point to be transmitted to the assembled generals, to all their troops watching at home and abroad, and to the American people, will be this: This is Donald Trump’s military."
www.thebulwark.com/p/they-want-...
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here's today's post: "a police state, but with fuckwits" — this would be hilarious if it weren’t so scary.
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a police state, but with fuckwits
this would be hilarious if it weren’t so scary
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September 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
here's today's post: "a police state, but with fuckwits" — this would be hilarious if it weren’t so scary.
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Thursday: Trump signs NSPM-7, bringing the war on "terror" to the home front, including not just actions but speech.
Saturday: Trump orders deployment of troops to "war ravaged" Portland pursuant to NSPM-7.
Tuesday: Trump speaks to hundreds of general and flag officers summoned to Quantico.
Saturday: Trump orders deployment of troops to "war ravaged" Portland pursuant to NSPM-7.
Tuesday: Trump speaks to hundreds of general and flag officers summoned to Quantico.
September 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thursday: Trump signs NSPM-7, bringing the war on "terror" to the home front, including not just actions but speech.
Saturday: Trump orders deployment of troops to "war ravaged" Portland pursuant to NSPM-7.
Tuesday: Trump speaks to hundreds of general and flag officers summoned to Quantico.
Saturday: Trump orders deployment of troops to "war ravaged" Portland pursuant to NSPM-7.
Tuesday: Trump speaks to hundreds of general and flag officers summoned to Quantico.
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Klobuchar on J6: "I just find it appalling that the president would say the FBI was somehow part of this. Kash Patel did clarify that in fact they were brought in after the fact, but they were brought in because we needed help."
September 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Klobuchar on J6: "I just find it appalling that the president would say the FBI was somehow part of this. Kash Patel did clarify that in fact they were brought in after the fact, but they were brought in because we needed help."
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Kaine: "We're just asking if we do a deal, please Mr President don't sign the deal and then immediately start taking away funds, rescinding agreements that you just made yesterday. A deal should be a deal."
September 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Kaine: "We're just asking if we do a deal, please Mr President don't sign the deal and then immediately start taking away funds, rescinding agreements that you just made yesterday. A deal should be a deal."
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Kaine on Trump forcing out two Republican US attorneys in Virginia: "Trump's team interviewed these candidates, approved the candidates ... but both were forced out because they said their integrity as prosecutors would not allow them to genuflect to Donald Trump."
September 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Kaine on Trump forcing out two Republican US attorneys in Virginia: "Trump's team interviewed these candidates, approved the candidates ... but both were forced out because they said their integrity as prosecutors would not allow them to genuflect to Donald Trump."
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Breaking - Trump to attend Generals meeting …
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Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans
President Trump will attend the unusual gathering of hundreds of generals summoned to Virginia on short notice by Pete Hegseth, adding new security concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Breaking - Trump to attend Generals meeting …
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NEW: Donald Trump desperately wants to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 to downplay the violence of his supporters that day.
A House Republican-led panel appears poised to help pursue that goal, just as Trump labels the attack a “hoax.”
w/ Hailey Fuchs
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
A House Republican-led panel appears poised to help pursue that goal, just as Trump labels the attack a “hoax.”
w/ Hailey Fuchs
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6
A new GOP-led panel could tear open raw wounds from the Capitol's most violent day.
www.politico.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW: Donald Trump desperately wants to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 to downplay the violence of his supporters that day.
A House Republican-led panel appears poised to help pursue that goal, just as Trump labels the attack a “hoax.”
w/ Hailey Fuchs
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
A House Republican-led panel appears poised to help pursue that goal, just as Trump labels the attack a “hoax.”
w/ Hailey Fuchs
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Trump on US environmentalists: "'No more cows, we don't want cows anymore.' I guess they want to kill all the cows."
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trump on US environmentalists: "'No more cows, we don't want cows anymore.' I guess they want to kill all the cows."
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This speech is such an extraordinary combination of lies, delusions, narcissism, hatefulness, ignorance and lunacy that it could have been given by no other person than the president of the United States. It could well be the low point of US public diplomacy in our history.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This speech is such an extraordinary combination of lies, delusions, narcissism, hatefulness, ignorance and lunacy that it could have been given by no other person than the president of the United States. It could well be the low point of US public diplomacy in our history.
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Trump: "We have the cleanest air we're had in many many years. But the problem is that other countries, like China, which has air that is a little bit rough, it blows and no matter what you're doing down here, the air up here tends to get very dirty."
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump: "We have the cleanest air we're had in many many years. But the problem is that other countries, like China, which has air that is a little bit rough, it blows and no matter what you're doing down here, the air up here tends to get very dirty."
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Okay. So this is wholly on the Republican controlled government then.
Trump just said he's not going to meet with Democratic leaders — hours after agreeing to meet with them — to discuss avoiding a government shutdown.
The government shuts down in a week.
The government shuts down in a week.
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Okay. So this is wholly on the Republican controlled government then.
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Musk’s father has been accused of sexually abusing 5 of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Musk’s father has been accused of sexually abusing 5 of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
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Trump to the UN: "The 'carbon footprint' is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction."
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump to the UN: "The 'carbon footprint' is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction."
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Trump to the UN: "Europe loses more than 175,000 to heat deaths every year because the costs are so expensive you can't turn on an air conditioner. What is that all about? That's not Europe. That's not the Europe that I love and know. All in the name of pretending to stop the global warming hoax."
September 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trump to the UN: "Europe loses more than 175,000 to heat deaths every year because the costs are so expensive you can't turn on an air conditioner. What is that all about? That's not Europe. That's not the Europe that I love and know. All in the name of pretending to stop the global warming hoax."
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Trump to the UN: "Everyone says I should get the Nobel Peace Prize."
September 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump to the UN: "Everyone says I should get the Nobel Peace Prize."
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I'm so embarrassed to be an American right now. Donald Trump is a senile old codger, standing before the United Nations, reading a speech clearly written by an alt right lunatic and a bunch of oil and gas lobbyists. Well done, U.S. voters. You really fucked this one up.
September 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm so embarrassed to be an American right now. Donald Trump is a senile old codger, standing before the United Nations, reading a speech clearly written by an alt right lunatic and a bunch of oil and gas lobbyists. Well done, U.S. voters. You really fucked this one up.
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Trump speaking at the UN - embarrassingly uninformed, dim. arrogant old man
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump speaking at the UN - embarrassingly uninformed, dim. arrogant old man
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This is the most pathetic human to ever taint the White House with his presence.
Trump to the UN: "Everyone says I should get the Nobel Peace Prize."
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is the most pathetic human to ever taint the White House with his presence.