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‘Existential Threat’: U.S. on Path to Authoritarianism Warn Ex-Intelligence Officials

The Steady State, a network of nearly 350 former U.S. Intelligence Community officials, says its members have applied the tools of their professions to determine that the United States is headed ...
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‘Seem Very Nervous’: Top Trump Officials Blasted After Lashing Out at ‘No Kings’ Protests

Several senior members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet began the week Monday morning by denouncing the upcoming nationwide “No Kings” protests scheduled for Saturday. The demonstrations, first ...
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‘The Ground Has Shifted’: Experts Warn After Trump’s ‘Gnat’ Speech to U.S. Navy

National security, military, legal, and political experts are warning that President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line in his latest speech — a televised, rally-style address to more than ten ...
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‘Do Not Love This Country’: GOP Escalates Attacks on ‘No Kings’ Movement

As the “No Kings” Day rallies fast approach, Republicans are increasingly lashing out in an effort to paint the protests as un-American and the protesters as a small group of disgruntled extremists.
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‘Sick’: Jeffries Torches Trump’s ‘Out of Control’ Press Secretary

House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is the latest to lash out at Karoline Leavitt over the White House press secretary’s Thursday attack on the Democratic Party, during which she alleged ...
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‘Needs an Intervention’: Newsom Scorches ‘Unhinged’ Trump Over San Francisco Threat

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom blasted President Donald Trump over his seemingly arbitrary threat to deploy the U.S. military to San Francisco. The president pointed to what he called out ...
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Johnson: Trump Will Stop Firing Federal Workers When the Government Reopens

Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday defended the administration’s Friday night firing of thousands of federal employees, contending that President Trump and Budget Director Russ Vought were compelled by ...
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‘I Don’t Like Being Mad Mike’: Johnson ‘Upset’ Over Dems’ Health Care Demands

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, expressing frustration over House and Senate Democrats demanding an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies to vote to reopen the government, stormed off the ...
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‘Batten Down the Hatches’: White House Issues New Shutdown Threat

After firing thousands of federal government workers on Friday, the Trump White House Office of Management and Budget is threatening even more layoffs — which some experts and Democratic lawmakers say ...
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‘I Don’t Accept Pinky Promises’: AOC Sets Hard Line on Ending the Shutdown

The federal government shutdown — now in its 16th day — shows no clear path to ending. Some Republicans are signaling divisions within their ranks, while Democrats remain united in demanding the ...
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‘Pure Fascist’: Governor Blasted for Backing ‘Forever’ Federal Joint Policing Operation

Following the launch of a massive federal interagency task force in partnership with state law enforcement, Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee pledged that the “Memphis Safe Task Force” would be a ...