Pushback 153 ‘Science needs defending’: record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms As White House cheers red state anti-immigration bills, businesses push back From Epstein to Swalwell, women in...

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Wicker slams White House attacks on foreign allies It was the sharpest rebuke yet from the Senate Armed Services Committee chair following months of Trump administration criticism of NATO and European allies.

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Live updates: Trump says US is extending ceasefire while awaiting proposal from Iran President Donald Trump said the U.S. is extending its ceasefire with Iran as he waits for a "unified proposal" from the Islamic Republic, but the U.S. military will continue its blockade.

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Downtown Dayton protests against President Donald Trump's actions Click here to view this video from DaytonDailyNews.com.

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Licensable picture: People Protest At “Impeach, Convict, Remove” Demonstration Outside Trump Tower Members of Rise and Resist and their supporters protest outside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan, United States, on April 19, 2026, during the ''Impeach,...

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Trump Faces Pushback From Religious Communities Following AI Post, Feud With Pope Religion is taking center stage in the Trump administration following a public dispute between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV.

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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project - Mississippi Today Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval of oil company BP’s ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico. The groups filed the lawsuit on the 16th ann...

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Activists organize hunger strike against detention of children by ICE Organizers are planning several events outside of Greenville City Hall that coincide with a five-day hunger strike against ICE detention centers.

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Historically unpopular Trump visited Phoenix to rally his base by bragging about Iran With the mid-terms rapidly approaching, President Trump came to Phoenix to gin up support for Republicans — not by reaching out to those disaffected voters but instead by rallying the MAGA faithful an...

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Advocates caravan to protest conditions at Dilley detention center EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) — The sun wasn’t up yet when Chriselda Vera pulled her pickup into the Flying J gas station Saturday morning in Edinburg. Chriselda Vera is a mother from…

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President Trump's Arizona visit draws protesters Protesters turned out to rally against President Donald Trump as he campaigns for Republicans in Arizona. See photos.

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Trump Administration Demand for Ballot Info Rebuffed by Michigan

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MAGA dissidents join Democrats in questioning Trump's 'mental capacity' New worries about President Trump's state of mind are being expressed openly by former allies and aides as liberal foes pounce on voters' age anxiety.

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Over 250 journalists demand reporters ‘forcefully’ protest Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner A group of over 250 journalists implored members of the beltway press corps to “forcefully demonstrate opposition” to President Trump at the ritzy White House Correspondents’ Dinn…

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Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees Now, many detainees’ only hope of release is to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus — a legal maneuver once typically reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists — inundating the cou...

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Senate Republican knocks Trump over ‘holy war’ with pope Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) warned that if Republicans lose the November midterm elections, it will be because they didn’t talk enough about reducing the cost of living and urged President Trump and …

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Protesters hold up a sign and burn an image of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the joint US-Philippine military exercises Protesters hold up a sign and burn an image of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the joint US-Philippine military exercises

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Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump seeks to limit it The 30-second message features a variety of voters, among them a busy farmer and a flight attendant, explaining why they cast their ballots by mail.

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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

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From the Epstein files to ousting colleagues, women in Congress are flexing their power From voting to release the Epstein files to forcing out two congressmen, female lawmakers keep overpowering the men in charge of Congress.

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In red states, anti-immigrant bills are failing as businesses push back Most of the roughly 200 bills targeting immigrants around the country this year have stalled or died, with help from business and Christian groups.

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‘Science needs defending’: record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration’s cuts to science — whereas energy and AI are a pull for some Republicans.

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People get upset with me because I’ve said that I think it’s lazy to outsource human functions like expertise and critical thinking and they know I mean I’m judging them.

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.

“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”

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Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump seeks to limit it The 30-second message features a variety of voters, among them a busy farmer and a flight attendant, explaining why they cast their ballots by mail.

Voting by mail is safe, secure & gives millions of folks who can’t physically get to their polling place the chance to make their voice heard. For our members, who often work late shifts or long hours, it’s huge. I’m glad the @apwu.bsky.social is spreading the word. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Pushback 152 Since the American revolution, loyalists who are fine with a king are fine with a mad king, but the rest of us have reached the conclusion that our would-be dictator is well and truly cooked. We are n...

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President Trump's Arizona visit draws protesters Protesters turned out to rally against President Donald Trump as he campaigns for Republicans in Arizona. See photos.

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Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House's efforts to extend Section 702—a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors.

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President Trump’s Las Vegas visit draws protests President Donald Trump is in Las Vegas to tout his ‘No Tax On Tips’ policy. Various groups have planned to protest the administration’s policies on Thursday, the same day the president is speaking …

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