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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans — The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen. — I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming.
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Atlantic journalist says Trump officials included him in war plans group chat
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Fox's Brian Kilmeade: “It's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people” — Co-host Lawrence Jones: Constitutional rights “are afforded to illegals in this country. We should revisit that.”
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Social Security: A Time for Outrage — Trump's policies attack his own base — but who will tell them? — Donald Trump is often described as a “populist.” Yet his administration is stuffed with wealthy men who are clueless about how the other 99.99 percent lives, while his policies involve undermining …
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Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security — Claims of massive problems by Elon Musk and President Trump are at odds with the agency's audits and reports. — Just now — Elon Musk put a big target on the Social Security Administration in the first weeks of the Trump administration …
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Trump demands Colorado take down ‘purposefully distorted’ painting — President Trump is demanding that Colorado take down it's “purposefully distorted” painting of him hanging in the State Capitol. — “Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado …
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‘Full-Blown Meltdown’: Trump Flips Out Over A Not-Very-Flattering Official Portrait — The president railed against an image he claims was “purposefully distorted” but was actually commissioned by his own supporters. — President Donald Trump spent part of his Sunday railing against a portrait …
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Trump's Moves on Greenland Appear to Be Backfiring — The Greenlandic government is calling an upcoming visit by Trump officials “aggressive,” pushing the island further from the United States. — For more than 150 years, U.S. officials have repeatedly wanted, as President Trump puts it, to “get” Greenland.
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Anger in Greenland over Usha Vance and Mike Waltz's planned visit this week — Greenland's prime minister says move is ‘demonstration of power’ and accuses US of interfering in its political affairs — Greenland's prime minister, Múte B Egede, has called for the international community …
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Trump says any country buying Venezuelan oil will face a 25% tariff — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will impose tariffs of 25% on any nation that purchases oil from Venezuela. — “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse.
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Trump to impose 25% tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela - US politics live
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Potatoes, Shrimp and Teslas: Exporters Vie to Shape Trump's Tariffs
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‘We Are in an Emergency’: Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem — The Democratic district where Kat Abughazaleh is running hasn't had a competitive primary in decades — Illinois 9th District has only been represented by two people since 1965 …


Trump's Most Dangerous Enabler Is Not Who You Think It Is — Who is President Donald Trump's most dangerous enabler? As his second term got underway, it initially appeared that this coveted title might fall to FBI Director Kash Patel, who'd vowed to investigate Trump's enemies.


Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face ‘torture, beatings’ in El Salvador — An appeals court is set to weigh President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act. — Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government …
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass firings of probationary workers — The appeal is part of a nascent effort by the Trump administration to press the Supreme Court to rein in district court judges. — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow …
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers
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Why Charles Schumer could be in trouble — Polling shows the Senate Democratic leader is in a historically bad position for a party leader, as some call to replace him. — Just now — To lead your party in either the House or the Senate is to consent to being disliked.
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Best News Ever From Schumer: I'm Not Quitting
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Supreme Court hears pivotal Louisiana election map case ahead of 2026 midterms — The Supreme Court decision could reshape Louisiana's election map and may redefine rules for gerrymandering nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday …
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US supreme court sharply divided on Louisiana race-based redistricting case
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Behind the Curtain: Dems' dark, deep hole — Top Democrats tell us their party is in its deepest hole in nearly 50 years — and they fear things could actually get worse: — The party has its lowest favorability ever. — No popular national leader to help improve it.
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VICTORY: Federal court blocks Texas A&M's unconstitutional drag ban — A federal judge today upheld the First Amendment rights of a Texas A&M student group by blocking an attempt by officials to prohibit the group's upcoming drag show on the College Station campus.
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Law firm targeted by Trump could have been ‘destroyed,’ chairman says in explaining deal with Trump — The chairman of a prominent law firm who cut a deal with President Donald Trump last week to avert the consequences of a White House executive order told colleagues in an email Sunday …
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Man charged with assault at Tesla dealership after driving car at protesters — The protest was one of several across the country in opposition to Tesla founder Elon Musk, who has been slashing government costs and firing thousands of federal workers. — A man was arrested and charged …
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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to landmark press freedom case — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case seeking to challenge the 1964 precedent that protects news outlets from litigation for publishing critical information about public figures.
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Gulf of Fear — When news anchors tiptoe around the name Gulf of Mexico, it's not just semantics—it's a glimpse at how the press starts to flinch under political pressure. — In China, Taiwan doesn't exist—at least not as a country. On official maps, it's a province.


‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the Crown Jewel of American Science — Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump's policies. — A week after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated …
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Trump appoints Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey — Habba served as Trump's personal attorney before becoming White House counselor. — Counselor to the President Alina Habba speaks to reporters outside the West Wing at the White House, Mar. 17, 2025, in Washington.


Ed Martin Is Trampling the Rule of Law. And He Won't Shut Up About It. — Trump's loyal prosecutor is weaponizing the DOJ—one typo at a time. — When Elon Musk ordered a government-wide email blast directing federal employees to list their recent accomplishments, most senior officials paused to consider their options.
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‘Not how this works’: The GOP agenda is stuck amid House vs. Senate infighting — To show quick progress, lawmakers will have to make a host of difficult decisions in the coming weeks. — Congressional Republicans left Washington riding high after their big victory on government spending.
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Tesla's Europe sales collapse as anti-Musk backlash grows — To add insult to injury, Chinese EVs are surging. — Tesla's downward spiral is turning into a rout, with its share of European electric car sales falling by 58 percent in the first two months of this year …
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Exclusive: Interim SEC chief cast sole vote against suing Musk — Days before Republicans took the helm of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in January, the agency's five commissioners held a closed-door vote on whether to sue Elon Musk. — Since 2022, the agency …
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Ars Technica


23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO … Embattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court on Sunday night. — The company's CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned from her role …
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The Supreme Court's new religion case could devastate American workers — If you know the name of a case the Supreme Court will hear on March 31, Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, you can probably guess who will prevail. — The Court's Republican majority …
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