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The New York Times continues to show its bias against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the paper’s coverage of a recent attempt to use a homemade bomb near Gracie Mansion, where Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji live. A group led by a right-wing activist (and pardoned Jan. 6 rioter ) Jake Lang was protesting the “Islamic takeover” of the city and clashed with another group who claimed to be i…

Proving that the Trump administration can multitask, even as President Donald Trump’s pointless war against Iran rages, two Cabinet secretaries carved out some free time on Monday for a splashy White House event about the absurd IndyCar race that will take place as part of the celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The administration is calling this nonsense the “Freedom 250 Grand Prix” and eve…

Just hours after President Donald Trump told an audience at his Florida golf club that his war in Iran "is very complete, pretty much," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced an escalation of military efforts. “We are winning,” Hegseth said in prepared remarks on Tuesday, adding, “Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran.” Secretary Hegseth: "Today will be yet again…

The FBI has subpoenaed Arizona’s voting records on the 2020 election, the latest action in President Donald Trump’s attempts to use the federal government to pursue conspiracy theories about the election he lost to former President Joe Biden. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen noted in a post on Monday, “Late last week I received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records r…

President Donald Trump on Monday said that ahead of the midterm elections, congressional Republicans should be laser-focused on passing a voter suppression law and banning transgender girls from playing in girls’ sports, saying those two issues should be the “No. 1 priority” for the GOP. “It will guarantee the midterms,” Trump told House Republicans who gathered at his tacky resort in Doral, Flor…

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shown us anything since President Donald Trump appointed him secretary of Health and Human Services, it’s that the path to a healthier America cannot be paved with good intentions alone. The 72-year-old captured supporters through an ideological movement packaged as “MAHA”—Make America Healthy Again. With the promise of bringing transparency back to the White House’s …

By Angela Hart for KFF California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration. After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez for refusing what her lawyers called “ the dangerous politicization of …

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President Donald Trump’s second term is so chock-full of corruption and grift that it seems almost too small to mention that the Trump Organization, his private company, just applied for trademarks for “Trump 250” in conjunction with America’s 250th birthday. America! Get hyped for “Trump 250” bumper stickers, tote bags, drinkware, clothing, and golf balls, among other trash. And enjoy the opport…

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