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1+ min ago (321+ words) On Friday, during an Oval Office bill signing ceremony that started more than two hours late, President Donald Trump dismissed a reporter's question about skyrocketing healthcare costs, griping, "You make it sound so bad." "At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire," said a reporter. "What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up" " "Well, don't make it sound so bad," Trump interrupted, "because obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans." He went on to call Obamacare "horrible health insurance," accusing Democrats of being "totally controlled by insurance companies." "I want to see the billions of dollars go to the people, not the insurance companies," the president continued. "I want to see the people go out and buy themselves great healthcare. Much better…...

1+ min ago (338+ words) A quick daily step that supports increased body strength, performance, and recovery. Ahead, we break down exactly why Creatine is a smart addition to your regimen, and how it can support your fitness journey this season (and beyond). What's more, Creatine can play a role in your body's internal messaging system that tells your muscle cells, "Hey, it's time to repair, rebuild, and get stronger." It also helps maintain your muscles' stored form of quick energy so they have fuel ready when you need it. In short, it supports your body's natural strength-building processes." And because boosting creatine phosphorylation helps bring down ammonia and lactate levels in your blood, it can make the post-workout recovery window feel a whole lot kinder. In other words, it helps you feel ready for what's next while supporting those strength-building changes you're working toward....

8+ min ago (946+ words) I didn't expect to begin this article on a sidewalk. But on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, around noon, I mentally finalized what I thought would be a clean two-week account of Washington's slow tightening. I got off the Metrorail at 14th and Irving to join'the #WeAintBuyingIt rally'in front of Target's entrances. A small crowd had gathered, calm and steady, holding signs. Someone turned to me and said, almost casually, "This is Week 36." Thirty-six consecutive Saturdays of protest. Thirty-six weeks of refusing to spend money in a store that, in their words, "walked away from the very people who kept it standing." Speakers harkened back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began on Dec. 5, 1955. "Seventy years this week." "Different city. Same principles." And just like that, everything planned for this article changed. Because the story I thought I was writing'about federal pressure,…...

10+ min ago (125+ words) Trump insisted he knows "nothing about" his appearance in a newly released dump of Jeffrey Epstein photos on Friday. The post "I Know Nothing About It: Trump Dismisses Photos of Him in Epstein Dump as "No Big Deal first appeared on Mediaite. The president was confronted by a reporter in the Oval Office on Friday, moments after he hosted members of the 1980 US Olympic men's hockey team to award them Congressional Gold Medals. "I know nothing about it," he added before moving on. Lawmakers say the broader trove includes "pictures of people engaged in sexual acts," though it remains unclear who appears in them. The president has long denied having knowledge of Epstein's crimes, although his past association with Epstein is under renewed scrutiny....

12+ min ago (106+ words) The announcement came on Friday from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. "This policy change aligns with Department of Homeland Security priorities to modernize screening and vetting processes and address the vulnerabilities in identity documents," said the statement. The announcement sparked a quick response from experts, who said that certain details of the policy aren't exactly clear. This follows a number of other controversial changes at USCIS, including a new screening process that forces applicants to prove they haven't engaged in so-called "Anti-America ideologies or activities." ALSO READ: These betrayals are splitting MAGA from Trump " and making him more dangerous than ever...

15+ min ago (1748+ words) Since the second Trump administration took power in January, at least 15 coal plants have had planned retirements pushed back or delayed indefinitely, a DeSmog analysis found. The fossil fuel facilities are located in regions across the country, from Maryland to Michigan and Georgia to Wyoming. Together, their two dozen coal-fired generators emitted more than 68 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2024. That's more than the total emissions of Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. combined. Nearly 75 percent of the coal plants were on track to shutter in the next two years. Cara Fogler, managing senior analyst for the Sierra Club, called the recent spate of delayed closures "unacceptable." DeSmog identified the 15 plants by examining changes to the planned retirement dates listed by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a DOE agency that compiles data on energy providers, as well as public statements from utilities…...

20+ min ago (388+ words) Former Trump White House official Marc Short'told Politico's Dasha Burns'that the Democratic Party will likely dominate the 2026 midterms. In an appearance on CSPAN's'Ceasefire'alongside Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod,'Short said that the Republican Party is already set to endure heavy losses in the upcoming elections. "I think it's going to be a really steep climb, Dasha," said Short, in relation to GOP midterm efforts. "The reality is that Americans like divided government. They don't want one party in control. Each time there's been one party in control, there's been a backlash." The once chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence noted that in previous midterms, the incumbent party is much more vulnerable to losing Congressional seats. "And so, just like in the 2018 midterms when Republicans had control of everything, Democrats had a big year. In 2022, when Democrats are in…...

23+ min ago (230+ words) President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter in the Oval Office on Friday after being pressed on what millions of Americans should expect as enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire " a change projected to raise premiums for roughly 24 million people. During an event honoring the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team " the famed "Miracle on Ice" " a reporter asked Trump directly: "What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up?" Trump immediately lashed out, accusing the journalist of parroting Democratic talking points. "You make it sound so bad," Trump said. "You're obviously a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans." The reporter vigorously shook his head in disagreement as the exchange played out in the Oval Office. Trump then launched into a winding defense of his long-promised plan…...

26+ min ago (785+ words) Federal prosecutors in President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) are increasingly opting to embarrass themselves in court rather than risk the wrath of the White House. That's according to a Friday article by the New York Times' Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer, who reported that the DOJ's recent string of public losses are seen as highly uncharacteristic of the federal government. One recent example is the DOJ failing to convince a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), just one week after a separate grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia declined to return an indictment."Federal grand juries almost never decline to bring an indictment once, much less twice. Such rejections, known as 'no true bills,' have been exceedingly rare, a misfire that often stigmatizes the prosecutors involved," Thrush and Feuer wrote. "They are…...

29+ min ago (360+ words) President Donald Trump may have just suffered his "most significant blow yet," an analyst wrote Friday. When Indiana's Republican-controlled legislature rebuffed his redistricting scheme despite intense pressure from MAGA allies, the implications extended well beyond electoral calculations. The 31-19 vote represented a coordinated challenge to the president's grip over his own party and his vision for consolidating power during his second term, The Atlantic's Jonathan Chait argued in his piece. Chait called it a "mass revolt against the president." The technical details of the rejected map matter less than the act itself, he said. Gerrymandering is common in America, even if mid-decade redistricting battles weren't mainstream. What made their rejection remarkable was their willingness to defy him. "Trump's authoritarian project relies on the cultlike hold he has over his party. Republicans have come to understand that the cost of defying Trump…...