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Trump keeps using “national security” to do what he wants
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (538+ words) In his second term, Donald Trump has taken the use of "national security" to new, absurd extremes.Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty President Donald Trump has a favorite justification for everything he does: “It’s a national security matter.” Of course, American…...
Ted Cruz pushed his college sports bill on ESPN—and was booed mercilessly
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (305+ words) Senator Ted Cruz talks to Rece Davis on ESPN about his Protect College Sports Act. Fans booed him for nearly 10 minutes.Screenshot via ESPN Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was on the receiving end of a nearly 10-minute chorus of boos…...
ICE at the polls? Ain't never gonna happen, says this voting expert
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (504+ words) David Becker speaks to reporters during a zoom call on Friday, September 11, 2026. At a press briefing on Friday, David Becker, a longtime voting rights advocate and the founder and director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, a “fiercly nonpartisan…...
Don't be fooled—Congress isn't cracking down on OpenAI
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (447+ words) A Republican-led Senate subcommittee on disaster management is now investigating the July incident where OpenAI’s autonomous models hacked Hugging Face, another AI startup, during internal testing. Axios first reported the Senate probe on Thursday, providing a letter by Sen. Josh…...
Will Putin's decade-long war on US elections hit the midterms?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (437+ words) In July 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, then–director of national intelligence, strode into the White House briefing room to press the case that Barack Obama had mounted a “treasonous conspiracy.” Trump and his allies embraced her lies, even though they were easy…...
Ashley Hinson fought to save private equity’s favorite loophole
1+ week, 2+ day ago (428+ words) Hinson, running against Democrat state Rep. Josh Turek, is looking to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).Charlie Neibergall/Getty On her campaign website, Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee in Iowa’s toss-up US Senate race, says she’s “laser focused…...
The fight for America’s future is happening in the South
1+ week, 5+ day ago (318+ words) Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) delivered remarks outside the Tennessee State Capitol after he was expelled over his role in a gun control protest in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in 2023.George Walker IV/AP “The litmus test for…...
Trump: Communities that oppose data centers will be "backwards and poor"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (272+ words) President Donald Trump holds a graphic showing the size of Meta's new data center under construction in Louisiana in comparison to Manhattan during a cabinet meeting on August 26, 2025.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty But boosting AI and the data centers that…...
The Florida GOP's red scare is losing steam
2+ week, 1+ day ago (683+ words) Democratic candidate for governor David Jolly addresses supporters during his primary election night party at the Miami Lakes Hotel in Miami Lakes, Florida, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty For Republicans in Florida, the midterm…...
The Tucker Carlson–Kremlin bond just got stronger
2+ week, 2+ day ago (416+ words) Tucker Carlson appearing on RTRT screenshot So it’s important to pay attention to Carlson’s peregrinations and associations. And he made a major move a few weeks ago, appearing for an hour on RT, the Russian state-controlled media outfit. “I’m a…...