Hereare some RSS feeds for news on Trump, the Republican Party and Politics to keep you informed.
Motherjones.com
- by Tim MurphyFormer Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) reported to federal prison on Friday, after pleading guilty in 2024 to identity theft and wire fraud, stemming, in part, from a spectacular straw-donor scandal that was dwarfed by his still-more-spectacular “entire life story” scandal. As political prisoners go, Santos is not quite on par with his friend and mentor […]
- by David CornThe below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. There’s nothing like a $125 million opening weekend to overcome MAGA whining, and […]
- by Margaret KadifaThis story was originally published by Mission Local, a nonprofit newsroom covering San Francisco. You can donate to them here. Three asylum seekers leaving routine court hearings at San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, including one man who a judge had just said might be mentally impaired. They’re the latest in a series of […]
- by Bob Berwyn and Katie SurmaThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tuesday’s landmark advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change came as residents of some island nations are already “scraping barnacles off our grandfathers’ graves” as sea-level rise accelerates, said Julian Aguon, an Indigenous human rights lawyer and writer […]
- by Michael MechanicAmid the rancor and rhetoric of the fight over the “big, beautiful bill,” we heard many a story about Americans likely to suffer as a result of it—families who might lose access to elder care and food stamps and homes and health insurance and other important things. Largely missing were insiders’ views of the kinds […]
- by Katherine DaileyThis story is published in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University. In Minnesota, two tenants, the parents of a young autistic son, were told that they would be evicted. The reason? One neighbor had repeatedly complained about noise stemming from the child’s behavior, though it was nothing constant nor pervasive, according to […]
- by Julianne McShaneTwo months ago, a coalition of aid groups warned that Israel’s war on Gaza—and restrictions on food entering the strip—would cause mass starvation in Gaza imminently. Now, it has arrived, according to officials and aid groups. On Wednesday, more than 100 aid groups issued a statement outlining just how dire the situation has become for […]
- by Molly TaftThis story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Employees of the crucial scientific research arm of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been left with more questions than answers as the agency moves to officially wind down the office following months of back-and-forth. On Friday evening, the EPA issued a press release announcing a […]
Feedburner.com
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Democracynow.org
- Democratic Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, responds to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s latest attempt to break the Israeli siege on Gaza, the lethal beating of a U.S. citizen by Israeli civilians in the occupied West Bank and the Trump administration’s attempt to conceal information related to the federal […]
- A second group of international activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition are en route to Gaza to challenge Israel’s blockade. Their ship, named the Handala, launched from Italy five days ago carrying humanitarian aid desperately needed by Gaza’s starving population. The Freedom Flotilla’s most recent attempt to deliver aid was prevented by the Israeli military […]
- Dr. Nick Maynard, a surgeon who has just returned from volunteering in Gaza for the past month, describes a pattern reminiscent of “target practice” visible in the injuries medical staff are treating in Gaza. As evidence grows of deliberate massacres of Palestinians seeking aid at the U.S.- and Israeli-backed aid sites, Maynard says the pattern […]
- We speak to civil rights lawyer Ben Crump about the ongoing epidemic of anti-Black police violence and impunity for law enforcement in the United States. Crump first comments on the sentencing of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer who fired 10 bullets into Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020 during a botched raid, to 33 […]
- Israeli Attacks Kill 62 Palestinians Across Gaza as Malnutrition Cases Soar, U.N.: Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Trying to Access Food, France to Formally Recognize Palestine as a State, Cambodia Claims Thailand Is Committing War Crimes in Border Clashes, Venezuelan Immigrant Sent to CECOT Sues U.S. for $1.3M, WaPo: ICE Directs Agents to Increase Use of […]
- In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming. In a unanimous ruling by a panel of 15 judges, the court said high-emitting countries do have legal obligations under international law to address the “urgent and existential threat” of climate change. The case […]
- The BBC, Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse have all called on Israel to allow journalists in and out of Gaza as starvation there becomes imminent. In a statement, the news outlets said, “We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.” We speak with […]
- "Wasting Away" in Gaza: Oxfam, 100+ Groups Decry Israel's "Man-Made" Mass Starvation of PalestiniansAs Gazans face mass starvation due to Israel’s blockade, more than 100 humanitarian organizations are demanding action to end Israel’s siege of Gaza. Their warning comes as the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the number of starvation-related deaths in Gaza has climbed to at least 113 people. We go to Gaza City for an update […]
Crooksandliars.com
- by Susie MadrakWhen ICE agents approached a group of his kids during practice last week, Youman Wilder, their baseball coach and the founder of Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy, stepped up in a major way. Via The Root: In an interview on MSNBC’s “Deadline White House,” Wilder said he instructed his kids not to respond to armed agents […]
- by Walter EinenkelMichigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is running for fellow Democrat U.S. Sen. Gary Peters’ soon-to-be vacated seat. And in a new video, she demonstrates how she has outdone all other candidates in the race so far. Posted on Instagram, the video features McMorrow’s response to whether she, as a U.S. senator, would vote to release the […]
- by Ed ScarceIt doesn't seem like Markwayne Mullin likes Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego very much. Whatever Gallego puts forth, in this case, a resolution for the DOJ to release all files in full, Mullin will object. But when Mullin did so recently, he managed to put his foot squarely in his own mouth. Source: The New Republic […]
- by HeatherFCC Chair Brendan Carr made an appearance on Fox's America's Newsroom this Thursday, and was asked about CBS cancelling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and whether Trump was directly involved, and Carr refused to give host Bill Hemmer a straight answer: Carr’s ambiguity regarding whether Trump was directly involved in the decision to end […]
- by John AmatoOn February 27 Attorney General Pam Bondi released the first phase of the classified Epstein files and said "the Department of Justice is following through on President Trump's commitment to transparency and lifting the veil and disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his conspirators." She said this was only the first phase. Since then, Bondi […]
- by Susie MadrakThe Oval Office Goldfinger last week signed legislation that gave a rubber stamp to companies — including the ones owned by his kids Qusay and Uday — to issue their own digital currencies known as stablecoins. Never before has a president signed a bill that legalized his own stupid hustle. Via Rolling Stone: Not only […]
- by John AmatoPres. Trump took a tour of the Federal Reserve's construction project and was made to look like a fool by his most recent rage target. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell would have none of it. The face-painted Trump was there to try to humiliate Jerome Powell over the costs of the construction, but the Fed chairman […]
- by Conover KennardGhislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is all over the news. Maxwell is currently appealing her 20-year prison sentence, so she met with Trump's former top criminal defense attorney, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, for the second day. When questioned […]
Medium.com
- by Left Wisdom***Here I am sharing my review of this good book by Sarah Knzior explaining how the evil of the trump lead destruction of every good thing that the American nation, and people had managed to achieve over the last 100 years in our efforts to achieve full-citizen human rights. But then a lot list of […]
- by Left WisdomThis is a political philosophy that would only work for the anybody but the elite unless we were living in a perfect world. A world that is, where everybody has the same opportunities and starts out at the same level in society. The world is obviously not perfect by any portion of the definition so […]
- by Left WisdomNot only is trump an evil plight on government and the American People, the Supreme Court has become one too. And yes, I know that Roberts is whining that we should “criterize him or the court”, but that bull crap. He and the rest of court with the exception of Kagan, Somomayer, and Jackson have […]
- by Left WisdomPicture from GettyimagesBefore somebody accuses me of being biased, after watching the absolute destruction of every liberty, and every item of freedom we, in this nation have even had per the construction, detroyed by the so called trump adminstration (more like a kafkocracy in my view), suffice it to say, I am definitely NOT “fair”…have […]
- by Left WisdomI see people on video on the internet lamenting the fact that our country, the United States, is so divided. Well, I don’t care about “being united”. I have nothing in common with trump, Miller or any of the other extreme right people that are part of the MAGA mob of terrorists in this country. […]
- by Left WisdomThe young man of 33 who is expected to end up as the next Mayor of New York. Who is he? What will he do? As a gay man, I have to admit, I find him very attractive, he has the kind of smile that makes my heart flutter. However, I am being to see […]
- by Left Wisdom(picture from NPR)Most of this is primarily my opinion, however the two articles backup my logic and therefore my position based on all the evidence I have seen and heard ever since this man came down the gold escalator.Well, trump thinks he has found another way to make people think that he is a “big man” […]
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