Month: August 2025

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) addressed the deepfake video that went viral last month of the senator’s likeness offering a “vulgar and absurd critique” of actress Sydney Sweeney’s “great jeans” ad campaign. In a New York Times op-ed, the moderate Democrat called on Congress to pass legislation to protect Americans from the harms of deepfakes, saying…
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The Texas state House passed a new set of GOP-friendly congressional lines on Wednesday, putting the party one step closer toward adopting a new map that sparked a redistricting arms race across the country. The lower chamber approved the new maps on party lines, 88-52, in the first of two key votes. Republicans cleared the final…
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“I was raised to believe that we defeated fascism in World War II and that we would never allow it again in the world,” musician Jack White said Wednesday on social media.

Most Americans are opposed to Russia receiving Ukrainian territory at the end of the war, according to a new poll that comes as President Trump has suggested “land swaps” should be part of a peace deal. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about “how much of Ukraine’s territory” they want Russia to have at the…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voiced support Wednesday for the Trump administration’s plan to potentially take a stake in Intel, suggesting it aligned with an earlier effort to secure returns from CHIPS and Science Act investments.  “I am glad the Trump administration is in agreement with the amendment I offered three years ago to the CHIPS…
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Lindsey Halligan, the president’s special assistant, told Fox News “we can’t just keep focusing on the negative.”

Crockett’s comments were in response to Trump’s latest criticism of the Smithsonian Institution.

Two German fighter jets were dispatched to Romania’s border with Ukraine on Tuesday in response to Russian attacks in the region. Moscow targeted Ukrainian ports on the Danube River, according to Romania’s Ministry of National Defense.  However, no intrusions from Russian forces were detected during the German mission.  “The close cooperation with Allies throughout the…
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Conservative commentator Scott Jennings and journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon offered unique interpretations Tuesday of the president’s latest screed.

Former President Obama backs California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s plan to redraw California’s congressional districts if it helps offset new maps in Texas that are more favorable to Republicans. “I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible approach,” Obama told a Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., fundraiser crowd Tuesday, according to excerpts shared with reporters. “We’re…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appeared alongside Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin and Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) on a call as they rallied their party behind California’s redistricting measure. “Yes, we’ll fight fire with fire. Yes, we will push back. It’s not about whether we play hardball anymore…
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The Israeli military said Wednesday that it is calling up tens of thousands of reservists before the expanded military incursion into Gaza City, even as the country’s government is considering a proposal for a ceasefire with Palestinian militant group Hamas.  “As part of the next phase of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’, ~60,000 reserve orders were issued…
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President Trump purchased more than $100 million worth of bonds since he took office for his second term in January, according to Office of Government Ethics filings. The filings, released Tuesday night, showed the president began purchasing on Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration, and purchased more than 30 more corporate and municipal bonds…
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“I work so hard for the President and party,” she texted then-RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, according to court filings.

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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) recent mimicry of President Trump’s social media style offers Americans a reflection on their president. “It’s a teaching moment. He’s mirroring and reflecting what Donald Trump is doing, so to ask the country, ‘Is this who you want as your leader, somebody who…
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A Texas Democratic state lawmaker abruptly left a call with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and other top party leaders on Wednesday after she was warned she was committing a felony. “Sorry, I have to leave,” state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) said at one point in the call, interrupting Martin. “They said it’s…
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“It looks like Liberace got high and decided to redecorate,” one social media user said of the president’s White House makeover.

Experts in voting rights, political communication and U.S. elections are sounding the alarm on the president’s recent threats.

“You think that we don’t get the joke. Oh, no, we get the joke. It’s just not funny,” Dana Perino said.

The president called the meetings with both leaders “very successful,” despite failing to reach a ceasefire deal.

Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more information about how the Trump administration teamed up with the state of Florida to create a controversial detention facility for migrants in the middle of the Everglades. “Brushing aside concerns from human rights watchdogs, environmentalist groups, and Tribal nations, [DHS] has greenlit the…
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An upcoming episode of “South Park” is set to make fun of President Trump’s efforts to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. A teaser for the Wednesday evening episode, released on social media and YouTube, shows the iconic character “Towlie” arriving in Washington, D.C. As “Towlie” gets off a bus arriving in the district,…
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Trump relied on the app during the 2024 election even though at one point he wanted it banned.

Vice President JD Vance has been in office since January, and already he’s racked up more vacation days than most Americans could dream of in a decade. The man who built his brand railing against “elites” has basically become one — living like the very people he claimed to stand against.   His latest trip? A…
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