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Editor’s Note: The video above is from previous coverage of the Texas Senate redistricting filibuster. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Map.’ Now, Republicans are trying to prevent them from leaving in the future.…
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) told President Trump on Monday to pressure Russia with the same intensity he has used against Washington, D.C., and Chicago. “Maybe just treat them like you’re treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office,” Moskowitz said…
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Democrat Wes Moore took to social media to put the record straight.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she has no intention of undertaking a redistricting effort in Virginia if she’s elected governor in November. “Short answer is no,” Spanberger said about the prospects of redistricting, local outlet 7News reported. “Virginia by constitutional amendment has a new redistricting effort that was put in place and first utilized…
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The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid. “Delaying the project will increase risks to reliability,” said grid operator ISO New England in a Monday statement.  “Recent heatwaves in New England drove demand…
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California Republicans announced a legal challenge Monday against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) effort to redraw congressional lines in the state, days after the state Legislature approved a redistricting ballot measure to go before voters this fall. The petition, as described at a Monday press conference, asks the state Supreme Court to intervene and keep Proposition…
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The White House posted an image of Abrego Garcia reminiscent of the 2008 “Hope” portrait of Barack Obama, insisting the Salvadoran man is in a gang.

The president’s comments came after some critics called out the deal as a “step toward socialism.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) continued his recent campaign of mocking President Trump’s branding by starting a “PATRIOT SHOP” on Sunday. “THE PATRIOT SHOP IS NOW OPEN!!!!” Newsom said in a Sunday post on the social platform X, highlighted by Mediaite. “MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS IS THE GREATEST MERCHANDISE EVER MADE. PLEASE ENJOY, AMERICA!”…
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President Trump on Monday did not rule out the possibility of launching a criminal probe into his ally-turned-critic, Chris Christie, for his connection to the 2013 “Bridgegate” scandal. Speaking to reporters, Trump continued his attacks on the former New Jersey governor, who Trump said he “always felt” was guilty for his alleged role in the…
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In dismissing a gun case due to an illegal search, the judge declared that “lawlessness cannot come from the government.”

More than half of respondents said they believed President Trump’s actions aimed at reducing crime in Washington, D.C., are justified, according to a Harvard Caps/Harris poll released Monday.  While 54 percent said the actions are justified, 46 percent of voters surveyed called Trump’s actions “unjustified and not necessary,” according to the poll. Opinions on Trump’s…
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More than 1,000 arrests have been made since federal law enforcement was sent into Washington, D.C., earlier this month, the White House announced Monday. Overall, 111 firearms have been seized and six known gang members have been arrested, including a MS-13 and a Tren de Aragua gang member, according to the White House. Additionally, 49…
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is seeing his national profile rise as his feud with President Trump intensifies and he seeks to position himself as a leader in the chorus of Democratic governors resisting Trump.  Trump and Moore spent much of the weekend firing insults at each other after Trump threatened to deploy the National…
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) mocked President Trump for the commander in chief’s claim that the governor privately told him that he’s the greatest president of his lifetime.  Trump spoke to reporters from the Oval Office on Monday, recalling his meeting with Moore at the Army-Navy football game in December. He claimed that Moore hugged…
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is changing up his approach to Donald Trump ahead of a possible 2028 Democratic presidential run.

Donald Trump and his cronies should be so proud of themselves.  There certainly were prior administrations that intentionally or ignorantly advanced policies that caused massive harm to both public and ecological health. In a forthcoming book on the history of U.S. law and the environment, Brigham Daniels and I identify a long history of damaging actions…
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Two-thirds of voters support President Trump’s efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, according to polling taken following Trump’s high-stakes meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this month.  The Harvard CAPS/Harris polling released Monday found 66 percent support Trump’s efforts to end the war — which has been raging for more…
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An overwhelming majority of voters said transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case is important to their views on President Trump, according to a new poll.  A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday found 65 percent of respondents said transparency around the case of the disgraced financier is important to their opinion of Trump, while 22 percent…
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The president has engaged in authoritarian discourse plenty of times before.

The song satirist also clawed at the president’s “tiny” ahem in a parody of “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King.”

The orders come amid Trump’s crackdown on the nation’s capital.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday renewed his call for President Trump to visit Baltimore, in the latest escalation of their feud. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the Democratic governor touted the progress he’s made since becoming governor two-and-a-half years ago in cutting the violent crime rate and reducing the number of…
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The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is knocking President Trump over the U.S. government’s plans to take a 10 percent equity stake in Intel. “Not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a Republican President demanding government ownership in a private company, but here we are,” the Journal editorial board wrote…
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Former Trump administration appointee Ty Cobb said Monday that he doesn’t think the FBI’s raid of President Trump’s ex-national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office last week will lead to any charges, but he acknowledged it had a chilling effect on people who might otherwise criticize Trump. “I went down and locked my door,”…
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