Explainer-Why would the US government shut down? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/explainer-why-us-government-shut-101218133.html
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Explainer-Why would the US government shut down? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/explainer-why-us-government-shut-101218133.html
Congress returns to face chaotic funding fight, Epstein drama, crime crackdown https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/congress-returns-face-chaotic-funding-100012715.html
Pennsylvania Democrats attract some buzz in the party's bid to take back the US House https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pennsylvania-democrats-attract-buzz-partys-095322557.html
Final preparations for trial of man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/final-preparations-trial-man-accused-040313036.html
This is my 95-year-old neighbor. He's been living alone since his wife passed away from cancer, and not long ago, he also lost his loyal companion dog. Now, every day, our chicken Hei Hei escapes the yard just to visit him. She sits with him, accepts treats, and lets him pet her like an old
Kennedy and the anti-vaccine folks have finally gotten to Trump... Trump raises fresh questions about Covid-19 vaccines that he says have ‘ripped apart’ CDC... www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/p...
Departing CDC Leader Blasts RFK Jr. Over Bombshell COVID Vaccine Threat.. CDC director has warned against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “dangerous” plan—revealed by the Daily Beast last week—that could ban the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. www.thedailybeast.com/departing-cd...
Judge blocks deportation of 76 Guatemalan minors after questioning government's argument
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler to retire from Congress https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democratic-rep-jerry-nadler-retire-013758128.html
Trump administration demands state voter data, including partial Social Security numbers www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/p...
President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.
Graham Platner, an oyster farmer from Maine, wants to “claw back wealth that was created by the labor and the consumption of working-class Americans who have not shared in the riches they helped build.”
Trump’s Mental Health Plan: Defund, Incarcerate, Disappear... His speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler says he won't run for reelection in 2026 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/york-democratic-rep-jerry-nadler-002734047.html
President Donald Trump's policies spark protests in multiple US cities on Labor Day https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/president-donald-trumps-policies-spark-002233241.html
Pope Leo XIV met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church. The Rev. James Martin said Leo told him that he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.
Not an Onion headline... Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom... www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Wasn’t it cool when we could get packages from other countries? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2340901/-Wasn-t-it-cool-when-we-could-get-packages-from-other-countries?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Paul Blart, FBI agent https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2340411/-Cartoon-Paul-Blart-FBI-agent?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Anti-abortion groups have a new strategy to end telehealth abortion https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2341201/-Anti-abortion-groups-have-a-new-strategy-to-end-telehealth-abortion?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Bessent expects Supreme Court to uphold legality of Trump's tariffs but eyes Plan B https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bessent-expects-supreme-court-uphold-201553196.html
Pennsylvania nuns who stood up to claims of election fraud win national award https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2341194/-Pennsylvania-nuns-who-stood-up-to-claims-of-election-fraud-win-national-award?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Make America a Police State https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2340226/-Cartoon-Make-America-a-Police-State?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2341196/-Expect-health-insurance-prices-to-rise-next-year-brokers-and-experts-say?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march will bring together climate and social justice movements https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2340318/--Make-Billionaires-Pay-march-will-bring-together-climate-and-social-justice-movements?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
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Clips of the work: A look at Trump's war on labor https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2340539/-Clips-of-the-work-A-look-at-Trump-s-war-on-labor?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Just another day https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/1/2340856/-Cartoon-Just-another-day?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump's shift of presidential hero says about his evolving goals https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jackson-mckinley-trumps-shift-presidential-112117751.html
Utah emerges as a pivotal battleground amid race to redraw congressional maps https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/utah-emerges-pivotal-battleground-amid-110034017.html
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-plans-hefty-tax-imported-082858146.html
Trump news at a glance: US president issues threat to mandate voter ID https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-news-glance-us-president-005940740.html
FAFO… Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks… www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
This is crazy and inhumane… Judge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to Guatemala… “I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend," the judge said… www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Red states unleash their bloodlust https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340535/-Red-states-unleash-their-bloodlust?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Torching democracy https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2339706/-Cartoon-Torching-democracy?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340896/-Blue-states-that-sued-kept-most-CDC-grants-while-red-states-feel-brunt-of-Trump-clawbacks?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized After Car Wreck, Spokesperson Says https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-car-wreck-203756869.html
Let me get this straight… Trump is imposing tariffs… To increase American-made goods… But then Trump and ICE are deporting all the immigrants producing those American-made goods…
This is crazy and inhumane… Judge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to Guatemala… “I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend," the judge said… www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
The leader of Trump’s assault on higher education has a troubled legal and financial history https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340898/-The-leader-of-Trump-s-assault-on-higher-education-has-a-troubled-legal-and-financial-history?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Trump administration cancels $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects... www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Cartoon: Putin says 'jump' https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340208/-Cartoon-Putin-says-jump?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Chicago Mayor Johnson defies Trump’s federal immigration enforcement plan for the city... www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Florida Out $218 Million For Shuttered 'Alligator Alcatraz'... crooksandliars.com/2025/08/flor...
1 in 4 Texas school districts sign up for new Bible-infused curriculum https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340915/-1-in-4-Texas-school-districts-sign-up-for-new-Bible-infused-curriculum?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
DHS Secretary Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dhs-secretary-noem-confirms-more-165158406.html
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340693/-Mystery-surrounds-1-2-billion-Army-contract-to-build-huge-detention-tent-camp-in-Texas-desert?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Transcript: JB Pritzker on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 31, 2025 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/transcript-jb-pritzker-face-nation-143012335.html
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/government-shutdown-looms-congress-returns-142258422.html
Black Music Sunday: Songs about work and workers for Labor Day weekend https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2339330/-Black-Music-Sunday-Songs-about-work-and-workers-for-Labor-Day-weekend?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
RFK Jr says he’ll ‘fix’ a vaccine program... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cartoon: How did that happen? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/31/2340694/-Cartoon-How-did-that-happen?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Democrats see crime as a major problem. Their party is struggling to address it https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-see-crime-major-problem-120407215.html
‘He’s trying to rig the midterms’: Trump intervenes to protect his allies in Congress https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trying-rig-midterms-trump-intervenes-100027694.html
Barabak: Their brotherly love transcends politics — and California's tooth-and-nail redistricting fight https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/barabak-brotherly-love-transcends-politics-100000391.html
Trump wants to ax an affordable housing grant that's a lifeline for many rural communities https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-wants-ax-affordable-housing-040259735.html
What to know about the verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro's trial in Brazil https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/know-verdict-sentencing-phase-bolsonaros-040058922.html
Let me get this straight… Trump is imposing tariffs… To increase American-made goods… But then Trump and ICE are deporting all the immigrants producing those American-made goods…
Why are conservatives such cowards? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340732/-Why-are-conservatives-such-cowards?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: What grade are you in? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340864/-Cartoon-What-grade-are-you-in?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Kennedy already slowing down vaccines... CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States... The country’s largest pharmacy chain said it needed a C.D.C. panel to recommend the shots before it could offer them nationwide... Walgreens need RX in 16 states... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
I think he lost his teeth....
Clips of the week: Democrats shred Trump’s dictator dreams https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340846/-Clips-of-the-week-Democrats-shred-Trump-s-dictator-dreams?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
A win for Hunter Biden, and why is Trump appealing a courtroom victory? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340662/-A-win-for-Hunter-Biden-and-why-is-Trump-appealing-a-courtroom-victory?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Assault sandwich ban https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340733/-Cartoon-Assault-sandwich-ban?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
JD Vance Discusses Readiness To Be President If, 'God Forbid,' Something Happens To Trump https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jd-vance-discusses-readiness-president-165310786.html
When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340928/-When-did-caring-for-America-s-most-vulnerable-kids-become-political?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Florida farmers can thank Trump for the severe labor shortage https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340882/-Florida-farmers-can-thank-Trump-for-the-severe-labor-shortage?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Caribbean Matters: The unelected 'junta' controlling Puerto Rico's economy https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2339945/-Caribbean-Matters-The-unelected-junta-controlling-Puerto-Rico-s-economy?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Active shooter drill https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/30/2340860/-Cartoon-Active-shooter-drill?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty as Trump presses for change https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/walk-smithsonian-museum-reveals-american-114239041.html
EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epa-fires-employees-publicly-criticized-005948469.html
What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/happens-trump-tariffs-now-federal-235505076.html
Missouri's Republican governor calls special session on redistricting https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/missouris-republican-governor-calls-special-233459657.html
US EPA fires some employees who signed letter criticizing Trump administration https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-epa-fires-employees-signed-230354158.html
Trump's global tariffs are illegal, federal court rules. Here's why they'll remain in place. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trumps-global-tariffs-illegal-federal-221540272.html
LEGO lovers fall victim to Trump’s latest tariff turmoil https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340894/-LEGO-lovers-fall-victim-to-Trump-s-latest-tariff-turmoil?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Looks like GOP senator won't run again after pissing everyone off https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340876/-Looks-like-GOP-senator-won-t-run-again-after-pissing-everyone-off?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Watch spineless Mike Johnson squirm over the Epstein files https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340878/-Watch-spineless-Mike-Johnson-squirm-over-the-Epstein-files?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Appeals court finds Trump’s sweeping tariffs unconstitutional but leaves them in place for now https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/appeals-court-finds-trump-sweeping-214716070.html
Missouri to take up redistricting in special session, likely netting GOP 1 seat https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/missouri-redistricting-special-session-likely-214618586.html
Trump team promises to 'honor' another notorious Confederate leader https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340865/-Trump-team-promises-to-honor-another-notorious-Confederate-leader?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Texas Democratic Congressman Greg Casar Still Thinks Texas Is “Up for Grabs”... www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Young men are blaming Democrats for Trump bleeding them dry https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340869/-Young-men-are-blaming-Democrats-for-Trump-bleeding-them-dry?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Bid a not-so-fond farewell to Wisconsin's worst Supreme Court justice https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340910/-Bid-a-not-so-fond-farewell-to-Wisconsin-s-worst-Supreme-Court-justice?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Ted Cruz urges Mexico to follow El Salvador's harsh crackdown on cartels https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ted-cruz-urges-mexico-el-205620681.html
Supervisor Hilda Solis says she'll run for Congress if new maps are approved https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supervisor-hilda-solis-says-shell-192720218.html
Trump lackey pushes for Smithsonian to erase trans people https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340908/-Trump-lackey-pushes-for-Smithsonian-to-erase-trans-people?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Trump's new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trumps-cdc-chief-washington-health-192658945.html
Here's the latest infuriating display of Trump's lawlessness https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340841/-Here-s-the-latest-infuriating-display-of-Trump-s-lawlessness?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Judges, defense lawyers and grand jurors poke holes in cases from Trump's DC federal intervention https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/judges-defense-lawyers-grand-jurors-184947131.html
LEGO lovers fall victim to Trump’s latest tariff turmoil...
Trump administration tells states to remove references to 'gender ideology' from sex ed materials https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-tells-states-remove-183056384.html
Who is Jim O’Neill, Trump’s new CDC director... thehill.com/policy/healt...
Know what you meant. Probably makes more sense.
Big, big loss for Trump... A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now... apnews.com/live/donald-...
Susan Collins Rips Trump’s ‘Unlawful’ Effort To Cancel $5 Billion In Foreign Aid https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/susan-collins-rips-trump-unlawful-175515098.html
Texas experiments with heinous ways to oppress its people https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/29/2340843/-Texas-experiments-with-heinous-ways-to-oppress-its-people?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=