A 68-year-old Democratic senator captivated Washington with an extraordinary 22-hour Senate floor speech that ended Wednesday, as he made an impassioned case against what he describes as presidential authoritarianism threatening American democracy. Jeff Merkley of Oregon began filibustering at 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday evening and continued speaking through Wednesday afternoon, standing continuously beside placards declaring...
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‘Unbelievable!’: Trump’s Move to Drop Racist Nominee Looked Like Accountability — Until Everyone Realized the White House Tried to Pull a Fast One
The Trump administration thought it had finally put out a recent fire when it confirmed the withdrawal of a controversial nominee accused of sending vile racist messages. But what was meant to look like accountability quickly turned into another embarrassment. President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top federal ethics post is out, but not gone...
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Sanae Takaichi rises from heavy metal fan to prime minister
In the late 1970s, a young woman spent six hours daily traveling by bus and train from her family home near Nara to attend university. She loved heavy metal bands and Kawasaki motorcycles, dreaming of independence while her mother insisted she remain at home until marriage. That woman, Sanae Takaichi, just made history as Japan’s...
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‘Lock Him Up!’: Trump’s Lie Caught Up to Him When Video Surfaces of Him Making Promise He’s Now Calling ‘Manufactured Outrage,’ Then Photos Call His Bluff
President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to rewrite history blew up on him this week. Now he’s facing mounting backlash and accusations of lying after new footage surfaced showing him promising one thing and reality revealing another. A viral clip posted to X shows Trump boasting in July that construction of the 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom...
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‘The Nerve!’: Jasmine Crockett’s Scathing Inquiry Into Trump’s Visible Decline Poses 5 Damning Questions That Could Change Everything — and MAGA’s Spiraling
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is calling for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s health and mental well-being following months of troubling public cognitive lapses and potential physical ailments. In a letter last week to White House Physician Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, the Texas representative asked for “clarity and honesty” on Trump’s physical and mental condition. Rep....
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‘Not a Good Look for MAGA’: Trump Supporters Show Their True Colors After Black Judge’s Ruling on Teens Who Attacked Ex-DOGE Employee
Finger-pointing and outrage followed the Oct. 14 sentencing of two Washington, D.C., teens who pleaded guilty to jumping Edward “Big Balls” Cortisine last August. MAGA conservatives want to see the 15-year-olds behind bars and are denouncing Judge Kendra Briggs’ decision to give them a year’s probation. As MAGA goes into meltdown mode, critics are using...