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Calls Grow for Probe as Reports Say Musk’s Starlink Will Do Business With FAA
A group of Democrats want an investigation into whether Musk has violated the criminal conflict of interest statute.
Trump Threatens Media, Opponents With Legal Action in DOJ Speech
In his speech to the Department of Justice, Trump baselessly accused the media of “illegal” behavior.
Progressives Say Chuck Schumer Has Voted to “Surrender” to Trump and Musk
Waleed Shahid described the senator's vote for Trump's spending bill as an “utterly embarrassing strategic blunder.”
Proposed Lawsuit for Constitutional Convention Cites Petitions From 1789
A draft of a lawsuit circulating among some attorneys general claims states reached the two-thirds threshold in 1979.
Trump’s Attacks Are Designed to Exhaust Us. Here’s How We Fight Back.
Our fatigue under Trump is deliberately engineered. We must understand burnout as a tool of control in order to resist.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Teams Up With DOGE to Gut USPS
A planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that the US Postal Service is on a path toward privatization.
Trump Official Refuses to Say Whether He Thinks Protest Is “Deportable Offense”
The official said “we would have never let [Mahmoud Khalil] into the” US if he said he would participate in protests.
Trump’s Policies Show “Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand”
Russian American writer M. Gessen discusses Trump’s agenda, a possible ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine, and more.
Court Docs Reveal Citibank Froze Nonprofits’ Accounts on FBI’s Request
Citibank was following requests from the Trump White House when it froze the accounts of several nonprofits last month.
No Deal Yet Between Democrats and GOP as Government Funding Deadline Approaches
Republicans would need eight Democratic senators to join them to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government.