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Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One
Through the windows of Air Force One, he was pictured holding a poster that seemingly says “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
US Once Again Denies Palestinian Officials Visas to Attend New York UN Meeting
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will have to deliver remarks and participate in meetings via video link.
Since 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members Combined
This amounts to more than 80 trades per market day for the president in his first 17 months back in office.
Bush, With Legacy of Torture, Unveils Portrait Book of “Political Prisoners”
The war on terror and PATRIOT Act president is releasing a book of portraits of dissenters called “The Call of Freedom.”
AIPAC’s Network Has Already Spent $67.2 Million to Shape the Midterm Elections
The giant influx from American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACs is a case study in money distorting politics.
A Lucrative Tax Break Is Fueling Pennsylvania’s Amazon Data Center Boom
Advocates and legislators on both sides of the aisle are pushing to repeal the subsidy altogether.
Describing Himself as a “Hoax Buster,” Trump Dismisses Legitimate AI Concerns
Tech experts say that AI companies can’t be trusted to self-regulate.
Modern-Day Fascism Isn’t a Rerun — It Is “End Times Fascism”
A new book examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world” even as they drive growing crises.
Massie Moves to Force Impeachment Vote Against Hegseth, Citing Civilian Deaths
The Republican lawmaker cited incidents like the US’s elementary school massacre in Minab, Iran, early in the war.
Robin D. G. Kelley: What We’re Experiencing Right Now Is Fascism
Technologies from Israel have turbocharged surveillance by ICE, Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security.