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Beshear Rejects Notion That a “Deadline” Has Passed to Replace McConnell
The Kentucky Republican senator has not made any public appearances since June.
Jon Stewart Grills Fetterman, Reminding Him That Israel Is “Not Our Country”
Stewart also reminded Fetterman that Jewish people and Israel are “not the same thing.”
Trump USDA Chief Celebrates 5 Million People Losing Food Aid as “Pretty Big Win”
The 2025 GOP budget law enacted the largest food aid cuts in US history and expanded work requirements for SNAP.
Voters Reject GOP “Power Grab” Referendum Measures in Kansas and Missouri
GOP-sponsored measures in both states went “down in flames,” observers of the elections noted.
Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations
The result represents a seismic win for the growing progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Eric Adams Booed While Lobbying for Data Center in Small Wisconsin Town
Adams gave a short talk in which he claimed that AI helped a friend with early breast cancer detection.
Trump Rages at Pirro After Her Office Drops Lincoln Pool “Vandalism” Cases
Sources have indicated that Trump is considering firing Pirro over her office's decision to drop the charges.
El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPAC
The pro-Israel group has spent record amounts to back Haley Stevens against progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed.
Unpublished DNC Autopsy Chapter Slams “Self-Enriching” Consultants for 2024 Loss
The document describes them as insulated “from the realities many Americans were encountering in their lives.”
In Effort to Get Confirmed, Blanche Signals Termination of Trump “Slush Fund”
Questions remain on whether the slush fund debate could be revived sometime in the future.