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Trump White House Is Considering Using Drones to Bomb Cartels in Mexico — Report
According to several sources, officials have discussed bombing cartels with or without Mexico's consent.

What Should We Do If Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act?
Three strategies for public pressure in response are refusal, resistance and ridicule.

Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections
His order on voter policy could disenfranchise millions, but multiple lawsuits have already sprung up to challenge it.

Protesters Demand End to Trump-Musk Power Grab in Nationwide “Hands Off” Marches
The protests represented the largest public rebuke yet of President Donald Trump and henchman Elon Musk.

AI Isn’t Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy — It’s Going to Vastly Worsen It
Trump is pushing a new artificial intelligence-driven bureaucracy to gut public services and use our data to exploit us.

Only 14 Senators Join Sanders Bid to Block Arms to Israel as Gaza Deaths Top 50K
The resolutions failed by a larger margin than in similar votes in November, with several Democrats flipping to “no.”

Senate Republicans Unveil Budget Blueprint to Deliver on Trump’s Agenda
"Let's be clear: Trump and his allies in Congress are cooking the books in broad daylight,” said one critic.

Trump Dumping Musk Is Not Enough to Stop the Wreckage of the Federal Government
Even if Trump splits with Musk, the tech bro’s strategy of wrecking institutions and pushing legal limits will live on.

Waltz Has Used Personal Email and 20 Other Signal Threads for Government Affairs
Reports of 20 Signal chats and Waltz’s Gmail mark at least four major security liabilities uncovered since Signalgate.

Elon Musk May Be Pushed Out of Trump Admin After Humiliating Wisconsin Loss
Musk spent millions to meddle in a Wisconsin state Supreme Court election — which his candidate lost by double digits.