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Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to completely upend the Federal Emergency Management Agency, encouraging states to handle their own disaster responses.
“FEMA is a whole ‘nother ...
by Emily Singer
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on Thu Jan 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST
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The second Donald Trump term began as the made-for-TV event you know the former reality TV star sought it out to be, and while "reality TV" is largely fictitious scripting, Trump's inauguration day was very real - with real-life consequences for...
by The Ron Show
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on Tue Jan 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM PST
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This week, we’re helping a Dallas first grade that needs a wide assortment of books, and a Pittsburgh middle-school class that needs Lego-scale roller coaster kits. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help by sharing...
by belinda ridgewood
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on Sun Jan 19, 2025 at 07:00 AM PST
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The Supreme Court auditioner, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, has once again stuck his nose into a case that was not in front of him. Just like Aileen Cannon tried to do in Florida. The original case about Mifepristone was judge shopped to him in the U.S....
by Bill Addis
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on Sun Jan 19, 2025 at 07:24 AM PST
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Texas is trying to slam the door on all abortion avenues. Women have one way around the anti-choice crusade. They can order abortion-inducing medications online from doctors in states that still honor a woman's right to control her reproductive...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Sat Jan 18, 2025 at 03:54 PM PST
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A scary but essential viewing for those wanting to flip South Texas So this is the first post i’ve made in a while and probably the last for a long time since I really don’t like following politics when all of it just ticks me off. I was optimistic...
by LaserBurger
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on Sat Jan 18, 2025 at 09:31 AM PST
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Add your local, nationwide, DC, and global People’s March news to the ...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat Jan 18, 2025 at 04:45 PM PST
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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, a significant population shift has been underway, led chiefly by millennials and Gen Z Americans who are moving from urban to rural areas. This could spell trouble for the Democratic Party, which has...
by Morgan Stephens
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on Sun Jan 19, 2025 at 08:00 AM PST
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Conservative Texas District Judge Reed O’Connor took time out of his packed schedule of trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act to hand down a genuinely unhinged decision .
by Lisa Needham
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on Mon Jan 20, 2025 at 04:00 PM PST
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Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign emphasized two key promises far and beyond any others: to lower grocery costs—and inflation overall—and to enforce mass deportations of scary brown and Black ...
by kos
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on Sat Jan 18, 2025 at 08:00 AM PST
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas announced on Monday that he is ordering flags to be flown full-staff on Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, a blatant disregard of federal code that says flags ...
by Emily Singer
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on Mon Jan 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM PST
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The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars ...
by Texas Tribune
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on Sun Jan 12, 2025 at 02:00 PM PST
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More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and legislation seeking to end the practice. by Eleanor Klibanoff , for Texas ...
by Texas Tribune
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on Sat Jan 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST
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Trigger warning: discussion of sexual abuse and grooming It’s no secret that one big reason we as a country don’t get it about sexual assault is because elements of the church have their collective heads up their collective asses on this matter. And...
by Darrell Lucus
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on Wed Jan 08, 2025 at 05:05 PM PST
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, was selected as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s chair, a key position aimed at regaining the Democratic majority after the party’...
by Morgan Stephens
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on Mon Jan 06, 2025 at 01:00 PM PST
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Barely 48 hours into the new year, the United States found itself at the center of two violent incidents, a dark prelude to what many fear could be a turbulent year ahead. The first tragedy occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans,...
by Morgan Stephens
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on Fri Jan 03, 2025 at 06:00 AM PST
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Donald Trump will take the oath of office on Jan. 20, and law offices and nonprofit organizations across the country are warily counting down the days—and bracing for what’s to come. That ...
by Alix Breeden
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on Tue Dec 31, 2024 at 02:00 PM PST
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As tributes to former President Jimmy Carter have been flowing in following his death on Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott extended his sincerest condolences to Carter’s wife, Rosalynn … ...
by Alex Samuels
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on Tue Dec 31, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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“Give me that old-time religion, Give me that old-time religion Give me that old-time religion It's good enough for me.” With Hanukkah and Christmas coming at the same time this year, I thought it was a good opportunity to explore the politics of...
by Alan Singer
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on Mon Dec 30, 2024 at 05:02 AM PST
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AP News reported on December 18: Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024. Dec 23, at X, Musk shared an X post he called “concerning”, by John LeFevre, although it’s possible a more accurate term may be...
by mettle fatigue
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