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Aide to Dem Gov Busted in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme at State Office Building

A senior aide to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, rumored to be a possible 2028 candidate, has been arrested in a major cocaine trafficking scheme that allegedly funneled drugs into a state office building. LaMar Cook, the deputy director of Healey’s western Massachusetts office since 2023, is charged with trafficking more than 200 grams of cocaine, illegal gun possession, and unlawful possession of…
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‘Squad’ Member Cori Bush Primary Loss Mocked By Republicans

Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush lost her congressional seat to a challenger on Tuesday night, making her the second member of the far-left “Squad” to do so. Wesley Bell, the candidate for St. Louis County prosecutor, led Bush by double digits, with 54.9% of the vote to Bush’s 41.8% when Decision Desk HQ called the race. Bush has been ridiculed…
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MAGA Congresswoman Set To Appear On ‘The View’

Republican firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is set to make a high-profile appearance on The View next week. Host Whoopi Goldberg announced the news Thursday morning as the panel discussed the ongoing government shutdown and the latest political turmoil in Washington. “People in Washington are starting to say ‘my constituents.’ You know, they’re starting to remember why they’re there,” Whoopi…
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Supreme Court Gives Donald Trump Admin Win

President Donald Trump achieved a significant triumph at the U.S. Supreme Court, garnering support from normally liberal justices. The court annulled a lower court injunction that was obstructing the president from revoking the protected legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants presently living in the United States. The ruling was 8–1 in support of the president’s position, with the…
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Senate Republicans Break With Trump in Vote to End Brazil Tariffs Despite Vance Efforts

Senate Republicans delivered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump’s trade policy on Tuesday, even as they continue to largely back him during the ongoing government shutdown. Five GOP senators joined Democrats in voting to end Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil, Fox News reported. The resolution, led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., advanced from the…
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Trump Rips Schumer’s Criticism Of Asia Trip, Levels Serious Allegation

President Donald Trump forcefully rejected Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s criticism of his trip to Asia, calling the New York Democrat’s remarks “almost treasonous.” “Worked really hard, 24/7, took in Trillions of Dollars and Chuck Schumer said trip was a ‘total dud,’ even though he knows it was a spectacular success. Words like that are almost treasonous!!” Trump wrote on his…
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Patel: Probe Into Trump, GOP Lawmakers Over Jan. 6 Weak On Evidence

The FBI memo that initiated the Biden-era Arctic Frost investigation into President Donald Trump and hundreds of his allies over their activities related to January 6 lacked substantial evidence and clear legal justification, according to several former prosecutors and FBI agents who reviewed the newly released document and identified multiple deficiencies. The investigation, code-named Arctic Frost, was initially led by…
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Schumer Offers ‘Deal’ To Reopen Government But It Won’t Fly With GOP

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has shifted his strategy in the ongoing government shutdown, now embracing a version of a plan Republicans briefly considered — and later abandoned — to ease the shutdown’s impact on some federal workers and aid recipients. After previously withholding Democratic votes in a bid to secure an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, Schumer…
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Jeffries Losing Support, Dozens of Dems Won’t Commit To Backing Him

Dozens of Democratic candidates running for U.S. House seats nationwide told Axios they either would not support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for party leader or were not prepared to commit to voting for him. The responses suggest growing unease within some parts of the Democratic Party about its current leadership as the 2026 election cycle approaches, the outlet reported this…
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Fed Cuts Interest Rate by Quarter Point Amid Trump Pressure, Shutdown Uncertainty

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, its second cut this year, amid intensifying pressure from President Donald Trump and ongoing economic uncertainty surrounding the government shutdown. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 10 to 2 to lower the federal funds rate to a target range of 3.75 percent to…
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