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On This Day in 1793, Revolutionaries Executed the King of France by Guillotine, a Deadly Machine They Saw as a Symbol of Equality

The office of Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is responding to a wave of criticism on social media after the senator was seen in a photograph posing with an infamous Jan. 6 rioter.

President Donald Trump is beginning to fulfill pledges to crack down on immigration and restore “energy dominance.” Some moves are likely to be popular, but not all.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

President Donald Trump says his administration will move to suspend the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmarks of a “Russian information operation.”

More than 1,600 people eligible to resettle in the United States are waiting to flee Afghanistan and Pakistan, say advocates

Gulf of Mexico to be called Gulf of America, and Denali, highest North American peak, reverts to Mount McKinley

President accuses global health agency of mishandling Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises

Executive order effectively reinstates ‘Schedule F’, which sought to categorize workers as political hires

President instructs US government to remove ‘radical gender ideology guidance’ and review diversity programs

President tells crowd that US ‘will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity’

Trump marked being ‘dictator-for-a-day’ flanked by four of the richest people on Earth – one of whom appeared to do a Nazi salute.

Granted impunity for his own conduct, Trump extends it to the rioters.

On American TikTok users cannot seatch the phrase "Donald trump rigged election", however when using a vpn to a mexican server the search does return results.

Heel, collar, Balenciaga? We rank America's bootlickers.

King’s legacy celebrated on a day that likely signals a step backwards in the fight against racism

Laken Riley Act, which passed 64-35, requires detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft-related crimes

Ninety-nine senators back confirmation of Rubio, 53, first member of Trump’s cabinet to win Senate approval

Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from co-leading President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to the Associated Press. The official line as to why Ramaswamy is moving on is that he plans to run for elected office — he reportedly intends to run for Ohio governor.

Joe Biden’s enabling of a genocide in Palestine was in keeping with a career spent pushing bloody war in the Middle East. His action and inaction on Gaza was brutal, unjustifiable, and unforgivable.

Democrats hemorrhaged working-class voters in 2024. Faiz Shakir is running for party chair to win them back.

For nine years, Democrats abandoned all else to focus on one thing: keeping Donald Trump out of office. In the process, they sidelined working-class concerns, lost crucial voters, and still failed — not once, but twice — to accomplish their singular goal.

Because Trump would be unlikely to approve them, California has no choice but to abandon its groundbreaking rules for zero-emission trucks and cleaner locomotives.

While Elon Musk and other billionaires watched the Trump inauguration, his pet DOGE project faced three new lawsuits.

In his previous term, Trump told about 30800 documented lies. So that means Trump told us an average of 20-25 lies every single day including weekends.

President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to a number of individuals who Donald Trump seemed likely to target for prosecution once he returns to the White House.

In emergencies, when every minute counts, research shows family, friends and neighbors are often saving lives. These local efforts go uncounted, yet they’re crucial.

President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to extended family members moments before President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in.

U.S. President Donald Trump will issue a series of executive orders targeting diversity programs and gender identity policies Monday, moving swiftly to deliver on divisive campaign promises to dismantle "woke" culture.

"Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

If a strike goes ahead, 56 of the company’s warehouse stores across five states would be affected after 85% of Teamster members voted to authorize the action over wages and benefits.

The more I look into her and her posts, the more I laugh about the fact that she is working in the congress.

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Do you have a license for that 3D printer?

Trump’s policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own.

Democracy is when you veto something 4/5 people voted for got it AHA.

President-elect Donald Trump plans a massive immigration raid in Chicago, with up to 200 officers involved, according to a report.

Trump's inauguration comes on the heels of historic fires in Los Angeles and a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

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A nurse who fled Cuba as part of the Caribbean nation’s largest exodus in more than six decades needed a place to stay in Mexico as she waited to legally enter the U.S. using a government app. A woman who had lived her whole life in the same Tijuana neighborhood was desperate for medical help after a dog attack left her with wounds to her legs.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of President-elect Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), plans to run for governor of Ohio, two sources confirmed to The Hill on Friday.

Lessons from the lawyer of the whistleblower who prompted Trump’s first impeachment

Some 1,100 prison recruits are battling LA's infernos, risking life and health for less than $2 an hour—yet still the jobs are coveted.

10 years in prison is possible.

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Amid Gaza protests, a report from MIT Coalition for Palestine details research funded by Israel on drone swarms and underwater surveillance.

Police department officials lament ‘systemic problem’ and say rats ‘enjoying’ 400,000lbs of marijuana in storage

Experts say climate crisis was likely responsible for a quarter of the dryness that fueled the fires’ rapid spread

Max Blumenthal and I confront Blinken on the US-Israeli genocide. I am literally carried out, manhandled and handcuffed after Blinken talks about the importance of a free press.

This week, the Wall Street Journal released an alarming report on how the Biden administration may have suppressed dissenting views supporting the lab theory on the origin of the COVID-19 virus. Not only were the FBI and its top experts excluded from a critical briefing of President Biden, but government scientists were reportedly warned that they were “off the reservation” in supporting the lab theory.

I think the “Jack Smith Gives Up” headline isn’t fair since it was other people’s fault he was appointed so late. But other than that I think conservative David Frum’s article pointing out that Trump got away with treason and this is a dangerous thing for the future of the country is spot on.

A behind-the-scenes 11th-hour White House effort is underway to prevent TikTok from going dark on Americans’ phones as early as Sunday, according to a new report.

Democrats criticize Chris Wright’s comments during US Senate confirmation hearing for energy secretary nominee