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“almost 4 in 10 college students now say physical violence can be justified to shut down speech they don’t like.”
“Vice President JD Vance said in response that “violence will be met with violence.””
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Sairitupac in May, and the candidate won the June 23 Democratic primary for his seat.”
“Sairitupac also ran unsuccessfully for the same State Assembly seat in 2022.”
“Sairitupac was one of several Mamdani-backed socialists to win June primaries amid an attempted party takeover by more radical Democrats.”
“The trend prompted moderate Democrats to sign an open letter denouncing socialism in their party.”
“We look forward to continuing these close relationships and fulfilling President Trump’s priorities that Americans elected him to enact, noting that Trump and Thune closely collaborated to confirm a record number of nominees over the past …”
“There is no place I’d rather celebrate America’s 250th birthday than in South Dakota. Fireworks are back at Mount Rushmore, and you can’t beat our state’s iconic monument, the Black Hills, and a clear South Dakota sky as a backdrop for a c…”
“Trump stated that he would not sign the legislation into law until Senate Republicans pass the SAVE America Act, the president’s endorsed election integrity package that Thune has reiterated does not have enough votes to make it out of the…”
“Grigory Nekhoroshev, 69, was editor-in-chief of a Russian newspaper which reported in 2008 that the Russian ruler planned to divorce his wife, Lyudmila Putina, and wed Kabaeva instead.”
“Nekhoroshev died in the Latvian capital of Riga, where he had lived in exile as a political refugee for 11 years.”
“When the story ran in April 2008, owner Alexander Lebedev – a former KGB spy turned banker and entrepreneur – was forced to close the newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent.”
“Putin responded to the story on Kabaeva – 30 years his junior – by reprimanding ‘those who with their snotty noses and erotic fantasies prowl into others’ lives’.”
“White House officials are working on a plan for President Donald Trump to pardon 250 convicts in celebration of the United States’ 250 years of independence.”
“The outlet reported in May that there was concern about how the proposed pardons would affect the midterm elections”
“the Trump administration has revoked TPS status for every country that has come up for renewal, including Afghanistan, Burma, Cameroon, Nicaragua, Honduras, Nepal, and Venezuela.”
“Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said La Guaira, a coastal state adjoining Caracas, was a ‘disaster zone’.”
“He added some liberal caveats to this, saying the U.S. had to fix the healthcare system and confront economic challenges. So while I am proud to be a patriotic American, I'm proud to live in this country, I'm also mindful that we have work…”
“I think the Congress of the United States has largely been about performative politics. And yeah, I think you've seen people largely on both extremes that engage in performative politics that might get some likes on Twitter, might, and I m…”
“While bringing in cash from his cryptocurrency ventures, the president has maintained a very crypto-friendly administration, signing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, or the GENIUS Act, into law. Th…”
“Trump also signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile in March 2025, pledging to “make America the Bitcoin superpower of the world and crypto capital of the planet.””
“Maryland and Virginia, two states that have been at the forefront of data center expansion, have held 2026 legislative sessions, including robust debates about data centers and compromise between Democrats and Republicans to land on initia…”
“The legislation also placed a one-year ban on utility companies using speculative forecasting to predict energy bill rates rather than using the actual cost at the time.”
“The Old Dominion’s finalized budget imposes a $0.011-per-kilowatt-hour tax on data center electricity use per month, with a cap of $600 million per year and a subsequent refund once the cap is reached.”
“His latest declaration – £270,000 for working 12 hours over three months – is his largest single payday yet for work outside his role as an MP.”
“The register of financial interests also shows he earned £18,402 for an estimated six hours of presenting his show on GB News – working out to more than £3,000 an hour.”
“Farage has made almost £90,000 on the platform, which lets members of the public request clips from celebrities, in the past year.”
“Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a constitutional amendment in April as a preemptive measure should the Supreme Court “fail to address this issue correctly.””
“Call your senator at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to support my Constitutional Amendment to end Birthright Citizenship.”
“The long fight for a constitutional amendment begins now.”
“Will need either a constitutional amendment or a future court to overrule this. Anyway you slice it, the decision is a major defeat.”
“No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary! Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!”
“Not only is today’s decision inconsistent with statutory text, legal context, historical practice, and precedent; it also threatens to produce lamentable consequences,” Alito wrote. “The majority’s holding spawns a slurry of troubling elec…”
“Federal law is clear: all ballots must be received by Election Day to be counted,” Snead said. “The Court missed a major opportunity to reinforce election integrity and instead sides with California-style chaos.”
“By allowing ballots to be received and counted after Election Day, the Court is thwarting these federal laws and allowing the very chaos and suspicions Congress intended to prevent,” von Spakovsky said. “As Justice Samuel Alito says in his…”
“Harris is up by 10.3 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls.”
“Ocasio-Cortez is running fourth in the RealClearPolitics national polling average at 11%, just behind former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.”
“An early May AtlasIntel poll had her in first place.”
“Harris won about 6.8 million fewer votes than former President Joe Biden did in 2020, when she was his understudy.”
“especially in the 250th anniversary, because we’re watching.”
“The San Marcos City Council in June voted 4-3 to make data centers ineligible in the city’s zoning laws.”
“For example, 76% said the high energy use was “worth it” if it leads to more health care breakthroughs, 74% said it was “worth it” for lowering energy day costs, and 72% said it was “worth it” for strengthening the U.S. economy.”
“Roughly 72% of Democratic voters and 76% of Republican voters support the pledge. “MAGA Republicans” had the largest show of support for the pledge at 78%, while only 56% of Independent voters said the same.”
“The funding cut comes as the Trump administration has intensified its focus on combating fraud across the federal government, with Vice President JD Vance leading a government-wide task force aimed at rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse.”
“He introduced a bill to legalize abortion nationally in 1970, three years before the Supreme Court did so in Roe v. Wade, and he vigorously opposed Republicans who proposed anti-abortion measures.”
“six of the eight members of the Eugene, Ore., city council … and the mayor have signed a personal pledge that none of them would have more than two natural children, or, if they already exceeded two natural children, they would have no mor…”
“The biggest criticism I had of the 2020 election is that you had technology companies that were quite literally censoring negative information about the left and promoting negative information about the right.”
“Vance told CBS News Sunday Morning that he will consider a run after the midterm elections.”
“However, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has been unable to secure enough Senate votes to advance the legislation.”
“House GOP leadership is sending members home early for the weeklong July 4 recess, after a GOP blockade shut down the floor for the second week in a row.”
“House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) was one of the 14 “no” votes, but his vote served as a loophole to bring the vote back up for consideration at a later time without referring the measure to the House Rules Committee.”
“We’ve passed SAVE America now three times, and the Senate has refused to act,” Luna told reporters Tuesday.”
“The House is not scheduled to return until July 13.”
“When they return, the House will only have eight legislative days until the chamber leaves Washington once again for a monthlong August recess.”
“We are at yet another Republican standstill,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) said in a video. “They are fighting with themselves, and we are doing nothing to help the American people. And you know what is at the heart of this f…”
“As of today, only 13 states have abortion bans in effect, all with exceptions for the life of the mother, and 10 states have gestational limits of varying lengths.”
“As long as abortion is nearly or completely legal in 27 states, and as long as there is no federal oversight of abortion drugs shipped across state lines, abortion is still de facto licit in the U.S.”
“The Senate Intelligence Committee is tentatively planning a July 15 confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, the stalled nominee for director of national intelligence, according to two sources familiar with the matter.”
“He’s got a hearing in two weeks.”
“Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you’re not using, and unplug what you can.”
“Mamdani said the city was also doing its part by keeping municipal buildings at 78 degrees, dimming or turning off lights during periods of peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down nonessential equ…”
“This is what socialism looks like, folks,” Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy posted on X. “He sounds eerily just like Amy Acton during Covid,” Ramaswamy added.”
“Turns out socialism actually isn’t free,” while Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) jeered, “Is this what was meant by the warmth of collectivism?””
“Is this what was meant by the warmth of collectivism?”
“Most recently, in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, state Rep. Manny Rutinel, who has drawn comparisons to Mamdani, defeated former state Rep. Shannon Bird in the Democratic primary.”
“On June 23, after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier expanded last year’s emergency ban to cover additional 7-OH products in the state, Florida Politics distilled the story with clarity...”
“Ross hired MAGA-affiliated lobbyist Ches McDowell, whose firm “used donations to secure a private audience with (Vice President) Vance to lobby him about the benefits of kratom and to urge the ban on 7-OH.””
“The bipartisan push to include Pennsylvania in the state fair overruled Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) claim that there weren’t any businesses from the state interested in being featured at the festival that’s highlighting all 50 states in hon…”
“Rutinel led former state Rep. Shannon Bird 60.6%-34.6% with 82% of the vote tabulated when the Associated Press called the race.”
“Evans, a freshman, was elected in 2024 by fewer than 3,000 votes in what was just the second election held on the lines.”
“The district was created for the 2022 elections after the bicentennial census.”
“Nine members of the 13-person city council voted on Thursday in favor of the repeal”
“On April 1 of that year, the Minneapolis City Council, joined by Coyle, voted 11-0 to ban all bathhouses within city limits.”
“Only two councilors objected to the repeal, citing safety concerns. One other member was absent at Thursday’s vote, while Councilman Jamal Osman, a practicing Muslim who has been previously outspoken against same-sex marriage, abstained.”
“Councilman Jason Chavez, the repeal ordinance’s co-author, claimed last week that Coyle would have backed his reversal efforts if he were still alive. [...] Chavez, who describes himself as the only out LGBT member of the city council”
“first PM in more than 60 years who wasn’t voted in at the previous election.”
“walk through the door of No 10 next month”
“more than 20 years ago”
“Keir Starmer (elected 2015) and Rachel Reeves (elected 2010)”
“May 7 election results”
“DeGette lost to Kiros by more than 10 percentage points in the Democratic primary... where Trump only got 21% of the vote in 2024.”
“In 2024, Trump got only 17% of the vote in Nadler’s district.”
“In Texas, where Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) defeated longtime Rep. Al Green (D-TX) after the two incumbents were paired in the same district by mid-decade redistricting. Green had become one of Congress’s most outspoken advocates for imp…”
“Conway came in fifth in a Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY)... In 2024, Trump got only 17% of the vote in Nadler’s district.”
“Polling by Ipsos revealed 35% thought Burnham would do a good job as PM, compared to 24% who believed he would do a bad job.”
“Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was backed by 29%, while 37% said she would do badly in the role.”
“Farage, the leader of Reform UK, had most people saying he would do a bad job – 53%, the worst rating of the top politicians – while 27% believed he would make a good PM.”
“the Ipsos poll suggests many people would like someone to have a go, with 39% wanting a contest compared to 13% who would like a Burnham coronation.”
“But the area has since transformed so quickly that they were released from court-ordered supervision last summer, almost two years earlier than expected.”
“The report, 129 pages long and buttressed by 522 footnotes, painstakingly demonstrates how the Smithsonian’s leaders have commandeered an institution entrusted to them to effect cultural transmission and perversely turned it into its oppos…”
“President Johnson himself promised at the opening ceremony that the museum would 'foster patriotism.'”
“he is currently the finance chairman of the Republican National Committee.”
“The number of socialists in Congress after the next election is going to more than double.”
“This sale takes over $500 million in required updates off taxpayers’ tab”
“McConnell stepped down as Senate Republican leader in January 2025 and announced last year that he would not seek reelection in 2026, though he has repeatedly said he intendS to serve the remainder of his term, which expires in January 202…”
“According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls, Harris is 10 points ahead of Gavin Newsom, 15 points ahead of Pete Buttigieg, 16 points ahead of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 21 points ahead of Josh Shapiro, 22 points ahead of Mark Kelly,…”
“As a result, a donor will be able to give a party as much as half a million dollars (as compared to the $7,000 he can give directly to the candidate) to cover the candidate’s bills.”
“Jessica Furst Johnson, one of the lawyers for the NRSC, celebrated the ruling as a 'major turning point for political speech in America,' and a win for voters.”
“The Supreme Court made clear that the federal government has no authority to place arbitrary limits on how political parties support the candidates they nominate, By striking down these unconstitutional caps on coordinated spending, the Co…”
“Republicans have failed the American people with a record that has ripped away health care and raised costs on families, and they know voters will hold them accountable in November – which is exactly why they are rewriting the rules in an …”
