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Hottest year on record also marks a major failure to achieve international climate goals

Hottest year on record also marks a major failure to achieve international climate goals

2024 was a grim milestone in the history of our planet. Not only was it the hottest year in recorded human history, for the first time Earth’s...

yesterday 20

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Matthew Rozsa

People are fleeing abortion bans states: report

People are fleeing abortion bans states: report

A new analysis has found tens of thousands of people, likely young folks, who live in states with strict abortion bans, are fleeing. The working...

yesterday 40

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Nicole Karlis

Progressives plan wave of Democratic primary challenges ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Progressives plan wave of Democratic primary challenges ahead of 2026 midterm elections

As a power struggle engulfs the Democratic Party, a leading progressive organization, the Justice Democrats, announced a new candidate recruitment...

yesterday 10

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Russell Payne

It’s MAGA’s problem now

It’s MAGA’s problem now

During the 2024 presidential campaign and after, a recurrent theme among the commentariat was that liberal Americans shouldn’t be, well, mean to...

yesterday 60

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Kim Messick

"There will be no rebuilding": Bracing America for the implementation of Project 2025

Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election was an extreme failure for the United States as both a nation and a country. He has open contempt for...

yesterday 80

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Chauncey Devega

Mark Zuckerberg’s gaslighting can’t hide the truth for Donald Trump

Mark Zuckerberg’s gaslighting can’t hide the truth for Donald Trump

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his company’s shameful decision to end fact-checking on its Facebook and Instagram platforms last Tuesday,...

yesterday 10

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Austin Sarat

Carrie Underwood and the Village People to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration

Carrie Underwood and the Village People to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump secured some bigger names to perform at his inauguration this time around.  In 2017, Trump and his team struggled to...

yesterday 1

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Nardos Haile

TikTok users flock to China-based "RedNote" as ban looms

TikTok users flock to China-based

An impending ban on TikTok has driven some users to try a new alternative. Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, has quickly become a favorite stand-in for the...

yesterday 1

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Griffin Eckstein

"I remain focused on recovery": Kate Middleton is in remission from cancer

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, announced on Tuesday that her cancer is in remission — a year after mounting intrigue into her health triggered...

yesterday 1

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Griffin Eckstein

MAGA billionaires: Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg rewarded with prime seats at Trump's inauguration

MAGA billionaires: Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg rewarded with prime seats at Trump's inauguration

Big business will have the best seat in the house at President-elect Donald Trump’s coronation ceremony. The world’s three richest men — Jeff...

yesterday 1

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Griffin Eckstein

Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of "exoneration," details campaign to overturn the 2020 election

Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of

Special counsel Jack Smith 's final report on Donald Trump’s attempts on and before January 6 to overturn the 2020 election states that the case...

yesterday 1

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Griffin Eckstein

FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault, senator says

FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault, senator says

Senate Democrats said Monday that an FBI background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, is...

yesterday 2

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Nicholas Liu

The "weather whiplash" fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common

The

It’s supposed to be the rainy season in Southern California, but the last time Los Angeles measured more than a tenth-inch of rain was eight...

yesterday 2

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Kate Yoder

TikTok to Elon Musk? China considers how to keep the app in the U.S.

TikTok to Elon Musk? China considers how to keep the app in the U.S.

With TikTok's days in the U.S. numbered, the Chinese government is discussing options to keep it in America that include a potential deal with...

yesterday 1

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Natalie Chandler

Trump Organization not pledging to ban private foreign deals

Trump Organization not pledging to ban private foreign deals

As Donald Trump began his first presidential term eight years ago, the Trump Organization issued an ethics agreement that said it would halt any...

yesterday 1

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Natalie Chandler

"You can't silence people": "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy" producer unravels allegations

There has always been an allure to the public persona that surrounds Sean  "Diddy" Combs.  Since the bombshell allegations leveled against him by...

yesterday 0

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Nardos Haile

The majority of protein powders may contain alarming amounts of lead and cadmium, per investigation

The majority of protein powders may contain alarming amounts of lead and cadmium, per investigation

A new report has found that several brands of store-bought protein powders contain high levels of lead and cadmium. Plant-based, organic and...

yesterday 0

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Joy Saha

Michelle Obama will not attend Trump inauguration

Michelle Obama will not attend Trump inauguration

Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump, marking the second time this month that...

yesterday 0

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Nicholas Liu

"He had no defense": Legal experts say Jack Smith's report shows Trump would have been convicted

With special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on 2020 election subversion now public, legal experts say that the case against President-elect...

yesterday 0

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Russell Payne

Donald Trump Jr. joins betting-market startup Kalshi as adviser

Donald Trump Jr. joins betting-market startup Kalshi as adviser

Donald Trump Jr. has joined Kalshi, the betting platform that predicted his father's reelection, as an adviser. Trump Jr. said he "immediately knew...

yesterday 0

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Natalie Chandler

Trump: Tariffs to be collected by "External Revenue Service"

The president-elect's latest proclamation on Truth Social lacked details but appeared to reinforce his tariff plan

yesterday 1

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Natalie Chandler

"The truth would disqualify you": Senate Dems grill Pete Hegseth over allegations and qualifications

Senators prodded the SecDef nominee over alcoholism and sex abuse allegations, as well as a lack of qualifications

yesterday 1

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Griffin Eckstein

Ten grim revelations from the shocking Neil Gaiman sexual abuse allegations exposé

Ten grim revelations from the shocking Neil Gaiman sexual abuse allegations exposé

Neil Gaiman is arguably one of the most popular writers of the 21st century. The prolific author has created the mystical worlds of "The Sandman,"...

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Nardos Haile

Los Angeles wildfires could be the costliest in history

Los Angeles wildfires could be the costliest in history

Wildfires still raging across Los Angeles County are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Early estimates...

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Natalie Chandler

The LA conflagration: It is now painfully clear what matters

The LA conflagration: It is now painfully clear what matters

The helicopter blades beat through the smoldering air no more than a couple hundred feet above my head. At ground level, the scent of fire brings...

previous day 8

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Brian Karem

Meghan Markle postpones release of Netflix show "With Love, Meghan" due to L.A. fires

Meghan Markle postpones release of Netflix show

Meghan Markle has pressed pause on her new Netflix show, "With Love, Meghan," because of the Los Angeles fires. The lifestyle show — previously set...

previous day 7

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Nardos Haile

Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell

Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell

Last month, researchers published a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) detailing how a 13-year-old in Canada fought for her life...

previous day 5

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Nicole Karlis

"I see them as heroes”: Kim Kardashian supports pay bump for incarcerated L.A. firefighters

Kim Kardashian is using her platform to fight for fair wages for incarcerated firefighters working to protect Los Angeles, as fires continue...

previous day 1

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Nardos Haile

"Stark and troubling": Trump whistleblower sounds alarm over National Security Council loyalty tests

President-elect Donald Trump is rooting out critics in the National Security Council. In an unprecedented move, top incoming Trump administration...

previous day 4

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Griffin Eckstein

Arizona AG requests Jack Smith report to help in state fake electors case

Arizona AG requests Jack Smith report to help in state fake electors case

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is requesting former special counsel Jack Smith’s findings in his probe of Donald Trump’s alleged election...

previous day 4

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Griffin Eckstein

Trump inauguration committee sells "candlelight dinner" access for $1 million

Trump inauguration committee sells

Access to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance at the Jan. 20 inauguration will come at a historic cost. Donors hoping to...

previous day 1

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Griffin Eckstein

Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling

Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump appointee who shut down a case into his retainment of classified documents, is giving up on...

previous day 4

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Griffin Eckstein

Fox News host touts that "people whose houses are burned down" will turn on Democrats

Fox News host touts that

Hollywood’s elites have themselves to blame for Los Angeles’s deadly wildfires, Fox News host Rachel Campos Duffy insinuated on Monday. In a...

previous day 4

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Griffin Eckstein

Republicans see the LA wildfires as an opportunity to punish California

Republicans see the LA wildfires as an opportunity to punish California

I live in Santa Monica, California, and as you can imagine, the last few days have been traumatic. We are lucky to live a couple of miles away from...

previous day 0

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Heather Digby Parton

Walmart has put together the ultimate game day party food snack box

Walmart has put together the ultimate game day party food snack box

Looking to feed a ravenous crowd for a football watching gathering or start prepping early for a Super Bowl shindig? Walmart might be the one-stop...

previous day 3

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Michael La Corte

In anticipation of the Super Bowl, new flavors coming from iconic snack brands Doritos and Cheetos

In anticipation of the Super Bowl, new flavors coming from iconic snack brands Doritos and Cheetos

Two iconic snack brands are releasing new flavors this winter. Cheetos is releasing a Cheetos Puffs Cheese Pizza flavor; in a statement provided to...

previous day 1

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Michael La Corte

Workers say Amazon is now deploying its union-busting "science" at Whole Foods

Workers say Amazon is now deploying its union-busting

PHILADELPHIA — At Whole Foods’ flagship location in the city of brotherly love, management tried to lure workers away from a union rally on Monday...

previous day 2

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Charles R. Davis

Taking supplements can be different for women — and what's in the bottle may not always be accurate

Taking supplements can be different for women — and what's in the bottle may not always be accurate

The amount of supplements offered in local pharmacies and supermarkets is often enough to grant them their own aisle, full of brightly-colored...

previous day 2

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Elizabeth Hlavinka

Rachel Maddow to resume nightly show for Trump's first 100 days

Rachel Maddow to resume nightly show for Trump's first 100 days

Try as some might to disassociate from a second Trump administration, the president-elect will indeed be sworn in a week from today. But TV...

previous day 5

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Cara Michelle Smith

Why worker welfare is critical to truly “sustainable” wine production

Why worker welfare is critical to truly “sustainable” wine production

Talk to grape growers and wineries about sustainability, and they’ll often tell you all about water conservation efforts, organic or biodynamic...

previous day 2

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Samantha Maxwell

Why the legacy media suddenly sound like Bernie Sanders

Why the legacy media suddenly sound like Bernie Sanders

"I think Senator [Bernie] Sanders has somewhat of a point.” In defeat, Democrats, like longtime political strategist James Carville , are finally...

previous day 30

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Nolan Higdon

"There will be strings attached": GOP Sen. says Los Angeles wildfire aid won't be "blank check"

GOP lawmakers are already considering how they can use the Los Angeles wildfires to extract concessions from California. In a Sunday stop on CBS' "...

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Alex Galbraith

Under Trump, America's military will face a crisis: History has lessons

Under Trump, America's military will face a crisis: History has lessons

Come Jan 20, civil-military relations in this country will be thrust into turbulent and uncharted waters, driven by a mercurial, domineering...

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Gregory D. Foster

What's causing bird flu to surge? Probably climate change, experts say

What's causing bird flu to surge? Probably climate change, experts say

Guillemots, black and white birds each measuring about a foot tall, cram together on Skomer Island to starve off predators and protect their eggs,...

sunday 20

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Elizabeth Hlavinka

Fake news is driving us apart amid disaster — but slanted news is slowly drowning our democracy

Fake news is driving us apart amid disaster — but slanted news is slowly drowning our democracy

The upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States — and the four years of his presidency to follow — will...

sunday 30

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Sandra Matz

"A truly evil guy": Bannon bashes Musk as MAGA infighting continues

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon doesn't like the man who currently has the president-elect's ear.  Bannon went nuclear on Elon Musk in an...

sunday 30

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Alex Galbraith

Fruitless efforts? Not anymore. How do actually eat more fruits and vegetables in 2025

Fruitless efforts? Not anymore. How do actually eat more fruits and vegetables in 2025

I heard an ad the other day about something called "Quitter’s Day," which falls in early January. It’s apparently the day most people give up on...

sunday 2

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Michael La Corte

Want to earn more in 2025? Learn these skills

Want to earn more in 2025? Learn these skills

The start of the new year often comes with money-related resolutions, like meal prepping to save costs or paying off credit card debt. While these...

sunday 9

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Jake Safane

"We have troops in Greenland": Vance nods at using military to get Trump's expansionist deal done

JD Vance is open to any angle that could help close a deal on Donald Trump's desired annexation of Greenland.  Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," the...

sunday 7

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Alex Galbraith

"Deranged Jack accomplished nothing": Trump gloats on social media after special counsel resigns

If you were expecting the president-elect to take a win with humility, you clearly don't know Donald Trump.  The incoming president gloated over...

sunday 20

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Alex Galbraith

Space junk cleanup should adopt same strategy as ocean conservation, experts propose

Space junk cleanup should adopt same strategy as ocean conservation, experts propose

Humans like to imagine Earth as a pristine blue marble surrounded by empty space and glowing stars. In fact, though, human space exploration and...

11.01.2025 1

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Matthew Rozsa

To kick off 2025, fast-food chains revamp menus to court cost-conscious consumers

To kick off 2025, fast-food chains revamp menus to court cost-conscious consumers

A new year calls for new value menus, and a few major fast-food chains are rolling out fresh offerings to lure back an increasing number of...

11.01.2025 10

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Joy Saha

Trump and Newsom are feuding over LA wildfires. It's nothing new

Trump and Newsom are feuding over LA wildfires. It's nothing new

Perhaps no two politicians in the United States are such consistent and bitter rivals as President-elect Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin...

11.01.2025 3

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Griffin Eckstein

"The truth matters": Biden and Zuckerberg trade criticisms after Meta kills fact-checking

President Joe Biden condemned Meta’s decision to fire its U.S. fact-checkers on Friday, hours after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg accused the Biden...

11.01.2025 5

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Griffin Eckstein

Robbie Williams’ "Better Man" swaps insight for spectacle—Complete with a CGI monkey

Robbie Williams’

“Better Man,” a biopic of Robbie Williams — the famed bad-boy boyband member turned successful solo artist — is a bit of a risky undertaking....

11.01.2025 1

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Gary M. Kramer

"Is it on purpose?": Gibson peddles wildfire conspiracies on Fox News after home burns

Mel Gibson's home in California is still smoldering, and he's wasted no time in figuring out who to blame.  The actor stopped by "The Ingraham...

11.01.2025 1

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Alex Galbraith

"Remember that day he had his ear pierced?": Maher mocks Trump assassination attempt in new special

As you might expect, Bill Maher's new stand-up special was less-than-reverent of President-elect Donald Trump.  "Is Anyone Else Seeing This?"...

11.01.2025 1

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Alex Galbraith

Shopping scams are using AI to up their game

Shopping scams are using AI to up their game

Last spring, a well-meaning mom shared a Facebook ad with our parenting group — Chico’s was going out of business and every piece of clothing was...

11.01.2025 2

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Vanessa Mcgrady

Why Alzheimer’s scientists are rethinking the amyloid hypothesis

Why Alzheimer’s scientists are rethinking the amyloid hypothesis

F or decades, scientists have been trying to develop therapeutics for people living with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative...

11.01.2025 20

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Joshua Cohen

Los Angeles wildfires have become perfect fuel for Trump and climate denial

Los Angeles wildfires have become perfect fuel for Trump and climate denial

As of Friday, the plague of wildfires in Los Angeles has consumed more than 20,000 acres, destroyed roughly 13,000 buildings, forced more than...

11.01.2025 6

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Matthew Rozsa

Getting laid off showed me how to succeed working for myself

Getting laid off showed me how to succeed working for myself

Late in 2019, I was laid off from a full-time job I’d started just 10 weeks earlier. Even with a few weeks’ severance to get into the new year,...

11.01.2025 3

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Dana Miranda

In "Hard Truths," a director and his muse reunite in a world that is far angrier than they left it

In

Ruminate on the title of the latest film from acclaimed British writer-director Mike Leigh, “Hard Truths,” and you’ll find it's comically...

11.01.2025 1

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Coleman Spilde

Joe Biden’s most peculiar rejection: Why two death row inmates are refusing his clemency offer

Joe Biden’s most peculiar rejection: Why two death row inmates are refusing his clemency offer

When President Joe Biden announced last month that he would commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 people on federal death row to life in prison...

11.01.2025 2

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Austin Sarat

"They're not shortcuts": How weight loss drugs became the business of shame

As New Year's resolutions kick into high gear, weight loss goals top many people's lists. Like clockwork, advertisements for weight loss programs...

11.01.2025 2

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Nina Jagannathan

Prosecutors ask judge for 15-year sentence in Menendez bribery case

Prosecutors ask judge for 15-year sentence in Menendez bribery case

Federal prosecutors are asking that former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez receive a sentence of 15 years in prison after being found guilty on...

10.01.2025 4

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Griffin Eckstein

Celebrities are opening their homes — and their wallets — to help those affected by California fires

Celebrities are opening their homes — and their wallets — to help those affected by California fires

As the Los Angeles-area fires tear through the city, the entertainment industry has shown solidarity with the thousands of people affected by the...

10.01.2025 2

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Nardos Haile

"This takes real chutzpah": Giuliani found in contempt of court for second time this week

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court for continuing to defame two Georgia election workers.  U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell tore into...

10.01.2025 6

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Alex Galbraith

"I didn't do anything wrong": Biden says he has "no contemplation" of pardoning himself

President Joe Biden isn't sweating persistent MAGAworld threats of persecution.  When asked on Friday if he would use his presidential pardon power...

10.01.2025 2

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Alex Galbraith

Biden extends deportation protections before Trump hand-off

Biden extends deportation protections before Trump hand-off

President Joe Biden extended the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the United States by 18 months on Friday, throwing a wrench...

10.01.2025 10

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Alex Galbraith