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"The strength of solidarity": A Whole Foods in Philadelphia is the first in the country to unionize

Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the vote but "committed to maintaining a positive working environment"

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"Could be disastrous": Democrats sound alarm over Trump's NIH suspending scientific research grants

In a letter, three Maryland Democrats said they had "grave concerns" that Trump's move would do lasting damage

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"Wholesale endorsement of political violence": Democrats condemn Trump's pardon of violent criminals

A resolution condemning the move has been co-sponsored by every Democrat and independent member of the U.S. Senate

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"We're taking it back": Trump threatens war over Panama Canal in inaugural speech

President Donald Trump used his inauguration speech to threaten the United States' Central American ally

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Trump to begin second term with assault on the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship

Trump to begin second term with assault on the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship

The Constitution guarantees citizenship to anyone "born or naturalized in the United States"

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"These are exceptional circumstances": Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and Janaury 6 committee members

Biden said those he pardoned do not deserve to be targets of Donald Trump's Department of Justice

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

Workers say Amazon is now deploying its union-busting

Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia vote later this month on whether to form the company's first union

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"What message does that send?": Capitol police chief suggests J6 pardons would hurt law enforcement

The head of the U.S. Capitol Police has come out against pardons for anyone who attacked members of law enforcement, including those who did so...

06.01.2025 5

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"We've seen this playbook before": British PM says Elon Musk is spreading "lies and misinformation"

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not name Elon Musk directly, but it was clear who he was condemning when he told reporters that people were...

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"They let him walk": Merrick Garland's DOJ under fire after damning Matt Gaetz report released

Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to prosecute former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., despite a trail of text messages and testimony from...

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Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates — except three mass killers

President Joe Biden heeded the calls of anti-death penalty campaigners and spared all but three federal prisoners from the threat of execution on...

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"Substantial evidence": Ethics report says Matt Gaetz violated statutory rape and drug laws

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., paid for sex with a 17-year-old who "had just completed her junior year in high school," according to a House...

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Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions

That the incoming Trump administration will go after its political enemies, using all levers of state power to intimidate and persecute those who...

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Democrats reject AOC bid for oversight position, choose 74-year-old with cancer instead

Democrats, voting Tuesday on who should serve as their top member on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, overwhelmingly backed Rep....

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"Invitation for corruption": Warren suggests Elon Musk could be using Trump to make himself richer

After dropping more than $250 million on his effort to elect Donald Trump, billionaire and Pentagon contractor Elon Musk could now use his power...

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"I apologize for any inconvenience": Another judge cancels retirement to prevent a Trump replacement

A U.S. appeals court judge has decided after "careful consideration" to postpone his retirement in apparent response to President-elect Donald...

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Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens

A former FBI informant whose claims were cited by Republicans in their effort to impeach Joe Biden pleaded guilty Monday to fabricating allegations...

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"Shredding the Constitution": California Democrat fears MAGA effort to rewrite founding document

A top California Democrat is moving to rescind his state's call for a constitutional convention, fearing that it could be used by President-elect...

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“What’s happening in North Carolina is sinister": NC GOP offers preview of Trump threat to democracy

If you want to see how a second Trump administration may erode America’s democracy, either wait another month or look at how Republicans have...

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"Direct attack on working people": On their way out, Manchin and Sinema vote to kneecap the NLRB

There are two types of “independents” who presently caucus with Senate Democrats: those who are basically Democrats, in all but name, and those...

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Pete Hegseth's GOP critics "got the message": Trump allies say they're confident he'll get confirmed

Pete Hegseth’s mother has a name: Penelope. In a 2018 email, she — Penelope Hegseth — called out her son as a man who had “abused” women...

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Buying a presidency: Elon Musk spent over $250 million to elect Donald Trump

South African billionaire Elon Musk dropped more than $250 million on the 2024 election in a successful bid to elect Donald Trump as president,...

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Tsunami warning issued for the West Coast following large earthquake

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami warning following a large earthquake off the coast of Northern California. The alert, issued at...

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"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say

Justifying the decision to pardon his own son, President Joe Biden pointed to Republicans bringing “political pressure” on the criminal justice...

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Senate Democrats stick with Chuck Schumer, who pledges to "secure bipartisan solutions" when able

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was unanimously chosen to lead his fellow Democrats in the next Congress, his colleagues electing him as head...

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South Korea's right-wing president declares martial law, claiming "communist" threat

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who recently said he would be building a "perfect security posture together" with the incoming...

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"An absolute disgrace": Trump picks Kash Patel to pursue his enemies as head of the FBI

Kash Patel spent years preparing for this moment. Whether out of sincere devotion or just cynically acting in his own self-interest, Patel has...

02.12.2024 2

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"Bad news for public health": Jay Bhattacharaya, Trump's pick to lead NIH, got COVID-19 all wrong

By most accounts, President-elect Donald Trump bungled the federal response to COVID-19, publicly downplaying concern about a virus that he...

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"Full-blown panic": MAGA meltdown over Trump's "anti-conservative RINO" labor secretary pick

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Labor is worrying some Republicans and causing a backlash in right-wing media due to...

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Trump aide Boris Epshteyn accused of seeking monthly bribes to recommend Cabinet picks

A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump has been accused of soliciting bribes from potential Cabinet picks and others seeking senior posts in...

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Trump's Truth Social rant suggests he'll "intentionally raise prices for the American people"

Donald Trump, who won in part due to inflation that peaked two years ago, campaigned on a policy of making everything from vegetables to...

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"Dangerous and effective": Experts say Trump AG pick Pam Bondi is "frankly, worse" than Matt Gaetz

In the end, Republican senators were not forced to choose between their dignity and the president-elect’s wrath: With former Rep. Matt Gaetz,...

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"Not a good sign": House Republicans seek to bury Gaetz ethics report amid Trump's lobbying push

This is an article about Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominee who faces accusations of sexual misconduct. No, not Pete Hegseth, the pick to lead the...

21.11.2024 2

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"Pete hasn't been honest": Rape allegation against Hegseth could blow up Trump's Cabinet pick

After claiming a mandate from his first-ever popular vote win — about half of Hillary Clinton’s margin in 2016, when she lost — President-elect...

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Trump reportedly admits Gaetz may be doomed as witness' lawyer reveals damning receipts

It seems like a bad sign for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and a commentary on where the country is right now, that media reports about him...

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“Testing his strength”: Trump’s Gaetz pick forces Republicans to choose power or ethics

President-elect Donald Trump, a friend of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who a jury last year found liable for sexual abuse, is determined to...

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"Absolute abdication of their constitutional power": Trump's one weird trick for filling his Cabinet

If you wanted to test the loyalty of the U.S. Senate and its members’ willingness to capitulate to you and your agenda, you might do what the...

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Some senators "shocked" by Matt Gaetz selection — but GOP warming to AG pick to avoid angering Trump

Like any other would-be autocrat, President-elect Donald Trump is selecting people for key positions overseeing the military and legal system based...

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“I’m very concerned by this": Alarm after Trump picks "extremist" Fox News host as Defense secretary

Donald Trump, claiming a mandate from his narrow popular vote win, intends to purge the U.S. military from top to bottom and put a Fox News host...

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Election deniers suddenly went "very, very quiet" as soon as it looked like Trump would win

Four years ago, Donald Trump lost a presidential election by millions of votes, declared himself the winner anyway and eventually told a mob of his...

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"No truth to the allegation": Trump claims "cheating" in Pennsylvania as voters brave bomb threats

PHILADELPHIA — Standing beside a table on the edge of campus adorned with "Hotties for Harris" signs, University of Pennsylvania student Olivia...

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"Obviously something going on here": Iowa shocker suggests Trump and pollsters underestimated women

Donald Trump would have his supporters believe that he could win California, along with the 49 other states, if election officials only counted...

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Trump says "war hawk" Cheney would not be so tough if she had to face "nine barrels shooting at her"

Donald Trump is rebutting the “fascist” charge in the final days of the campaign by publicly fantasizing about one of his leading critics facing...

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"It is so disastrous": MAGA men are freaking out that wives may be secretly voting for Kamala Harris

When you’re a star, Donald Trump has said more than once, women will let you do whatever you want to them. As president, that meant putting three...

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"Mini-January 6": Even Republicans are pushing back on the racism at Trump's MSG "hate rally"

Donald Trump was unbothered by the litany of racist speech that preceded him on Sunday. The former president instead focused his ire on “the...

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“This is cowardice”: Ex-editor blasts Washington Post after Jeff Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

The head of The Washington Post on Friday announced that the newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos will not be endorsing anyone in the 2024 presidential...

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Trump says immigrants are like trash and America like "a garbage can for the world"

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee whose former chief of staff describes as a "fascist" who praises Adolf Hitler, continued his dehumanizing...

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Wall Street Journal sinks Trump pal Elon Musk's denials, reports secret regular "contact" with Putin

What if a Pentagon contractor from South Africa, using his money and social media platform to try and return a seemingly declining former president...

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"Twisted game": Woman says she was sexually assaulted after Jeffrey Epstein took her to Trump Tower

Steve Bannon assured the convicted sex offender that he was coming across great. “You’re engaging, you’re not threatening, you’re natural,...

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"We know that those threats are out there": Philadelphia officials brace for election shenanigans

The Republican who helps oversee elections in Philadelphia is prepared for a certain someone posting his name on Truth Social. Already the former...

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