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Newsmax pays $67 million for spreading Trump's 2020 election lies as mail-in ballot ban looms
Right-wing media pays price for election conspiracy propaganda
Newsmax pays $67 million for spreading Trump's 2020 election lies as mail-in ballot ban looms
Right-wing media pays price for election conspiracy propaganda
Zelenskyy meets Trump at White House as European allies demand Ukraine solidarity
Desperate diplomacy as Ukraine faces American betrayal
Zelenskyy meets Trump at White House as European allies demand Ukraine solidarity
Desperate diplomacy as Ukraine faces American betrayal
Three more states deploy National Guard to DC as "occupation" criticism mounts
Red state militaries occupy blue city in authoritarian escalation
Three more states deploy National Guard to DC as "occupation" criticism mounts
Red state militaries occupy blue city in authoritarian escalation
Alaska summit ends with no deal on Ukraine war
Behind-closed-doors deal sacrifices Ukrainian sovereignty
Alaska summit ends with no deal on Ukraine war
Behind-closed-doors deal sacrifices Ukrainian sovereignty
Thousands protest DC takeover by federal forces
Citizens resist military occupation of democratic capital
Thousands protest DC takeover by federal forces
Citizens resist military occupation of democratic capital
Trump backs Putin's peace plan over immediate ceasefire
Peace rhetoric masks territorial surrender to Russian demands
Trump backs Putin's peace plan over immediate ceasefire
Peace rhetoric masks territorial surrender to Russian demands
Trump seizes DC police, deploys armed National Guard
National Guard deploys after federal control order
Trump seizes DC police, deploys armed National Guard
National Guard deploys after federal control order
Trump meets Putin in Alaska, excludes Ukraine from talks
Former US territory becomes stage for Russian legitimization
Trump meets Putin in Alaska, excludes Ukraine from talks
Former US territory becomes stage for Russian legitimization
Immigration arrests drop 40% despite deportation promises
TRAC data exposes the deportation machine's systemic failures
Immigration arrests drop 40% despite deportation promises
TRAC data exposes the deportation machine's systemic failures
24-year-old DOGE official Gavin Kliger rushes CFPB worker termination notices
Young staffer allegedly screams at exhausted staff to issue mass firing notices
24-year-old DOGE official Gavin Kliger rushes CFPB worker termination notices
Young staffer allegedly screams at exhausted staff to issue mass firing notices

Judge blocks Trump's school funding threats over DEI programs, protecting $1.3B
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher struck down the Trump Education Department's threats to cut billions in federal funding from schools with diversity programs, ruling the directives violated the First Amendment and federal procedural law

Judge blocks Trump's school funding threats over DEI programs, protecting $1.3B
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher struck down the Trump Education Department's threats to cut billions in federal funding from schools with diversity programs, ruling the directives violated the First Amendment and federal procedural law

Trump federalizes DC police despite 29% crime drop, stripping local control
Trump invoked an emergency provision of the DC Home Rule Act on August 11, 2025, to strip Mayor Muriel Bowser's government of control over the city's 3,800-officer police force — even as violent crime sat at its lowest level in three decades

Trump federalizes DC police despite 29% crime drop, stripping local control
Trump invoked an emergency provision of the DC Home Rule Act on August 11, 2025, to strip Mayor Muriel Bowser's government of control over the city's 3,800-officer police force — even as violent crime sat at its lowest level in three decades
Trump hosts Putin in Alaska, excludes Ukraine from war talks
Alaska summit normalizes Russian aggression while abandoning allies
Trump hosts Putin in Alaska, excludes Ukraine from war talks
Alaska summit normalizes Russian aggression while abandoning allies
Maryland threatens to cut funding for MAGA school boards
State fights local takeover by extremist school boards
Maryland threatens to cut funding for MAGA school boards
State fights local takeover by extremist school boards
Maryland school board repeals anti-racism policy despite high suspension rates for Black students
Calvert County's all-white school board unanimously repealed its anti-racism resolution on Aug. 7, 2025, eliminating targeted protections for Black students who already face suspension rates more than double their 14% enrollment share
Maryland school board repeals anti-racism policy despite high suspension rates for Black students
Calvert County's all-white school board unanimously repealed its anti-racism resolution on Aug. 7, 2025, eliminating targeted protections for Black students who already face suspension rates more than double their 14% enrollment share
Federal judge blocks administration's school diversity ban as unconstitutional
Federal courts defend education from ideological purge
Federal judge blocks administration's school diversity ban as unconstitutional
Federal courts defend education from ideological purge
Trump opens Arctic refuge drilling before Putin summit
Environmental rollbacks culminate as leaders meet on territory sold by czar
Trump opens Arctic refuge drilling before Putin summit
Environmental rollbacks culminate as leaders meet on territory sold by czar
Environmental groups sue Trump over secret climate report as administration hides impacts
Shadow advisory violates transparency laws on climate policy
Environmental groups sue Trump over secret climate report as administration hides impacts
Shadow advisory violates transparency laws on climate policy
Kari Lake assumes Voice of America control without legal authority
Election denier who wants to dismantle global media now controls it
Kari Lake assumes Voice of America control without legal authority
Election denier who wants to dismantle global media now controls it
White House retreats from Ukraine peace as Trump-Putin summit excludes Ukraine
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt walked back peace promises 72 hours before the Alaska summit
White House retreats from Ukraine peace as Trump-Putin summit excludes Ukraine
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt walked back peace promises 72 hours before the Alaska summit