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White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots 16 pnwmom 5 hrs ago 10 min ago 24 1191
West Point professor resigns over education shift under Trump 0 BumRushDaShow 11 min ago 11 min ago 1 104
'Aggressive step': Report warns Trump just decimated the US Postal Service 17 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 33 min ago 63 2645
Trump names Jeanine Pirro interim US attorney for DC 46 BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago 1 hr ago 24 1677
Pope Leo XIV Has Voted Often in Illinois, Public Records Show 7 Polybius 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 6 624
Biden Claims Harris Lost Because of Racism -- and Insists He Would Have Beaten Trump 19 Polybius 14 hrs ago 1 hr ago 7 1126
House passes bill to make 'Gulf of America' name change permanent 25 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 9 hrs ago 1 hr ago 12 1047
Trump wants to replace grocery aid for seniors with "MAHA food boxes" [View all] 109 BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago 1 hr ago 58 4922
Trump Privately Pushed Speaker Johnson to Create a New Bracket to Raise Taxes on the Rich: Report 18 BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 13 1179
Trump fires longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden 7 highplainsdem 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 16 735
Hegseth initiates ban on transgender troops after Supreme Court ruling 7 HereForTheParty 6 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 11 519
FAA announces new air traffic control system in hopes of taming busy skies 21 BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 16 1023
DOGE bro helped fire ethics lawyers who warned him over his $715,000 in banned company stocks: report 4 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 18 616
Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say 46 Omaha Steve 20 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 59 2978
Moderna's combo Covid and flu mRNA shot outperforms current vaccines in large trial 45 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 4 hrs ago 133 3304
GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump's tax breaks bill 6 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 12 557
Tulsi Gabbard used the same easily cracked password for years for different online accounts, report says 11 BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 6 601
Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges 0 Omaha Steve 5 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 5 547
Trump's New Pick for Surgeon General Dropped Out of Medical Residency and Has an Inactive Medical License 21 BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 36 1472
FEMA head ousted one day after saying eliminating agency not in public's interest 7 BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 32 1099
Utah judge to decide if convicted killer with dementia can be executed 5 Omaha Steve Wednesday 6 hrs ago 9 535
Noem defends plans to slice FEMA, DHS programs 5 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 6 hrs ago 12 509
Trump asks Supreme Court to revoke safe-haven program for Cuban, Haitian, Venezuelan immigrants 1 BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 9 411
Trump FEMA administrator says abolishing agency not in America's 'best interest' 5 BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 25 1041
Robert Prevost is first American pope: Leo XIV 23 BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 40 2124
Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says [View all] 80 groundloop Tuesday 7 hrs ago 41 3573
Breaking with tradition, Senate panel backs Trump nominees despite Democratic boycott 0 BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 10 674
Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know' 40 BumRushDaShow Sunday 7 hrs ago 38 2292
Major crypto bill fails key vote 3 BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 18 885
Former CDC staff warn of "a five alarm fire" 6 BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 66 2153

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Trump Withdraws U.S. Attorney Nominee, Whose Extremism Tested Limits for G.O.P. Senators 4 milestogo 14 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 17 702
Egg lovers can't get a break. Vital Farms to raise prices because of tariffs. 21 Bernardo de La Paz 13 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 6 967
Judge blocks Trump admin from pulling San Francisco housing funds over anti-DEI rules 0 BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 11 313
Trump's Justice Department launches criminal probe into Letitia James, multiple sources say 2 Eugene 10 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 4 596
State attorney general tries to halt Trump's 'illegal tariffs,' says he has 'no authority to arbitrarily impose' them 3 BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 17 513
Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years 9 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 25 914
Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into New York attorney general 1 groundloop 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 5 298
More than 25 protesters arrested after taking over University of Washington building [View all] 55 groundloop Tuesday 9 hrs ago 5 2373
EU targets US aircraft and car exports in new list of potential tariffs 1 BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 3 373
US Chief Justice Roberts underscores defense of judiciary amid Trump's attacks 16 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 46 1789
House Democrat starts 'abundance movement'-inspired caucus 12 BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 11 924
Papal conclave live updates: White smoke signals new pope elected 17 LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 7 776
Pritzker's office mockingly calls for 'all pet owners' to beware ahead of Noem visit 15 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 10 hrs ago 59 1383
Rite Aid stores to close or be sold to new owner in bankruptcy 8 BumRushDaShow Yesterday 10 hrs ago 11 505
Surge in Student Loan Borrowers Pleading for Money to Help Pay Off Debts 3 BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 4 532
Joe Biden and Jill Biden to join 'The View' for 1st joint interview since leaving the White House 9 BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 16 810
Book Banners Lost Big Across Texas This Week 5 riversedge 17 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 28 888
White House withdraws Dr. Janette Nesheiwat's surgeon general nomination after credential discrepancies surface 27 LiberalArkie Wednesday 13 hrs ago 26 1394
'Bizarre': Trump Administration Confuses Swedish Officials by Demanding City Cut DEI Policies 5 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 21 978
JUST IN: The new pope is Cardinal Robert Prevost. (Leo XIV) 37 Renew Deal 14 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 12 1698
Josh Hawley Introduces Law To Ban Mailing Of Abortion Pills, Citing Junk Science Report 9 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 13 hrs ago 8 603
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 0 148
Port Of Seattle Commissioner Sounds Alarm On 'Real Implications' Of Trump Tariffs 2 BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 13 800
Tillis opposition puts Trump loyalist's nomination in jeopardy 6 BumRushDaShow Tuesday 13 hrs ago 8 618
Trump says he's pulling nomination of Ed Martin for top D.C. federal prosecutor 5 BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 15 586
Trump administration invokes state-secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case 10 Zorro Yesterday 14 hrs ago 22 845
Judge Boasberg Gives Trump Admin New Directive in Deportations Case 7 BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago 14 hrs ago 26 780
Army secretary says US can't keep pumping money into expensive weapons that can be taken out by an $800 Russian drone [View all] 61 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 14 hrs ago 51 3314
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens 19 Omaha Steve Wednesday 15 hrs ago 4 757
Bernie Sanders partners with Run for Something to train candidates 2 BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 15 666

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Democratic lawmaker clashes with FBI Director Patel over investigations 8 BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 55 1761
3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop 17 Omaha Steve Wednesday 15 hrs ago 20 1338
Trump's ICE Agents Raid Restaurant Owned by CBS News Star's Husband 12 AntiFascist Wednesday 15 hrs ago 68 2096
US and UK expected to make announcements after Trump touts a 'major trade deal' 3 Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 4 608
UnitedHealth sued by investors over its response after CEO's killing 5 BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 14 845
Exclusive: US, Israel discuss possible US-led administration for Gaza, sources say 17 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 17 hrs ago 13 812
Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC 26 SouthBayDem Wednesday 18 hrs ago 49 1478
Exclusive: Ukraine considers shift from dollar to euro amid geopolitical realignments 1 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 9 421
School districts hit with extortion attempts months after education tech data breach 0 BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago 21 hrs ago 5 455
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is pressed to spare civil rights-era "peacemakers" program from closure 1 BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago 21 hrs ago 2 309
C-SPAN asks the Supreme Court to televise arguments for Trump's birthright citizenship case 8 BumRushDaShow Wednesday 23 hrs ago 45 1170
Trump military border charges sow confusion in federal courts 3 BumRushDaShow Wednesday Yesterday 16 625
Republicans blast Trump's economic messaging: No more doll talk 4 BumRushDaShow Wednesday Yesterday 18 1133
Republican tax cut plan would authorize sale of public lands in Nevada and Utah 6 highplainsdem Wednesday Wednesday 14 535
Fetterman dismisses concerns about his mental health after New York magazine story 18 Polybius Wednesday Wednesday 7 858
Appeals court orders ICE to return detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday Wednesday 11 331
Seattle judge blocks Trump administration's new federal grant conditions 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday Wednesday 9 441
U.S. senators announce bipartisan push to change how Fed watchdog selected 2 BumRushDaShow Wednesday Wednesday 5 521
Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general 1 BumRushDaShow Wednesday Wednesday 8 603
Luigi Mangione's online defense fund surpasses $1 million 15 riversedge Wednesday Wednesday 7 789
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