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The Supreme Court Cast Its Lot With Trumpism. It Should Be Very Worried.

Why did the conservative supermajority align with the president, and what consequences might it face for its choices?

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Republican behind Epstein files act responds to Trump ‘lowlife’ taunt

Kentucky’s Thomas Massie used the president’s insult to raise funds to run against a Trump-endorsed candidateA Kentucky congressman singled out by Donald Trump on Christmas as a “lowlife” after co-authoring a law requiring the federal government to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein files says the p…

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Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House

Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under President Trump. Over the course of 2025, the Trump administration unilaterally shuttered or drastically weakened federal agencies, implemented widespread ta…

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Trump’s Second-Term Promises: What He’s Done So Far on Immigration, Trade, DEI and More

President Trump has driven illegal crossings at the border to record lows, helped bring about an uneasy cease-fire in Gaza and upended the global trading system.

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Joe Walsh blasts reported ICE raids over Christmas: ‘What the f---?’

Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (Ill.) on Friday decried the Trump administration’s immigration raids that were carried out throughout the Christmas holiday. “I did my best yesterday to turn off the news from Christmas Eve on and not think about anything and not tweet anything,” Walsh, a frequent …

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A Unified Theory of What the MAGA Justices Are Thinking

Why SCOTUS will keep writing blank checks to the president next year.

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California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail Project

California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead.

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Trump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: "Embarrass them"

As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of Epstein files, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said Democrats should be named.

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Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing

As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of powerIt was a wake-up call for America. In January, Donald Trump took the oath of office, declared himself “saved by God to make America great again” and issued a barrage of executive orders. In the ensuing …

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HHS launches investigation of Seattle Children's Hospital over transgender youth care

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Friday it is launching an investigation into Seattle Children’s Hospital over its gender-affirming care for minors, the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s attempts to end the practice nationwide. In a post on X, HHS said the hospit…

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Trump, allies lean into religious messaging on Christmas

President Trump and his Cabinet officials leaned heavily into religious themes as they wished Americans a Merry Christmas, underscoring how the second Trump administration has embraced and promoted Christianity without hesitation. The theme carried into late Christmas Day, as Trump announced the U.…

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Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

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Trump Invited White South Africans to America. One Ended Up in Detention.

An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection. Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants.

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I Was the President’s Pardon Attorney. He’s Making a Mockery of the Pardon Process.

Anyone who wants to live in a safe, fair and free country should be alarmed.

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Midterms, Moscow and MAGA’s main man: How 2026 will be shaped

What’s in store for the world next year? As our correspondents looked ahead, the thread stitching it all together – or pulling it apart – led back to the White House.

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Bari Weiss defends decision to pull 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison

CBS News editor-in-chief argues in memo that network’s priority was ‘comprehensive and fair’ coverageWho is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News?CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss defended her decision to pull a 60 Minutes episode on allegations investigating a notorious prison in El Sal…

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How Trump fared on key campaign promises in 2025

President Trump's first year back in office saw a whirlwind of executive actions, the passage of a major reconciliation bill and the rapid remaking of the federal government. Trump campaigned in 2024 on bringing down prices, implementing the largest deportation program in American history and rollin…

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