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Donald Trump announced that Iran has requested a meeting following recent fighting, presenting it as a diplomatic breakthrough. Iranian officials quickly rejected the claim, saying no direct negotiations are scheduled, while American officials instead hold discussions with Qatari mediators.
After the Supreme Court rejected his effort to end birthright citizenship by executive order, Donald Trump urged Congress to pass legislation eliminating the policy without a constitutional amendment. However, ordinary legislation cannot override the Fourteenth Amendment.
Multiple live broadcasts from Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair show large empty areas while supporters and officials continue describing the event as a major success. Organizers are blaming weather and heat, but the politicized nature of the event is likely what is keeping many Americans away.
Donald Trump’s financial disclosure reported extraordinary crypto-related earnings, with estimates ranging from hundreds of millions to well over one billion dollars depending on the calculation. This is while many Americans continue facing high living costs and Trump ignores the issue.
Donald Trump responded to questions about profiting from the presidency after a financial disclosure report showed enormous crypto-related earnings. Standing in front of a Qatari-gifted aircraft that is expected to become available for his post-presidency use, he defended the arrangement and insisted taxpayers paid relatively little for the upgrades.
Nearly two weeks after Mitch McConnell was hospitalized, his office still has not explained his condition or confirmed whether he has been discharged. The lack of official updates allows speculation to spread online, even as Representative Andy Barr reports that he is doing well.
Donald Trump unveiled a first-ever Republican national midterm convention centered on celebrating his administration’s accomplishments and America First agenda. By making himself the face of the campaign, Trump is inviting voters to judge his record on issues such as affordability, jobs, and the overall economy rather than focusing on local races.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry argued that transgender athletes present a major threat to competitive sports, but available participation figures remain exceptionally low. Examples from states including Utah, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Wyoming show lawmakers often debating sweeping policies affecting hundreds of thousands of students over only one or two athletes.
Finally, Marc Elias, American elections attorney and founder of Democracy Docket, joins us to discuss the recent Supreme Court decisions and Republican efforts to suppress the midterm vote.
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Takeaways from the Colorado primaries, Tom Kean returns to Congress after going missing, frequent AI chatbot users are more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths, and much more...
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The Quatari grifted 747 is now Air Fleece One
Anyone still supporting this abject failure of a presidency is greedy or stupid or both.