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The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters. Of 30 states that track voter registration by party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections, a four-year swing of 4.5 million voters. @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations.
The American Academy of Pediatrics had earlier urged parents to get young children vaccinated against Covid — pushing back against the health secretary’s stance.
I recently became acquainted with "Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi" 童絵解万国噺, a Japanese illustrated history of America from 1861. The retelling of the revolutionary era is quite something. Here, for instance, is John Adams wielding a sword in mortal combat with a gigantic serpent.
Okay so apparently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has become a key part of the Trump authoritarian regime, by ginning up accusations of mortgage fraud against all his enemies, and then publicly requesting that Bondi investigate them, to set the stage for DOJ harassment
Bloomberg sources report that around 10 countries, including the United Kingdom and France, are ready to send troops to Ukraine as a security guarantee.
Netanyahu lashes out at France, Australia over pledges to recognize Palestine
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Netanyahu on Tuesday called Australia’s Anthony Albanese a “weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” and blamed the French leader’s calls for Palestinian statehood for…
Israel’s military says it will call up 60,000 reservists and lengthen the service of an additional 20,000 reservists.
Israel’s military says it will call up 60,000 reservists and lengthen the service of an additional 20,000 reservists.
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. bit.ly/45p004E
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. U.S.
Residents of Washington, D.C., overwhelmingly oppose President Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police and the presence of federal law enforcement and the National Guard on District streets, a new poll found.
Though crime continues to be a concern, most residents don’t think Trump’s actions will make D.C. safer, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.
Lisa Cook is the first (and only) Black woman to serve on the Fed Board of Governors.
Trump calls on Fed Governor Cook to resign
