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How fear of Trump’s immigration blitz is changing life in California farm towns
Trailing in the shade of a tractor-pulled harvester, a small huddle of people in broad hats trawl the ochre rows of a green field. Every six or so feet, someone squats down and pulls into the morning sunlight a bright,…
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Democrats spending big to expand coalition in midterms
Democrats are riding momentum from this month’s off-cycle elections into an eight-figure spend to expand their base in the midterm elections next year. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the planned investment into engaging voters of color and rural voters Tuesday, a sign that national Democrats see an opening to combat Republicans’ 2024 gains with…
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‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids
Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. The Trump administration has touted its North Carolina surge as a successful operation targeting the“worst of the worst” criminals, but some Republicans in the state — which will feature one of the most expensive and hotly contested…
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What Trump’s Mamdani praise — and MTG’s ouster — says about MAGA’s future
Donald Trump has long claimed that he — and he alone — dictates the future of the MAGA movement. And a topsy-turvey Friday will put that to the test. A weekend wellness check on the MAGA coalition: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who on Friday announced her resignation, is spurned by its leader. And incoming…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress after clash with Trump
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the onetime MAGA loyalist who rose to prominence for her ardent support of President Donald Trump, says she is resigning from Congress after a public feud with him. In a statement released Friday, the Georgia Republican criticized the direction of the political movement she once supported. Her relationship with Trump soured after…
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House Democratic super PAC drops $1 million on Tennessee special election
House Democrats are jumping into an upcoming special election in Tennessee, dumping $1 million on an increasingly nationalized battle for a deep-red congressional seat as President Donald Trump gets involved in the race. House Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with the lower chamber’s Democratic leadership, announced plans on Friday to spend $1 million on…
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RFK Jr.’s supporters lay the groundwork for another run for office
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters are relaunching the political party he formed last year — potentially creating a pathway for him to run for president again in 2028 and offering a home for disaffected Kennedy-aligned voters who backed Republicans in 2024. A group of former Kennedy campaign staff, volunteers and backers have resurrected the We…
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on transforming the armed forces
Dan Driscoll made history earlier this year when, at 38, he was sworn in as the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history. And he just made news again this week when he became the highest-level Trump administration official to visit Kyiv for the White House’s secret peace talks in effort to end Russia’s war on…
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and CNN Anchor Abby Phillip | The Conversation
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