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Democrat Eileen Higgins won the nonpartisan Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak.
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the nonpartisan Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Scott Bessent rallies Trump supporters in Pennsylvania: "The bond market had its best year since 202,0 and if I have anything to say about it as your nation's top bond salesman, bonds will have another strong year in 2026 as we fight to bring treasury borrowing costs down."
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Scott Bessent rallies Trump supporters in Pennsylvania: "The bond market had its best year since 202,0 and if I have anything to say about it as your nation's top bond salesman, bonds will have another strong year in 2026 as we fight to bring treasury borrowing costs down."
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"Pokrovsk is 'not going to be a springboard for Russian forces to move further west. They will not suddenly leap forward. They can’t. If they were able to do that, they would already have done so.'"
Ukraine Stands Firm
Attacks on its infrastructure and a major corruption scandal have rocked the country. But President Trump is wrong that Ukraine is destined for defeat.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"Pokrovsk is 'not going to be a springboard for Russian forces to move further west. They will not suddenly leap forward. They can’t. If they were able to do that, they would already have done so.'"
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FBI Director Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life. This FBI and this DOJ stand here to tell you we will always refute it and combat it."
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
FBI Director Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life. This FBI and this DOJ stand here to tell you we will always refute it and combat it."
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
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Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
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“table-sized”
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“table-sized”
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"In the worst cases, the infected would die from liver cancer before reaching adulthood. Brian McMahon, a physician who treated some of those cases, told me about one particular patient—'18 years old, 4.0 GPA, with a full ride to University of Alaska.'"
RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against Vaccines Hits Its Action Phase
His anti-vax–stacked advisory committee is expected to revise rules for life-saving hepatitis B vax.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"In the worst cases, the infected would die from liver cancer before reaching adulthood. Brian McMahon, a physician who treated some of those cases, told me about one particular patient—'18 years old, 4.0 GPA, with a full ride to University of Alaska.'"
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A World Cup “peace prize” for Trump, and ICE raids for everyone else? I stood with fans and families today at the No ICE In Our Cup rally. The World Cup should bring joy, not fear.
LIVE: “No ICE in My Cup” — World Cup Draw Protest
A recording from Olivia of Troye's live video
substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A World Cup “peace prize” for Trump, and ICE raids for everyone else? I stood with fans and families today at the No ICE In Our Cup rally. The World Cup should bring joy, not fear.
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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::taps the sign::
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
::taps the sign::
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“What do America’s chief executives think of the Trump family business? ‘Nobody gives a shit,’ is how a top lobbyist puts it.”
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Donald Trump and the unseemly rise of “insider capitalism”
The returns to access in America are soaring
economist.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“What do America’s chief executives think of the Trump family business? ‘Nobody gives a shit,’ is how a top lobbyist puts it.”
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The U.S. defense secretary has become the prime target of lawmaker outrage from both sides of the aisle this week over multiple controversies, including a resurgence of the infamous Signalgate.
Pete Hegseth’s Bad Week
The defense secretary is under scrutiny for a series of questionable decisions.
foreignpolicy.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The U.S. defense secretary has become the prime target of lawmaker outrage from both sides of the aisle this week over multiple controversies, including a resurgence of the infamous Signalgate.
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
“The new normal for the vaccine advisory committee appears to be the appearance of vigorous scientific debate in which the experts are either not consulted or simply disregarded.”
“The new normal for the vaccine advisory committee appears to be the appearance of vigorous scientific debate in which the experts are either not consulted or simply disregarded.”
The Vaccine Guardrails Are Gone
RFK Jr.’s allies are in full control of U.S. immunization policy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
“The new normal for the vaccine advisory committee appears to be the appearance of vigorous scientific debate in which the experts are either not consulted or simply disregarded.”
“The new normal for the vaccine advisory committee appears to be the appearance of vigorous scientific debate in which the experts are either not consulted or simply disregarded.”
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Make America get Hep B again!
Make America get Hep B again!
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Make America get Hep B again!
Make America get Hep B again!
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"Of the 28 gigawatts of new generation the U.S. installed so far in 2025, 75% was solar, followed by wind at 13% and gas at 11%," according to @heatmap.news.
And yet, Trump's team is doing everything it can to kill off solar and wind right when the US needs more power than ever.
And yet, Trump's team is doing everything it can to kill off solar and wind right when the US needs more power than ever.
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Of the 28 gigawatts of new generation the U.S. installed so far in 2025, 75% was solar, followed by wind at 13% and gas at 11%," according to @heatmap.news.
And yet, Trump's team is doing everything it can to kill off solar and wind right when the US needs more power than ever.
And yet, Trump's team is doing everything it can to kill off solar and wind right when the US needs more power than ever.
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1/2 The survivors were shipwrecked, unarmed, and clinging to a capsized boat for 41 minutes while commanders watched. Under LOAC, hors de combat protections attach the moment a person is incapacitated and unable to fight—full stop.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
1/2 The survivors were shipwrecked, unarmed, and clinging to a capsized boat for 41 minutes while commanders watched. Under LOAC, hors de combat protections attach the moment a person is incapacitated and unable to fight—full stop.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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It's clear the administration thinks AI is a magic wand to be waved at the economy to stop it tanking.
Hassett: "The way to think about what AI & its agents can do is they can act as if they're the best coach you've ever had. And so while you're trying to figure out, how do I make my boss happy? It's like you've got a coach right there with you every step of the way."
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's clear the administration thinks AI is a magic wand to be waved at the economy to stop it tanking.
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I'm struggling to articulate this in my teaching: there is a point in preserving the ideals of avoiding fear or favor and exercising reasoned judgment in law, even if they have to be kept in exile
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I'm struggling to articulate this in my teaching: there is a point in preserving the ideals of avoiding fear or favor and exercising reasoned judgment in law, even if they have to be kept in exile
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File under "charts that need no explanatory context to make the story clear" wapo.st/4iC8oCR
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
File under "charts that need no explanatory context to make the story clear" wapo.st/4iC8oCR
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Sean Duffy: "I hear President Trump talk publicly and privately -- he cares about affordability for the American consumer." (Trump literally called affordability a "hoax" just yesterday!)
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sean Duffy: "I hear President Trump talk publicly and privately -- he cares about affordability for the American consumer." (Trump literally called affordability a "hoax" just yesterday!)
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Yesterday, the Deportation Data Project posted new FOIA data on ICE arrests through October 15 and it’s staggering how much it instantly disproves every claim the Trump admin has made about targeting “criminals” during its splashy arrest operations.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Yesterday, the Deportation Data Project posted new FOIA data on ICE arrests through October 15 and it’s staggering how much it instantly disproves every claim the Trump admin has made about targeting “criminals” during its splashy arrest operations.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
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Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
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