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World’s largest battery-electric ship arrives in South America after trek from Tasmania
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A new report that President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has pushed the institution toward bankruptcy was met with disgust Sunday night.
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Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
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Twenty-five years ago, a generation of us was sent to war without a clear mission, a real endpoint, or a vote from the people's representatives. It is happening again in Iran. Congress it is time to pass a War Powers Resolution. commondefense.us/news/common-...
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A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence.”
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Decades in the Navy. Then Town Councilor. Then a voice for veterans at the State House. Common Defense endorses Matt McCoy for Rhode Island House District 31. Rhode Island needs leaders who show up for veterans long after the parade ends. #RIpol Read our statement: https://bit.ly/46fqvcp #RIpol
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They just passed a budget that included a massive increase in the federal debt and are about to come back and pass a huge increase in military spending, a 3rd bailout for farmers, and many billions to cover the cost of the Iran War. These people NEVER reduce the deficit. bsky.app/profile/atru...
CASONE: We surpassed $40 trillion in debt. In any way, shape, or form, is fiscal restraint going to be on the agenda for you and your colleagues? TOM EMMER: Uh, it has been. That will be priority number one when we get through the midterms.
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“It's clear he's gotten all hopped up on this conspiracy theory, and it's caused him to basically ignore reality and try to take everyday things and turn them into something nefarious, which they're not.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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An important read opened to read. Please share widely. When Congress refuses to act, it seems the destruction will only grow unimpeded by the dictator. Shame on them. As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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Worth reading. “So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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President Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is drawing significant resources away from other crime-fighting departments, according to more than 20 sources who spoke to @Reuters reut.rs/41QIh31
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At town halls across the country, lawmakers of both parties are being confronted with angry constituents.
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Another potent storm is putting millions in the United States in harm’s way again, just days after a deadly, cross-country storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.
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