D.C. U.S. attorney probing Democrats over alleged threats, documents show

Analysts say Ed Martin’s ‘Operation Whirlwind,’ which targets statements by Democrats and others about Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices, is meant to stifle criticism.

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Author: Spencer S. Hsu

Washington prosecutor probes threats against DOGE, names Schumer as target

The top U.S. prosecutor in Washington launched an investigation on Wednesday into threats against federal workers – and named Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer as a target of the probe – after people working in Elon Musk’s drive to downsize and overhaul the government said they had been threatened.

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Author: Sarah N. Lynch

Boston University employee who called for death of DOGE team now under investigation

Campus Reform reported that a Boston University employee shared a post online identifying six young members of DOGE with the caption, ‘Wanted for Treason, Dead or Alive.’

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Author: Emily Sturge

Trump Attorney Begins Revenge Quest With First Target: Chuck Schumer

Interim Washington U.S. attorney Ed Martin is calling for an investigation into the former Senate majority leader.

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Author: Malcolm Ferguson

‘The president needs a do-over day’: Republican lawmaker criticizes Trump’s comments about Ukraine

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Author: Brianna Keilar

Trump Turns on Zelenskiy, Leaving Ukraine Few Options Amid War

Donald Trump’s turn against Volodymyr Zelenskiy leaves Ukraine no good alternatives as it heads into the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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Author: Natalia Drozdiak

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke

After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.

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Author: Corey Kilgannon

GOP senators split on Trump’s attacks on Zelensky, reversals on Ukraine

The muted response underscores the Republican Party’s changing views on Ukraine and Russia.

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Author: Mariana Alfaro,Liz Goodwin,Hannah Knowles

Fired govt worker: DOGE 9/11 health pgm cuts endanger lives

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Author: Valeria GonzalezMontero

Will Democrats save Trump’s Labor nominee?

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Author: Emily Jashinsky

Democrats in Congress Are Questioning the Return of the Trump Resistance

“I’ve chosen not to engage and get aggressive and yell or claim the extreme things of fascism, and that democracy is hanging on by a thread,” Sen. John Fetterman said.

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Author: @UrsulaPerano

Democrats at an all-time low

Since President Donald Trump’s administration took power, there has been less Democratic influence in ongoing government decisions. The only time anyone sees Democrats speak on social issues and Trump’s executive orders is if they follow the politician on social media platforms or read left-leaning news. Politicians, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, are constantly trying

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Author: Jackie Cardona

Trump’s Zelenskyy tirade proves too much for European leaders to stomach

Opposition builds against U.S. president for embracing Russian narrative on Ukraine war.

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Author: Joe Stanley-Smith,Jack Detsch,Matt Honeycombe-Foster,Chris Lunday

Newspaper headlines: ‘Shameful’ Trump attack on Zelensky and ‘Tearful Emma’

Nearly all of Thursday’s papers lead with one story – the deepening row between the US and Ukraine after Donald Trump’s new remarks.

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Author: @BBCNews

Mike Pence lashes out, but most Republicans mum as Trump savages Ukraine and Zelensky

Will Republicans in Congress do something about it? Probably not

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Author: Eric Garcia

Trump echoes Russia as he flips US position on Ukraine

While the sudden change in US foreign policy is dramatic, the president has been charting this course for years.

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Author: @awzurcher

As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet

Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

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Author: Robert Jimison

Lifelong Democrat George Clooney issues surprising message to Donald Trump

Hollywood A-lister, who was raised a Democrat, supported Kamala Harris after urging Joe Biden to drop out of the race

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Author: Inga Parkel

Democratic lawmakers urge Rubio to renew New START nuclear pact with Russia

Dozens of U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to work with Congress to renew a U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons pact that expires next year, saying that even during tense times the agreement has reduced the risk of nuclear war.

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Author: Timothy Gardner

Who Made Liberalism Totally Uncool? People Exactly Like Me. We’re Sorry.

It’s truly stunning to realize how ruinous my demographic can be.

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Author: Clare Haber-Harris

Opinion | Mexico has lessons for Democrats trying to oppose Trump

Andrés Manuel López Obrador learned to dominate the discussion. And his opponents let it happen.

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Author: León Krauze

Kamala Harris Has Scrambled the California Governor’s Race Without Entering It

The possibility of a run by the 2024 Democratic flag-bearer looms over the race for California’s top job.

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Author: Laurel Rosenhall

‘You would see lawsuits:’ Susan Collins fires new warning shot at Trump on spending

The chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is warning the president and his team not to claw back spending from Congress or face legal consequences.

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Author: Katherine Tully-McManus

New Poll Shows Americans’ Approval for Congress Has Soared, but Probably Not for Long

A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by Republicans. History shows such booms are common and rarely last.

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Author: Annie Karni

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