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What do Americans think of 'No Kings' protests? Here's what a new poll found
Americans are divided over the “No Kings” protests, which were held across the country on Saturday, according to new polling.
The demonstrations — which coincided with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington, D.C. — were a response to what organizers called the president’s ...Read more

NAACP isn't inviting Trump to national convention in North Carolina, a first
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Next month, the NAACP will host its national convention in Charlotte, but for the first time in its 116-year existence a sitting U.S. president will not be invited.
That declaration came from Derrick Johnson, the organization’s president and CEO who shared his remarks Monday to about 50 supporters, board members and media ...Read more

Security concerns shake Congress in the wake of Minnesota slayings
WASHINGTON — Joseph D. Morelle has fielded a torrent of calls in the days since one Minnesota legislator and her husband were shot and killed, and another and his wife were seriously injured.
The highest-ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee said he’s been in touch with the Capitol Police and sergeant-at-arms, as well as ...Read more

Senate Republicans release revised tax cuts and debt limit bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans propose to cut trillions of dollars in taxes for households and businesses in their version of President Donald Trump’s signature economic package, a plan that comes at the expense of curbing health coverage for some low-income Americans and adding to U.S. deficits.
The new version of the bill expands some ...Read more

Army, Navy veteran Tripp Adams running for Congress in crowded Detroit-area race
U.S. Army and Navy veteran Tripp Adams announced his bid Monday for a suburban Detroit congressional seat, making him the fifth candidate in the Democratic primary field.
"I'm running because I'm pissed. I'm pissed at the Republican politicians who are attacking our Social Security, our Medicare and Medicaid," Adams, 48, said in a phone ...Read more

Trump appeals reinstatement of three Biden-appointed product safety commissioners
The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal Monday afternoon, after a federal judge recently ruled that President Donald Trump’s removal of three Biden-appointed U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) members was unlawful.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox ruled Friday that the president had fired former commissioners Richard ...Read more

Trump family launches branded mobile phone service in US
President Donald Trump’s family is getting into the mobile phone business with a Trump-branded service that will rely on pre-existing wireless networks and hardware that is “made in America.”
Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., unveiled the service, dubbed Trump Mobile, Monday at Trump Tower in New York on the 10-year ...Read more

Georgia state Rep. Jasmine Clark says voters urged her to run for Congress
ATLANTA — State Rep. Jasmine Clark said on Thursday’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia” podcast that she decided to run for Congress to “actually answer the call that I was getting from a lot of voters.”
Clark, a Democrat from Lilburn, announced her bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. David Scott, D...Read more

Confusion reigns as Trump threatens to intensify sweeps in LA, Chicago and NY days after ICE vows shift
Confusion reigned Monday over the federal immigration crackdown after President Donald Trump vowed to ramp up deportations in Los Angeles and other Democratic cities just days after officials signaled they would stop arresting workers in some economic sectors.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said that officials “must expand efforts to detain ...Read more

Republican Senate rolls back SALT cap to $10,000 in Trump budget bill
A Republican-controlled Senate committee Monday rolled back the SALT deduction cap to $10,000 in its first draft of President Donald Trump’s sprawling budget bill, a dramatic reversal from the $40,000 that was painstakingly negotiated just last month by a group of GOP lawmakers mostly from the New York suburbs.
The Senate finance committee ...Read more

Senate's spectrum proposal raises aviation safety question
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee’s reconciliation proposal to sell slices of spectrum is generating warnings that the move will interfere with sensitive aviation instruments like radio altimeters, threatening aviation safety.
The concern spells potential trouble for the panel’s proposed spectrum auctions. Defense hawks had ...Read more

Slain Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman's seat must be filled in special election before next session starts
MINNEAPOLIS — A special election to fill slain DFL House Leader Rep. Melissa Hortman’s seat will be held at some point before next February.
Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in their Brooklyn Park home. After a massive weekend manhunt, a suspect is being held on $5 million bond and faces multiple murder and ...Read more

North Carolina state lawmaker deletes X account after post with 'inappropriate' protest image
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state Rep. Julie von Haefen is under fire after posting a video on social media including a protester holding a sign with an image of a guillotine and a mask of what appears to be a beheaded Donald Trump.
The sign reads, “In these difficult times, some cuts may be necessary.”
The picture was taken during ...Read more

Trump: Immigration crackdown to focus on NYC, other 'crime-ridden inner cities'
President Donald Trump vowed Monday to focus his immigration crackdown on so-called “crime ridden inner cities” like New York after he ordered an end to controversial workplace raids on farms, restaurants and hotels amid complaints from big businesses.
As immigration protests roil the nation, Trump said on his social media site that ...Read more

Pennsylvania man brought loaded pistol, bayonet, pepper spray to 'No Kings' protest, police say
PHILADELPHIA – A Malvern man was arrested on firearms charges for bringing a loaded handgun and a bayonet to a “No Kings” protest in West Chester on Saturday, police said.
Kevin Krebs, 31, was charged with carrying a Sig Sauer P320 without a concealed-carry permit, according to the affidavit of probable cause for his arrest. Krebs was ...Read more
This week: Senate aims to finish stablecoin bill, with House away
WASHINGTON — The House is out for a Juneteenth recess this week, and the Senate will be working an abbreviated week with the goal of passing a bipartisan stablecoin regulation bill on Tuesday.
The Senate voted 67-27 to invoke cloture and end debate on the bill June 12, after negotiations led to some changes to secure more Democratic support. ...Read more

Trump puts marginalized people at risk
When I was 18, I found myself in a relationship that rapidly oscillated between affection and abuse. That experience helped me to understand, years later, the cycle of power and control inherent to domestic violence, enabling me to avoid future abusive relationships and foster healthy connections.
I owe this understanding to the support and ...Read more

Bowling alone, voting for Trump -- The collapse that made Trump possible
As an undergraduate, a wise professor once told me that what happens between elections matters just as much as the elections themselves. It’s in town halls, neighborhood associations, labor unions, PTA meetings, and volunteer drives where the habits of self-government are formed—and where a culture of pluralism, empathy, and shared ...Read more

Trump says Israel, Iran may need to 'fight it out' before deal
President Donald Trump said he believed it’s possible Israel and Iran could reach an agreement to end their conflict, though the two sides may need to continue fighting before they’re ready to broker a peace deal.
“Sometimes they have to fight it out, but we’re going to see what happens,” Trump told reporters at the White House on ...Read more

Trump has not called Walz after Minnesota shootings, attacks him as 'grossly incompetent'
President Donald Trump had not called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday afternoon following the assassination of one state lawmaker and attempted slaying of another. Instead, Trump attacked Walz, calling him a “terrible governor.”
An ABC News reporter asked the president Sunday morning whether he would call Walz.
“Well, it’s a terrible...Read more
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