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Joe Biden became the first American president in history to visit the Amazon rainforest. Some quotes from Biden via The White House Pool Report: “I’m proud to be here. The first sitting US president to visit the Amazon.” “The most powerful solutions to fight climate change is all around

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pointed to Elon Musk’s activities in Pennsylvania as moving the needle for Trump in the state. Transcript via CNN: TAPPER: Just before the election, you predicted on this show that the results would be close, but that Kamala Harris and the Democrats would ultimately carry Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump has been saying for a year that he will allow Netanyahu to do whatever he wants, some American Muslim leaders supported Trump anyway and are now realizing that Trump isn’t going to help in Gaza. These quotes from Muslim leaders who supported Trump from Reuters are telling:“Trump won because of us and we’re

Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. to run Health and Human Services has resulted in CDC employees resigning in droves. E.J. Dickson initially wrote in The Cut:As the secretary of Health and Human Services, not only could Kennedy have ultimate authority to undermine the role of regulatory agencies in keeping

Trump and the Republicans are racing the clock because recent history shows that they won’t have total control of the White House and Congress for long. Since the 1990s when one party controls both Congress and the White House, their total control of the government usually doesn’t last for long. The New York Times reported

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has told the House Ethics Committee to preserve their report on Trump attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz. Via The Washington Post:Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the House Ethics Committee to preserve its report and

Economists are warning that Trump’s mass deportation plan will kill American jobs and raise prices. The New York Times reported: There are logistical, legal, diplomatic and — even though Mr. Trump has said there is “no price tag” he wouldn’t direct the government to pay — fiscal obstacles to expelling millions of people who would

Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to be Attorney General may be doomed to fail before it is even official. Trump posted on Truth Social: It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States. Matt is a deeply

It will take months for Republicans to fill the House seats that will be left open by Trump choosing some GOP House members for his administration, which will make Speaker Mike Johnson’s majority even smaller. Politico reported: GOP leadership will likely already have a tough time navigating a slim

Republicans may end up with majorities in Congress, but Donald Trump will not have an easy path to funding his priorities due to Democrats in Congress. The Washington Post reported:Even if Republicans control both houses of Congress, Democrats could still play a large role in funding legislation at the

The incoming Trump administration is expected to change rules and make it more difficult for workers to receive overtime pay and benefits. The New York Times reported: “There will be a concerted effort to repeal pro-worker N.L.R.B. precedents,” said Heidi Shierholz, a senior Labor Department official during the Obama administration, referring to the National Labor

Last updated on November 1st, 2024 at 02:10 pm Elon Musk was a no show to court in Pennsylvania, in spite of being ordered to appear by the court. How did the court punish him for this? By giving him exactly what he asked for and allowing him to continue his potentially illegal scheme of

Last updated on November 2nd, 2024 at 01:54 pm Another woman has been killed by Republican abortion bans that are sold under the misnomer “pro-life” as a pregnant teenager died trying to get medical care in Texas. The teenager, Nevaeh Crain who was six months pregnant, made three visits to emergency rooms in Texas within

Last updated on November 3rd, 2024 at 12:59 am Internal polling from the Harris campaign reveals that battleground state voters who made up their minds in the last week are breaking big for Kamala Harris. Matt Viser posted:Senior Harris campaign officials say campaign’s internal data show them winning by

Trump’s closing message to voters in North Carolina is that he is still mad that he isn’t running against Joe Biden. Trump said, “These past few years we have been fighting to take back our country. It has been a failed and corrupt administration. A horrible administration. You like

Last updated on November 4th, 2024 at 09:38 am The latest Des Moines Register poll showing Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa suggests that a big shift is happening in the Midwest. The Des Moines Register reported on their poll: A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Vice President Harris leading former President Trump