White House declassifies info on secret FBI probe into Trump's firing of Comey (CBS News)

The White House on Wednesday released declassified information saying the FBI opened an investigation into whether...

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'Ripe for accidents': Families fume at Trump as ship doctor warns sailors may go insane

Families of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are raising urgent concerns about deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has now spent nine months at sea and five conse...

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This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.

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Opinion | The absurdity of the Reflecting Pool prosecutions

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges that her office never should have been brought. Now she's fighting to keep her job.

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The Work in Progress with Robert Reich | Official Trailer

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Republicans Admit They Can't "Rein" in Trump and His Reign of Chaos and Corruption

Reek of the Week, Senator John Cornyn, says "there is nothing [the GOP] could do to rein in the president," proving that the GOP remains a dangerous cult controlled by a dying and decaying Trump.

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‘What they’re doing qualifies as torture’: new details of ICE force-feeding revealed

Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representation

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BBC Audio | What's Up Docs? | How hydrated should you really be?

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore hydration.

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Judges Rip Trump Apart 75 Times for Violating First Amendment

Trump’s second term has been marked by judge after judge ruling against him on free speech grounds.

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Court blocks Trump ban on voter registration help for new citizens, finding likely intentional discrimination

Senior Trump administration officials have repeatedly portrayed immigrants' political participation as an electoral threat.

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'No way on this Earth!' Legal expert aghast after Pirro concocts excuse for damning loss

A legal expert was aghast on Monday night while reacting to an excuse Jeanine Pirro concocted to explain her signature case falling apart. Over the weekend, reporting indicated that Pirro told Preside...

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Explosive Diarrhea, Measles, Polio, and Other Ways RFK and MAGA Will Try to Kill You

America is enduring a case of “explosive diarrhea” in more than 40 states caused by the cyclosporiasis parasite that is mainly spreading through lettuce.

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The largest political scandal in modern Florida history

We just got a serious development in Florida’s Senate race.

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Trump is pissed Chevron CEO doesn’t grovel more

Trump went on his personal for-profit social media network to yell about how Chevron’s CEO, Mike Wirth, didn’t call out how amazing and precious and perfect Trump’s policies are when Wirth appeared on...

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Senate Republicans join in rebuking White House over science funding

GOP leaders are supporting a spending bill that would prevent the White House from asserting greater control over hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants.

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Outrage Builds Over Apparent US Use of 2,000-Pound Bomb on Iranian Family Home | Common Dreams

Outrage grows over the US apparently dropping a 2,000-pound bomb on a civilian home in Iran.

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It's Still The Economy, Stupid | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich | August 1, 2026

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Trump Troll Trump

1 August, 2026

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How the Modeling World Connects Trump and Melania to Epstein

People close to Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein end up dead.

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The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

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Scholar flags ‘tip of the iceberg’ of what could be 'biggest' Trump scandal 'in history'

President Donald Trump and his family could soon be confronted with “one of the biggest scandals” he’s ever faced, scholar and journalist Sidney Blumenthal argued in a video published Saturday on the ...

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The intense pressure facing Fauci, as GOP lawmakers push for his jailing

The 85-year-old doctor, once the head of the government’s covid response, now faces mounting congressional threats and legal risks.

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Parasitic Katie Miller buried herself with her own revolting words

The ungrateful, parasitic, and contemptible Katie Miller, wife of the equally ungrateful, contemptible and parasitic Stephen Miller, wants you to believe Dr. Anthony Fauci was never really anything to...

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Hollywood legend triggers Trump ambassador with defiant act: ‘Another dim-witted actor’

Mike Huckabee, the Trump administration’s ambassador to Israel, lashed out Saturday at Hollywood icon Javier Bardem after the Spanish actor pushed back against narratives promoted by the Trump adminis...

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GOP Senator Still Unsure About Rep. Accused of Abusing His Daughter

Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno doesn’t have a lot of thoughts on Representative Max Miller, who allegedly abused Moreno’s daughter—and granddaughter.

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What Susan Collins Just Did on Trump and ICE Should Worry All Dems

She voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding. But now she’s taking credit for a new bodycam commitment from ICE. Democrats can’t let her get away with this.

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Exxon, Chevron Post $26.5 Billion in Combined Profits as High Gas Prices Pummel Americans | Common Dreams

"While Americans suffer from high prices and the Iran war imposes tens of billions of dollars of new costs on the American public, the oil industry wins big."

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