A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking President Trump’s U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while a lawsuit proceeds. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/21/r...

Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program • Ohio Capital Journal

A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program…

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The path to taking back the House runs right through races like #CA48. Please give Democrat ⭐️MARNI VON WILPERT⭐️ a follow & a quote-post to get her past 1K today. Follow ➡ @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social Meet Marni, 💪volunteer/🤑 donate ➡ www.marnivonwilpert.com

This hero, Chappie James, died two days before I was born. He was a Republican and widely considered to be a potential VP to Reagan. He was black, and one of the first things Hegseth did was remove his picture.

EXCLUSIVE: Ten years ago, David Michael Levin was convicted of hacking into government election websites. Now, he appears to have been hired by the Trump DOJ to...wait for it...monitor elections.

Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’

Levin’s involvement in election monitoring could offer a hint of the kind of personnel who will staff the operation this fall, when the DOJ has said it will send 1,000 monitors to the polls.

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A dozen doctors who reviewed her medical records for ProPublica, which broke the story about her death, said that Porsha should have urgently received a very simple and standard procedure for a miscarriage—a D&C (dilation and curettage). (cont.)

𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰🚨 After 6 months of detention, #ICE dumped 31 year old Daphy Michel in 20° weather without calling her family. Left in summer clothes, she froze to death at a Pittsburgh bus stop. The coroner ruled her death a homicide. WE COULD BE NEXT! SPEAK OUT!

After his 35-year-old wife bled to death from a miscarriage in a Houston-area hospital, a Texas father is suing—and taking her story to Capitol Hill. msmagazine.com/2026/08/21/p...

‘It’s Killing the Women You Represent’: Texas Widower’s Plea to Lawmakers to End Abortion Ban

After his wife Porsha Ngumezi bled to death from a miscarriage in Houston, a Texas father is suing and taking Porsha's story to Capitol Hill.

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There is an expanded list of newly recalled jalapeño products as the Salmonella outbreak expands with 86 new cases and 5 new states added. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Jalapeño (August 2026)

Do not eat, serve, or sell recalled fresh jalapeños or products containing recalled jalapeños. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

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#Blues

Raw Story@rawstory.com · 2h ago

A Republican has grudgingly admitted Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff was right to raise concerns about Natalie Harp. "There have been a lot of vetting issues with Trump administration staffers," admitted Republican strategist Doug Heye on CNN.

"Our leaders are nowhere to be found." Status Coup's Jordan Chariton interviews Carson and Nia from Ohio about being unemployed amidst inflation and why the economy and other factors has left them unlikely to have children. Video by Phillip Hawkins

The Convicted Felon Donald Trump regime is sending undocumented immigrants to countries not of their origin. Because cruelty has always been the point. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/w...

First U.S. Deportees to Arrive in Liberia Amid Growing Backlash (Gift Article)

The five men were part of the first group of deportees to be sent to the West African nation by the Trump administration. The Liberian government has not clarified their status.

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This is the report the President is threatening a lawsuit over. #StreisandEffecting www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployments Fail To Reduce Urban Crime

New CAP analysis reveals the Trump administration’s costly National Guard deployments have failed to reduce violent crime despite its claims of success.

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Center for American Progress@americanprogress.bsky.social · 4h ago

Lawyers for President Donald Trump issued a letter demanding the Center for American Progress retract a factual report or face a $5 billion lawsuit.

NEW: Judge orders Justice Dept & Todd Blanche to respond by Thursday to latest motion in Katie Phang lawsuit, which seeks release of more Epsein Files Blanche and his agency must answer for why they haven't sufficiently turned over FBI agent interview notes

Absolutely Pulling for him! I do posts on him too. #Ossoff

Nearly 2 weeks after severe storms hit Gary, IN (a 80% Black city), 22,000 residents are still without power. Schools are closed & grocery shelves are empty. Food critic Keith Lee is heading there this weekend to help recovery & amplify their voices. #GaryIndiana

This is really outrageous. Not only did a judge find probable cause to believe that sensitive national defense documents would be found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, the documents were actually found! apnews.com/article/just...

Investigators examining foes of Trump seek interviews related to Mar-a-Lago search, AP sources say

Investigators are seeking to interview law enforcement officials in connection with the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of a Florida-based inquiry aiming to establish a conspira...

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Inciting a coup against your own country is the very definition of TREASON, full stop. There should be a law that prevents traitors from running for office.

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #DOOR We should remember a snake is always a snake and can’t be trusted. Michael Cohen is a poisonous snake. A liar and a sycophant.

BREAKING: we are going back to court in the Kennedy Center case to STOP the flagrant violation of the courts order preventing renaming @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group are proud to represent @repbeatty.bsky.social to protect this treasured memorial  Our brief is here 👇

"Politicians from both parties and judges should be prepared to push back forcefully against any attempt Trump and his allies make to interfere with the 2026 elections. If he succeeds in perverting the results, he will be emboldened to take similar steps in 2028..." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy

The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.

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Thank you for your service, @avindman.bsky.social GO ANGIE NIXON, GO!

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 22h ago

NEW: Just got a lovely email from the Alex Vindman campaign asking us to UNITE behind Angie Nixon and to donate in support of her campaign. Thank you, @avindman.bsky.social! You can contribute here: angienixon.com

President Donald Trump was criticized on Wednesday after claiming he had a great relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, prompting backlash over his recent comments.

Critics mock Trump as he tries 'worst ever movie reboot'

President Donald Trump was criticized on Wednesday after claiming he had a great relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, prompting backlash over his recent comments.Trump, who had called for U.S. military exercises with South Korea to be cut, claimed during an Oval Office press conferen...

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Four reporters got subpoenaed to a federal grand jury because they wrote that his gifted jet from Qatar had security flaws. Agents showed up at their homes. This is what happens when you write facts about a corrupt con man who can’t stand the truth. #HoldTheCrooksAccountable

Every day, something gets my blood boiling.🤬 Thanks to Trump, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopters, packed into metal trailers, trucked hundreds of miles, and sold off to be slaughtered. And they're lying about it. Karma's running late. www.rawstory.com/wild-horses/

Trump secretly sends thousands of horses to their deaths: 'Slaughter in plain sight'

Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report.Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopte...

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Yes.

Trump buys stock & goes on TV to pump it up 45 minutes later. Then he charges people $100,000 a month for the tip-off so they can get in on his insider trading scheme. Rep. Raskin just laid out how Don the Con violated the STOCK Act twice in one scam. #HoldTheCrooksAccountable

Pete Kegsbreath just FIRED the Stars and Stripes publisher after it reported the truth about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Don’t fix the problem. Fire the person who exposed it. Kegsbreath is an unqualified bully and a coward! #USDemocracy #RisingBlue

JUST PUBLISHED: Roger Stone is back making millions of dollars lobbying & one client is a vape company accused of illegally marketing & selling its products to kids. One lawsuit says it has engaged in "flagrant" law-breaking. Another says it illegally sold banned products imported from China.

Roger Stone is lobbying for a vape firm accused of illegally marketing to kids

It’s part of a multimillion-dollar business the onetime Trump adviser is now operating.

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FDA upgrades recall of frozen blueberries sold at Publix to highest health risk level

Recalled frozen blueberries and mixed berries that could be contaminated with E. coli pose the most severe category of health risk, according to the FDA.

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If you want to save these horses Trump must be impeached and removed immediately. Join us as we demand action from our inert and lethargic Congress. www.citizensimpeachment.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

nytimes.com