I’ve been through a lot worse than anything Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth can throw at me. And I'm not backing down, because this isn't about me — it's about you and every American's First Amendment right.

A federal judge boots the National Guard from California, another shields Epstein survivors from Trump-era abuse, one may block a Comey re-indictment, and another sets a hearing that could refer Trump officials for prosecution. All this and more on Legal AF with Popok and KFA. LIVE at 8 pm ET!

A drone dropped supplies that seemed destined for a crab boil at a South Carolina prison this week, staff said. The intercepted delivery included steak, crab legs, two bags of marijuana, Marlboro cigarettes and a small container of Old Bay seasoning, photos show.

Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."

Wagner: He’s an Afghan aid worker who spent 20 years supporting U.S. projects. When Kabul fell, he had to flee because the Taliban never looked kindly on that work. They’ve lived here peacefully, contributing to their community… and then Trump decides to exploit a national tragedy.

They really like to dictate what American's can do away with. Yesterday it was pencils. Today it's food. Yes, food.

Everyone knows the way to combat leukemia is push-ups. Why do they insist that the only medical problems anyone has are related to diet and exercise?

Sean Duffy: "As people travel through our skies, we want to have the most enjoyable experience for them. Someone might want to come through and do a couple pull ups."

Saladino: "The goal here is not for people to get sweaty in airports. Nobody wants to be sitting next to somebody smelling on an airplane. But ... "

More and more families are taking on debt, especially as buy now, pay later services like Klarna and Affirm become more widely available. And they’re not taking on debt to pay for bigger, luxury items. trib.al/OwPcXSZ

Maybe if we try to bury the history and ignore it it will go away?

First time we hear shit from the Black Guy Trump Put At HUD Because That's Where He Thinks Black Guys Go, and it's an even stupider version of the usual MAGA anti-immigrant bullshit.

"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation." Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:

U.S. host cities are expected to pay millions in a shortfall caused by a bad business deal with FIFA for the upcoming World Cup games, according to reports on Tuesday.

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This keeps happening.

The United States could begin requiring visitors from countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal.

No one is going to want to come here

I wonder why 🤔

Republicans who want payments made to HSAs, you need to provide data on the actuarial value of this approach. High Deductible plans, with HSA deposits, are useless if the patient can't afford their deductible. Which is the ultimate problem with no CSR, ACA plans.

President Donald Trump made a stunning admission about his pardon of Honduran former President Juan Orlando Hernandez that undercuts his rationale for bombing alleged drug smuggling boats.

As a climate scientist, the most charitable thing I can say is that this guy's a fucking moron.

It's the fault of the DOJ/ FTC and politicians of both parties, for allowing big insurance companies and hospital systems to become the largest companies in the country, giving them the ability to set pricing and rules for healthcare They run healthcare. Period end of story

Duffy wants pull-up bars in airports, but won’t require airlines to compensate passengers when their flights are disrupted by carriers?? America: Open your eyes and see what this Administration truly is. www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u...

NYT: “Behind that policy was a quieter goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in the judicial system, forcing them to show evidence justifying Trump’s military campaign.” 🧐https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/pentagon-boat-strike-survivors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Less discussed in the new National Security Strategy than America's abdication of global leadership is the document’s frank embrace of far-right narratives on Europe, with a strong whiff of white nationalism. New from @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3XIMl3M

Canada is the latest country to roll out the welcome mat to highly skilled workers and scientists as the United States restricts immigration and cuts research funding under President Trump.

This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits. Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.

NEW investigative report: "Things will get really nasty." Hedge funds. Brokerages. Billionaires. Jeffrey Epstein’s financial ties on and off Wall Street were broader than previously known, a cache of emails @bloomberg.com obtained earlier this year reveals 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

proposal filed Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recommendation: CBP can only review what you voluntarily disclose or what is publicly visible. Make sure your personal accounts are set to private, and maintain an alternative public-facing account for general viewing.

MAGA is bringing back traditional masculinity by obsessing over fonts, gold trim and ballrooms.

The Trump administration’s war on the Inflation Reduction Act and all things climate embodies the horrors of Republican rule: a paranoid, lawless crusade waged by extremely online ideologues. trib.al/HqSRVxd

The Ukrainians are not giving up. but for Washington, it’s apparently easier just to assume Russia will win the war and foreclose Ukraine’s options at the negotiating table. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oBX1Mp

If we had elected Kamala Harris we wouldn't sit here doom scrolling because the would be no doom to scroll. Sure you'd be bitching about something else but at least we'd have vaccines, a chance at protecting women's rights, a decent economy, free and fair elections, I could go on...

Congress, once again, is the branch on the losing end of this.

Trump v. Slaughter is poised to be a landmark step on this country’s turn away from democratic governance and good government in favor of oligarchy and despotism. trib.al/ZIVkHge

Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere. Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.

Aside from the arrested pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. himself, no one is in bigger legal jeopardy after the arrest than the Blaze. And in a different case, maybe Laura Loomer. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pVwtqz

TRUMP: “I said why is it we only take people from shithole countries? Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark… But we always take people from Somalia— places that are filthy, dirty, disgusting.” Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?

Reminder that Trump denied calling nations with lots of Black and brown people "shit holes," but now he admits it. So he lied.

Trump reveals he was recently administered another cognitive exam — a test given to patients to detect signs of dementia.

Oh right

one these days he’s gonna slip and go full frat in a speech

There’s invasive, then there’s this new tourist entry plan 🤪

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AP: “Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, some more than five months… Attorneys highlighted the government’s own admissions to longer custody times, contaminated food, lack of medical care…” apnews.com/article/immi...