🚨 Senate parliamentarian just knocked out the provision in the Republican bill to spend $1 billion on Trump’s ballroom—per Budget Cmte Dems. Merkley: “While we expect Republicans to change this bill to appease Trump, Democrats are prepared to challenge any change to this bill.”

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

Tough break for the Trump Ballroom Senate Parliamentarian rules the $1 billion project will require 60 votes for approval, per Senate Budget Cmte Democrats Very very steep climb

This is flying under the radar, but Trump's cronies have started their own organization to plan 250th anniversary events. Not only is their "Freedom 250" receiving taxpayer funds, it's also soliciting big donations from corporations in exchange for face time with Trump. Everything is for sale.

NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying."

"Nearly 60% of those detained have no criminal convictions... 'When it was built in the middle of the Everglades last summer, officials said they needed to put it out there because they were going to house the worst of the worst... Clearly that’s not the case'..." www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/f...

Marching in Alabama… same bridge, same fight, different century… (H/T @memphisforall )

"As they rushed into his apartment...he felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his ankle, knocking him to the floor. He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist. Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..." www.propublica.org/article/chic...

"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV. The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries." www.science.org/content/arti...

MS NOW’s Ari Melber warned that Donald Trump’s potential “IRS slush fund” — that he reportedly wants for dropping his massive lawsuit against the IRS — could end up bankrolling his cronies, pardoned J6 rioters, and even a brand-new insurrection. www.mediaite.com/media/news/a...

"It's completely illegal and absurd," attorney Ty Cobb said Saturday on MS NOW. "The case against the IRS is a completely fabricated vehicle for Trump to try to loot the treasury." www.rawstory.com/trump-irs-la...

'Very important document' proves DOJ shielding Epstein co-conspirators: House Dem www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...

"The federal hantavirus response has laid bare the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. and global health, renewing concerns among public health experts that the U.S. is not prepared for a bigger health crisis." thehill.com/policy/healt...

GOP senator blasts Hegseth for ‘careless decision’ on troop posture thehill.com/policy/defen...

‘The new toilet paper’: Panic ensues as shortage of essential product appears imminent www.rawstory.com/iran-war-267... "That product is motor oil, an essential lubricating fluid required to keep anything with an engine – namely vehicles – functioning properly,..."

Ex-GOP strategist stopped cold by foreign leader's warning about Trump's America www.rawstory.com/friedrich-me...

Judge hammers Trump agency for turning arrest into social media stunt www.rawstory.com/ice-26768999...

GOP sets sights on top target in ‘Black political extermination’ project: Dem strategist www.rawstory.com/redistrictin... “They’re not going for revamping representation. They’re going for Black political extermination,” said Antjuan Seawright, an adviser for Rep. Jim Clyburn , speaking with WSJ...

Hundreds of diplomats fired by Trump in 'unprecedented' move amid global crisis: report www.rawstory.com/trump-firing...

Jen Psaki dismantles Eric Trump's denial with one clip: 'I'll let you be the judge' www.rawstory.com/jen-psaki-26...

"Workers from one of the largest rail systems in the country stood on the picket line at 7 a.m. Saturday after the MTA and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) unions were unable to reach an agreement at midnight." thehill.com/homenews/sta...

We're All Standing With Ted Lieu....

Trump's bid to pay off 'monsters' leaves national security journalist in disbelief www.rawstory.com/trump-januar...

"After Jordan told CNN on Thursday night that gas prices don't matter as much as Iran's nuclear capabilities, Republican strategist Melik Abdul reacted to the clip by saying "that dog ain't gonna hunt." www.rawstory.com/jim-jordan-g...

Smithsonian defies Trump and restores damning detail to his national portrait www.rawstory.com/trump-portra...

"Donald Trump is attempting to pull off what MS NOW's Chris Hayes described on Friday night's edition of "All In" as "a slow-motion heist in broad daylight of billions of dollars." www.rawstory.com/trump-settle...

Supreme Court delivers massive blow to Dems​' last-ditch gerrymander gambit www.rawstory.com/virginia-red...

Firestorm as Dem slashes sentence for MAGA election denier: 'Sends a worrisome signal' www.rawstory.com/jared-polis-...

Trump Doesn't Have Enough Votes To Get His Ballroom Money Trump still hasn't secured enough Republican votes in the House and the Senate to secure $1 billion in taxpayer money for his ballroom. open.substack.com/pub/politicu...

The Iran War Has Broken Trump Trump was asked about his failed Iran war, and instead of giving any sort of reasonable answer accused the journalist of treason. Trump is trapped, stuck, and broken by his Iran war. open.substack.com/pub/politicu...

Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire after GOP targets him with redistricting thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Taiwan releases statement in response to Trump comments thehill.com/policy/inter...

"Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, the Department of Justice informed a federal judge Friday." thehill.com/regulation/c...

Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first ‘detransition clinic’ under settlement with Paxton thehill.com/policy/healt... "The clinic would focus on providing medical care to patients who had undergone gender-affirming healthcare and work toward reversing its effects, Paxton said."

Tina Peters to go free after Colorado Gov. Polis commutes her sentence thehill.com/homenews/sta...

Mamdani closes budget gap, invests $122 million in public schools! thehill.com/opinion/lind...

Republicans grill Army leaders on pulling Poland troops: ‘We’re not happy’ thehill.com/policy/defen...

Texas Supreme Court refuses to remove Democrats who fled state thehill.com/homenews/sta...

"A veterans advocacy group is suing the Trump administration over its ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)." thehill.com/policy/healt...

"The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist accused of spying for Iran, who defected to the country nearly a decade ago." thehill.com/policy/natio...

Eric Trump says he’ll sue Jen Psaki, MS NOW over report on China trip thehill.com/homenews/med...

Tech CEOs invited to Capitol Hill to answer questions about kids online safety thehill.com/policy/techn...

DOJ requests 1,500 more National Guard troops for planned DC ‘summer surge’ thehill.com/homenews/adm...

"The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center." thehill.com/policy/defen...

Rubio: Iran won’t be able to leverage US politics into forcing ‘bad’ deal on Trump thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Comer says he’s planning on running for governor thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

Pentagon caught flat-footed as Hegseth makes 'abrupt' troop reversal www.rawstory.com/hegseth-pent...

Trump says quiet part out loud on why he's bombing Iran: 'It’s more for public relations' www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...