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'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects
Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/national-parks-trump-white-house-renovations/687700/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60vGPeNHKpvVUciLOoJQwDWQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Climate.us
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Climate.us
is live. Built by members of the team behind
Climate.gov
, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase.
#ClimateForUs
#ClimateUS
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#Affordability
#Housing
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
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Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' has died at 72
Actor Anthony Head, known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72.
https://apnews.com/article/anthony-head-obit-buffy-vampire-lasso-a1c56edf560de048e730a2cf337e4223?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60pBwzDucoXGQmGZpBeyh1kc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Pope Leo and other Christian thinkers have captured the gravity of the
#AIrevolution
in a way many secular thinkers have not
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI
It’s sin.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/06/pope-leo-ai-christian/687388/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60ucS47kYUw9l-YwrKLbG62c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Why the Worst Get on Top
Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte for acting director of national intelligence is both terrifying and predictable.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/bill-pulte-hayek/687399/
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#California
#Iowa
#NewJersey
#NewMexico
#SouthDakota
#Montana
#VoteBlue26
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Pope Leo and other Christian thinkers have captured the gravity of the
#AIrevolution
in a way many secular thinkers have not
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI
It’s sin.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/06/pope-leo-ai-christian/687388/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60ucS47kYUw9l-YwrKLbG62c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Weissmann proposes a Truth in Elections Act, built on existing law. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which criminalizes lying about military honors “with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit”, survived a US supreme court challenge.
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Former prosecutor pursued by Trump calls for crackdown on election lies: ‘Lying can be held to account’
Andrew Weissmann argues for new law to hold political liars like US president accountable for harming democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/24/andrew-weissmann-donald-trump-liars-kingdom?CMP=share_btn_url
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#ChrstianNationalism
#Project2025
The threat was manufactured because the threat was useful - it named a frightening foreign version of theocracy while the people raising the alarm were quietly building a domestic one.
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Mother Jones
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There’s a massive immigration operation in Memphis right now, but you may not have heard about it. Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
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Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/memphis-safe-task-force-still-operating-aclu-lawsuit-cameras-filming-ice-harassment-homeland-security-tennessee-highway-patrol/
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#CitizensUnited
#Hawaii
state legislature voted to change the powers of corporations doing business in the state and no longer grant them the ability to spend on most political causes. "How can a creation of the state have inalienable rights?"
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Hawaii vs. Citizens United
State lawmakers want to change the terms of personhood for corporations.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/hawaii-corporations-political-money/687159/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60geuGMvhiyqXE6yIeBp3xlQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Colbert has sprinkled earnestness amid the gags since he took the reins of
#TheLateShow
more than 10 years ago. It’s a tack unlike any other in late night; it will be unmistakably lost when he departs on May 21—and missed by both his viewers and his guests.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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The Most Surprising Part of Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Run
“The Late Show” host has been a calming counterbalance to his peers.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/stephen-colbert-late-show-ending-legacy/687160/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60oDS5F-oY2uaCA2zkuBA5cY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Vladimir Putin: “I think that the matter is coming to an end.” He said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, and that his preferred negotiating partner would be Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’
Russian president damns western support that has allowed Ukraine to hold out and asks for talks with Gerhard Schröder in remarks after diminished Victory Day parade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/vladimir-putin-suggests-ukraine-war-is-coming-to-an-end?CMP=share_btn_url
about 2 months ago
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OMG! A whole herd of Secret Service Suburban whales drive onto the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool so Trump can inspect the color and get his picture taken.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it
President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-blue-visit-214814ea23ae9412093167e49bbc20e8?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
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Rachel Maddow
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"Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. We’re afraid of offending power. We’re afraid of losing access. We’re afraid of another baseless lawsuit... "There is a fine line between being a team player and being an accomplice...”
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𝒜𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓈𝓉: 𝒞𝒞 ℬ𝒶𝓇𝓉𝑜𝓃
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Three major problems understanding political violence in America. 1) Americans cannot agree on definition of political violence. 2) People are too busy blaming perceived political foes to see larger problem. 3) Nobody knows how to make it stop.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Rise of the Blood Populist
Most Americans fully reject political violence. It’s time to differentiate between those who tolerate it and everyone else.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/blood-populists-political-violence-ideology/686995/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60q28E_fYo8rAukanG07U1PA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files
Lawsuit alleges DoJ broke transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosures
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/katie-phang-todd-blanche-epstein-files-lawsuit
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Why is Jimmy Kimmel being held to a higher standard than Donald Trump?
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Why is Jimmy Kimmel being held to a higher standard than Donald Trump? | Jesse Hassenger
The talkshow host has found himself targeted by the president once again but his jokes fail to have the influence or tastelessness that the right like to claim
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/28/jimmy-kimmel-held-to-higher-standard-donald-trump
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@micyoung75.bsky.social
Great article. My only argument, we have no "buffalo" in the whole of the America's or Europe. Even the DOI seal says, Bison. Yes, many use this terminology, but it is & has always been wrong. Note:
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news...
micyoung75.substack.com/p/dei-for-cows
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DEI for Cows
The Interior Department has a buffalo on its seal. It is now evicting 950 of them from federal land to make room for cattle.
https://micyoung75.substack.com/p/dei-for-cows
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Brian Beutler
2 months ago
Democrats “don’t expect the media to take our side in any political battle… but we do expect them to take their own side in the fight for constitutional freedom. There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.”
@raskin.house.gov
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Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dust-up on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
https://newrepublic.com/article/209550/jamie-raskin-trump-takedown-cnn-message
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Norm Eisen
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Trump's DOJ just indicted the SPLC for fighting white supremacy Their "evidence": using informants — exactly what the FBI does Patel even admitted the relationship existed when he severed it last year
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
& I tore the indictment apart line by line Read our full takedown👇 -TN
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The Trump Regime’s Heinous Attack on a Legendary Civil Rights Organization
Publisher’s Roundup 64
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-trump-regimes-heinous-attack
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Mary L Trump
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Donald says we would have won the Vietnam War if he'd been president. Maybe he should have just served.
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Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege
The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/20/amazon-sellers-price-raises-california?CMP=share_btn_url
2 months ago
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Rachel Maddow
2 months ago
"Secretary Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children,” the Judge wrote. “This case highlights a leader’s unserious regard for the rule of law... “Unserious leaders are unsafe."
www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’
Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-calls-rfk-unserious#toggle-gdpr
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A major US court case could help fix the ills of Citizens United | David Sirota
A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America’s legal system
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/19/citizens-united-super-pacs?CMP=share_btn_url
2 months ago
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Norm Ornstein
2 months ago
Shared, so you don’t have to worry about the payroll. The piece I wrote in January 2015, long before Trump actually became the nominee. Norm Ornstein on the eight causes of Trumpism:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Eight Causes of Trumpism
Irrespective of how the Republican presidential primary turns out, the conditions that led to the mogul’s rise have left their mark on the party—and America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/the-eight-causes-of-trumpism/422427/?gift=98eHphnnbm4MZs4FMyUDDaGG7ZnEoAoRTBEMX4rVOYo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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How can you go wrong writing about war and algorithms that includes the Winchesters of Supernatural?
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War Is the Algorithm
The Horseman didn't need a sword. Neither does your feed.
https://open.substack.com/pub/micyoung75/p/war-is-the-algorithm?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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Amazon Is Rewriting Pricing Rules — Most Sellers Haven’t Noticed Yet
https://huntersinsights.com/p/amazon-is-rewriting-pricing-rules-most-sellers-haven-t-noticed-yet
3 months ago
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Trump admin firing judges that don't do what he wants. All 113 were fired without due process.
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US fires more immigration judges, including two who blocked deporting pro-Palestinian students
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has fired more immigration judges, including two who blocked the federal government's deportation attempts against pro-Palestinian students, a union repr...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-fires-more-immigration-judges-including-two-who-blocked-deporting-pro-2026-04-13/
3 months ago
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Remember these?! I happened across this image by accident and all of a sudden I had flashbacks of my childhood. We did some weird sh*t back in the 60s. The memory of chewing on sweetened wax … 😳
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Lawfare
3 months ago
William Ford and Cerin Lindgrensavage explain how the White House is increasingly using Category C, a tool to withhold federal funds for use in future fiscal years, to advance administration priorities potentially in violation of congressional spending directives.
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Breaking Down OMB’s Growing Use of Category C
A tool to withhold federal funds for use in future fiscal years is increasingly being employed to advance administration priorities.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/breaking-down-omb-s-growing-use-of-category-c
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There's a reason recruitment is up and it has everything to do with filling the void being left from service members leaving. Early retirement, not re-enlisting, canceling contracts regardless of consequences … the GI Rights Hotline filled with conscientious objectors.
www.kuow.org/stories/ther...
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There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse
Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/there-s-growing-disquiet-in-the-military-the-iran-war-made-it-worse
3 months ago
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PBS's Geoff Bennett: "The media spent 2 years on Biden's mental acuity, why isn't the same scrutiny being applied to Trump?"
www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/0...
3 months ago
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Difference between then and now, regarding military registration, is that it is now becoming automated for men between the ages of 18-26, starting December 2026. Women can register for active duty combat but are not part of the automated process.
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Here's who is (and isn't) impacted by US military draft changes
Eligible men will soon be automatically registered into the U.S. military draft pool, according to the federal agency that oversees the system.
https://www.aol.com/articles/heres-isnt-impacted-us-military-175948371.html
3 months ago
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑
3 months ago
No Trump. No Troops. No War. Trump must be held accountable for his words and actions. We cannot stay silent. Join us in the streets, tomorrow.
#notrump
#notroops
#nowar
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@netflix.com
I REALLY hope you choose to renew
#DetectiveHole
! I started watching bc of Joel Kinnaman, but Tobias Santelmann really drew me in to the point I couldn't stop watching until the end, which left me hanging for more! Great writing, great cast, cinematography … all of it.
3 months ago
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"He now speculates that because working in pencil and paper slows students down and makes their thinking process visible, they are better able to push through hard concepts."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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What Happened After a Teacher Ditched Screens
Why one early adopter of computers in classrooms has decided to toss them
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/teachers-screens-edtech-students/686681/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60uDXRD2ezZ7lsLfcwU2vXC8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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The Intellectual Right Is Mad at the Mess It’s Made
Conservatives are criticizing influencers for going too far.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/conservative-intellectual-right-influencers/686630/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60nyjG_24E622eekYcUWCbs8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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"I see little evidence that imposing arbitrary generational labels prospectively has much benefit, and good reason to believe that it prolongs adolescence and creates unnecessary barriers to understanding between Americans of different ages."
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Please Stop Talking about "Zoomers" and "Gen Alpha"
Against the early naming of generations
https://open.substack.com/pub/richardhanania/p/please-stop-talking-about-zoomers?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Colorado appeals court overturns Tina Peters’ sentence in election security breach
The appeals court ordered a judge to re-evaluate the punishment for the former Mesa County clerk
https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/02/colorado-court-of-appeals-overturns-tina-peters-sentence/
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Hitler was obsessed with adding a new wing to the Reich Chancellery — He wanted it big. He wanted lots of gold, lots of marble …
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Hitler’s Edifice Complex
He was obsessed with adding an expensive new wing to the Reich Chancellery, part of his grandiose architectural ambitions for the nation’s capital.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hitlers-edifice-complex/686662/?gift=1SbYZC9ibNUWbkW55Dp60v7_r3y2K4SAKRjzm7eizlk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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NBC News
3 months ago
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks further demolition of the White House for Trump's ballroom — for now.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks further demolition of the White House for Trump's ballroom
The rule is a blow to President Donald Trump and his administration.
https://nbcnews.to/41C70Z5
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Brennan Center
3 months ago
"Congress was designed to be slow and deliberative, but even by the framers’ standards, it is not working properly," author of new book Stuck
@kornbergmaya.bsky.social
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@washingtonmonthly.bsky.social
. She writes about how Congress can strengthen itself to deliver for Americans.
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Congress Must Strengthen Itself to Deliver for the American People
Amid the partial government shutdown, Congress is showing signs it can reclaim its constitutional authority to push back on an overreaching executive.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/congress-must-strengthen-itself-deliver-american-people
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