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Court rejects Texas Republicans’ law requiring Ten Commandments displays in schools

The Supreme Court has already ruled against Ten Commandments in classrooms. Republicans in several states are approving new laws anyway.
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A granite Ten Commandments monument stands on the ground of the Texas Capitol
8h ago

The problem(s) with Trump declaring himself a ‘war hero’

If Trump is looking for actual war heroes, I might refer him to some of the people whose service he denigrated both before and after taking office.
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Donald Trump speaks with reporters
9h ago

Justice Department launches investigation into D.C. crime data after Trump’s complaints

The president pushed a conspiracy theory about crime statistics in the nation's capital. Predictably, a Justice Department investigation soon followed.
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D.C. Police car behind police tape
9h ago

Pete Hegseth reportedly has an ‘unusually large’ security detail, generating pushback

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s security detail is reportedly so large that it’s straining the Army agency that’s tasked with protecting him.
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Hegseth with security.
10h ago

With black paint on border barriers, Trump and Noem are repeating a familiar mistake

The last time the president ordered officials to apply black paint to border barriers, it was an expensive failure. Naturally, he’s trying it again.
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Donald Trump
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Conservative critics of Gavin Newsom’s social media feed appear to miss the point

To criticize the governor's content as childish, foolish and unserious is to necessarily criticize Trump’s content as childish, foolish and unserious.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
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As Trump militarizes the nation’s capital, his ‘proof’ of success falls apart

The president claims to have evidence that his deployments in Washington, D.C., are working. A closer look suggests his proof is entirely made up.
National Guard troops and a humvee next to Union Station, with American flags.
National Guard troops and a humvee next to Union Station, with American flags.
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Today’s edition of quick hits.
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Image: Texas Democrats To Reportedly Return To State After Governor Ends Special Session
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Trump complains that ‘woke’ Smithsonian focuses on ‘how bad slavery was’

The president’s campaign against the Smithsonian Institution was already indefensible. With new false and weird claims, it’s suddenly even worse.
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A split composite image of President Donald Trump, left, and  Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
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Why Trump’s ‘joke’ about postponing the 2028 elections really wasn’t funny

Given the president’s record, when he jokes about postponing the 2028 elections, it's awfully tough to laugh.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Donald Trump shake hands
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Donald Trump shake hands

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