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Just don't go to the White House cause he's gonna ambush you.

Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the "Golden Dome" missile defense project, which he claims will protect the entire country from missile attacks using a network of reconnaissance and strike satellites. According to Trump, the system should be completed by the end of his presidential term at a cost of "just" $175 billion. However, we shouldn’t forget the long history of exorbitantly expensive U.S. failures in missile defense.

On Thursday, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) appeared to suggest that Gaza should be “nuked” like Japan was during World War II in response to the shooting in Washington DC that killed two Israeli embassy staffers.

"There is no purpose to this other than to hurt Harvard and its students for not fully capitulating to Trump" Professor of Denver

When the Trump administration's DOGE attempted last week to assign a team to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the move followed a months-long offensive by DOGE staffers who have strong-armed their way into federal agencies, accessed sensitive data, and helped fire thousands of workers.

https://archive.ph/FycIy

And there it is... What he really wanted

The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested the governors of the Federal Reserve were not subject to removal from their positions by President Trump in the manner he has done with other agencies.

A provision "hidden" in the sweeping budget bill that passed the U.S. House on Thursday seeks to limit the ability of courts—including the U.S. Supreme Court—from enforcing their orders.

Its almost like the Republican approach of burning the seed corn of future prosperity to pay for tax cuts is a really bad policy

The Russian government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region.

It’s official. As my colleague David Dayen and I both predicted, enough Democratic senators have voted for a crypto “regulation” bill (called the GENIUS Act), basically written by the industry and Donald Trump’s minions, that it passed easily on Monday. If anything, it was even worse than I expected—just nine Democrats were needed to get to the necessary 60 votes, but 16 voted for it. (Two Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Jerry Moran of Kansas, voted against it.)

... the Big Ugly Bill is enacted with the following provision, now hidden in the bill:

It can in theory be stopped if Senators vote against it. Making that happen means having Senators fear that constituents will vote them out and seek their prosecution. If you live in the US, calling your senators a call and letting them know how mad you are at the Republican agenda might just help a little.

The measure would limit courts’ ability to enforce contempt findings, a move that could blunt one of the judiciary’s most powerful tools for ensuring compliance with its rulings.

In particular, they're ignoring the Senate rules requiring a supermajority vote, and planning to claim they've taken away California's ability to regulate tailpipe pollution with a mere majority.

The House narrowly passed Trump's domestic policy bill Thursday following a dramatic all-night session and days of negotiations.

In total, the 220 winners of the contest to attend the dinner spent $394 million on Trump’s official cryptocurrency.

I like the part about no new spending is needed. Should we translate that to we will divert people looking into measles and covid to this?

And they publish books about Biden's mental decline?

Stalin would be applauding

Good thing hosts of The View doesn't have to worry about dick energy.

Elon Musk’s shouting match with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent might have been the final nail in the coffin for the tech billionaire’s four-month stint in the White House, but it came after months of bubbling frustration at Musk’s “chain-saw” approach to dismantling the federal government.

The chief justice had spoken out against MAGA’s attacks on the judiciary.

By Sharon Otterman May 21, 2025 Updated 4:08 p.m. ET

Hope everyone learns not to go visit the White House after all these ambushes

Archived copies of the article: * archive.today * ghostarchive.org - missing photos

Immigrants’ attorneys say they were told they were being deported to South Sudan. But Trump’s lawyers won’t say where the plane is—claiming everything is classified.

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Buried 291 pages into the 1,116-page bill as passed out of committee, Section 43201(c) describes a 10-year moratorium on state-level enforcement of "any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems."

Bipartisan bill to created tax deduction of up to $25,000 now goes to House but experts have criticized measure

Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, who edged out New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) for a top Democratic post in December before stepping down, died from esophageal cancer on Wednesday, becoming the third Democrat to die in office this term.

If Congress passes the tax bill as it stands, it could cost the US more than 830,000 jobs that would otherwise be created in the coming years,

Not just a recession but a stagflation looks likely in the future.

Heatmap is a lot more blunt:

Exhibit 8509776654 of why Democrats are pathetic

In 3... 2... 1...

While Tapper shills his expose about Biden's decline, Trump's is obvious and free to view daily.

Trump: “Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP.”

Data represents truth which is kryptonite to the Great Liar

Not military but with military weaponry. And do the states have to pay for this?

Hood Robbing

40 years later and we're back to Ronnie's Star Wars all over again.

Elon Musk says he has “done enough” to help MAGA Republicans win elections, signaling a shift in his kingmaker role as Donald Trump’s top campaign backer.

Donald Trump argued that a GOP budget bill should help only Republican states instead of benefiting Democratic governors.

As Andrew Cuomo emerges as the front-runner in New York City's mayoral race, several women who accused him of sexual harassment just three years ago say they feel betrayed and forgotten.

If the link is borking, you can check it out in the original link - the archived link is with no paywall while Washington Post limits how many you can read for free (archive.org does not archive Washington Post)

A primer for those who don't understand.

Older adults and other groups at high risk for severe illness might still be able to get vaccinated, the FDA vaccine chief said Tuesday.

Florida Man: “They did this infrastructure bill, and you get the bill and they try to give you money. But then you’ve got to jump through all these hoops,” DeSantis said. “I have to monitor tailpipe emissions for Florida drivers. I am not doing that. I’m not doing the woke roads. I’m not doing any of that.”

Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole items