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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 ... read more


Some 10,109 doctoral-trained experts in science and related fields left their jobs last year as President Donald Trump ... read more


A flurry of posts from the White House, Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security have included images, slogans and even a song used by the white nationalist right. read more


Trump has transformed the national political discourse from skirmishes over his assorted harebrained ideas and extreme actions (Venezuela, Greenland, vengeful criminal prosecutions, mass deportations, the destruction of the public health establishment, his war on universities, tax cuts for the rich, and so on) into a debate over the fundamental nature of the United States. Will it become a full-fledged authoritarian-led police state? That's the fight at hand. Trump and his miscreants are eager for it. They may attain their fascistic fantasy"unless enough Americans say no.


Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change. read more


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CNN reports DHS suspended Bovino's access to his social media accounts effective immediately. He had used X to troll critics, share mugshots of arrested immigrants, and publicize his cable news appearances. Over the weekend, he was still scrapping with lawmakers online, accusing Alex Pretti of assaulting officers - a claim the video doesn't support. They didn't just sideline him operationally. They took away his megaphone.

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