Steve Benen: As The New York Times reported, Team Trump now wants its adherents to believe that list does not exist -- after having already said the opposite. read more
The Baby Boomer generation has long been dubbed the Me Generation, and their retirement choices might prove it. Today, 3X as many Boomers as Millennials (45%) say they want to enjoy their wealth rather than pass it to the next generation, with many rejecting babysitting duty, too. ...
Federal officers and National Guard troops fanned out around a mostly empty Los Angeles park in a largely immigrant neighborhood ... read more
President Donald Trump's decision to shutter a long-running worldwide wheat aid program has left farmers in Kansas reeling, The New York Times reported on Monday. read more
US President Donald Trump has urged Brazilian authorities to end their prosecution of the country's former President Jair Bolsonaro, accusing them of carrying out a "WITCH HUNT". read more
[State Rep. Wes] Virdell's closeup view of the havoc wreaked on his district has made a lasting impression, he said, and left him reconsidering a vote he made just a few months ago against a bill that would have established a statewide plan to improve Texas' disaster response ... read more
If China invades Taiwan, Beijing will enlist Russia's help to tie up NATO forces in Europe, the alliance's top official has said. read more
As deportations increase and pathways for new entrants narrow, employers may face heightened difficulty filling positions. read more
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with plans for mass firings, reorganization of the federal government read more
The Curtis Medical Center in Curtis, NE announced that it will be closing shortly after it was confirmed that Trump's budget would pass into law. read more
President Donald Trump's commerce secretary had to step in after he appeared lost on the latest development in his sprawling trade war. read more
Ted Cruz could have booked numerous flights from Greece to Texas before the one he boarded--despite his office claiming he came home from his European vacation "as fast as humanly possible." The Daily Beast's newsletter The Swamp revealed Monday how Cruz was caught touring the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, 24 hours after the Guadalupe River burst its banks, sweeping away dozens of lives in an unspeakable horror whose full effects are still unfolding. read more
As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant to fund flood management efforts. ... Texas leads the nation by a wide margin in flood deaths. ... Weekend floods in Texas claimed nearly 90 lives, with dozens of people still missing.
A senior officer in Hamas's security forces has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group has lost about 80% of its control over the Gaza Strip and that armed clans are filling the void. The lieutenant colonel said Hamas's command and control system had collapsed due to months of Israeli strikes that have devastated the group's political, military and security leadership. read more
Navy Federal Credit Union, despite having previously agreed to refund $80 million in service fees, will no long have to refund the funds after the President Donald Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved to dismiss the case. read more
People Are Frustrated With MAGA Politicians' Responses To The Deadly Texas Floods read more
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