Andrew Perez

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June 19, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office requested “a passive approach to Juneteenth messaging” for the holiday on Thursday commemorating the end of slavery, according to an email obtained by Rolling Stone. The news was relayed by the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, which said it wasn’t planning to publish...

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By Asawin Suebsaeng, Andrew Perez June 16, 2025 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (left). President Donald Trump (right). Eileen T.

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June 15, 2025 Elon Musk departs the U.S. Capitol Building on March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Justin Brannan is a member of New York City Council, and is running to be the New York City comptroller. Decades before I ran the New York City Council budget committee, before I ran for office or got near politics at all, I was playing for punk bands up in dark, graffitied basements with ceilings that grazed your head and busted PAs that blew out if you played too hard....

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June 14, 2025 Law enforcement officers including local police, sheriffs and the FBI, stage less than a mile from a shooting in Brooklyn Park, Minn. on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

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By Nikki McCann Ramirez, Andrew Perez June 12, 2025 President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images A lawyer for Donald Trump’s Justice Department recently argued in court that sometimes the president just says stuff — and it doesn’t matter if what Trump says is or isn’t accurate, because his comments aren’t necessarily reflective of the government’s position on a given matter. During an April 30 court hearing related to the...