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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to New Jersey, U.S., June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan HowardPush NotificationOne Washington Post columnist predicted in 2024 that should he win election to a second term, Trump would launch an unprecedented attack on his political opponents and democracy itself. Now, he's chastising Americans for not doing more when they had the chance. In a Friday essay, the Post's Colbert I.

1 day ago | alternet.org | Carl Gibson

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, Gage SkidmorePush NotificationCalifornia – the largest U.S. state by population and the world's fourth-largest economy by itself — is the largest payer of federal taxes of all the states. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is now entertaining the idea of depriving President Donald Trump's administration of that revenue.

1 day ago | alternet.org | Carl Gibson

President Donald Trump's planned military parade is just a week away, and MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace is pointing out that there's still not much information about whether one particular group of veterans will be featured.

1 day ago | alternet.org | Carl Gibson

Scrutiny of the massive 1,037-page "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is now intensifying, with more than a dozen House Republicans who voted for its passage now urging their counterparts in the Senate to strip specific language from the legislation. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reported Friday that 13 Republicans who voted for the bill in May have sent a letter to Senate Republican leadership asking them to remove a provision in the legislation pertaining to clean energy projects in their districts.

1 day ago | alternet.org | Carl Gibson

Push NotificationOn Friday — which is the 81st anniversary of the United States' pivotal D-Day storming of Normandy, France during World War II – U.S. military veterans demonstrated on the National Mall against President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). MSNBC reporter Melanie Zanona told host Katy Tur that Trump's attempts to "downsize the federal government" through mass layoffs of VA staff has prompted veterans to speak out.