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Tim Burchett Blasts GOP Backdoor Deal

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‘I’m Disgusted With Our Own Party’: Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett Slams Republicans for Allegedly Cutting Deals With Democrats

Hold them accountable

Rep Eugene Vindman

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‘Stop Letting Republicans Box You In’: Eight Democrats Including Virginia Representative Eugene Vindman Advance a Conservative School Bill

Bipartisanship discovers another volunteer

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed a major tax settlement between Donald Trump and the IRS, calling it a “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card.” Her X post announcing a new bill drew intense backlash in the comments.

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‘You Have NO Room to Talk’: Massachusetts Sen. Warren’s Trump Tax ‘Get-Out-of-Jail-Free’ Corruption Attack on X Sparks Fierce Backlash

Classic Warren move.

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Missouri Slams Lawmakers After Approval of Bill That Allows Schools to Hire Armed ‘Rangers’: ‘With What Money?’

Would this really protect kids?

Sen Chris Murphy

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Liberal Connecticut Erupts Over Murphy’s Trump Accusation as Locals Ask: ‘When Is Someone Going to DO SOMETHING About This?’

Shady deals

AOC Claims Meta Data Center Hurt Georgia Water Supply: ‘The Dysentery Special Right There’

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AOC Claims Meta Data Center Hurt Georgia Water Supply: ‘The Dysentery Special Right There’

You don’t wanna drink that

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Florida Senate Under Fire After Proposing Paying for DeSantis’ Security After His Term: ‘He still wants to have us take care of him’

Would you pay forDeSantis’ protection?

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‘This is Why You Don’t Elect Republicans’: Pennsylvania AG Sunday Draws Backlash After Appealing Abortion Access Decision

An attack on women’s reproductive rights?

Venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary and developer West GenCo

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‘23 Atom Bombs Worth of Heat Every Day’: Experts Warn Massive Utah AI Data Center Could Damage Ecosystem

Cooling the desert with hot air

A Minnesota daycare owner has been federally charged with receiving $3.67 million in childcare fraud funds at the same site tied to the massive Feeding Our Future scandal. The case drew fresh attention after a viral video outside the facility.

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‘Arrest All the Fraudsters’: Minnesota Woman Fahima Mahamud Charged in $3.67M Childcare Fraud Case Tied to Feeding Our Future Investigation

Taxpayers left wondering

Spanberger

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Criticism Mounts After Spanberger Vetoes Anti-ICE Bill in Virginia: ‘This is pure collaborator behavior’

Controversial

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a joint resolution to require natural-born U.S. citizenship for members of Congress, federal judges, and top officers. The proposal, which names several current foreign-born lawmakers, is already sparking heated debate online.

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‘Their LOYALTY is not to AMERICA!’: South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Resolution to Require Natural-Born Citizenship for Congress

America first?

A close-up of Bernie Standers, smiling in front of an American flag

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‘The American political system is broken’: Vermont Residents Blast Billionaire Election Spending While Families Struggle

Politicians weigh ending their own funding

Maine Independent Sen. Angus King speaks about his Stand Strong for Medicare Act proposal, arguing that Medicare should cover the cost of fall prevention equipment including bath mats, grab bars, and handrails for seniors to prevent costly emergency room visits and deaths from household falls.

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Internet Divided as Maine Sen. Angus King Urges Medicare to Send Seniors $11 Bath Mats to Prevent Falls: ‘You’re the Reason We’re Broke’

Bath mat economics, explained

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Minnesota GOP Wants Ilhan Omar Deported Over Remarks

‘This Country Is Being Led by Idiots’: Minnesota Republicans Want Ilhan Omar Deported After Scathing Leadership Remarks

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Faces Backlash

‘How Could Flanagan Not Know?’: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Faces Scrutiny After Michele Tafoya Raises Fraud Questions

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders marked a $2.2 billion Hanwha munitions campus in Pine Bluff, calling it 400 new jobs. The post spread as some cheered the deal and others asked what taxpayers get.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Touts $2.2 Billion Hanwha Campus in Pine Bluff as Critics Say Arkansas Needs ‘More Than 400 Jobs’

Wisconsin Gov. Candidate David Crowley Draws Backlash After Video Criticizing Tom Tiffany: ‘Disingenuous, like every establishment Democrat’

Minnesota GOP Wants Ilhan Omar Deported Over Remarks

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‘This Country Is Being Led by Idiots’: Minnesota Republicans Want Ilhan Omar Deported After Scathing Leadership Remarks

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Faces Backlash

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‘How Could Flanagan Not Know?’: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Faces Scrutiny After Michele Tafoya Raises Fraud Questions

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders marked a $2.2 billion Hanwha munitions campus in Pine Bluff, calling it 400 new jobs. The post spread as some cheered the deal and others asked what taxpayers get.

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Touts $2.2 Billion Hanwha Campus in Pine Bluff as Critics Say Arkansas Needs ‘More Than 400 Jobs’

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Delia Ramirez Calls Supreme Court Sellout TPS

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‘What Country Are We Becoming?’: Illinois Democrat Delia Ramirez Calls Supreme Court ‘Sellout’ Over TPS Ruling on Haitian and Syrian Migrants

By Sylvia EzeJune 26, 2026

Raises eyebrows

Ron Desantis of Florida

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Florida Slams Governor DeSantis as Controversial ICE Facility Finally Closes Down: ‘What a massive waste of time, taxpayer dollars’

By Gabriel PurezaJune 26, 2026

Why even spend all that money?

Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Nominee Failed Basic Facts

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‘This Person Has Disqualified Himself’: Massachusetts Senator Warren Rejects Trump Economic Nominee After He Couldn’t Answer ‘Basic Facts’

By Adanna EzeJune 26, 2026

When math beats politics in five minutes

Chris Murphy Federal Minimum Wage

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‘He Is So Clueless’: Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy Draws Backlash After Proposing $25 Federal Minimum Wage

By Sylvia EzeJune 26, 2026

Will it burden businesses?

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Ohio Furious As Obama Appointed Judge Reverses SNAP Soda Ban: ‘You dont get luxury when your broke’

By David RodriguezJune 26, 2026

Diabetes is back

Californians Demand Answers After David Tangipa Questions State Funding Tied to Governor Newsom's Wife 'Why do we let the criminals make the laws'

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Californians Demand Answers After David Tangipa Questions State Funding Tied to Governor Newsom’s Wife: ‘Why do we let the criminals make the laws?’

By Nat CollazoJune 26, 2026

That’s a big accusation

California Residents Roast Steve Hilton for Comparing Texas Grocery Prices to Theirs 'Move to Texas then. We don’t want you.'

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California Residents Roast Steve Hilton for Comparing Texas Grocery Prices to Theirs: ‘Move to Texas then, We don’t want you.’

By Nat CollazoJune 26, 2026

That’s a big promise

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin called out Illinois sanctuary politicians in an X post and hearing video, highlighting failures in the state’s detention facilities while defending ICE standards. The remarks have fueled online discussion.

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‘Democrats Destroy Everything They Touch’: Mullin Calls Out Illinois Sanctuary Politicians Amid State Detention Failures

By Paul EkeJune 25, 2026

Backyard reality check?

A House hearing in Washington, D.C., captured DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin confronting Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) over child separation numbers. The X clip shows DeLauro appearing flustered during the exchange, quickly drawing strong online reactions.

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) Has Viral Meltdown After DHS Secretary Mullin Exposes Hypocrisy: ‘450,000 Kids Were Lost, and You Didn’t Say a Word’

By Paul EkeJune 25, 2026

Accountability moment.

Arizona Families Are Turning to Food Pantries

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Arizona Families Turn to Food Pantries After Losing SNAP Benefits: ‘Most of Them Can’t Even Get an Answer’

By Adanna EzeJune 25, 2026

Half a Million Lost Their SNAP Benefits