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Dogging DOGE: Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell has emerged as one of Donald Trump's most persistent foes
BOSTON — As President Donald Trump continues his attempted remake of the federal government, many of his efforts have run into roadblocks in the form of state Attorneys General and the courts.
Among those leading the charge against Trump’s broad-stroke rewriting of the status quo between the states and the federal government is ...Read more

Trump's views on Russia put Rubio's long-held opposition to authoritarian leaders to the test
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke of the “incredible opportunities” to partner with Vladimir Putin’s Russia if a peace deal to end his invasion of Ukraine is achieved, the Russian leader was sending hundreds of thousands of oil barrels to Cuba, offering a lifeline to a regime Rubio, a Cuban American from Florida, had just recently ...Read more

As Pennsylvania inches toward legalizing recreational cannabis, lawmakers propose selling it in state-owned dispensaries similar to state liquor stores
After a long, largely successful march over 25 years to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, the movement had a tough election in 2024.
Legalization ballot measures failed in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota. In Arkansas, votes on legalization were not even counted due to litigation over the measure. The only ...Read more

3 ways Trump is acting like a king and bypassing the Constitution’s checks and balances on presidential authority
I learned basic civics in my public school. But mostly, because it was more interesting, I also learned civics after school watching the animated series “Schoolhouse Rock,” often with my abuela – my grandmother – who took care of me.
Back then, “Schoolhouse Rock” had a wonderful episode, “Three Ring Government.” In ...Read more

The murder rate in Venezuela has fallen − but both Trump and Maduro are wrong about why
The body of former Venezuelan army officer Ronald Ojeda was found on Feb. 19, 2024, in a suitcase buried under 5 feet of concrete. Ojeda, accused by Venezuela of plotting against the government, had gone missing nine days earlier, when men dressed as police broke into his apartment in the Chilean capital of Santiago and dragged him away.
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How Elon Musk’s deep ties to – and admiration for – China could complicate Trump’s Beijing policy
Elon Musk holds an outsized influence in the new Trump administration.
As head of his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the world’s wealthiest man has enjoyed nearly unfettered political power in slashing and refashioning the federal government as he sees fit. And it has quickly become clear that he has the president’s...Read more
German conservatives face narrow path to power after victory
Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz emerged as the winner in Sunday’s election, but the results gave his bloc just one clear path to power with intense pressure to move quickly to form a government.
While Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance won 28.6% of the votes, the only centrist two-party option for a majority in the Bundestag is to ...Read more

House budget, disapproval measures headline congressional schedule this week
WASHINGTON — House budget action headlines this week at the Capitol, as House Republicans also work toward overturning Biden administration regulations.
The House is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on its version of fiscal 2025 budget blueprint that’s designed to provide for a one-step budget reconciliation process, a move that would ...Read more

Commentary: As Trump's administration wrecks democracy, citizens must awaken to their power
In the introduction to her 2023 book, "How We Learn to Be Brave," the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, wrote, “We all want to be brave when it counts — to be the one who… does the right thing when it matters most….”
The world remembers Budde’s bravery when, at the National Prayer ...Read more

Commentary: Petitioning Congress -- Restoring a basic constitutional right
Now and then, like an old but long-forgotten friend, something we once valued greatly involuntarily comes to mind, reminding us how much we have changed. So, it is with our right to petition the members of Congress.
Lest we forget… American colonists went to war to preserve their ability to complain to their government. In 1775, members of ...Read more

Editorial: Will Trump, Bondi deal a mortal blow to American justice?
If our nation doled out awards for integrity in politics, two would have gone to Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy, William Ruckelshaus, who resigned in 1974 rather than obey a criminal president’s order to fire the Watergate special prosecutor.
There would be at least eight new acts of courage to reward today, as well as ...Read more

German conservatives seal election win, seeking coalition talks
Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said he’ll move quickly to form a new government after he won Sunday’s federal election with a result that will require him to form a coalition.
Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.8% of the votes, followed by 20.2% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to estimates from ...Read more

Germany's conservative opposition leader Merz vows to quickly form government after projections show he's set to win
Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won Sunday’s federal election, comfortably finishing ahead of the far-right AfD party and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats.
Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.8% of the votes, followed by 20.2% for the Alternative for Germany, according to estimates from public broadcaster ARD. ...Read more

Hegseth, Waltz avoid naming Russia as aggressor in Ukraine
Two of President Donald Trump’s top advisers declined to describe Russia as the aggressor in the war in Ukraine, as the administration seeks Vladimir Putin’s support for a peace deal.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz both avoided direct answers in television interviews on Sunday, portraying the ...Read more

Trump's attacks on trans community sow fear and paralysis in Illinois: 'They're trying to make us disappear'
Ben Garcia thinks of himself as a typical high school senior. He plays Fortnite in a room his mom says is too messy. He watches TV with her on weeknights in their Rogers Park apartment — “Severance” and “Will Trent” are their current favorites. And every so often, he goes to Olive Garden with his friends for what they call an “old ...Read more

AG Keith Ellison is leading the charge against Trump in Minnesota. Will lawsuits make a difference?
MINNEAPOLIS — Every day, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and his staff print out the Trump administration’s latest executive actions and page through them to see if there’s anything they feel he should respond to.
Over the past month, there’s been plenty.
He’s filed or joined lawsuits to block moves to restrict gender-...Read more

Trump tells CPAC his goal is a 'lasting' Republican majority
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed optimism about negotiations in Congress to push forward his agenda on taxes and immigration, declaring that his party’s political movement will have lasting staying power in Washington.
Trump reprised many measures of his first month back in the White House in a speech to the Conservative ...Read more

NY Gov. Hochul meets with Trump to defend NYC congestion pricing
U.S. President Donald Trump met on Friday with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who defended New York City’s congestion pricing program two days after the U.S. moved to undo the toll system.
The Republican president and New York’s Democratic governor met for more than an hour in the Oval Office, a Hochul spokesperson said. The pair “had a ...Read more

Trump tells federal scientists to end climate report work, report says
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration told U.S. government scientists working on a global climate report to stop their work, one of the scientists involved told CNN.
The U.S. had been “highly involved” in planning for the next installment of the report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, according to CNN...Read more

Fresh off meetings with foreign allies, Rep. Schiff echoes alarm over Trump-style diplomacy
After days of meetings with European leaders, Israeli officials and other international security experts, Sen. Adam Schiff this week offered a blistering assessment of President Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy.
In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, the California Democrat accused Trump and other administration officials of ...Read more
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