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Veteran who went viral confronting GOP congressman has no regrets

A U.S. Army veteran who went viral this week for confronting a Republican congressman over Donald Trump’s neofascist agenda and Elon Musk’s “efficiency” scam is finally speaking out about the incident. Jay Carey, a Democrat and former congressional candidate, told Asheville Watchdog on Friday that his outburst—calling Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) a liar and demanding

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Trump and Musk have triggered a ‘constitutional crisis’ with USAid takeover

Donald Trump and billionaire oligarch Elon Musk’s moves to shut down the foreign aid agency USAid and seize access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system have triggered what progressive lawmakers are calling a “constitutional crisis.” After Musk publicly declared his intent to dismantle USAid, congressional Democrats attempted to enter the agency’s Washington headquarters on

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Despite a few well-hyped stories, ‘migrant crime’ is a myth. Here are the facts.

Right-wing politicians and media outlets have spent years fearmongering about crime committed by poor, working migrants, using isolated incidents to push racist narratives—but the data overwhelmingly shows that migrants commit fewer crimes than native-born populations. A 2020 study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) examined crime rates in Texas and found

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Trump purges 18 inspectors general in legally questionable manuever

In a sweeping and legally questionable maneuver, Donald Trump fired 18 federal inspectors general on Friday night, drawing sharp criticism from watchdog groups, Democrats, and even some Republicans. The move, characterized as a “chilling purge” by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, has sparked concerns about the erosion of government oversight and a potential descent into

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