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Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to persecute people and organizations he viewed as political enemies – destroyed what formerly had been near-automatic trust in the presidency and the FBI. In response, Congress enacted reforms designed …

Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes  The New York Times ‘I don’t think it helps either side’: Quiet concerns emerge in Trump’s orbit over shutdown  CNN Donald Trump’s Shutdown Power Play  The New Yorker Trump Regards Millions of Americans As Enemies of the People  New York Magazine Trump charts path to total control amid government shutdown  Axios Source link

Has Trump’s government made political comedy feel important again?  The Washington Post Jimmy Kimmel explains how he learned he was being yanked off the air — and thought he’d never return  CNN Where the Battle Over Free Speech Is Leading Us  The New Yorker Liberals are catalysts to catastrophe, again  Al Jazeera How the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Flap Exposed The Growing Conflicts Between the …

Key Takeaways As Congress debates federal health care spending as part of spending bill negotiations, including extending the enhanced premium tax credits, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds three-quarters (78%) of adults say Congress should extend the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their own insurance through the ACA Marketplace. This is more than three times the share …

Fired prosecutor warns colleagues to resist giving in to Trump era ‘political interference’  Politico Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey  The Washington Post Fired federal prosecutor tapes a note about duty to the door on his way out  CNN DOJ fires 2 key prosecutors in eastern Virginia amid turmoil in office that charged Comey  CBS News DOJ fires top national security …

Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to persecute people and organizations he viewed as political enemies – destroyed what formerly had been near-automatic trust in the presidency and the FBI. In response, Congress enacted reforms designed …

Current and former police leaders, citing rising threats of violence, are expressing alarm over a“disturbing rise in rhetoric” in the U.S. and calling for the criminal prosecution of “individuals, including elected and public figures, who incite violence or contribute to a climate that fosters targeted attacks.” In an unusual step, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, one of the …

Gold holds steady near record high on rate-cut bets, political uncertainty  Reuters Gold Is Forecast to Rise 6% by the Middle of 2026  Goldman Sachs Gold Holds Five-Day Rally on US Rate Bets and Shutdown Concerns  Yahoo Finance Gold Climbs to Record as US Government Shutdown Boosts Havens  Bloomberg.com Gold prices soar to new records amid US government shutdown  AP News Source link

HOUSTON (AP) — With the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years looming, the Trump administration is using official government communications to blame Democrats and promote the president’s policies. At least one agency has posted a public warning blaming “the massive pain” of any shutdown on “The Radical Left,” provoking questions about potential violations of the Hatch Act, which …

What Adams’s Exit Means for Black Political Power in New York  The New York Times Eric Adams ends reelection campaign  Politico Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa react to Eric Adams’ decision to drop out of the race for NYC mayor  ABC7 New York Eric Adams drops out of New York mayoral race  NBC News How History Will Judge Mayor Eric Adams  New York Magazine …