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December 11, 2025 04:28 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGCNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Tuesday demanded an answer from Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) about the concerns of struggling farmers, one of whom recently said the industry is in extremely dire straits as a direct result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Advertisement“We are giving the farmers their safety nets through 80% of the farm bill that was passed through the One Big Beautiful Bill,” the Missouri Republican told Keilar. “I’m telling you right now, fertilizer prices still need to come down. Alford then said he does “remember that farmer,” only to minimize his worries and praise Trump.
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December 11, 2025 01:45 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — There’s plenty of reason to be skeptical of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s chances in Texas’ U.S. Senate race. They’re also not willing to fully back her campaign or endorse her over her primary opponent, state Rep. James Talarico. “This feels like a Democratic tea party moment,” said Adam Carlson, founder of the Democratic polling firm Zenith Research. “Democratic primary voters are tired of having candidates dictated to them, and they’re saying, ‘Stop telling us who’s electable. But as the likelihood of Crockett running for Senate became clear in recent weeks, Democrats in the state couldn’t find anyone willing to discourage her.
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December 11, 2025 01:08 UTC
“I would take a reasonable chance against no chance every day.”The vote Democrats were promised on health care as part of the deal is set to arrive on Thursday. Many Democrats warned during the shutdown that Republicans had no intention of following through on health care if the government reopened. That didn’t happen, and after an aborted attempt to unveil his own plan, Trump instead endorsed the alternative GOP plan authored by Sens. and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) that would convert the Obamacare subsidies into a direct payment to Americans. “Under the Democrats’ plan, the insurer decides your care,” Cassidy said Tuesday.
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December 10, 2025 23:58 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California. More than 7,000 troops have been deployed to the border, along with an assortment of helicopters, drones and surveillance equipment. AdvertisementThe Interior Department described the newest national defense area in California as a high-traffic zone for unlawful crossings by immigrants. AdvertisementThe new militarized zone was announced Wednesday as a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of those troops to the state. Trump called up more than 4,000 California National Guard troops in June without Gov.
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December 10, 2025 23:58 UTC
“Enough is enough: FDA Commissioner Makary should be fired immediately,” Dannenfelser said in a statement. “...Commissioner Makary is severely undermining President Trump and Vice President Vance’s pro-life credentials and their position that states should have the right to enact and enforce pro-life protections. “FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is working diligently to ensure that Americans have the best possible, Gold Standard Science study of mifepristone,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai told HuffPost. The decision to review mifepristone was built in large part around a junk science report published by an anti-abortion think tank. We know it, and the FDA knows it,” Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson said in a Wednesday statement.
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December 10, 2025 23:54 UTC
“COVID-19 had a spillover effect,” Matt Motta, a health law and policy professor at Boston University’s school of public health, told HuffPost. Public health experts have repeatedly said there is no evidence to support delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Using parental rights arguments to justify an anti-vax agenda is more proof that right-wingers see this as a winning strategy. As distrust in public health agencies increased, lawmakers introduced hundreds of bills targeting vaccine mandates, and the country’s partisan divide on vaccines and science grew. If Kennedy and parental rights activists have their way, outbreaks like these could become more common.
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December 10, 2025 22:26 UTC
Advertisement“He’s not going to win,” said Maddow of Trump. The MS NOW host added that there’s still time “to actually undo your bad decision” of voting for Trump and supporting his administration. Rachel Maddow slammed CBS and Paramount for opting to "please" Trump by forcing Stephen Colbert's exit. “That’s what’s happened, Paramount, since you decided that you would please Donald Trump by taking Stephen Colbert off the air. Maybe you can now see where in history you’re going to end up.”
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December 10, 2025 21:43 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday finally admitted using the phrase “shithole countries” to describe Haiti and African nations in a sign that the president seems to feel emboldened in his second term. AdvertisementThe president bragged about his crackdown on people entering the U.S. “from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, and many other countries.”He then recalled an infamous private meeting with lawmakers in 2018. “We had a meeting, and I said, ‘Why is it we only take people from shithole countries?’ Right? But perhaps what is significant is how Trump previously denied using the phrase “shithole countries” to describe Haiti and some African nations in a closed-door meeting about seven years ago. Can you imagine if Donald Trump married his sister?
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December 10, 2025 21:21 UTC
Advertisement“I grew up in a communist country, Czechoslovakia,” continued the 18-time Grand Slam champion, who battled breast and throat cancer in 2023. “I am pissed off as hell about people capitulating to Trump, whether it’s the legal firms, or schools, politicians or companies. We are too big to fail if we stand together, but divided we fall and that’s what Trump is counting on. AdvertisementThen came her ace point:“When you leave a totalitarian regime and you come to a freedom-loving country, of course you have to speak up. You can find ways to make a difference.”Watch the ad here:
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December 10, 2025 20:00 UTC
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December 10, 2025 19:56 UTC
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December 10, 2025 19:32 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDec 10 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state’s Democratic governor, finding that the Republican president had exceeded his authority. The ruling by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer represented the latest legal setback for Trump and his efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Democratic-controlled cities, an extraordinary use of the military for domestic purposes. AdvertisementThe judge found Trump overstepped his authority by taking control of California National Guard units and sending them to Los Angeles and elsewhere in response to protests against federal immigration authorities. AdvertisementCalifornia National Guard are positioned at the Federal Building on June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. National Guard units are controlled by states but can be called into federal service under certain circumstances.
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December 10, 2025 17:07 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGMS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell on Tuesday argued President Donald Trump “does not care about drug trafficking” — despite the deadly U.S. military campaign that has been striking alleged smuggling vessels in Caribbean and Pacific waters since September. “These are the kinds of boats you see being used for fishing or waterskiing very close to shore or on totally calm lakes,” said O’Donnell. Advertisement“He doesn’t really care,” said O’Donnell about Trump’s purported disdain for traffickers. When asked for comment, the White House referred HuffPost to a press briefing from last week. AdvertisementHegseth has since said he has “to study it” before releasing the full video of the Sept. 2 strike.
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December 10, 2025 17:07 UTC
The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and resort in Mount Pocono that inflation was no longer a problem and that Democrats had used the term “affordability” as a “hoax” to hurt his reputation. Advertisement“Why is it we only take people from s—-hole countries, right?” Trump said onstage. Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.”President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. But instead of being in an arena that could draw several thousand attendees, it was held in a conference center ballroom at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, a small town of about 3,000 residents. He displayed a chart comparing price increases under his predecessor, Joe Biden, to prices under his own watch to argue his case.
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December 10, 2025 17:03 UTC