Trump’s Dream World in Dallas

Photographs by Joseph Rushmore President Trump began his midterm-convention address last night by casting his spell on the crowd in Dallas. “This place is packed,” he announced from the stage, pointing to the back of the American Airlines Center, where everyone could see hundreds of empty seats. Those who looked up saw thousands more, whole sections without any people at all. But the crowd cheered anyway. A deal had been struck. Reality would be ignored.  After more than a decade in politics, Trump is facing his last great electoral test—his…

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MoveOn Rescinds Planned Endorsement of Rep. Adam Gray Following Vote for Trump’s Anti-voter Agenda

Rep. Gray was one of only six House Democrats to support the NDAA package after Republican leaders attached the SAVE America Act Read at NBC News HERE Washington, D.C. – As reported by NBC News, MoveOn pulled back plans to endorse Representative Adam Gray for reelection following his vote for the National Defense Authorization Act, which included the anti-voter SAVE America Act. Rep. Gray was one of only six House Democrats to support the package, which passed the House by a 216–212 vote on Wednesday. “Despite the previous stated intention…

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Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn’s Octagon is ready for Trump’s 80th birthday bash

For non-UFC fans, all of this might be disorienting under any circumstances. But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Inside Trump’s Reversal on ICE

President Trump woke up this morning with an urgent message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed on U.S. streets: They were to pay no mind to the internal memo, issued barely a day earlier, telling them to suspend vehicle stops amid a public outcry over two fatal shootings by ICE officers in less than a week. Trump was issuing his own orders. “We CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!,” the president wrote on his Truth Social network. “Once we…

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