FBI Raids Show Extent of Trump Administration’s Obvious and Ominous Desperation

Nearly 30k+ sign petition to investigate FBI Director Kash Patel WASHINGTON– In response to reports today that the FBI is pursuing a politically motivated shakedown to obtain the sources a reporter used in reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel’s ethical violations and has raided the office of Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas, who led the effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to the desperate power grabs of Trump and Republicans to choose their voters ahead of the midterm elections, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released…

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By Invalidating 3 Million Voters, Courts Greenlight Trump and Republican Power Grabs to Try to Rig the Election

VIRGINIA – In response to the Supreme Court of Virginia striking down Virginians’ voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Virginians voted to level the playing field against Republican efforts to avoid accountability at the ballot box. And now a court is silencing and invalidating the votes of 3 million Virginians. Once again, the courts have blunted the will of the people, and are giving a green light to President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab in the…

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Trump gives his blessing to Iraq’s new pick for prime minister and invites al-Zaidi to Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump called Iraq’s new prime minister-designate Thursday and extended an invitation for him to visit Washington once he has successfully formed a government, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said in a statement. The Washington Times stories: White House

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What We Learn About Trump in His Rare Moments of Self-Reflection

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. For a guy who had just been rushed out of a ballroom at the sound of gunfire, he seemed remarkably calm. For a president who regularly attacks the press, he seemed unusually gracious. For a fleeting period on Saturday night, Donald Trump appeared introspective, or at least as introspective as he’s capable of being in public. “It’s always shocking when something like this happens,” he told reporters in the White House briefing room,…

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White House invokes Trump assassination attempts as it fights to keep building new ballroom

The administration begged a federal judge on Tuesday to let construction continue on President Trump’s grand ballroom project at the White House, reminding the court that he has faced “multiple assassination attempts” in recent years. The Washington Times stories: White House

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