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AlterNet Crooks and Liars Daily Kos (Note: these articles are from RSS News Feeds websites, and are deleted after 30 days, April 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM EDT President Donald Trump, in a rambling and frankly terrifying interview with Time magazine, claimed that he's made 200 trade deals with countries across the world, but he wouldn't give any details about what those purported deals entail""because he is obviously lying. "[T]here's many deals," Trump told Time, responding to a question about whether he's made progress on his administration's promise to make 90 trade deals in 90 days. April 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT President Donald Trump's online store now sells "Trump 2028" hats for $50 a pop. It's unclear if that includes potential markups as a result of his boneheaded trade war. Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has been peddling self-branded cologne and perfume, tacky MAGA guitars, and other MAGA merchandise. But this latest item, an overture to running for an unconstitutional third term, is distressing. April 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM EDT There's nothing like waking up to the news these days to find out that yet another horrible thing has happened under the radar while we were busy worrying about all of the other dreadful things. Last week, with no notice or fanfare, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum signed over his agency to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency""the latest step in DOGE's takeover of the federal government. April 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press. The existence of the unsecured internet connection is the latest revelation about Hegseth's use of the unclassified app and raises the possibility that sensitive defense information could have been put at risk of potential hacking or surveillance. April 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT Fox News released a new poll on Wednesday that shows that President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a new low, with only 44% approving and 55% disapproving. But apparently the right-ring network doesn't want its viewers to know the bad news. Compared to other presidents in the same poll, Trump's numbers are anemic. At this point in their presidencies, Joe Biden had 54% approval, Barack Obama had 62%, and George W. Bush had 63%. April 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Trump threatens press freedom by defying court order April 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM EDT Democrats face hard math in retaking the Senate. But in the House, it's another story. Democrats hold 213 House seats to Republicans' 220, with two vacancies in safely Democratic districts that will be filled through special elections later this year. If all goes as expected, Democrats will have 215 seats, three shy of a majority in the chamber. April 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Who's Musk screaming at in the Oval Office now? April 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Who's Musk screaming at in the Oval Office now? April 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM EDT A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related | Hegseth demands makeup studio at Pentagon to spin his scandals April 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT The Democratic National Committee will begin giving more than $1 million a month to state parties in order to bolster local organizing and build out the party infrastructure. Under the new strategy, the DNC will increase monthly spending for state parties by $5,000, raising the baseline to $17,500. Republican-controlled states will receive a $10,000 increase, bringing their monthly total up to $22,500. April 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT The Democratic National Committee will begin giving more than $1 million a month to state parties in order to bolster local organizing and build out the party infrastructure. Under the new strategy, the DNC will increase monthly spending for state parties by $5,000, raising the baseline to $17,500. Republican-controlled states will receive a $10,000 increase, bringing their monthly total up to $22,500. |
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