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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, June 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM EDT On Thursday night, a federal judge issued a ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, California. The decision enraged many of Trump's most vocal supporters. In a 36-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer (a Clinton appointee who is the brother of former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer) observed that Trump did not follow the "congressionally mandated procedure for his actions." And he found the president in violation of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which delegates certain rights to states. June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM EDT A new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released Thursday reveals that the Republican tax-and-spending megabill, recently passed by the House and now under Senate consideration, would significantly increase after-tax incomes for the wealthiest Americans while reducing them for the poorest. Specifically, the top 10% of earners would see an average annual gain of $12,000, whereas the bottom 10% would experience a loss of approximately $1,600 annually. June 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM EDT A significant rift is emerging between Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and President Donald Trump administration over the proposed border security measures in President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," CNN reported Thursday. Paul, a fiscal conservative known for his deficit concerns, has expressed strong opposition to the bill's funding levels. He argues that the proposed expenditures would significantly increase the federal deficit, which is projected to rise by $3 trillion over the next decade. June 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM EDT President Donald Trump expressed frustration on Thursday over the upcoming "No Kings" protests scheduled for June 14, coinciding with both his 79th birthday and a military parade he is holding in Washington D.C. The demonstrations, organized by the 50501 movement, aim to oppose Trump's policies and what participants perceive as authoritarian tendencies. June 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM EDT A Thursday House Oversight Committee hearing in which Republicans attempted to grill Democratic governors over immigration policy grew heated during one particular exchange between a governor and a congresswoman from the same state. In the exchange, which Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic instructor Alejandra Caraballo posted to Bluesky, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) is seen answering questions by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) about Illinois' "sanctuary" status, in which local law enforcement agencies are actively prohibited from engaging in federal immigration enforcement activities. June 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM EDT Outraged and demanding accountability, House Democrats are calling on U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before Congress after her protective detail tackled and handcuffed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) during a press conference""despite video (below) showing Padilla clearly identifying himself by name, which the Department of Homeland Security now publicly denies. Politico's Nicholas Wu reported that California House Democrats are "standing together" on the Capitol steps "in protest" of Senator Padilla's detention. June 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM EDT Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) condemned the forcible removal and handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, calling the incident "horrible" and "shocking at every level." Several Capitol Hill reporters quoted her as saying, "I've seen that one clip. It's horrible. It is shocking at every level. It's not the America I know." June 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM EDT A Thursday vote in the House of Representatives grew heated after a Democratic congressman got into a verbal altercation with one of his Republican colleagues. Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman tweeted that a "massive shouting fight" broke out on the House floor when Rep. John Mannion (D-N.Y.) screamed at Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) to "get off the Democratic side of the floor." The confrontation took place while the House was voting on a $9.4 billion rescissions package (in which funds previously appropriated by Congress are clawed back) that narrowly passed by a 214-212 margin. June 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM EDT A House Oversight Committee hearing grew tense Thursday when Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) accused several Democratic governors of breaking federal law. "You're in violation of federal law. Charges for obstruction should be brought against each one of you for doing this, I'll leave that up to the Department of Justice," Palmer told New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), who quickly pushed back: "That's 100% false." June 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM EDT U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced sharp criticism during Thursday's House Armed Services Committee hearing after he declined to clearly state that Pentagon service members and civilian employees are not required to be supporters of President Donald Trump. "Do you think political allegiance to Trump is a requirement for serving our nation, either in uniform or a civilian in the Department?" asked U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA). June 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM EDT Analysts are fearful as they watch filings for unemployment benefits climb to a dangerous "threshold" above 240,000 applications this cycle. "New filings for unemployment benefits continued to climb last week, reaching 248,000 and for the second week in a row nearing our threshold of 250,000 that suggests risk of a recession," writes Tuan Nguyen, an economist analyzing U.S. and global economic data at RSM US LLP. June 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM EDT On his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump is promoting a new website: TrumpCard.gov. The site reads, "The Trump Card is Coming. Enter your information below to be notified the moment access opens." |
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