🧨 Struggling Trump Economy
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How Trump’s mounting clean energy cuts could add to power price pressures, showing energy policy decisions driving up electricity costs (Politico).
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US spirits exports tumble as drinkers shun American brands, revealing international boycott harming domestic alcohol producers (Reuters).
📋 Trump’s Agenda: Tax Breaks For The Rich, Health Care And Food Snatched From Americans Who Need It
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Trump aimed shutdown cuts at Democrats, but G.O.P. districts are hit too, with Republican areas suffering from Trump’s shutdown (New York Times).
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Millions of moms and young kids could lose food assistance within two weeks, threatening nutrition programs for infants and mothers (CNN).
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Staffing issues see U.S. flights delayed as shutdown persists, with air traffic control shortages creating travel chaos (Axios).
👑 Trump’s Mad King Power Grab
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Trump threatens to use emergency powers to bypass courts and deploy troops, vowing to ignore judicial oversight for military deployment (New York Times).
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Stephen Miller leads GOP charge equating Democrats to ‘domestic terrorists’, senior adviser designating political opposition as existential threat (Los Angeles Times).
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Pritzker says Trump’s ‘thuggery’ has made Chicago less safe, Illinois governor condemning federal actions as counterproductive to public safety (NBC).
💰 Corruption And Authoritarianism: Trump Is Protecting The Ultra-Rich, Not You
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Trump on pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I’d have to take a look at it’, considering clemency for convicted sex trafficker (The Hill).
🔥 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe
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Trump calls off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela, abandoning efforts to resolve international crisis through negotiation (New York Times).