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Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
By BumRushDaShow - 8 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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The Conservative Justices Are Inventing the Religious Liberty Case They Want to Decide - Balls and Strikes
By In It to Win It - 3 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Cable News Clips
Oops!: Trump's first 100 days marked by incompetent screw-ups and frantic walk backs - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 53 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

General Discussion
It's the cruelty, and the sheer hatred.
By 634-5789 - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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This is who we were, once upon a time in America
By Xipe Totec - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Good morning my DU family,
By JMCKUSICK - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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NoShit...
By pbmus - 8 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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'..the only President to have a lower approval rating than Trump's first term at the 100-day mark is Trump in his 2nd te
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

South Carolina
Rep. Nancy Mace held a town hall in Dataw, a GATED COMMUNITY near Beaufort.
By raccoon - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

General Discussion
'God has an order': Head of Trump's faith office says women must 'submit' to men
By Nevilledog - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

Civil Liberties
How Sam Alito Inadvertently Revealed His Own Homophobia From the Bench
By mahatmakanejeeves - 14 min ago - Last reply 14 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
🚨RFK JR STUNS Fox "News" Host With INSANE Claim! - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

General Discussion
Inside the desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion
By Swede - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 27 min ago

Music Appreciation
Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love
By videohead5 - 29 min ago - Last reply 29 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Judge grills administration on 'broad discretion' to break up federal unions
By BumRushDaShow - 33 min ago - Last reply 33 min ago

General Discussion
rump's "final offer" for peace requires Ukraine to accept Russian occupation
By struggle4progress - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 36 min ago

Cable News Clips
'Unadulterated disaster': Trump spends first 100 days sabotaging what makes America great - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 38 min ago - Last reply 38 min ago

General Discussion
Watch Pete Buttigieg CHANGE TRUMP VOTER'S MIND in 60sec
By JI7 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 39 min ago

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***WORDLE 1,405 (4/24) SPOILERS***
By 2naSalit - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

General Discussion
Service for Pope Francis expected to last 2.5 hours. TSF can't go that long without being sucked up to.
By MLAA - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 52 min ago

Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs
Insomnia made me watch New Blood - Brit Box
By TexLaProgressive - 55 min ago - Last reply 55 min ago

General Discussion
DNC gives David Hogg an ultimatum
By RandySF - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 55 min ago

General Discussion
DNC gives David Hogg an ultimatum
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 55 min ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
SCOTUSBlog Acquired by The Dispatch -- As Co-Founder Is Mired in Wild Tax Evasion, Gambling Scandal
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Mary Trump's URGENT CALL on Trump's First 100 Days - Mary Trump Media
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Kimmel: Trump Aggressively Attacks 1st Amendment, Elon Musk Wants Out of DOGE & MAGA Minions Do Dumb Stuff
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump GETS INSTANT KARMA As NEW Ruling Changes His Plan - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Fight explodes between Musk & top Trump official - Another Day - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
More than 80% of world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Hoping for a New Drug to Cure Your Terminal Illness? Fuggetaboutit, the FDA is gutted.
By NNadir - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump's executive orders
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
MASSIVE Explosion Only 60 km from Moscow Putin is SHOCKED Ukraine War Update
By 2naSalit - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants' role in global warming
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Tower VANDALIZED As Climate Activists TAKE A STAND! - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
By the way, Trump is a Russian AGENT
By Escaped Floridian - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Trump rips Canada, warns auto tariffs 'could go up - CBC News: The National
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Has anybody fact checked his statements today ?
By Beachnutt - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Dignity is being compromised': Democratic lawmakers visit students arrested by ICE - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

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You loved the TV show but you really disliked a character. Me. Diane Chambers from Cheers. She was a snob and Know it
By debm55 - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

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Pick a song title to play off of the last word of the previous song title
By True Dough - 3950 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Convicted cardinal demands to be part of conclave to choose new pope, setting up Vatican standoff
By Polybius - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Economy
US economic output hits 16-month low in April, expectations crater
By mahatmakanejeeves - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Michael McFaul: Why Is Trump Acting like Putin's Agent?
By Nevilledog - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Harvard President speaks out in exclusive interview, says we 'cannot compromise' - NBC News
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
The whole stock market crash and recovery was a ruse to make billions
By bif - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
What the U.S. is offering and demanding in latest Ukraine ceasefire proposal - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
There are 12.9 million manufacturing jobs in the US, there are 9.5 million travel and tourism jobs.
By Swede - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Wait Till the Jews Are Blamed for Bringing Down Harvard
By Violet_Crumble - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Current order of succession 😱
By sheshe2 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated questions
By Omaha Steve - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
3.8 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire--but it's the one trade job Gen Z doesn't want
By Celerity - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Birth of a 'fertilization president' as Trump admin. reportedly seeks to stimulate motherhood boom - MSNBC Prime
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump slams Zelensky for refusing to recognize Russian control of Crimea
By mahatmakanejeeves - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Rachel Maddow tonight...
By albacore - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Wow! I'm at a truck stop in northern Minnesota.
By imanamerican63 - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Have You Seen the Saucers? Jefferson Starship - Pretty powerful Jack Cassidy base on this tune,
By OAITW r.2.0 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Mississippi to Ask SCOTUS to Take Case Related to Trump's Voting Order - Democracy Docket
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

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What Kind of Owl are You?
By Coventina - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Today I turn 70.
By redstatebluegirl - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Shostakovitch - 2nd Waltz
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Music Appreciation
Gipsy Kings - Hotel California
By Ping Tung - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

North Carolina
North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor's election board powers
By RandySF - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
'Sabotage': DeSantis team blasts texts across state criticizing Republicans
By SouthBayDem - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Current order of succession 😱
By sheshe2 - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

Music Appreciation
Rolling Stones - "Sympathy for the Devil" - Cleveland, Ohio - June 15, 2024
By OAITW r.2.0 - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Doesn't Want You To See This - The Bulwark
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Donald Trump Removing Supreme Court Justices Imagined in Court Papers
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

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You loved the TV show but you really disliked a character. Me. Diane Chambers from Cheers. She was a snob and Know it
By debm55 - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Dr. Warren Hern closes Boulder Abortion Clinic after 50 years (performed third-trimester abortions)
By WhiskeyGrinder - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Trump chickened out': Chinese social media mocks Trump on trade - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Centene Scandal Rocks DeSantis Administration - The Logical Leftist
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Judges temporarily prevent North Carolina officials from contacting voters in close election
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
***APRIL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: THE FINALISTS!*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

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To all who were closed out of my previous post due to Postimages:
By PCIntern - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump BRUTAL Attack PISSES OFF Key Voting Bloc - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Israel's Mossad vandalized US couple's home and MUTILATED their dog... for fun.
By DetlefK - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
History Is Indispensable to Journalism Re Gaza and Israel
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
More Heart. Look, I'm just revisiting some of my High School favorites
By The Polack MSgt - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Trump to wounded soldiers: "So you got hit, huh? Pretty good. Amazing."
By Tanuki - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Virginia

Women candidates pack Virginia's House of Delegates elections, tee up historic governor's race
By RandySF

Virginia GOP ticket set as talk-radio host clinches lieutenant governor nomination
By RandySF

Teen injured after stabbing at West Potomac High School, suspect in custody
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Latest Breaking News

Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
8 min ago - CBS News

Judge grills administration on 'broad discretion' to break up federal unions
33 min ago - Government Executive

SCOTUSBlog Acquired by The Dispatch -- As Co-Founder Is Mired in Wild Tax Evasion, Gambling Scandal
1 hr ago - MEDIAite

More than 80% of world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history
1 hr ago - The Independent

Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants' role in global warming
1 hr ago - Washington Post

Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says
2 hrs ago - NBC News/CNBC

Convicted cardinal demands to be part of conclave to choose new pope, setting up Vatican standoff
4 hrs ago - CNN

Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin
5 hrs ago - NYT

'Sabotage': DeSantis team blasts texts across state criticizing Republicans
7 hrs ago - Tampa Bay Times

Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth strikes defiant tone at Army War College
8 hrs ago - USA Today

Donald Trump rejects idea of raising taxes on millionaires
8 hrs ago - USA Today

Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
9 hrs ago - Washington Post

Judges temporarily prevent North Carolina officials from contacting voters in close election
9 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/AP

Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump's executive orders
9 hrs ago - AP

Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated questions
10 hrs ago - AP

Donald Trump Removing Supreme Court Justices Imagined in Court Papers
10 hrs ago - Newsweek

Dr. Warren Hern closes Boulder Abortion Clinic after 50 years
10 hrs ago - Boulder Daily Camera

Top GOP Senator Asks RFK Jr. To Reverse Cuts At Miner Safety Agency
10 hrs ago - Huff Post

Scoop: Musk vs. Bessent dispute erupted into West Wing shouting match
11 hrs ago - Axios

Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia
11 hrs ago - New York Times

Prominent role of Pete Hegseth's wife at Pentagon draws scrutiny
11 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Trump signs executive order targeting college accreditation process
11 hrs ago - The Hill

A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
12 hrs ago - AP

Harvard's president says the school will 'not compromise' with the Trump admin
12 hrs ago - NBC News

Jan Schakowsky planning May 5 retirement announcement
13 hrs ago - Politico

Trump slams Zelensky for refusing to recognize Russian control of Crimea
13 hrs ago - CNN

Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. burns through 12,000 acres
13 hrs ago - CBS News

Trump administration looking at $5,000 'baby bonus' to incentivize public to have more children
14 hrs ago - ABC News

Medicaid Cuts Could Cause 30,000 Deaths a Year, Group Warns
14 hrs ago - Newsweek

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face "Serious Legal Consequences"
15 hrs ago - ProPublica

Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights
15 hrs ago - NPR

Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak
16 hrs ago - Reuters

Democrats call on Social Security watchdog to investigate DOGE cuts' impact
17 hrs ago - The Hill

Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress
18 hrs ago - NYT

Trump Warned by Walmart, Target, and Home Depot CEOs That Disastrous Tariff Policy Will Lead to 'Empty Shelves'
18 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Judge Castigates Trump Administration For 'Bad Faith' In Abrego Garcia's Deportation Case
19 hrs ago - Huff Post/AP

City of Uvalde reaches settlement with families of school shooting victims
20 hrs ago - ABC News

Congressional delegation visits grad student, PhD student held in ICE detention
21 hrs ago - The Hill

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter kills 23 as Arab mediators seek long-term Gaza truce
21 hrs ago - AP

Trump hits thousands with surprise deportation notice email - including US citizens
21 hrs ago - Independent

Trump's "final offer" for peace requires Ukraine to accept Russian occupation
22 hrs ago - axios

Key piece of Trump administration plan to expand migrant detention space appears to have fallen through
22 hrs ago - NBC News

NIH director pushes back timeline for RFK Jr.'s autism answers
22 hrs ago - CBS News

New Jersey forest fire prompts thousands of evacuations and closes a major highway
23 hrs ago - AP

The European Union fines Apple 500 million euros and Meta 200 million in separate digital cases
23 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance/AP

With no contract in place, UMC nurses union plans third strike in one year on May Day
23 hrs ago - NOLA

Transgender troops ban, nationwide freeze argued in U.S. appeals court
23 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner

Democrat Phillips resigns from US energy regulatory panel
23 hrs ago - Reuters

Dozens killed as gunmen massacre tourists in Kashmir beauty spot
Yesterday - CNN

Trump says tariff on China will 'come down substantially' from 145 percent
Yesterday - The Hill

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