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The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook

Nearly 1,300 probationary workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out as U.S. President Donald Trump overhauls government agencies, the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing a federal official.

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While America watched for tanks in the streets, Musk's engineers seized control of its democracy

Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.

Who’s the boss, exactly?

It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.