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The Trump administration is contemplating a move that could end or escalate the Iran war.

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Democrats seize on Trump earnings to go after GOP on affordability

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Democrats seize on Trump earnings to go after GOP on affordability

President Trump raked in billions of dollars while in office over the past year, setting up a split screen ahead of the midterm elections as Americans confront rising prices and a lackluster jobs environment. Financial disclosures released Tuesday show the president made more than $2 billion in 2025, including $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency related income. It’s giving new ammunition to Democrats who want to contrast Trump’s economic experiences over…

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Economist flags troubling signs in Trump's economy: 'Shouldn't be so excited'

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Economist flags troubling signs in Trump's economy: 'Shouldn't be so excited'

A prominent economist on Thursday warned that President Donald Trump's economy has raised some concerns.Justin Wolfers, an economics and public policy professor at the University of Michigan, responded to a new report from the Department of Labor, which indicated the United States has added fewer jobs in June — just 57,000 jobs that month."Each month we just learn a little bit more about the economy," Wolfers said. "We've seen a few really, really good months, and it was a 'yabba dabba doo' moment. I was very excited. And what we see here is maybe we shouldn't be so excited. This is an economy that is not as hot as we might have thought a month ago. It's also not an economy that's sinking by any means — it's treading water; it's doing OK. Let's cross our fingers and try not to do anything wrong, and hopefully we'll keep it."For instance, Wolfers noted that the latest data showed there has been a decline in leisure and hospitality hiring at a time when several U.S. cities are hosting the World Cup, which he described as a "double whammy" for the economy. He also argued that every industry outside of healthcare showed signs of shrinking.

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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

The post A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification appeared first on ProPublica.

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‘Grotesque Results’ Of Birth Tourism Allow Foreign Invaders To Seize Control Of U.S. From The Inside

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‘Grotesque Results’ Of Birth Tourism Allow Foreign Invaders To Seize Control Of U.S. From The Inside

'The Court has repurposed the Fourteenth Amendment to protect its own set of preferred rights,' Justice Thomas wrote.

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Expert alarmed as Supreme Court sends Trump a troubling signal: 'A real warning sign'

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Expert alarmed as Supreme Court sends Trump a troubling signal: 'A real warning sign'

A legal expert was alarmed on Tuesday after analyzing the recent spate of opinions handed down by the Supreme Court. Quinta Jurecic, a staff writer at The Atlantic, said in a recent interview with Will Gotsegen, another staff writer at the publication, that the Supreme Court sent a troubling signal to President Donald Trump that it is still willing to let him get away with a lot. That's despite the court ruling against Trump in the birthright citizenship case, which Trump and his allies had staked a lot on. "What shocked me is that that ruling was, depending on how you count, 6–3 on the question of whether the executive order could stand, or 5–4 on the question of whether the Fourteenth Amendment requires a broad understanding of birthright citizenship. Very few people had thought that it would be anywhere near that close. I certainly did not," Jurecic said. She also noted that Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh gave no indication during oral arguments that they considered birthright citizenship to be outside the plain text of the 14th Amendment. Their opinions read like a sign that "the Court is willing to give Trump a pass" on almost whatever he wants, Jurecic said. "There is no ambiguity about what the Fourteenth Amendment says, and the fact that the administration seems to have been able to convince four justices that there is some ambiguity there is troubling. It is a real warning sign for the influence of Trump and the far right on the Court," she added.

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