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MAGA offers fresh pushback on Trump's immigration policies

President Trump is facing a fresh round of criticism from the conservative MAGA wing of the Republican Party, this time over his defense of bringing in to the U.S. foreign workers on visas In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Trump argued that the U.S. needs H-1B

Epstein furor takes over in the House

The furor surrounding Jeffrey Epstein is in full force with the return of the House and the end of the government shutdown. A months-long discharge petition effort to force a vote on a bill to release files related to the late sex offender succeeded on Wednesday when Rep.

End of government shutdown won't stop SNAP mayhem

As the government reopens, efforts to return the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to full funding across the country will face its own challenges. SNAP benefits have been put through the ringer since expiring at the start of November, with back-to-back court

Democrats see electricity prices as a winning issue for 2026

Democrats plan to hammer Republicans over electricity prices in 2026 and possibly beyond as they try to replicate their 2025 successes. Candidates who won key races last week in states including New Jersey and Georgia talked frequently about the rising costs of electricity and

Stuck happens

When the long-term cost of our situation is uncomfortably linked to the short-term expense and pain of changing the situation, it’s easy to feel stuck. One way to deal with the feeling is to insist that there’s no way to change the situation. That the price we’ll have to pay