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September 1, 2025
McMahon rejects 'misconception' of federal funding losses if Education Department heads back to states
08/31/25 4:13 PM ET Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday pushed back on what she called a “misconception” of federal funding losses if her department is wound down at the federal level the way the Trump administration wants. “I think the misconception is that federal funding will go away if the Department of Education goes back more to the states. Title I funding is appropriated by Congress, that’s going to continue, and that deals with most of the issue that you’re talking about. IDEA ...
Go to discussion'Stop lying, you ghoul': Internet erupts over Stephen Miller's claim on child deportations
August 31, 2025 5:40PM ET The internet erupted on Sunday after President Donald Trump's immigration advisor attempted to smear a judge for refusing to deport hundreds of children in the middle of the night. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, wrote on X that U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia was "refusing" to allow hundreds of Guatemalan children to be reunited with their parents. His comments came after Judge Sooknanan issued an o ...
Go to discussionMinnesota MAGA Rep Forgets Voting Against School Safety Bill
Updated Aug. 31 2025 5:29PM EDT Published Aug. 31 2025 5:27PM EDT Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, 64, cried senior moment on live TV as his attempt to attack Gov. Tim Walz blew up in his face. In a Sunday appearance on ABC’s This Week, Emmer suggested Walz was to blame for a lack of resources to prevent more mass shootings after last week’s tragic incident at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. The shooting left two children, ages 8 and 10, dead and injured around 20 people. Emmer used his appeara ...
Go to discussionTrump aides scramble to defend tariffs after bombshell court ruling - and as crucial jobs report looms
Monday 01 September 2025 10:24 BST President Donald Trump and his top officials are scrambling to defend his tariffs after a court ruled against them on Friday. The Full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling on Friday saying that Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs were illegally imposed. Trump immediately said he would appeal the ruling. On Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social and accused the court of being biased against him. “Without Tariffs, and all of the ...
Go to discussion'Pay Me More!!!' Trump Explodes at ABC After Donna Brazile Tears Into His Record
Sep 1st, 2025, 6:22 am President Donald Trump lashed out at ABC News late Sunday night, demanding the network “fire” contributor Donna Brazile and “more” compensation for criticism of him, referring to ABC’s 2024 defamation settlement. The broadside came just hours after Brazile, the former DNC chair, appeared on ABC’s This Week to slam his axing of Secret Service protection from former Vice President Kamala Harris as “petty” and “vindictive.” She also attacked Trump’s tariffs, which she sa ...
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