Author: Elaine Mallon
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Democratic Party is ‘dead’ and Mamdani nomination killed it: Chris Cuomo
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News Nation host Chris Cuomo defended his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after he lost the New York City mayoral primary race to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, suggesting the Democratic Party is “dead” and has become “socialistic.” He accused the party of supporting “extreme Islamism” and entering “MAGA mode.” “The Democratic Party is…
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Routine SpaceX Starship test ends in explosion in massive setback for Musk’s company
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During a routine test Wednesday night, a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded over southern Texas, startling nearby residents and scattering debris across the Starbase launch facility. The SpaceX Starship, the key to Elon Musk’s goal of bringing humans to Mars, has had several setbacks, with its seventh and eighth tests ending in explosions. Wednesday’s explosion occurred shortly after 11…
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‘No Kings’ organizers plan next protest: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’
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The organizers behind the “No Kings” protests, held across the nation on June 14, are planning a second round of protests centered on promoting racial justice, voting rights, and democracy. On a June 16 call, “No Kings” organizers, which include the American Civil Liberties Union and the Transformative Justice Coalition, shared that the protest titled…
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Cities sue DHS over reimbursement for Congress-approved ‘Securing the Cities’ counterterrorism funds
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Five Democratic cities are suing the Department of Homeland Security for failing to reimburse them for purchases made to support counterterrorism measures and curbing nuclear attacks. Chicago, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle have filed suit after 11 requests for reimbursements for expenditures, previously approved by the department, have been ignored since February. The plaintiffs…
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Army reports no damage to DC streets following military parade
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The U.S. Army announced on Monday that initial evaluations show no noticeable damage to Washington, D.C.’s streets following Saturday’s military parade, which celebrated the Army’s 250th anniversary. The celebration marked the first time in decades that tanks rolled through the nation’s capital, in a tribute to the Army’s founding in 1775. Ahead of the parade,…
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WATCH LIVE: Padilla speaks from Senate floor after being forcibly removed from Noem briefing
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PADILLA FEARS FOR PEOPLE WHO ASK QUESTIONS ‘WHEN CAMERAS ARE NOT THERE’ Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) said he worries about what will happen to people who aren’t senators that question the Trump administration when the cameras are off. His comments came days after he was forcibly removed from a room for disrupting Homeland Security Secretary…
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New Jersey Supreme Court allows grand jury investigation into clergy abuse allegations
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The highest court in New Jersey ruled that a grand jury should be permitted to examine sexual abuse allegations of children against clergy members in the Catholic Church. The Supreme Court ruling comes after the Diocese of Camden attempted to block the state attorney general’s efforts to create a grand jury two years ago. The…
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What to know about Vance Boelter, the suspected assassin in Minnesota
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Minnesota authorities arrested Vance Boelter, the suspect in the assassination of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and the failed assassination attempt of Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, on Sunday afternoon after a daylong manhunt. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley called it the “largest manhunt in state history” that…
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Bystander killed at ‘No Kings’ protest in Utah
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A person shot and killed an innocent bystander during a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday. The person suspected of being a protest “peacekeeper” fired his weapon three times after Arturo Gamboa, 24, pulled out a rifle from his backpack. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday when Gamboa, who…
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WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at G7 summit
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President Donald Trump will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit at 11 a.m. ET. The G7 summit will be Carney’s first international gathering since being elected as prime minister in March. Trump and Carney’s meeting comes amid a trade war between the United States and Canada. World leaders are also…