Trump turned the shutdown into spectacle. That's not helping him.

When the government shuts down, Congress usually takes the blame. But President Donald Trump's love of the spotlight has backfired among voters who blame him.

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It's almost incomprehensible that anyone is registering as a Republican...unless they are planning to vote for Democrats!

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Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Are Sitting in to Stand Up for Medicaid

Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries are holding a sit-in protest on the Capitol steps to oppose Republican plans to cut Medicaid benefits.

Rolling Stone
White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

The White House says court rulings going against President Donald Trump's administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a “constitutional crisis.” It's the latest broadside in an escalating series of attacks on the judicial system. Supporters have circulated pictures of judges online, made claims about their families and suggested that the Republican president simply ignore their orders. Trump has said he would not defy a court decision, even though a judge has accused him of doing exactly that in a case over federal funding. Legal experts are worried that the foundational concept of judicial review is under threat.

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North Carolina denied 99 percent of federal recovery funds for Hurricane Matthew

North Carolina will receive less than 1 percent of the federal funds it requested to cover damages associated with Hurricane Matthew, which hit the East Coast in October.

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WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on start of Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages

President Joe Biden on Sunday said “the guns in Gaza have gone silent” under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas he outlined in May.

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WATCH: Biden honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on his final full day as president

Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States.

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