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Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance
By STEVE PEOPLESUpdated 11:03 PM CDT, March 9, 2025
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is standing alone on the back of a pickup truck shouting into a bullhorn.
He’s facing several hundred ecstatic voters huddled outside a suburban Detroit high school — the group that did not fit inside the high school’s gym or two overflow rooms. The crowd screams in delight when he tells them that a combined total of 9,000 people had shown up for the rally.
“What all of this tells me, is not just in Michigan or in Vermont, the people of this country will not allow us to move toward oligarchy. They will not allow Trump to take us into authoritarianism,” Sanders yelled. “We’re prepared to fight. And we’re going to win.”
At 83 years old, Sanders is not running for president again. But the stooped and silver-haired democratic socialist has emerged as a leader of the resistance to Donald Trump’s second presidency. In tearing into Trump’s seizure of power and warning about the consequences of firing tens of thousands of government workers, Sanders is bucking the wishes of those who want Democrats to focus on the price of eggs or “roll over and play dead.”
For now, at least, Sanders stands alone as the only elected progressive willing to mount a national campaign to harness the fear and anger of the sprawling anti-Trump movement. ...
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House Republicans unveil bill to avoid shutdown and they're daring Democrats to oppose it
The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year levels.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham: A pause in U.S. help for Ukraine could be 'worse than Afghanistan'
“Until we have a ceasefire, I would give Ukraine what they need in terms of intelligence and weapons to defend themselves,” Graham said.
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Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists
Seed oils have been the focus of fiery critics from internet influencers to high-profile politicians like HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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'You lose all hope': Federal workers gripped by mental health distress amid Trump cuts
In interviews with NBC News, many federal workers shared stories of overwhelming stress, personal crises, rapid weight loss, panic attacks and more.
www.nbcnews.com
As pause on Ukraine support has "emboldened Russia," Trump's terms for restarting aid are still murky
"The president of the United States did not say it has ended. He said it is paused," said U.S. envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg.
www.cbsnews.com
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
Most of the 80,000 federal workers under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as $25,000.
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Trump's tariffs will likely raise prices for US consumers, Fed chair says
Jerome Powell's remarks came as Trump threatened new tariffs on Canada.
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Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
The dynamic of cutting government while also cutting out those who answer to voters has alarmed even some fiscal conservatives who have long pushed for Congress to reduce spending.
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DOGE says $312M in loans were given to children during COVID pandemic
DOGE announced a further wave of contract terminations and said it has identified $312 million worth of loans issued to children aged 11 and younger.
www.foxnews.com
‘Be quiet, small man’: Musk clashes with Polish FM over Starlink in Ukraine
Tesla and SpaceX CEO insists he will not cut Ukraine’s access to internet service despite his disagreements with Kyiv.
www.aljazeera.com
With Congress on the sidelines, judges and world leaders defy Trump
Federal judges have lifetime tenure, and foreign leaders answer to their own citizenry. For now, they’re acting as the emergency brakes on Trump as he pushes to remake the world.
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Zelenskyy says ‘committed’ to dialogue with the US ahead of Saudi talks
Moscow said it captured territory shortly before potential peace talks begin in Saudi Arabia.
www.aljazeera.com
Analysis: Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress | CNN Politics
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to transform the country — after weeks of wielding vast and questionable executive power.
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A Truth Social post and dinner: Trump seeks to quell reported feud between Musk, Rubio
The dinner follows a New York Times report that Elon Musk clashed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Cabinet meeting with Trump present.
www.usatoday.com
Trump's transactional approach to diplomacy is a driving force on the world stage
Donald Trump's style of diplomacy is a whole lot like a high-stakes business deal, and his No. 1 goal is to come out of the transaction on top.
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Legal immigration agency employees asked to volunteer to help ICE operations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees were asked to sign up for 60-day assignments — or what the government calls "details" — to assist ICE.
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