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'He's weak': Trump comment said to show one Dem attack is 'getting under his skin'

Donald Trump made a statement on Sunday that many critics interpreted as exhibiting his weakness. While speaking to Turning Point USA's AmFest conference attendees on Sunday, Trump argued that "big companies" wanted him to cut regulations more than slashing taxes. Popular satire account Mrs. Betty Bowers replied with, "This is great for two reasons: it shows that all this President …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

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Rep. Jamie Raskin warned CNN's Jim Sciutto that Republicans could very well slash critical programs like Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress — but Sciutto wanted to know what exactly Democrats plan to do about it. "So let's talk about what comes next, because Republicans in their private meeting, they made a handshake agreement to cut $2.5 trillion …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill

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Rep. Jamie Raskin took a moment to cheer Friday night on the steps of the Capitol following a much-anticipated vote in the House on what turned out to be a contentious back-and-forth on a spending bill to avert a holiday shutdown. Raskin jabbed his GOP colleagues, telling reporters he wanted to take a moment to "appreciate the fact that we've …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

'Huge liar': Elon Musk lashes out at Dem senator after scathing CNN clip

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Tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker on Friday afternoon who accused him of "endorsing a neo-Nazi party." Following Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris, Musk has recently tried to use his influence to tilt Germany’s election, endorsing on his platform, X, the country’s far-right Alternative for Germany party. Musk wrote Thursday …

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‘Sick’: Dems slam Johnson’s refusal to negotiate as government hurls toward shutdown

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Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson reportedly plans to bring a third spending bill to the House floor for a vote on Friday morning, just hours before an increasingly likely federal government shutdown at midnight. RELATED: ‘Hell No!’: Democrats ‘Unified’ Against Reworked Funding Bill More Favorable to Trump Thursday evening, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans were warned they needed …

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3 days, 7 hours ago

Koothu met classical at The Music Academy’s lec dem session

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Day four of the lec dems at The Music Academy featured two interesting topics. Hanne provided insights while Rajagopal demonstrated various aspects of Kattai Koothu, a traditional art form combining dance, drama, and storytelling. Rajagopal demonstrated a humorous scene between Krishna and Subhadra from The Mahabharata, showcasing the art form’s flexibility in infusing traditional stories with modern slang and humour. …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

'You break it, you own it': CNN panelists clash as Dem says GOP broke 'Pottery Barn rule'

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A Democratic strategist poked her Republican counterpart Thursday night on CNN, leading to a verbal dust-up. The moment came between Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky and Republican strategist Scott Jennings on "NewsNight" during a discussion on the implosion of the GOP-led spending bill. Anchor and moderator Abby Phillip asked her panel whether President-elect Donald Trump actually has as much control over …

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3 days, 16 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Sadly Keir's joke about the Budget perking up the economy didn't get the long laugh it richly deserved

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His poll ratings are diving like a guillemot and the economy has stalled at the traffic lights but Sir Keir Starmer could not have been more delighted with himself. For Starmer KC, it seems, life’s ambition was to sit opposite the prosaic boobies of the liaison committee and be quizzed on the grinding minutiae of his government’s ‘delivery’. Prime Minister …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

CNN panelists shout over each other as Dem says MAGA has 'no interest in governing'

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CNN panelists shouted on Wednesday night during a lively discussion over the GOP's ill-fated spending bill, which was torpedoed by President-elect Donald Trump and his close ally Elon Musk. During the discussion, Democratic strategist Maria Cardona told the panel on "NewsNight" that Republicans showed they have "no ability to govern" following news that House Speaker Mike Johnson's temporary spending bill, …

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4 days, 16 hours ago

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report

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A Democratic insider who previously served as the January 6 Committee spokesperson fought back against a “cherry-picked” report by House Republicans that attempted to discredit the committee’s investigation – and targeted former Rep. Liz Cheney for retribution. Tim Mulvey, a former Democratic communications director, said singling out Cheney – and the GOP's threats to prosecute perceived political enemies – offer …

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'Offensive and uneducated': Dem dresses down lawyer at House hearing over Gestapo remark

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A Vermont Democratic lawmaker tore into a right-wing lawyer during a Wednesday afternoon hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution after he compared FBI agents to the German secret police under Nazi Germany. The lawyer in question, Steve Crampton, is a former candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court and senior counsel for Thomas More Society, a Catholic-affiliated public interest …

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Trump and Vance bemoan Dem 'giveaways' in funding bill — and beg GOP to call their 'bluff'

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President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming vice president bemoaned "democrat giveaways" on Wednesday in trying to explain why they helped torpedo a stopgap funding bill that would avert a government shutdown just before the holidays. But Trump and key ally Elon Musk came out against House Speaker Mike Johnson's funding bill on Wednesday, throwing the entire process into chaos two …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Dem suggests CNN reporter gets pay cut in tense exchange over Congress wage hikes

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One provision in the recently negotiated federal spending package is a proposed pay increase for members of Congress, which would be the first in over a decade. Rep. Jared Golden told Politico that federal lawmakers already make more than 90% of Americans, and that he would not support the continuing resolution unless language is inserted that would block the pay …

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5 days, 17 hours ago

Just 4 Dem senators are firm 'no' votes on RFK: report

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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the rounds on Capitol Hill, talking this week with Republican senators about his contentious nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services, and as the media continues to unearth even more highly controversial statements the anti-vaccine advocate has made, almost 20 GOP lawmakers have begun to voice their support for the Trump nominee, …

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5 days, 21 hours ago

Dem teased as Trump pick for FEMA raked in millions after FL disaster job: report

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A new report shows that Rep. Jared Moskowitz — whose name has been teased to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA — raked in millions while in a similar role in Florida. Ron DeSantis, Rolling Stone reported that Moskowitz, who has denied that he would take a job in Donald Trump's administration, followed it by "cashing in." Moskowitz's …

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'Facing a potential onslaught': Dem govs prepare to make states frontline in Trump fight

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It isn't a surprise to see governors like Gavin Newsom readying to do battle with Donald Trump — but now even red-state leaders are building up for a fight, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday. The site reported that the Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky, Andy Beshear didn't want to fight Trump — in fact, he hoped to work with him on …

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6 days, 4 hours ago

The appeal of a tune and its ability to cross genres

The Hindu

The first lec-dem of Day 2, titled ‘Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu’, was presented by Sangita Kala Acharya Ritha Rajan. She illustrated how traditional folk tunes naturally evolved into art music, citing examples like ‘Villnai otta’ and ‘Valli Kannavan’, with recorded clips of renditions by V.V. She demonstrated its adaptability with examples from other genres, such as ‘Vatapi Ganapathim’ in Hamsadhwani, …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Why the tambura and nagaswaram are crucial to Indian classical music?

The Hindu

The first lec-dem session of The Music Academy’s 98th Conference and Concerts marked the return of a thematic focus after 49 years. The theme, ‘Aesthetics and Synaesthetics: Reflections on Raga in Indian Art’, introduced an insightful session led by violinist R.K. Shriramkumar and tambura-maker Udayakumar, exploring the instrument’s history and importance. This indispensable instrument of Indian classical music owes its …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

'Let’s do it': MAGA Republican's bold proposal gets thumbs up from Dem

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A firebrand Republican senator and MAGA ally's new proposal just got a thumbs up from at least one Democratic lawmaker. “These are the people working class, people with families are who elected Donald Trump, and we need to deliver real and meaningful tax relief to them,” Hawley told Axios in an interview. Hawley added that he's already had discussions with …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

AOC's bid for leading Dem on House Oversight Committee suffers 'huge blow': report

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced a potentially fatal setback in her bid to be ranking member on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Monday, Axios reported. According to the report, the Democrats' Steering and Policy Committee "voted to recommend Rep. Gerry Connolly as ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, several sources familiar with the vote told Axios. "Rep. Angie Craig, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

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Alexander Smirnov has been given a plea deal after he spent years lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which resulted in a years-long investigation by Republicans in Congress, flagged national security expert Marcy Wheeler. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and former Attorney General Bill Barr all bought into the false claims, resulting in …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Dem undermines GOP Afghanistan hearing with photo of Trump official meeting with Taliban

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Rep. Gerry Connolly reminded lawmakers that President-elect Donald Trump's first administration had negotiated with the Taliban for a withdrawal from Afghanistan at a hearing where Republicans attacked President Joe Biden over the decision to pull U.S. forces out of the country. During Tuesday's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Connolly displayed a photo of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with …

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House passes major Pentagon bill despite Dem revolt over transgender health care

Politico

The hang up in the bill — which took months of negotiations between parties — centers on a provision that would prohibit the military’s Tricare health system from covering gender dysphoria treatments “that could result in sterilization” for children under 18. Ranking House Armed Services Democrat Adam Smith called the measure “bigoted against the trans community” and said it would …

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'Egregious': Dem leader slams lawmaker who immediately defected to GOP after reelection

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The Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives tore into Susan Valdés, a Tampa-area state lawmaker who defected from the Democratic to the Republican Party, in a statement obtained by Politico reporter Gary Fineout. "I will not waste my final two years in the Florida Legislature being ignored in a caucus whose leadership expects me to ignore the needs …

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'He's weak': Trump comment said to show one Dem attack is 'getting under his skin'

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill

'Huge liar': Elon Musk lashes out at Dem senator after scathing CNN clip

‘Sick’: Dems slam Johnson’s refusal to negotiate as government hurls toward shutdown

Koothu met classical at The Music Academy’s lec dem session

'You break it, you own it': CNN panelists clash as Dem says GOP broke 'Pottery Barn rule'

QUENTIN LETTS: Sadly Keir's joke about the Budget perking up the economy didn't get the long laugh it richly deserved

CNN panelists shout over each other as Dem says MAGA has 'no interest in governing'

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report

'Offensive and uneducated': Dem dresses down lawyer at House hearing over Gestapo remark

Trump and Vance bemoan Dem 'giveaways' in funding bill — and beg GOP to call their 'bluff'

Dem suggests CNN reporter gets pay cut in tense exchange over Congress wage hikes

Just 4 Dem senators are firm 'no' votes on RFK: report

Dem teased as Trump pick for FEMA raked in millions after FL disaster job: report

'Facing a potential onslaught': Dem govs prepare to make states frontline in Trump fight

The appeal of a tune and its ability to cross genres

Why the tambura and nagaswaram are crucial to Indian classical music?

'Let’s do it': MAGA Republican's bold proposal gets thumbs up from Dem

AOC's bid for leading Dem on House Oversight Committee suffers 'huge blow': report

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Dem undermines GOP Afghanistan hearing with photo of Trump official meeting with Taliban

House passes major Pentagon bill despite Dem revolt over transgender health care

'Egregious': Dem leader slams lawmaker who immediately defected to GOP after reelection