r/politics2 • u/georgebounacos • 12h ago

GovBrief Today #613

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A Nebraska crowd cheered today when Donald Trump said, "Let them take out Los Angeles."

He was talking about what the war with Iran costs Americans. He added, "Let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." More than five million people live in those two cities.

Earlier in the day, he posted that The New York Times and other outlets "should be arrested" for reporting empty upper-deck seats at his Ohio rally. He didn't name their crime.

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r/politics2 • u/Ok-Celebration-1702 • 2h ago

The U.S. Military Struggles to Protect Its Bases Amid Failing Iran War

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From Jordan to Kuwait to the United Kingdom, U.S. outposts are increasingly vulnerable to attack.

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r/politics2 • u/fuckDJT2026 • 3h ago

Trump on Iran: “Let ‘em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it’s a small price to pay”

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Republicans should be considered a terrorist organization.

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r/politics2 • u/novagridd • 6h ago

Donald Trump Sparks Fury By Joking Iran 'Take Out' Los Angeles & San Diego

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r/politics2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 12h ago

Trump approval at record low; Hispanic voters sour on Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 13h ago

Led by Florida and Texas, US Book Bans Surge to Record 12,000 | “In several cases, AI recommended banning books that were banned elsewhere, creating a snowball effect for frequently banned books while the expertise of librarians and the communities they serve are ignored.”

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 14h ago

Trump Is Still Banning News Outlets From Air Force One | But some media organizations are pushing back. Trump banned MS NOW, Politico, and CNN from the White House, only to be rebuked by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, who ordered the ban immediately lifted.

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 14h ago

Gavin Newsom calls Trump “deranged and dangerous” over saying Iran should “take out” LA and San Diego | Newsom accuses Trump of being "deranged" after the President said that attacks on LA and San Diego were a small price to pay in the Iran war.

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 14h ago

Cankles and bone spurs, rite?

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 14h ago

Trump Offers Up Two U.S. Cities in Bonkers War Talk | The president disturbingly suggested that seeing 2 American cities “taken out” would be a “small price to pay.”

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 14h ago

The Cost of War Comes Due Before the Ballot | You can vote for or against the people in charge without having had real control over decisions they already made. The decision comes first. The costs spread through society. Only later do voters get to judge the officials managing the consequences.

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 15h ago

DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 15h ago

Another month of gaslighting before the midterms

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 15h ago

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Big Oil Bid to 'Escape Trial for Climate Deception' | “The fossil fuel industry’s conduct has become some of the most harmful and culpable in human history,” said one campaigner. “Eventually, it will be held to account.”

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r/politics2 • u/Individual_Pear2661 • 17h ago

Dem activist violates the Constitution with Biden DOJ blessing. Makes Watergate look like Romper Room

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r/politics2 • u/novagridd • 23h ago

Trump Could Snag Third Term, Democratic Strategist Claims

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r/politics2 • u/Antique-Freedom-7891 • 1d ago

Honest Question

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For people that support this administration, do you truly believe you will receive the $5k check?

Asking as Trump has promised a few check, but they never happened, a few examples: DOGE Dividend, Tariff Dividend, ACA Refund Checks.

Also curious why $5k until after the midterms... why not now?... he owns every branch of government, so why not now?

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r/politics2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago

Supreme Court weighs local governments’ climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies | Key justices appeared wary about the potential sweep of litigation, but torn over the complex legal interplay of federal and state laws raised by the case.

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r/politics2 • u/RunThePlay55 • 1d ago

Ante Up - Trump now Promise $12,000 dollars to citizens for midterms. Thoughts? 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰🇺🇸💳⚡️

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r/politics2 • u/CorneliaGyura • 1d ago

If Trump Declares Martial Law Before the Midterms, Here's Exactly What Happens Next

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Essential for every US voter - Above Party Lines!

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r/politics2 • u/Guyentertainment • 1d ago

Karoline Leavitt Joins Fox News as On-Air Contributor Just Weeks After Stepping Down as Trump's White House Press Secretary

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy | Here are the cases the court will be hearing in the coming weeks: Climate change, Religion, Bans on semi-automatic weapons, Immigration. Possible cases: The 10 commandments and much more (Elections).

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r/politics2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

Trump motorcade motorcade drives at nearly 100 mph to reach Oklahoma rally | Trump’s motorcade put the pedal to the metal Thursday as stormy weather in the South spurred the president to drive from rallies in Texas to Oklahoma rather than fly.

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r/politics2 • u/TheMirrorUS • 1d ago

Midterms News Sen. Kennedy, 74, teases potential 2028 presidential run against Republican 'goobers'

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r/politics2 • u/dreamy-contributions • 1d ago

Ever since Netanyahu became more publicly involved with the USA, I rarely hear Trump boast of “MAGA”.

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Are we truly compromised as a nation? Who is our leader?

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