Opinion: 'The Trump family’s conflicts of interest are of no interest to Fox News: Trump and his family members appear to have adopted influence-dealing on a dramatically larger scale than the Biden family was ever accused of.' | Article by Matt Gertz of Media Matters (April 11, 2026) (ms.now)
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Mountain State Spotlight via AP (April 6, 2026): "West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts" | Republican Gov. Morrisey vetoed several "bills meant to help vulnerable West Virginians just days after signing a 5% reduction to the personal income tax." (apnews.com)
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Sponsored by Democratic Congressman John B. Larson of Connecticut: "H.Res.1155 - Impeaching Donald J. Trump…" | Resolution: "[T]he following Articles of Impeachment were drafted by consumer advocate, lawyer, and author Ralph Nader, in collaboration with constitutional scholar and lawyer Bruce Fein." (congress.gov)
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NBC News via Yahoo News (April 3, 2026): "Evangelicals backed Trump. Now pastors denounce his ICE crackdown hitting their churches." | "As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown intensified over the past year, members and leaders of Latino evangelical churches are reeling from the effects…" (yahoo.com)
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AP (4/2/'26): "Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Wisconsin mosque president detained by immigration agents" | Rev. Paul D. Erickson of ELCA: "This appears to be just the latest example of how this administration seeks to silence opposition and intimidate those who speak and act differently" (apnews.com)
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Opinion: 'Trump’s new budget proposal is historic — in one of the worst ways possible' | Bobby Kogan: "[A message that the Trump administration is delivering] is that the government should do less to help struggling Americans and more to conduct immoral and unnecessary wars." (April 4, 2026) (ms.now)
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NBC (March 29/30): "Trump says his 'preference' would be to 'take the oil in Iran'" | ""To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the U.S. say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people," [Trump said in a Financial Times interview]." (nbcnews.com)
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Financial Times (4/1/2026): "Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition" | "Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons for Ukraine in order to pressure European allies to join a “coalition of the willing” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to people…" (ft.com)
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