Ah the infamous "two weeks" timeline

Children clung to life in Sudan by the slenderest of threads, supported by community soup kitchens. Then the USAID funding cuts came, and their mothers watched them starve to death one by one. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

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Favorite part of Trump’s multi-part interview with Fox’s Maria Bartiromo is him saying he thought Iran would join the Abraham Accords

"The communication, intended to be private, included Iranian government officials speculating as to why the strikes directed by President Donald Trump were not as destructive and extensive as they anticipated, these people said." washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

We cannot allow a person like this to be mayor

Very angry Tillis on the floor: “What do I tell 663,000 people in 2 or 3 years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding isn’t there anymore.”

We’re seeing in real time what happens when a member of Congress is no longer running for reelection/does not have to secure a party primary

“The bombing by the U.S. and Israel didn’t kill us. Then the Islamic Republic brought us to a place that will practically kill us,” one of the prisoners in Evin told Sarah El Deeb after the Israeli strike last week. apnews.com/article/iran-i…

Exclusive: USAID cancelled rape survivor kits for Congo as conflict erupted reut.rs/4ezi7rw reut.rs/4ezi7rw

“analysis found from 2001-2021, USAID-funded programs prevented nearly 92 million deaths across 133 countries, including 25m + deaths from HIV/AIDS, around 11m from diarrheal diseases, 8m from malaria and nearly 5m from tuberculosis.” nbcnews.com/health/health-…

"Please don't pass the bill I just voted for" is one of the most maddening recurring features of Congress

NY Times: “A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political

what a time to be alive (derogatory)

American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/palest…

“Hell yeah, boy!” One of the American security contractors can be heard saying as gun fire is heard in the direction of Palestinians seeking food.

Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara, who was arrested last month while covering an immigration protest in DeKalb County, is being held on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody hold. fox5atlanta.com/news/journalis…

everything i’ve learned about love island has been against my will

This story captures perfectly why accountability stories about Congress are few and far in between, as the focus on remaining on good terms (and some more friendly than appropriate) with staffers and lawmakers makes it impossible to do that crucial work politi.co/4eHIHPq