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I once saw Enes Kanter speak truth to power. Now he only punches down

Nearly a decade after I watched him defy Erdoğan at great personal cost, Kanter is using his hard-won freedom to turn transgender people into a national punchline

The Guardian - US · Aug 25

Trump Issues Order Cracking Down on Corporate Homeownership

The president's order is not the comprehensive ban on large investor–owned housing that he promised. But it could still have a chilling effect on the single-family rental market.

Reason · Jan 27

US official heading Ukraine peace plan has history of empathizing with Russia

Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy, has written op-eds and reports questioning Ukraine’s role in negotiations

The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2025

The right-wing organization in Trump’s ear replacing the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025

Implementing loyalists to executive branch positions, forcing local and state law enforcement agencies to comply with mass deportation and taking a confrontational approach to relations with China are all policies promoted by the America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank with influence over Donald Trump. Ariana Baio breaks it…

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2024

Trump allies say Project 2025 is on as Heritage affiliates vie for cabinet posts

Clear links to president-elect and rightwing document emerge after his attempts to distance himself from project

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2024

Ex Trump ambassador claims ‘brainwashed’ children are ‘taking their own lives’ over climate change

Sands once supported Trump’s bizarre pitch to purchase Greenland from Denmark

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024

Trump allies spending millions to dissuade voters in key states from polls

In critical battlegrounds, Maga allies mounting lawsuits to ‘lay the groundwork’ to challenge election if he loses

The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2024

America First Policy Institute Unveils H.O.P.E. Agenda For Women

AFPI's H.O.P.E. agenda empowers women in reproductive healthcare and adoption, reflecting pro-life values and supporting families. Learn more about this co...

Top News · Apr 11, 2024

D.C.'s emerging MAGA machine shapes Trump administration-in-waiting

No such apparatus devoted to Trump's political brand existed in 2017.

Axios · Dec 21, 2022

Can ‘America First’ exist without Trump? Conservatives are planning on it

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Donald Trump’s administration officials, White House aides and supporters in Congress gathered in a downtown D.C. hotel last month to lavish praise on the former president at a policy summit put on by a think tank promoting his agenda.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022