Thomas Reed

Thomas writes about politics, culture, and the media. He’s especially interested in how narrative framing shapes public opinion — and how often the press gets it wrong.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to keep funding the CFPB, calls funding freeze unlawful

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully refused to request funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ordering acting director Russ Vought…
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin reverses on DHS funding one day after synagogue attack in her home state

Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin voted to keep the Department of Homeland Security partially shut down on Thursday. By Friday, after a Lebanese national rammed…
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Trump administration cancels $120K in NEH grants for LGBTQ comics research and 'multiethnic' literary studies

The National Endowment for the Humanities has terminated two grants totaling $120,000 that funded research on LGBTQ cartoonists and "multiethnic graphic literature," according to a…
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Mamdani dodges CBS interview after Bari Weiss endorsed criticism of his Iranian regime sympathies

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reportedly backed out of a scheduled interview with CBS News, and the reason tells you everything you need…
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Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries presents Trump with historic 'Order of Ikkos' medal at White House

The most decorated woman in bobsled history walked into the White House on Thursday and did something no Olympic athlete has ever done for a…
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Ohio State president resigns after admitting 'inappropriate relationship' with outsider seeking university resources

Walter Carter Jr., the president of Ohio State University, resigned Monday after disclosing what the school called an "inappropriate relationship" with "someone seeking public resources."…
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to restore authority to end TPS for 350,000 Haitian migrants

The Department of Justice filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that blocks the Trump administration from terminating…
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Epstein's accountant testified he never saw any financial transaction involving Trump, Comer confirms

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accountant told the House Oversight Committee under oath that he never witnessed any financial transaction between Epstein and President Donald Trump or…
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Federal judge in Tacoma is set to rule on press credentials denied to three journalists at the Washington State Legislature

Three journalists are waiting on a federal judge to decide whether Washington State's legislature can lock them out of covering its final days in session,…
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Trump declares Newsom 'no longer viable' for 2028 after governor's Atlanta remarks spark backlash

President Donald Trump torched California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Truth Social Wednesday night, calling the Democrat's recent public remarks "perhaps the most self-destructive interview I've…
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