Tech moguls claim China funds U.S. data center opposition : NPR

The theory that China is paying local activists in America to oppose data centers is catching on like wildfire among the Silicon Valley elite, despite a lack of evidence. Wealthy investors are naming names and pointing fingers, even if they can't directly link their projects' opponents to China...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5844328/us-china-data-centers-foreign-influence

 

Warren Davidson is a rare hard-line Republican questioning the Middle East war - POLITICO

"The moral hazard posed by a government no longer constrained by our Constitution is a grave threat," he said on the House floor ahead of the vote...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/warren-davidson-iran-war-opposition-00815280 

 

Trump White House voices opposition after Israel unveils plan to increase control over West Bank

A White House official has reiterated Donald Trump's opposition towards Israel annexing the West Bank, after Israeli plans were announced that would pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. 

The measures, announced on Sunday, included allowing Jewish Israelis to buy West Bank land directly, and extending greater Israeli control over areas where the Palestinian Authority exercises power. It was unclear when the new rules, approved by Israel's security cabinet, would take effect but they do not require further approval...

 

‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push - POLITICO

"If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking … there'd be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto," Tillis said. 

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) went further, predicting that it would lead to impeachment and calling Trump's Greenland obsession "the dumbest thing I've ever heard."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/greenland-trump-republicans-congress-00732945 

 

Medical organizations increasingly clash with Trump, Kennedy

Medical societies like the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have publicly broken with the administration's guidance…

https://thehill.com/homenews/5521840-medical-groups-oppose-trump-health-policies/ 

 

Democrats explain their opposition to House's Charlie Kirk resolution

"I abhor violence of any kind, and so that part of the resolution I'm in total agreement with. And I'm a strong believer in free speech," said Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.). "But I could not bring myself to agree with many of the comments that the gentleman had made. And while I recognize and believe that you have the right to express what you think, and what you feel, I don't have to agree with it." …

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5512714-democrats-opposition-charlie-kirk-resolution/ 

 

Trump vows to deport all who dare to oppose him, even American citizens...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Q0KZ4CK0M

 

Senate GOP bill faces House opposition over Medicaid, green tax credits and SALT cap

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), who switched from a Democrat to a Republican in 2020, also tore into the Senate's bill, taking issue with a provision that would decrease the amount of Medicaid funding states receive. 

"This is political stupidity; it's political suicide. Why would you hurt these people?" Van Drew told The Hill. "There are a lot of working poor, blue-collar people. There are people now — they were part of this new Republican Party, and we should make sure that they're safe not only for political reasons but also for the right thing to do."…

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5355954-gop-bill-opposition-house-medicaid-salt/

 

Horrified Republicans scramble to avoid a war with Elon Musk

With over $400 billion at his disposal, the Tesla and SpaceX owner could drown Republicans in opposition cash. And he's saying GOP lawmakers who voted for the bill should be "fired."…

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/04/republicans-elon-musk-donald-trump-big-bill 

 

Trump faces a House Republican mutiny - POLITICO

The president is used to steamrolling his internal opposition. This time, rebellion is in the air...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/08/trump-house-republican-mutiny-budget-vote-00279964

 

Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents – POLITICO

As Washington ramps up its pressure on Zelenskyy to step aside, his rivals are talking to Trump's team...

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-allies-secret-talks-volodymyr-zelenskyy-opposition-ukraine-elections-yulia-tymoshenko-petro-poroshenko/

DNC chair outlines pro-worker, union focus in first memo in fight against Trump

"Unions protect workers regardless of identity, offer a pathway to the middle class, and raise standards for union and non-union members alike. Trump's continued Project 2025 threats to unions are a direct attack on the wellbeing of working families everywhere," Martin concluded. "As I take over as chair of the DNC, union workers and labor leaders will be core to my decision-making. As Trump wages his war on working families, Democrats will fiercely answer the call to my favorite old union song, Which Side Are You On? I'll tell you what: Democrats are on the side of the worker. We will show Americans every day that workers in fact do have more power than any billionaire."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/dnc-chair-outlines-pro-worker-union-focus

BREAKING: REVOLT breaks out among Trump’s OWN allies in shock update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai05W3fUheA

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building

Shklyarov condemned Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a now-deleted Instagram post from March 2022, declaring his opposition to "all kinds of military actions."…

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/nov/18/vladimir-shklyarov-russian-ballet-star-dies-aged-39-after-falling-from-building

Opinion | Let’s just say it: The Republican problem is metastasizing - The Washington Post

"The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics," they wrote. "It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition. When one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the country's challenges."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/11/republicans-trump-congress-lankford/

Complaining is easier than fixing

Opinion | Mitch McConnell has no basis to oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson. So he made one up. - The Washington Post

…Why don't her conservative endorsements "count"? Why does McConnell think left-leaning groups have an inside track on how she'll come down on cases? His rationale is obviously contrived…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/16/mcconnell-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson/

Opinion | Once again, we’re being held hostage by Republicans’ delicate feelings - The Washington Post

... All along it was clear that the heart of Trump's appeal lay in the permission he gave Republicans to not just stop caring about other people's feelings, but to celebrate giving offense. It was a political style and a philosophy of life, to the point where "owning the libs" became for many their most important goal. Yet the rest of us were supposed to constantly cater to their feelings, lest they rise up again and do even more damage...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/21/once-again-were-being-held-hostage-by-republicans-delicate-feelings/

Biden to critics of $1.9 trillion relief plan: ‘What would they have me cut?' - The Washington Post

"Should we not invest 20 billion dollars to vaccinate the nation?" Biden asked during a visit to a Pfizer plant in Kalamazoo, Mich. "Should we not invest 50 billion dollars to help small businesses stay open when tens of thousands have had to close permanently?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/19/schumer-pledges-final-passage-19-trillion-relief-bill-ahead-march-14-unemployment-insurance-deadline/

Mitch McConnell Faces Backlash Over Bid To Force Senate Votes On Anti-Abortion Laws: 'The First Thing We Do Is Go After Women?'

On Thursday, McConnell arranged votes on a bill seeking to ban abortions after 20 weeks, as well as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act," which seeks to extend protection to infants born alive after failed attempts at induced abortions. Both bills have so far been unsuccessful in Senate over recent years. However, with a Republican majority, anti-abortion GOP members may be hopeful that the legislation will be pushed through this time, despite opposition from Democrats and and abortion rights advocates.
https://www.newsweek.com/mcconnell-faces-backlash-over-bid-force-votes-anti-abortion-laws-1488928