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The Soft Secession: How States Are Joining Together to Escape Trump’s Grip

Facing federal paralysis and partisan weaponization, blue states are forming powerful alliances. From public health to climate, they are building their own future outside Washington’s reach.

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Sep 10, 2025
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By Brian Daitzman

No shots have been fired, yet the fracture is real. Across climate policy, fiscal negotiations, and public health, states are filling the void left by Washington. Millions of Americans now wonder why they are paying into a government that does not serve them, or whether the republic that once bound them together still exists in practice.

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