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Trump is destroying pillars of American democracy to empower himself.
He claims elections are legitimate only if he wins.
He uses federal law enforcement to investigate and prosecute his perceived enemies. …
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Rep. Kevin Kiley of California quit the Republican Party in an attempt to show he is nobody’s puppet
-- and save himself from a losing his seat now that California redrew its map and put him in a tougher position.
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It may seem odd that a movement ostensibly dedicated to ending abortion would oppose the tools that are the most effective at ending abortion.
But the anti-abortion movement is not, in fact, a movement dedicated to …
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“The F-word in Pennsylvania is not fuck. It’s Fetterman,”
said Rabb, who described how he’s heard this worry from district voters
– of another elected progressive shifting after their victory
– so often t…
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As the U.S.–Iran war enters a new phase, the range of options now being discussed stretches from
⚡️hitting Iran’s economic and oil lifeline at Kharg Island
⚡️to the far more dangerous prospect of a ground invas…
Survey after survey has shown that the United States’ international popularity has steadily declined in recent years.
That trend now appears appears to be accelerating during U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.
The American chattering classes tend to discuss the dangers of the country’s worsening image in terms of geopolitics and waning “soft power”
—and they’re not wrong.
Washington’s globe-spanning alliances have long been one of its major strengths.
If …