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2020 Democratic Primaries

The 2002 Authorization Vote on Iraq – The Big Lie

TOCB - January 15, 2020 8

Congress

Trump Wears Ivanka’s Bra While Screaming at WH Paintings – Repubs...

AdLib - January 10, 2018 3

Activism

Trump and Russia Collude On A Plan to Divide and Conquer...

AdLib - October 24, 2017 4

2018 Elections

What Will Blow Up First…Trump or Nukes?

AdLib - October 11, 2017 0

Congress

In Fear We Trust – How Democrats Can’t Be Afraid to...

AdLib - May 8, 2017 2

Activism

Trump Celebrates AHCA Vote With Republicans and Specter of Death

AdLib - May 5, 2017 2

Congress

MSNBC Blows…It’s Chance to Fairly Portray The SCOTUS Filibuster

AdLib - April 3, 2017 5

Civil Rights

The Top 6 Republican Deceptions About Trumpcare

AdLib - March 15, 2017 7

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Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China

President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more. [...]

Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

Levies on Americans’ daily prescriptions and other medicines could raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of critical drugs. [...]

Trump’s Trade War With China Could Be Good for India. But Is It Ready?

While India dreams of becoming a new factory to the world, its manufacturers are struggling to find skilled workers, secure components and overcome red tape. [...]

Harvard vs. Trump, and Your (Shrinking) Chance of Being Audited

Plus, black market Lego. [...]

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’

But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have. [...]

Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands

Federal officials said they would freeze the money after Harvard said it would not submit to requests to overhaul hiring and report international students who break rules. [...]

Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants

The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backgrounds or links to the gang. [...]

Who Are the Venezuelan Deportees Sent to El Salvador?

Who are the 238 Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration without due process to El Salvador’s maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center? Julie Turkewitz, a bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what her team’s investigation reveals about the deportees, their criminal records and how they were selected for deportation. [...]

In Trump’s Meeting With El Salvador’s President Bukele, Oval Office Becomes Set Piece

Once again, the president used the gilded room as a place to flex his executive muscle while recasting the narrative around a consequential policy. [...]

Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship

Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the United States for 10 years and was arrested in Vermont. He has not been charged with a crime. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day [...]

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Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack

The US president said that you "don't start a war against someone 20 times your size" and hope people give you missiles. [...]

Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal - Palestinian official

The plan also gives no commitment to end the war in return for hostages, a Palestinian official says. [...]

Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands

The White House sent a sweeping list of requirements to the university last week, which it said were aimed at fighting antisemitism. [...]

French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks

Vehicles were set on fire in car parks outside several prisons across the country. [...]

Pope puts architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood

The Spanish architect was a devout Catholic and is best known for Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica. [...]

Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports. [...]

El Salvador's leader will not return man deported from the US in error

Nayib Bukele has won praise from Donald Trump for imprisoning some "very bad people" deported from the US. [...]

Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain

The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers. [...]

Good cops, bad cops - how Trump's shifting tariff team kept world guessing

Competing voices from the White House fuelled uncertainty before the president announced a sweeping pause, experts say. [...]

Katy Perry among all-female space crew back on Earth after historic flight

Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission [...]

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Vox Populi – 06-10-2022

The 2002 Authorization Vote on Iraq – The Big Lie

Here We Go, AGAIN!

Trump Wears Ivanka’s Bra While Screaming at WH Paintings – Repubs...

Trump and Russia Collude On A Plan to Divide and Conquer...

What Will Blow Up First…Trump or Nukes?

In Fear We Trust – How Democrats Can’t Be Afraid to...

Trump Celebrates AHCA Vote With Republicans and Specter of Death

MSNBC Blows…It’s Chance to Fairly Portray The SCOTUS Filibuster

The Top 6 Republican Deceptions About Trumpcare

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