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2016 Elections

The Planned Parenthood Videos: GOP Legislation Based On Major Misrepresentation

MurphTheSurf3 - September 21, 2015 27

Corporations

Okay, I Know I’ve Talked About This Before.

Nirek - April 24, 2015 12

History

The Top Secret Service Bloopers!

AdLib - October 1, 2014 24

Gun Control

Police and Body Cameras

KillgoreTrout - August 24, 2014 25

Democracy

GOP Millionaire Candidate Posed as Homeless & Unemployed in Fresno

MurphTheSurf3 - August 7, 2014 32

Music

The Weekend Music Thread-Places

KillgoreTrout - January 25, 2014 133

2012 Elections

America and Democracy Are Not For Sale Boys

SueInCa - November 7, 2012 39

Elections

TAKE ACTION: Support Election Day Voter Registration

AdLib - May 8, 2012 7

Activism

BullyProgs – Tea Party Tactics by Progressives Kill Single Payer in...

choicelady - February 3, 2012 36

Education

State of Emergency for CA Education

AdLib - May 16, 2011 9

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A conspiracy theory many of them once dismissed has given Democrats a potent tool for exploiting G.O.P. divisions, even if it has little to do with what many regard as their best line of attack against Republicans. [...]

Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files, and Rare Protests in Ukraine

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Elon Musk Sees ‘Rough’ Times Ahead

Shares in Tesla were down in premarket trading as the carmaker lays out the risks from President Trump’s tariffs and his scrapping of tax credits. [...]

E.C.B. Pauses Rate-Cutting Campaign, as Trade Disputes Cloud Outlook

After eight consecutive cuts, policymakers held interest rates steady, noting that “the environment remains exceptionally uncertain.” [...]

Josh Shapiro Says Zohran Mamdani Fails to Condemn ‘Blatantly Antisemitic’ Rhetoric

The critique by Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania and a prominent Jewish elected official, shows how deeply Zohran Mamdani’s primary win in New York City has shaken Democratic leaders. [...]

Michael Whatley, R.N.C. Chairman, to Run for Senate in North Carolina

His entry will pave the way for a marquee contest in 2026, with former Gov. Roy Cooper planning to seek the Democratic nomination. [...]

Democrats Have Few Tools to Counter G.O.P. Redistricting

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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

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Margins of Error

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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. [...]

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We might get killed, yet we still go to get flour, injured Gazan tells BBC

Many patients brought to UK-Med's Gaza field hospital were seeking food aid but found only violence. [...]

BBC and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation

News organisations say local journalists are increasingly unable to feed themselves in Gaza, facing the same "dire circumstances as those they are covering". [...]

Zelensky announces new draft law on anti-corruption bodies after protests

The legislation sparked the largest anti-government protests since the start of the war. [...]

White House pushes back after reports Trump is named in Epstein files

It came as a US judge denied a justice department's bid to unseal Florida court files on Epstein. [...]

Twelve killed in Thailand-Cambodia military clashes on disputed border

The fighting marks an escalation of a century-old conflict between the two South East Asian neighbours. [...]

Former head of Central African football body jailed for war crimes

Edouard Ngaïssona, along with Alfred Yekatom, was convicted of targeting CAR's Muslim population. [...]

Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks after latest ceasefire talks

Deaths have been reported on either side of the border, just hours after a third round of ceasefire talks took place in Turkey. [...]

No survivors after plane carrying 48 people goes down in Russian far east

The Angara airlines An-24 plane went down as it approached an airport in Amur region. [...]

Two die in car during Cyprus wildfire as 44C heat expected

Local reports say the bodies, which are yet to be identified, belong to an elderly couple in the village of Malia, in the Limassol district. [...]

Rescue under way for three workers trapped by Canada mine collapse

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The Planned Parenthood Videos: GOP Legislation Based On Major Misrepresentation

Okay, I Know I’ve Talked About This Before.

The Top Secret Service Bloopers!

Police and Body Cameras

GOP Millionaire Candidate Posed as Homeless & Unemployed in Fresno

The Weekend Music Thread-Places

America and Democracy Are Not For Sale Boys

TAKE ACTION: Support Election Day Voter Registration

BullyProgs – Tea Party Tactics by Progressives Kill Single Payer in...

State of Emergency for CA Education

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