constitution Archives

Police Brutality

See Me, for I Too Am Made In God’s Image!

twilson117 - May 1, 2021 4

Congress

McConnell Defies The Constitution: Says He Isn’t An “Unbiased Juror.”

Steppenwolf - December 19, 2019 0

Corruption

Who Will Defend The Constitution?

Steppenwolf - November 15, 2019 8

Gun Control

Who Is Responsible For Gun Deaths In The United States?

TOCB - August 20, 2019 12

Activism

2005: A Political Odyssey

SearingTruth - June 12, 2014 71

Speakers' Corner

Has Democracy Outlived Its Usefulness?

AdLib - November 15, 2010 69

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Trump Is Defiant as Tariff Moves Roil Markets a Second Day

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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

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President Trump has always solicited information from dubious sources. But now, in his second term, he has fewer people around him who try to keep those voices away. [...]

Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers

The justices allowed the Trump administration to temporarily suspend $65 million in teacher-training grants, which helped place teachers in poor and rural areas. [...]

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Los Angeles County Plans to Pay $4 Billion to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

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New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order

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Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats

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

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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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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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Worst week for US stocks since Covid crash as China hits back on tariffs

The US president, who has vowed to remake the global trade order, dismissed concerns, noting the US jobs market is strong. [...]

Trump's agenda grapples with political and economic reality

Trump says it’s all going to plan but stock market turmoil plus struggles at home and abroad show how hard it is to deliver as president. [...]

Children among 18 killed in Russian attack on Zelensky's home city

The head of the city defence council says a ballistic missile hit a residential area, killing children on a playground. [...]

South Korea's president is out - but he leaves behind a polarised country

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Scale of Myanmar's loss is clearer one week after the quake

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Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record

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Judge rules US must return man deported to El Salvador in 'error'

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Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US

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