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Weekend Music Thread – Kamala Edition – Freedom

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2020 Democratic Primaries

Michael Bloomberg Reveals Why He Can’t Make His Tax Returns Public,...

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2020 Democratic Primaries

Why a Biden Nomination is Likely to Elect a Republican President...

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2016 Elections

Trump Says Delay Answering Mueller Questions Due to Crayons Breaking

AdLib - November 16, 2018 7

2018 Elections

Five Tuesdays From Today…Either Democracy or Trump Will Be Hobbled

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Civil Rights

The Top Five Questions The Media Needs to Stop Asking About...

AdLib - February 12, 2018 9

2014 Elections

Five Reasons Why Democrats Could Do Well in the 2014 Elections

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Live Events Archives

Live Event: Election Night – Nov 6, 2012

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2012 Elections

The Greatest Worsts of the 2012 Presidential Election – Vol. 1

AdLib - November 2, 2012 20

2012 Elections

PlanetPOV’s Rogue’s Gallery #1 – Parody Artwork of Romney & Friends

AdLib - September 16, 2012 38

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A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top, leaving others in a sour economic mood. [...]

DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff

Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials. [...]

Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy. [...]

Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say

Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts. [...]

Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling

The sentence made the far-right leader ineligible for five years, excluding her from the 2027 election unless she can secure a more favorable outcome on appeal. [...]

Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction: What to Know and What’s Next

The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years. [...]

A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey

The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future. [...]

How a Brief and Inexplicable NYC Altercation Escalated to Manslaughter

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Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it. [...]

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

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. [...]

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Shock Le Pen verdict rocks French far right

The far-right figurehead has been barred from running for public office for five years, throwing her plans into disarray. [...]

Russia still 'working with US' after Trump says he is 'angry' with Putin

In its first response to Trump's criticism of Putin, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders. [...]

'I feel guilty for not being in Myanmar - our people need us the most now'

They fled war - now Myanmar's diaspora feel helpless watching their country struggle after the quake. [...]

Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests

Many streets across Zimbabwe remained deserted and empty on the day of a planned protest. [...]

Red Cross outraged over killing of medics by Israeli forces in Gaza

Six Civil Defence first responders and a UN employee were also killed in the incident in Rafah on 23 March. [...]

Global shares slide as Trump tariffs loom

The US president suggests the new import taxes he is set to announce this week will hit all countries. [...]

Bodies of three missing US soldiers found in Lithuania

The search for a fourth soldier is ongoing in a swampy bog near Pabradė, where they were taking part in military drills. [...]

At least five killed in explosion at Spanish mine

Four others were injured in the blast at the mine in Asturias, northern Spain. [...]

Korean star Kim Soo-Hyun denies accusations by late actress' family

The South Korean star says he did not date his fellow actor when she was a minor. [...]

Musk gives away $1m cheques ahead of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election

The state's attorney general tried to block the giveaway arguing it was an illegal bid to buy votes. [...]

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