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Congress

The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard

MurphTheSurf3 - October 2, 2011 67

Democracy

The Deal That Says “Splunge!”

whatsthatsound - August 1, 2011 17

Congress

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard...

ADONAI - July 31, 2011 5

Humor

Transcript Theater: Tea Party Leadership Meeting, June 2011

ADONAI - July 16, 2011 2

News & Politics

Democracy In The Twilight Zone

Questinia - September 24, 2010 22

Prejudice and Racism

Repent Amarillo

nottoolate - March 6, 2010 41

News & Politics

Arlen Specter: GOP Already Thinking Ahead to 2012

Scheherazade - December 28, 2009 18

Healthcare Reform

The GOP is Poised for Possible Gains in 2010

Scheherazade - December 28, 2009 51

News & Politics

The Tea Party is Biting the Hand that Feeds Them?

Scheherazade - December 24, 2009 14

Congress

Senate Passes Health Care Bill in Final Vote

Scheherazade - December 24, 2009 13

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TOP NEWS

Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing inclusion and care for the marginalized over doctrinal purity. [...]

What to Know About Pope Francis’ Death

The pope was released from a lengthy hospital stay less than a month ago for a life-threatening respiratory condition. [...]

Pope Francis Dies at 88, and Another Hegseth Signal Chat

Plus, million-dollar empty lots in the Palisades. [...]

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat

The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. [...]

Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning

The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives. [...]

China Warns Countries Not to Team Up Against It to Gain Trump Tariff Reprieve

Curbing trade with China to curry favor with the United States would be “selfish and shortsighted,” the government said, promising to retaliate. [...]

Markets Slump on Persistent Concern That Tariffs Will Hurt Growth

President Trump’s tariffs and threats against the Federal Reserve continued to jar investors on Monday as stocks, bonds, oil and the U.S. dollar all weakened. Gold set another record high. [...]

Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?

On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s online search monopoly. The outcome could alter Google and Silicon Valley. [...]

Why Antitrust Breakups of Google and Meta Could Be Difficult

For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil. [...]

What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Google, Meta and Other Tech Giants

The Trump administration is continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know. [...]

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. [...]

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Vatican announces death of Pope Francis aged 88

The Pope's death comes just a day after he appeared in St Peter's Square on Sunday to wish "Happy Easter" to worshippers. [...]

Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat, reports say

The private messaging group included the US defence secretary's wife, brother and personal lawyer, sources tell US media. [...]

Vance in Delhi to meet Modi amid tariff tensions

The talks are likely to focus on fast-tracking a trade deal, earlier expected to conclude by the end of 2025. [...]

El Salvador offers Venezuela prisoner swap involving US deportees

El Salvador proposes exchanging 252 US-deported Venezuelans for the same number of "political prisoners" in Venezuela. [...]

'Professional failures' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says

Fourteen emergency workers and a UN worker were killed when the Israeli military opened fire on a convoy of vehicles in Gaza last month. [...]

Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named 'heroes of faith' by Vatican

The 167 people recognised were Catholics attending mass at churches attacked by suicide bombers. [...]

China warns nations against 'appeasing' US in trade deals

Beijing was responding to reports that the US will pressure other nations to restrict trade with China. [...]

Nine-year-old dies as Australia weekend drowning toll rises to seven

The majority of deaths were caused by strong swells washing people into the ocean from rocks. [...]

Girl, 14, killed by lion in Kenya

The child was snatched from a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said. [...]

South African politician condemned for visiting fugitive pastor

Top MK official Floyd Shivambu attended an Easter service at Shepherd Bushiri's church in Malawi. [...]

Tag: fear tactics

The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard

The Deal That Says “Splunge!”

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard...

Transcript Theater: Tea Party Leadership Meeting, June 2011

Democracy In The Twilight Zone

Repent Amarillo

Arlen Specter: GOP Already Thinking Ahead to 2012

The GOP is Poised for Possible Gains in 2010

The Tea Party is Biting the Hand that Feeds Them?

Senate Passes Health Care Bill in Final Vote

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