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Civil Rights

Justice Roberts Border Decision Decodes As “All Power To Trump.”

Steppenwolf - February 27, 2020 0

John Roberts Says He Doesn’t Have An Agenda. And Trump Doesn’t...

Steppenwolf - January 15, 2020 0

Music

The Weekend Music Thread-Love Conquers All

KillgoreTrout - June 27, 2015 62

Civil Rights

Justice Scala Upholds Injunction Ending History

AdLib - June 26, 2015 10

Activism

Open Carry is a Whites Only Law

AdLib - September 25, 2014 46

Activism

An Era of Repression – The Legacy of The Roberts Supreme...

AdLib - April 23, 2014 24

Activism

Debating the Existence of Racism (and Gravity if We Have Time)

AdLib - July 16, 2013 79

Civil Rights

Supreme Court Arsonists: Pouring Gasoline on the Embers of the Civil...

AdLib - June 25, 2013 18

Civil Rights

Supreme Irony- Roberts Undone by Scalia

MurphTheSurf3 - March 1, 2013 5

2012 Elections

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

AdLib - June 28, 2012 288

TOP NEWS

Senator Chris Van Hollen Heads to El Salvador to Check on Deported Immigrant

Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he had not yet been allowed to see Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and imprisoned. [...]

Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Building System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas

The project represents something of a shift in mission for Elon Musk’s initiative, from cutting government costs toward a new goal of generating revenue. [...]

Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings

A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would result in rapid deportation orders in many cases. [...]

RFK Jr. Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors scientists say are likely contributing to rising rates of the condition. [...]

Patients Cut Off From Cheaper Obesity Drugs as FDA Halts Sales of Copycats

U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or suspend treatment for patients. [...]

Stocks Fall on Jerome Powell’s Concern About Tariffs and Tech’s Pullback

Semiconductor stocks fell after the Trump administration blocked companies from selling certain chips to China without a license. [...]

US Officials Target Nvidia and DeepSeek Amid Fears of China’s A.I. Progress

China’s success in artificial intelligence has the Trump administration and lawmakers weighing rules and investigations to slow Beijing’s progress in the industry. [...]

Powell Warns Trump Tariffs Could Trigger Higher Inflation and Slower Growth

Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central bank. [...]

Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.

To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his allies. [...]

The Concert Cold War in a Quiet Enclave

Designed to be an idyllic neighborhood more than a century ago, Forest Hills Gardens is now a hub for music — and noise complaints. [...]

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

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US judge says Trump administration could be in contempt over deportation flights

The US government is accused of "wilful disregard" of a ruling blocking the deportation of 200 individuals to El Salvador. [...]

Israeli troops will remain in Gaza 'security zones' after war, minister says

Israel Katz said Israel would continue its six-week blockade of all supplies, despite the UN warning of "devastating" consequences. [...]

US actress Michelle Trachtenberg died from diabetes complications

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress was found "unresponsive" at her New York City apartment in February. [...]

Watch: Michigan town forms human chain to move 9,100 books for shop

Community members in the small town of Chelsea passed the books one-by-one to the bookstore's new location a block away. [...]

EU names seven countries as safe in plan to fast-track migrant returns

Citizens from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia would all have their claims fast-tracked. [...]

Millions watch as Swedish elk begin annual migration

Millions of people have tuned in to watch moose on the move in northern Sweden over the past six years. [...]

US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO

The Geneva-based institution says American tariffs will send international trade into reverse. [...]

New bodycam footage released in case of Gene Hackman death

The Oscar-winning actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, both died of natural causes about a week apart in February. [...]

Peru's ex-president and first lady sentenced to 15 years in prison

A court ruled that Humala, who governed Peru from 2011 to 2016, took illegal campaign contributions. [...]

German doctor charged with murder of 15 patients

The suspect, 40, is accused of setting fire to the homes of some of his alleged victims to cover his tracks. [...]

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Justice Roberts Border Decision Decodes As “All Power To Trump.”

John Roberts Says He Doesn’t Have An Agenda. And Trump Doesn’t...

The Weekend Music Thread-Love Conquers All

Justice Scala Upholds Injunction Ending History

Open Carry is a Whites Only Law

An Era of Repression – The Legacy of The Roberts Supreme...

Debating the Existence of Racism (and Gravity if We Have Time)

Supreme Court Arsonists: Pouring Gasoline on the Embers of the Civil...

Supreme Irony- Roberts Undone by Scalia

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

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