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America Under Assault – Don’t You Dare Look Away

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Georgia Senate Runoff Exposes the GOP as a Puppet Show

AdLib - December 5, 2022 0

Civil Rights

When The Simmering Public Finally Erupts

AdLib - September 28, 2011 224

Activism

Flog That Lame Duck For All We Are Worth

BassetDad - October 19, 2010 14

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Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.

On national security, spending and oversight, the president continues to undercut the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge have done little to stop him. [...]

President of Peace, Department of War. A New Name Sends Mixed Signals.

President Trump’s renaming of the Defense Department comes amid his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize. On Saturday, he wrote on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” [...]

South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid

The South Korean government said on Sunday that it would send a charter plane to the United States to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid. [...]

Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown

The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment. [...]

Tensions Mount as Trump Administration Threatens Federal Crackdown in Chicago

In a social media post, President Trump said Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” Illinois officials condemned the message. [...]

ICE Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Massachusetts

The operation includes Boston, whose mayor has drawn the administration’s ire for speaking out against the growing scale of its immigration actions. [...]

Homeless and Hungry, Gazans Fear a Repeat of 1948 History

Israel’s war in Gaza has displaced most of the 2.2 million Palestinian residents from their homes. Many of them fear it will be permanent, a reprise of the Nakba. [...]

What’s Inside the Envelope That U.S. Open Winners Get? It’s Not a Check.

Both singles champions will win $5 million. But the envelope they receive during the trophy presentation is a symbolic gesture. [...]

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Says He Will Step Down

The embattled leader is trying to head off a deep split in his party over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the United States. [...]

Powerball Hits $1.8 Billion. Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots.

Two winning tickets will split the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on Saturday. Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years. [...]

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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Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv hit for first time, PM says

Ukraine's air force reported a record number of drones and missiles were launched by Russia in the latest nightly attack. [...]

Israel destroys second high-rise as assault on Gaza City intensifies

Israel continues to expand its military operation in Gaza, urging Palestinians to leave Gaza City and move south. [...]

Cable snapped before Lisbon funicular crash, investigators say

The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary statement into the crash which killed 16 people. [...]

Lisbon funicular worker among those killed in crash

Four employees of a non-profit organisation and a transport worker are among those who died. [...]

South Korea concludes talks to release nationals detained in Hyundai raid in US

US officials say the workers - including more than 300 South Koreans - were working illegally. [...]

Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right

Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters' minds. [...]

Teen gamer who 'performed miracles' becomes first millennial saint

Before his death at 15, Carlo Acutis was known for his love of technology and had created a website to document miracles. [...]

Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village

Many of those killed had recently returned to the village in Borno State, following years of displacement. [...]

Historic pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics at Vatican

Some 1,400 LGBTQ+ people are taking part for the first time in a pilgrimage to mark the Vatican's Jubilee Year. [...]

Recognition of Palestinian state is 'disastrous', US ambassador says

Mike Huckabee, the United States Ambassador to Israel, has said that plans to recognise a Palestinian state have had "disastrous consequences". [...]

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