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Boehner’s Got the Worst House on the Block

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Weekend Thread? A Potpourri of Posts

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GOP to Merge With Al Qaeda and The Taliban

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Boehner as Bipartisan Hero: Imagine!

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The Weekend Music Thread-Love and Light

KillgoreTrout - July 20, 2013 32

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

AdLib - July 16, 2013 79

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Repubs Back Forcible Legislation on Women

AdLib - July 12, 2013 11

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Justice, Politics and Other Multiplayer Games

AdLib - July 10, 2013 13

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

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In Security – Greater Protection Through Greater Vulnerability

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Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking 13th term in Congress, dies at 80

Scott, the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was once a leading voice for his party on issues related to farm aid policy and food aid for consumers. [...]

Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. [...]

A state-by-state look at the narrowing redistricting battle for the U.S. House

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment authorizing a Democratic redistricting plan that could help the party win several additional House seats in this year's elections. Next up could be Florida. [...]

WATCH: Bessent testifies on Trump's Treasury Department budget request before Senate committee

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doubled down on economic pressures on Iran on Tuesday. [...]

WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as Republicans try to secure DHS funding through budget reconciliation

The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history. The 52-46 vote was the first step in a budget process that Republicans hope will unlock the funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. [...]

WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump's HHS budget request before Senate committees

Sen. Bill Cassidy's roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings. [...]

Appeals court rules Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in class

Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools. [...]

WATCH: Trump addresses NCAA Collegiate National Champions at White House

President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in financial peril. [...]

WATCH: Justice Department charges SPLC with fraud over paid informant program

The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. [...]

News Wrap: DOJ announces criminal charges against Southern Poverty Law Center

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center over its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups, the Pentagon revealed details about its $1.5 trillion budget request and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that U.S. military personnel will no longer be required to get their annual flu shot. [...]

US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks

The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump's ceasefire extension. [...]

Billionaire backer sues Trump family's crypto firm over alleged extortion

Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family's World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens. [...]

Pope Leo criticises Equatorial Guinea prisons as he winds up Africa tour

The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa. [...]

EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock

Ukraine says it has reopened the Druzhba pipeline, after months of stalemate over stalled oil supplies to neighbouring Hungary. [...]

Nigeria's suspected coup plotters deny treason charges

Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced last year when an Independence Day parade was cancelled. [...]

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge

The airline is the latest to cut flights as the US-Israel war with Iran sends jet fuel prices soaring. [...]

No cartels involved - but Mexico's pyramid attack prompts new concerns

The deadly shooting at a popular tourist site weeks before the World Cup has rocked Mexico. [...]

US charges anti-extremism organisation over payments to informants in hate groups

The Southern Poverty Law Center said it would "vigorously defend ourselves, our staff, and our work". [...]

South Korean fighter jets collided due to pilots taking pictures, report finds

One of the pilots has been fined thousands of dollars by the military to cover repair costs. [...]

Taiwan president cancels trip after African countries revoke flight permits

Taiwan has accused Beijing of putting pressure on African countries to close their airspace to Lai's plane. [...]

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