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2016 Elections

Nobody Wants To Be The Bad Guy – Political Conversation In...

kesmarn - April 18, 2016 22

2016 Democratic Primary

How Genuine Are Hillary Clinton’s Attacks on Wall Street?

AdLib - July 13, 2015 37

2016 Democratic Primary

“News Media” Tries To Influence Us Instead Of Inform Us.

Nirek - May 27, 2015 30

2016 Democratic Primary

The Case Against Democrats Supporting Hillary Clinton (Yet)

AdLib - April 27, 2015 41

Corporations

Too Big To Fail Still Irks Me

monicaangela - November 10, 2014 40

Corporations

Elizabeth Warren Unloads on Obama

Misterbadexample - October 14, 2014 12

Human Rights

In Case You Didn’t Hear, We’re at War

AdLib - September 8, 2014 37

GOP

Why Democrats Lag Behind Despite Growing Population Advantages

confuseddemocrat - July 7, 2014 62

Film

JUST IN: The Nominees For The Republican Academy Awards!

AdLib - January 16, 2014 27

Corporations

Driving Up the Fiscal Bluff

AdLib - November 27, 2012 32

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Can Trump Fire Powell? He Says He Won’t, But His Fed Battle May Not Be Over.

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Stocks Gain After Trump Says He Has No Plans to Oust Powell

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Scott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’

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A State Department Shake-Up, and Musk Pivots as Tesla Profits Plunge

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An Army of Robots Is China’s Weapon in Trump’s Tariff War

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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Japan in a Tight Spot

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Elon Musk Warns China’s Rare Earth Restrictions May Delay Tesla Robots

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Perkins Coie and WilmerHale Law Firms to Appear in Court Today

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Vance Threatens U.S. Will ‘Walk Away’ Unless Trump’s Ukraine Deal Is Agreed

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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

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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

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Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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US intensifying bid to end Ukraine war - but chances of success remain unclear

Negotiations are gathering pace but the proposals being put forward by Trump's team still have major gaps [...]

Mourners visit Pope Francis lying in state at St Peter's Basilica

The body of the pontiff, who died on Monday, has been moved into the church for a period of public mourning. [...]

Who will be the next pope? Key candidates in an unpredictable process

Several names are prominent as cardinals prepare to gather in the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. [...]

Vance says US will 'walk away' unless Ukraine and Russia agree to proposals

Vance issued the warning after top US officials pulled out of London talks aimed at securing a ceasefire. [...]

Abbas calls Hamas 'sons of dogs' and demands release of Gaza hostages

Palestinian Authority president says that Hamas has given Israel "excuses" to continue the Gaza war. [...]

Dominican Republic detains pregnant Haitian women in hospital swoop

The move is part of the government's plan to curb undocumented migration from neighbouring Haiti. [...]

Nine killed in Russian attack on Ukraine bus

At least 30 were injured in the city of Marhanets in central-south Ukraine. [...]

Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge

The tech boss says he intends to spend only one to two days a week on Trump administration matters. [...]

Suspension of Ghana's chief justice is 'abuse of power', says opposition

This is the first time in Ghana's history that a president has removed a chief justice from office. [...]

Trump hints at softening China tariffs and says no plan to sack Fed boss

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Nobody Wants To Be The Bad Guy – Political Conversation In...

How Genuine Are Hillary Clinton’s Attacks on Wall Street?

“News Media” Tries To Influence Us Instead Of Inform Us.

The Case Against Democrats Supporting Hillary Clinton (Yet)

Too Big To Fail Still Irks Me

Elizabeth Warren Unloads on Obama

In Case You Didn’t Hear, We’re at War

Why Democrats Lag Behind Despite Growing Population Advantages

JUST IN: The Nominees For The Republican Academy Awards!

Driving Up the Fiscal Bluff

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