Politics
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Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 4 years ago
Hong Kong airport cancels all departing flights
Live update: Hong Kong protests erupt at airportCNN witnessed at least four protesters detained and put into police vehicles before being driven away.All police vehicles that arrived to the airport about an hour ago in tour buses have now left the airport, CNN crews on th...continued
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Zackery
@Zackery -
about 4 years ago
Battleground power plays rage as everyday politics go quiet
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Battleground Politics story In a story April 19, 2020, about battleground politics, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s disaster declaration was made in response to majority Republicans’ trimming the t...continued
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Rowan
@Rowan -
almost 5 years ago
With his North Korea trip, Trump revealed the US government is a one-man operation
President Donald Trump has successfully sidelined the U.S. State Department and the military intelligence of his own government by siding with North Korea’s dictator after the country’s recent missile tests. That’s just one recent and particularly radical example of the p...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
almost 5 years ago
Sean Hannity denounces efforts to jail political opponents. There’s just one problem.
Fox News host Sean Hannity, an unofficial adviser to President Donald Trump and one of his fiercest defenders, dedicated a segment of his Thursday show to denouncing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who reportedly said in a private meeting this week that she wants to se...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 5 years ago
Trump’s pardon of Conrad Black proves that flattery will get you out of legal trouble
The Right Honourable Lord Black of Crossharbour, better known in these parts as Conrad Black, is the latest recipient of a pardon from President Donald Trump. Black’s pardon is the ninth of ten pardons the president has granted during the first term of his presidency (he ...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
almost 5 years ago
Youth climate group sets its sights on 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a damp Monday evening, more than 1,000 people arrived at Howard University to watch a movement of young climate activists lay out their vision for the future. “Say it with me,” Varshini Prakash, the 25-year-old co-founder and executive director of th...continued
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
4 months ago
Elon Musk Drug Rumors, Apple Pays Some iPhone Users $92, and More Tech News
Click through for our coverage of the SEC Twitter/X hack, new Google TV features revealed at CES, Elon Musk’s alleged drug use, and more.Read more...
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Oren
@Oren -
almost 5 years ago
Here is what war with Iran would look like
Between tweets about migrants, the economy, and Democrats who are running for president, President Donald Trump on Sunday spared one tweet on the rising tensions between the United States and Iran. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never thre...continued
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Pablo
@Pablo -
almost 5 years ago
At least 1 advertiser is re-thinking its relationship with Laura Ingraham following racist comments
At least one advertiser has told ThinkProgress that it is re-thinking its relationship with Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s program, The Ingraham Angle, after she made racist remarks dismissing reparations for slavery on her podcast this week. Ingraham went on a tirade aga...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
6 months ago
Politics and Your Portfolio
I had fun chatting with David L. Bahnsen of The Bahnsen Group. David hosts a podcast on National Review with the delightfully punny title, Capital Record. David is a card-carrying conservative; we are on the opposite sides of many issues, but we always manage…
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Minnie
@Minnie -
almost 5 years ago
Jeffrey Epsteins Ties to Clinton, and His Questionable Source of Wealth
Jeffrey Epsteins Ties to Clinton, and His Questionable Source of WealthWhile media focus on Trump, larger questions remain about Epsteins finances and ties to Bill ClintonJeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6 after landing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey upon his re...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
almost 5 years ago
The Kids Today Are Very Nice People
The Kids Today Are Very Nice People – Mother JonesThe June 30 deadline is fast approaching, and we haven't fully funded our ambitious new Corruption Project. Read why we think building a team to focus on systemic corruption is what the moment demands, and please help us d...continued
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
almost 5 years ago
Amid conversion therapy scandal, Netanyahu names LGBTQ activist as international spokesman
Amid conversion therapy scandal, Netanyahu names LGBTQ activist as international spokesmanNever miss an update: Get the best election news and analyses in your inboxSource: Haaretz.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Conversion therapy • LGBT • Activism • United States pres...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
almost 5 years ago
Pete Buttigieg triples fundraising haul in last quarter, rakes in nearly $25M
Pete Buttigieg triples fundraising haul in last quarter, rakes in nearly $25MDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg hauled in a whopping $24.8 million in fundraising from nearly 300,000 donors the past three months, his campaign announced on Monday.Thats a mass...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
almost 5 years ago
Super Tuesday 2020 looks to be an election game changer. How did we get here?
For Democrats, March 3, 2020 is shaping up to be a make-or-break date for presidential nomination hopes. With California and North Carolina joining the roster of states that participated in the 2016 lineup, only a comparatively small handful of candidates is likely to rem...continued
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Emmie
@Emmie -
about 3 years ago
Analysis: Who's actually to blame for the Texas power disaster?
With millions of Texans still without power in the wake of a winter storm and frigid temperatures, everyone is looking for someone to blame.
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Webster
@Webster -
over 2 years ago
Republicans accused of Islamophobia? Politics Weekly Extra - podcast
Rep Lauren Boebert was recently filmed saying she experienced a ‘Jihad squad’ moment with the Muslim Rep Ilhan Omar. The party leadership hasn’t rebuked her, and some colleagues are defending her words. This week Jonathan Freedland speaks to Dr Abdul El-Sayed…
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Colin
@Colin -
almost 5 years ago
WNBA’s star players speak out against anti-abortion bills
On Friday night, the 2019 WNBA season tips off with a contest between the Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings. It’s a pivotal season for the league’s future. Last fall, the WNBA Player’s Association opted out of its current collective bargaining agreement, and players will be ...continued
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
almost 5 years ago
Here’s what congressional Republicans said about holding the attorney general in contempt in 2012
The House Judiciary Committee will markup and likely advance a motion to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, after he failed to comply with a subpoena for an unredacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interfe...continued
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Geovany
@Geovany -
almost 5 years ago
Elizabeth Warren’s plan for private prisons, explained
Private, for-profit prisons, and immigration detention facilities would be banned through administrative action if Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is elected president, she pledged Friday. Warren distributed her latest big-idea plan in the same manner she’s released her othe...continued
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Elvie
@Elvie -
almost 2 years ago
How senior GOP figures tried to oust Trump: Politics Weekly America podcast
This week Jonathan Freedland speaks to Jonathan Martin of the New York Times after the publication of his new book This Will Not Pass and what he and his co-author Alexander Burns unearthed about events behind the scenes in the run-up to the 2020 presidential…
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Teagan
@Teagan -
almost 5 years ago
‘Socialism versus freedom’ GOP minority leader says about feud between Trump and Ocasio-Cortez
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Zetta
@Zetta -
almost 5 years ago
Sue Bird claps back at Trump for attacking her girlfriend Megan Rapinoe
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Alexander
@Alexander -
almost 4 years ago
This Trump press conference parody shines a painful spotlight on the worst moments
Trump's press conferences seem to be going from bad to worse — and here to draw painful attention to the lowlights is British comedian Michael Spicer, back once again for a parody sketch on The Late Late Show.In the clip above, Spicer reprises his role as Trump's beleague...continued
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 4 years ago
Jake Tapper to elected officials: What will be your legacy?
CNN's Jake Tapper to elected officials: What will be your legacy?Politics lost some important voices in 2019. CNN's Jake Tapper takes a moment to reflect on the legacies they left behind, and offers a charge to those in public office today.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.or...continued
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