Politics

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Alexie @Alexie - about 2 years ago

Opinion: Future Supreme Court nominees will be grateful for Jackson's approach

For decades, US Supreme Court confirmation hearings have taken center stage in American politics, and each hearing has created new norms for future Supreme Court nominees -- both for better and worse.

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Moises @Moises - over 3 years ago

Abortion: How do Trump and Biden’s policies compare?

Image copyright Getty ImagesAbortion is arguably the most divisive issue in US politics - and with the presidential candidates promising to either revoke national rights to abortion or take extra steps to safeguard it, the stakes have never been higher.With President Trum...continued

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Oren @Oren - 10 months ago

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says Threads isn't for politics and news because it's not worth all t...

Welcoming politics and hard news on the app would mean a level of drama and scrutiny that the company doesn't think is worth it.

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Colin @Colin - over 3 years ago

Donald Trump Jr. Is Ready. But for What, Exactly?

The two men had for years had a difficult relationship. Trump’s ex-wife Ivana recounts in her 2017 book, “Raising Trump,” that when she suggested naming their newly born first child Donald Jr., Trump protested: “You can’t do that! What if he’s a loser?” After his parents ...continued

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Giles @Giles - almost 5 years ago

Ted Cruz's questions at a Senate hearing riled up libertarians

Ted Cruz's questions at a Senate hearing riled up libertariansSome folks on the right — especially those who identify with libertarianism — were skeptical of Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) line of questioning during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.The Senate Commerce Committee hel...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - almost 2 years ago

Borgen review – this antidote to real-life politics is like The West Wing 2022

The Danish political drama is a breath of fresh air, given the unbearableness of Westminster. How lovely to have it backNow we know why Donald Trump wanted to buy Greenland. In the Netflix premiere of the Danish political drama Borgen – returning with a fourt…

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Nelson @Nelson - over 1 year ago

How the politics of love could revolutionise New Zealand’s refugee policy

We like to think we help those in need, but the truth is we could and should be doing much more for the world’s displaced peopleOur world is careening into crisis. In May this year, the United Nations’ refugee agency announced that, for the first time, the nu…

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Minnie @Minnie - almost 5 years ago

Don’t forget why PKR was formed, Tian Chua tells members

Don’t forget why PKR was formed, Tian Chua tells membersPETALING JAYA: PKR vice-president Tian Chua has reminded party members that the reason the party was set up in the late 1990s was to remove gutter politics and to support Anwar Ibrahim, who was accused of sodomy.“Tha...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - almost 5 years ago

Todrick Hall Jumps Headfirst Into Taylor Swift Controversy & Goes OFF On ‘Evil’ Scooter Braun!

Todrick Hall Jumps Headfirst Into Taylor Swift Controversy & Goes OFF On 'Evil' Scooter Braun!Todrick Hall is seriously here to defend his friend, Taylor Swift!The singer/YouTube star took to Twitter on Sunday evening and called out his former manager, Scooter Braun, ...continued

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Ericka @Ericka - over 2 years ago

Domestic politics to test Kuwait's crown prince in push for fiscal reform - Reuters

The biggest task facing Kuwait's octogenarian crown prince after unexpectedly stepping in for the emir this month will be to tackle the perennial political feuding which has long blocked badly needed fiscal reform in the wealthy oil producer.

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Roger @Roger - almost 2 years ago

Analysis: Joe Biden wants to show he's in charge of inflation ... while showing someone else is i...

President Joe Biden will meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Tuesday in a kind of performative politics that will almost certainly do nothing to help Americans better afford everyday items.

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Adelia @Adelia - over 4 years ago

With the Faithful at Trump’s North Carolina Rally: ‘He Speaks Like Me’

With the Faithful at Trump’s North Carolina Rally: ‘He Speaks Like Me’FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Rick Myers traveled from central California — 2,861.9 estimated miles, according to a sign he was carrying — to arrive more than seven hours early at President Trump’s rally on Mond...continued

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Abbie @Abbie - over 1 year ago

Analysis: Shinzo Abe's divisive legacy lingers in Japanese policy - Reuters

Two months after he was assassinated, Shinzo Abe is still stirring controversy, evidence of how the polarising former premier's legacy is shaping Japanese…

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Delia @Delia - almost 3 years ago

The Didi clampdown marks a sea change in the politics of global investment

For Beijing ‘data security’ now trumps the old desire to have its tech firms seen as global championsIt’s tech, it’s Chinese and it looks a bit like Uber, so it must be hugely valuable. That, we must assume, was the analysis of those US investors who piled in…

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Izaiah @Izaiah - 6 months ago

My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump

Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.

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Alvah @Alvah - 5 months ago

It's crazy how much TfL can learn about us from our mobile data

The leading source for independent news and analysis about transport in London and beyond. Award-winning coverage of transport infrastructure and politics alongside stories about the history of the Capital's transport networks.

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Webster @Webster - over 3 years ago

Joe Biden Is Very Offline—and That’s OK

“Every period has its great men, and if these are lacking, it invents them.” Those are the words of philosopher Claude Adrien Helvétius. Or, well, they probably are. The phrase comes from Leon Trotsky, who quoted Helvétius in his memoirs as a way to dis Stalin. Rude! But ...continued

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Oren @Oren - almost 2 years ago

Opinion: The surprising reason for Joe Biden's low approval rating

One of the most obvious realities of American politics is that the Republican Party, members of which have pushed increasingly hateful rhetoric, is blocking President Joe Biden's reform efforts to improve people's lives. What is much less recognized is that a…

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Marlon @Marlon - over 4 years ago

Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine Inquiry

Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine InquiryWASHINGTON — As a member of Congress, Mike Pompeo drove the Republican inquiry into the killing of a United States ambassador in Benghazi, Libya, and made clear there was no place for politics in Ame...continued

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Marjory @Marjory - about 4 years ago

Researchers have already tested Google’s algorithms for political bias

In August 2018, President Donald Trump claimed that social media was "totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices." Not much was new about this: for years, conservatives have accused tech companies of political bias. Just last July, Senator Ted Cruz (R-T...continued

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Devin @Devin - almost 4 years ago

The Politics of Counting Things Is About to Explode

"There's nothing from the CDC that I can trust," snapped U.S. coronavirus task-force leader Deborah Birx at a White House meeting earlier this month. According to news reports, Birx was frustrated at the agency’s tally of coronavirus deaths, as she and colleagues worried ...continued

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Roger @Roger - almost 3 years ago

Olympics Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama - Reuters

Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil.

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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 3 years ago

Vaccine nationalism's politics

SOURCE: INDIANA UNIVERSITYBefore coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) struck, cooperation on global health—especially for pandemic preparedness and response—would, we told ourselves, enhance national security, support economic wealth, protect human rights, and facilitate h...continued

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Ismael @Ismael - 7 months ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Run for President as an Independent, Drop Democratic Primary Bid

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., part of one of the most famous Democratic families in politics, said he will run for president as an independent.

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Alexander @Alexander - about 4 years ago

States Unite On Reopening Economies: 'Science – Not Politics – Will Guide' Decisions

States Unite On Reopening Economies: 'Science — Not Politics — Will Guide' DecisionsEnlarge this image toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images David McNew/Getty ImagesThe governors of New York and California — two of the largest economies in the U.S. — have formed allianc...continued

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