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Iva @Iva - 6 months ago

Kevin McCarthy once again tries toddler logic — the Democrats did it! (video)

After Jim Jordan's second humiliating loss, in which he failed again to win the House speaker vote, Kevin McCarthy hilariously continued to blame Democrats for the chaotic mess his party has made in Congress. "There's no chance in the world that Democrats…

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Manley @Manley - over 3 years ago

Swapping Songs With Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov

Music brought a critic and a guest together, in a conversation about Bach, Beethoven, chess and politics.

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Raoul @Raoul - almost 5 years ago

Powell is asked if the Fed gave into Trump

Jerome Powell asked if Fed gave into Donald TrumpFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the central bank never takes politics into account nor do they conduct monetary policy to prove their independence from President Trump and Congress.Source: CNNPowered by New...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - almost 5 years ago

Justice Department Won’t Bring Charges Against NYPD Officer in Eric Garner’s Death

Justice Department Won't Charge NYPD Officer Involved in Eric Garner's Death‘I’m All About Just Getting Stuff Done’: Kamala Harris Gets Political and Personal on Jemele Hill Is UnbotheredSource: Theroot.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:United States Department of Justice...continued

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Muriel @Muriel - 7 months ago

U.S.A running out of pandas

The United States is to be panda-free for the first time in 50 years, reports Bloomberg News, with the bears on loan to zoos here set to return them to China no later than next year. Although both sides deny politics are at play, China has long used "Pand…

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Nelson @Nelson - almost 5 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez: I wonder why Pelosi’s attacking “women of color”? Update: War

Ocasio-Cortez: I wonder why Pelosi's attacking "women of color"? Update: WarOh yes — it’s on, and both sides are playing for keeps. Nancy Pelosi scolded her caucus on disunity this week, and the frosh “Squad” didn’t like it one bit. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez all but called...continued

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Jany @Jany - about 2 years ago

Russia sentences Kremlin critic Navalny to nine years in prison - Reuters

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to nine years in prison on fraud charges, in a ruling that will keep President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent out of active politics for years ahead.

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Marie @Marie - almost 5 years ago

Social media shapes our politics. But does it actually elect presidents?

Getting elected president used to be a slow, plodding process in which a candidate trekked from town to town, climbing atop a soapbox or standing behind a lectern to ask Americans for their votes. Over the years, technology has altered the way candidates communicated with...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - almost 4 years ago

Stephen Colbert points out Trump took swifter action to protect U.S. meat supply than human lives

With one million coronavirus cases now recorded in the U.S., we'll never know for sure how different things could have been if President Donald Trump had taken the pandemic seriously earlier. But hey, if he was slow to protect American lives, at least he's stepping up now...continued

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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 5 years ago

Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan under federal investigation for alleged leaks

Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan under federal investigation for alleged leaksActing Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan is at the center of a federal investigation into the leak of confidential government information in late June that forced Immigration an...continued

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Alexie @Alexie - almost 5 years ago

Socialism 2019: Incubus of Evil

Socialism 2019: Incubus of EvilFor decades I have been warning people of the insidious dangers of the totalitarian left within American society and theirdiabolic clear and open threat to our civilization. Here is further confirmation of this incubus of evil.Read thispower...continued

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Kristina @Kristina - almost 3 years ago

Is Harris a good vice-president? Politics Weekly Extra

After a rocky few weeks for Kamala Harris, Joan E Greve speaks to Lawrence Haas, former communications director for Al Gore, about the ins and outs of being a successful second in command to the presidentSince taking the oath of office in January, Kamala Harr…

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Manley @Manley - over 3 years ago

Politics Is Back in Fashion

All of these efforts are being pitched as bipartisan — and certainly, voting is — but given the discourse at the recent Democratic National Convention about the importance of voting, and the conspiracy theories about mail-in voting from the Republicans, and the fact that ...continued

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Jimmy @Jimmy - almost 5 years ago

‘It’s a different era’: The lone female coach in DI men’s hoops buoyed by support after 1st season

Edniesha Curry did not set out to be a trailblazer. But make no mistake about it: That’s exactly what the former Oregon and WNBA star is. Curry is an assistant coach on the University of Maine men’s basketball team. She is the lone female assistant coach in all of Divisio...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 3 years ago

New Zealand’s Advance Preview of a Post-Virus World

What it feels like to leave New York and land in a parallel universe of calm politics and good health.

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Clarissa @Clarissa - about 4 years ago

TikTok names experts who will help shape its content policies

What's not clear is just how much influence this advisory council will ultimately have, or if their involvement will help diffuse criticism of the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. As TikTok's popularity in the US has skyrocketed, the app has been accused ...continued

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Gregoria @Gregoria - about 3 years ago

Analysis: Here's why Biden is watching the clock

Timing is everything, according to President Joe Biden.

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Elaina @Elaina - about 5 years ago

With each new attack, far-right extremists’ manifestos are being ‘memeticized’

By now the story is depressingly familiar: A young man is radicalized by the far-right online ecosystem. That leads him to believe that some “other” group is systematically working to erase the white race. The individual is a lone wolf, staying off law enforcement’s radar...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - almost 5 years ago

A woman signed Alabama’s abortion ban into law. We need to talk about that.

After Georgia and Alabama both approved near-total abortion bans within a week of each other, a chorus of people on social media said the solution was clear: Elect more women. Some people pointed out that there aren’t many female lawmakers in the states that have passed r...continued

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Immanuel @Immanuel - over 3 years ago

The New Politics of Race?

President Trump famously won the 2016 election thanks to a surge of support from white voters. This year, Trump is trailing Joe Biden largely because some of those voters have swung back to the Democrats. In several recent swing-state polls, Biden is even winning a narrow...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - almost 4 years ago

Politics scuppers El Salvador deal for $250 million IDB loan - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele speaks at a news conference during a nationwide quarantine as El Salvador's government undertakes steadily stricter measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador May 26, 20...continued

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Clarissa @Clarissa - almost 5 years ago

The media is teaching us a lot about views on racism this year

The media is teaching us a lot about views on racism this yearSince everyone covering politics has to keep themselves busy seven days a week, we’ve been treated to a great deal of coverage over President Trump’s alleged racist tendencies. Most recently it involved a serie...continued

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Torey @Torey - almost 5 years ago

Want to help struggling college students? Support the low-paid staff who teach them.

LAS VEGAS – College lecturer Angela Edwards-Luckett teaches world religion, a subject she is passionate about. Her work is deeply rewarding, but it’s also financially precarious: She barely earns enough to get by. With a husband on disability and $100,000 in college loans...continued

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Teagan @Teagan - almost 5 years ago

Exactly which states do the Dems think they will flip in 2020?

Exactly which states do the Dems think they will flip in 2020?The political news is all about the 2020 presidential election. We get daily polls purportedly informing us of who is up, who is down, who's going up, who's going down, and the impact of every comment, either ...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - over 3 years ago

Playing Politics With a Vaccine

According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, Americans are now evenly divided over whether they would get a vaccine to prevent Covid-19, if it were available today.And just 21 percent said they would “definitely” get a coronavirus vaccine today, half the share wh...continued

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