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Emmie
@Emmie -
almost 4 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 -
almost 3 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 -
over 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 -
over 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 -
over 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 -
over 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 -
over 5 years ago
‘Socialism versus freedom’ GOP minority leader says about feud between Trump and Ocasio-Cortez
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Zetta
@Zetta -
over 5 years ago
Sue Bird claps back at Trump for attacking her girlfriend Megan Rapinoe
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 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 -
almost 5 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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George
@George -
almost 4 years ago
Trump abruptly left Medal of Freedom ceremony and it's so awkward you'll cringe
President Donald Trump took the Irish goodbye to an entirely different level on Monday. He ditched Dan Gable, a legendary wrestler, wandering away after draping the sports figure in the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump seemingly decided it was time to go…
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Erik
@Erik -
over 5 years ago
New study confirms ordinary Americans got fleeced by the Trump tax bill
Sorry, America’s middle class: President Donald Trump’s signature tax code overhaul has not generated any meaningful new economic growth that wasn’t already underway, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) has found. The new numbers inject further complexity...continued
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Alvah
@Alvah -
over 4 years ago
Arrest of Lai marks end of Hong Kong's press freedom, activist Law says - Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily (C) is detained by the national security unit in Hong Kong, China August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuLONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said on Monday that the “crazy” arrest o...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
over 5 years ago
Trump inches closer to war with Iran
The Trump administration is working to drum up support for its claim that Iran launched a dawn attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman Thursday. Reuters reported on Saturday that Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is considering sending “more troops and military capacit...continued
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Casper
@Casper -
over 5 years ago
Trump ramps up campaign against Iran, putting US on collision course in tense region
The Trump administration is working to drum up support for its claim that Iran launched a dawn attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman Thursday. Reuters reported on Saturday that Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is considering sending “more troops and military capacit...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
over 5 years ago
Be prepared for the photorealistic cruddiness of Disney’s pointless Lion King remake
Be prepared for the photorealistic cruddiness of Disney’s pointless Lion King remakeMegan Rapinoe’s ESPYs Look Was So Good It Almost Restored My Faith in This CountrySource: Avclub.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Photorealism • The Walt Disney Company • The Lion King • ...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 2 years ago
In photos: Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist
After years of operating on the far-right fringe of American politics, Steve Bannon became one of the most influential members of Donald Trump's White House.
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Casper
@Casper -
over 5 years ago
ESPN reasserts its no-politics policy after Dan Le Batard’s criticism of Trump and the network
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Maida
@Maida -
over 5 years ago
Jeffrey Epstein's Arrest is Strictly Political, and Strictly Anti-Trump
vanity: Jeffrey Epstein's Arrest is Strictly Political, and Strictly Anti-TrumpI'm sorry to say this, but Epstein's justified and long-delayed prosecution and inevitable life-sentence, either pragmatic or through judgment, was done with ONE purpose: To hurt Donald Trump. ...continued
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Ariel
@Ariel -
over 5 years ago
Trump’s willingness to accept help from foreign enemies could suppress black votes
Late Thursday, the usually reticent head of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) took to Twitter — President Donald Trump’s preferred communication mode — to send a message that one could only assume she wanted to be sure the president did not miss. “I would not have tho...continued
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
over 5 years ago
Dan Le Batard defies ESPN’s ‘no politics’ policy by slamming Trump’s racism
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George
@George -
over 5 years ago
Huge Power Outage Hits NYC on Anniversary of Infamous 1977 Blackout
Huge Power Outage Hits NYC on Anniversary of Infamous 1977 BlackoutSaving an Ice Shelf, Lunar Conspiracies, and the Butterfly Effect: Best Gizmodo Stories of the WeekSource: Gizmodo.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Power outage • New York City blackout of 1977 • Moon • B...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 4 years ago
Pandemic Protests and Politics
Illustration by João FazendaIn late March, it became evident in the states holding Democratic primaries and other elections in April that, because of the coronavirus, it could be irresponsible to have voters cast ballots in person. Some states announced that they would po...continued
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
over 5 years ago
Lawmakers call on Barr to resign after he misled Congress on Mueller report
Several Democratic lawmakers are demanding Attorney General William Barr resign or be removed after The Washington Post revealed on Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller had sent Barr a letter objecting to his misleading description of the final Mueller report. On M...continued
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 5 years ago
2020 Democratic candidates defend Kamala Harris against Donald Trump Jr., birtherism
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