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Roger
@Roger -
almost 3 years ago
Can the Republican party escape Trump? Politics Weekly Extra - podcast
This month, 13 House Republicans crossed party lines and voted in favour of Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill. This prompted anger from colleagues, voters and the former president Donald Trump. And the Republican leadership was slow to jump to their defence. Jo…
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
about 3 years ago
Is Kamala Harris being shunned by the US president? Politics Weekly Extra – podcast
After reports came out suggesting the vice-president was being underused, the White House came to her defence at the weekend. Jonathan Freedland and Lauren Gambino discuss the various rumours shrouding Biden and Harris’ relationshipArchive: NBC News, C-Span, …
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Torey
@Torey -
over 5 years ago
Inslee rolls out sweeping climate plan, setting new standard for 2020 Democrats
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democratic presidential candidate who has dedicated his entire campaign to addressing the climate crisis, unveiled his first major policy proposal Friday morning. The ambitious plan charts a course other presidential contenders may follow as ...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
over 3 years ago
Are There Politics on Mars?
Dorothy Wickenden speaks with the writer Adam Mann about NASA’s successful landing of its Perseverance rover on Mars and the competition that the United States faces as the world leader in space exploration.
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Alexie
@Alexie -
over 5 years ago
The 'most popular' Joe Biden website is a Republican troll
The 'most popular' Joe Biden website is a Republican trollWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Joe Biden • Website • Republican Party (United States) • Internet troll • HTTP cookie •
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Sandrine
@Sandrine -
over 5 years ago
A quick look at the transcript disproves Republicans’ new smear of Rashida Tlaib
Republicans have focused their bad faith criticism on a different woman of color in Congress this week. In the newest round of outrage, Republican lawmakers are arguing that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, said she gets a sens...continued
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Arvid
@Arvid -
over 5 years ago
John Singleton’s breakout film told a story of gun violence that moviegoers were not ready to hear
John Singleton, 51, the director and visionary behind the acclaimed 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood” died on Monday. The filmmaker, who had fallen into a coma after suffering a stroke earlier this month, was removed from life support — a decision made by doctors and family mem...continued
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 4 years ago
Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' trailer is 100% Wes Anderson
In a French city, far, far away, an expat journalist (Bill Murray) assembled the finest reporters he knew to write about politics, world news, and stories of the day for an international magazine as an offshoot to The Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, an American newspaper.Dir...continued
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Anderson
@Anderson -
over 5 years ago
Tensions flare between California and Trump administration over auto emission standards
A tense forum on California’s fight to preserve its auto emissions standards on Thursday boiled over multiple times as officials and lawmakers viciously sparred over one of the most controversial environmental regulatory efforts undertaken by the Trump administration. For...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 5 years ago
Paul Ryan Continues His Ascent From Slug to Spineless Jellyfish in New Book on Trump
Paul Ryan Claims Trump 'Didn't Know Anything About Government'Trump Doesn’t Know What Kidneys Are or Where They Are Located, Tells Crowd ‘The Kidney Has a Very Special Place in the Heart’Source: Theroot.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Paul Ryan • Donald Trump • Donald T...continued
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Colin
@Colin -
over 5 years ago
John Bolton is inflaming US-Iran tensions for no good reason
When President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran last year, he drew the U.S. back into an antagonistic posture from which it had taken years to step out. On Sunday, his national security adviser, John Bolton, increased tensions e...continued
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Jessika
@Jessika -
over 2 years ago
‘Train harder, fight harder’: talking to Ukraine MP Kira Rudyk
The Ukrainian MP Kira Rudyk, in Kyiv, tells Guardian political columnist John Harris how she and her fellow MPs are running the country despite escalating Russian aggression. John is then joined by the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, and …
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Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 5 years ago
Here’s the proof abortion rights depend on your zip code
Several votes just hours apart on Tuesday epitomized the state of abortion rights in the United States. On Tuesday night, the Alabama Senate passed a total abortion ban, making it a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison, with an exception only if there’s a serious...continued
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Cameron
@Cameron -
about 3 years ago
Manchin thwarts Biden’s climate plan: Politics Weekly Extra
As Joe Biden gears up for his trip to Glasgow for the Cop26 summit, Senator Joe Manchin continues to try to water down the reconciliation bill, which as it stands includes transformational provisions to stem the adverse affects of the climate crisis. Joan Gre…
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Leda
@Leda -
over 3 years ago
Analysis: A GOP candidate ran on an anti-Trump platform. He won just 3% of the vote.
Michael Wood's candidacy in this weekend's special election for Texas' 6th district was regarded as a potential canary in a coal mine.
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Juliet
@Juliet -
over 5 years ago
These Are the Nonfiction Books You Literally Won't Be Able to Put Down This Year
The Best New Nonfiction Books of 2019Okay, it's currently July, which means you're probably falling behind on that summer reading list you were very ambitious about two months ago. At this point, you're going to be reading these books all fall and winter, so allow us to a...continued
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Anderson
@Anderson -
over 5 years ago
This is what happens when a white woman wants to chat about race
Kim Ruff, who is running for the Libertarian Party nomination for president, admits to having a limited understanding about broad swaths of the country she hopes to lead — particularly the parts with large numbers of black Americans. But she is open to learning. To her cr...continued
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
over 5 years ago
Oil companies slipped a present to themselves into this carbon tax plan
Two of the world’s most powerful oil companies are uniting behind a carbon pricing plan, in a surprising move that would require corporations to pay for the greenhouse gases they produce. But their support hinges on a major caveat: The plan would both end regulations on c...continued
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Alexie
@Alexie -
over 5 years ago
Mississippi gubernatorial candidate denies female reporter access to campaign trip
Mississippi gubernatorial candidate denies female reporter access to campaign tripA Republican running for governor in Mississippi denied a female reporter's request to accompany him on a campaign trip unless she brought along a male colleague, insisting Wednesday that he...continued
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Elaina
@Elaina -
almost 3 years ago
How the 2022 midterms might play out | FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast
The crew discusses what the political environment is likely to look like in 2022 based on history and current indicators.
1 minute read
Roger
@Roger -
over 5 years ago
State police are tracking runaway Oregon Republicans who refuse to vote on climate bill
Oregon’s path to climate action took an abrupt turn this week, in an unfolding saga that now involves runaway Republican lawmakers, the state police, and threats of armed retaliation. The state is on the verge of adopting major climate legislation. The Senate is all but g...continued
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Webster
@Webster -
over 5 years ago
What Patrick Shanahan’s nomination for secretary of defense would mean for U.S. foreign policy
Nearly five months after appointing a former Boeing executive as interim Secretary of Defense, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced the president’s intention to nominate Patrick Shanahan permanently to the position. In the tweet announc...continued
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Alvah
@Alvah -
almost 3 years ago
Why Ohio is a state to watch in 2022: Politics Weekly Extra – podcast
Jonathan Freedland speaks to local Ohioan politics reporter, Andrew Tobias, about why the Senate and gubernatorial midterm races are shaping up to be a litmus test for the influence of Trumpism in Republican successArchive: CNN, ABC News Continue reading...
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Elian
@Elian -
over 5 years ago
House GOP whip complains that Democrats are obsessed with Mueller investigation
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), the House minority whip, criticized Democrats on Friday for wanting to conduct oversight of President Donald Trump and his administration, saying they were obsessed with special counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year long Russia investigation ...continued
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Elliott
@Elliott -
over 5 years ago
Paul Ryan praises Trump: 'He's not taking any crap'
Paul Ryan praises Trump: 'He's not taking any crap'The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Source: The HillPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Paul Ryan • Donald Trump • The Hill (newspaper) • News broadcastin...continued
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