Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Rowan
@Rowan -
about 1 year ago
An Alleged Deepfake of UK Opposition Leader Keir Starmer Shows the Dangers of Fake Audio
British fact-checkers are racing to debunk a suspicious audio recording of UK opposition leader Keir Starmer.
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Maida
@Maida -
over 5 years ago
Rep. Steve Chabot won’t impeach Trump because his lies weren’t under oath
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) did not just vote to impeach President Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice in 1998; he was one of the House Managers who unsuccessfully prosecuted the case before the United States Senate. Now in his 12th term in the House, Chabot ...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
over 5 years ago
Border Agents Joked About Dead Migrants
Border Agents Joked About Dead Migrants“Members of a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents joked about the deaths of migrants, discussed throwing burritos at Latino members of Congress visiting a detention facility in Texas on Monday and posted...continued
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Elaina
@Elaina -
over 5 years ago
Judge orders Florida to provide Spanish-speaking ballots to displaced Puerto Ricans
A federal judge ordered dozens of Florida counties to provide Spanish-language ballots and other election materials to Puerto Rican voters displaced by Hurricane Maria, ahead of the March 2020 presidential primary elections. Last summer, a coalition of advocacy groups sue...continued
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
about 4 years ago
SE Cupp: Making fun of seniors seems like bad politics
Dangerous TikTok trends go viral because we like to be likedSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.org
1 minute read
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
over 5 years ago
Paying off debts to regain their votes will cost Florida’s disenfranchised more than $1 billion
Floridians with felony convictions will have to pay at least $1 billion in fines and fees before being allowed to exercise their newly restored right to vote under the terms of a new Republican-backed bill. Last November, Florida voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, ...continued
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
about 1 year ago
How a Thinktank Got the Cost of Net Zero for the UK Wildly Wrong
An anonymous reader shares a report: Imagine demanding an "honest" debate over the cost of net zero in a report full of errors that even a schoolboy would be embarrassed about. Then imagine getting coverage of your report in the Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Daily …
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Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 4 years ago
Smerconish: GOP's fear of their base is warranted
Fearing the base, House GOP members voted differently in private than in public. CNN's Michael Smerconish asks, if Marjorie Taylor Greene's brand of politics ends up dominating the party, will minority leader Kevin McCarthy feel "buyer's remorse"?
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Kraig
@Kraig -
over 5 years ago
Democrats’ Debate Prep Gets Real
Democrats’ Debate Prep Gets RealNew York Magazine: “Biden debated well during the 2008 cycle and as the vice-president in 2012, but it’s been seven years, and now he knows he’s everyone’s top target. Multiple candidates who are set to debate him next week are expecting bo...continued
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Elaina
@Elaina -
about 2 years ago
How politics pushed this former teacher to quit
Teacher burnout is surging across the US. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports how educators in Arizona and Maryland are dealing with the growing shortage affecting their profession.
1 minute read
Cyril
@Cyril -
over 5 years ago
Federal judge smacks down Mississippi’s new abortion ban in one crisp paragraph
Last spring, a federal court struck down a Mississippi law that effectively bans abortions as soon as 15 weeks after a patient’s last menstrual period. Mississippi responded to that decision with a new ban — one banning abortions as soon as six weeks after the last period...continued
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 5 years ago
Sanders Wanted Meeting With Rabbi Kept Secret
Sanders Wanted Meeting With Rabbi Kept Secret“When Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Pittsburgh earlier this year, he quietly added a poignant stop to his schedule: a visit to the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 congregants were killed in an anti-S...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
over 5 years ago
GOP congressman says Republicans totally would have fixed health care if they’d kept their majority
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OH), who chaired the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce until the 2018 blue wave cost his party its control of Congress, went on Fox News Tuesday to denounce Medicare for All and other proposals to create a single-payer system for health c...continued
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Meggie
@Meggie -
over 5 years ago
Justice Kennedy Arranged Secret Meeting with Trump
Justice Kennedy Arranged Secret Meeting with TrumpA new book, Justice on Trial, “has some colorful, behind-the-scenes details about the secret White House meeting where former Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Trump he was planning to retire,” Axios reports.White Hou...continued
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Delia
@Delia -
over 5 years ago
Trump Jokes to Putin They Should Get Rid of Journalists
Trump Jokes to Putin They Should Get Rid of Journalists“President Trump joked with Vladimir Putin about getting rid of journalists when the two leaders met at the G-20 summit in Japan,” the Guardian reports.Said Trump: “Get rid of them. Fake news is a great term, isn’t it...continued
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George
@George -
over 5 years ago
Lindsey Graham Declines to Condemn Trump’s Tweets
Lindsey Graham Declines to Condemn Trump’s TweetsSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of President Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, declined on Monday to condemn the President over his racist tweets against several minority members of Congress, instead calling them a ...continued
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Alan
@Alan -
over 5 years ago
The kid in me wants another shot at the moon
The kid in me wants another shot at the moonSource: Timesofisrael.comPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Garnet
@Garnet -
over 3 years ago
Israel's politics: what just happened, and what's next? - Reuters
Two rivals of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a partnership on Sunday that could remove Israel's longest-serving leader.
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 5 years ago
Pennsylvania senator defends Trump tariffs hurting his state because maybe they’ll pay off someday
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) likes free trade so much he literally wrote a book on it. He calls tariffs a tax on the American people. But now that President Donald Trump is using unilateral tariffs in a so-far-unsuccessful attempt to leverage China, Toomey is standing by his pr...continued
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Jarod
@Jarod -
over 5 years ago
MAIO | Photo : José Havio
Scandinavian interior design, Interior design, Home interior designSource: Pinterest.caPowered by NewsAPI.org
1 minute read
Ericka
@Ericka -
almost 4 years ago
Canada's trade and politics to change after Trump - Global News
Canada's trade and politics to change after Trump Global News Giuliani associate told ex-CIA officer a Trump pardon would 'cost $2m’ – report The Guardian Trump's presidency not just a blip in U.S. foreign policy CTV News …
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Ariel
@Ariel -
over 5 years ago
DNC Getting Smoked In Fundraising
DNC Getting Smoked In Fundraising“The Democratic National Committee is getting smoked by its GOP counterpart in fundraising — and some major Democrats are panicked it could hurt their chances at defeating President Trump next year,” Vice News reports.“The DNC brought in j...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
over 3 years ago
Israel's politics: What just happened, and what's next? - Reuters
Rivals of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed forward on Tuesday to seal a political pact that would unseat Israel's longest-serving leader.
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
almost 4 years ago
German Bund yields edge off highs, Italian politics in focus - Reuters
German Bund yields edge off highs, Italian politics in focus Reuters
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