Politics

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Casper @Casper - over 2 years ago

Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible | John...

The race for the Elysée could end up as a horror story for anyone who cares about the wellbeing of France or EuropeThe French election is straying from the script. It was meant to be a predictable remake. It has turned into a thriller. It could end up as a ho…

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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago

Judge Rejects Government Effort To Classify Michael Flynn As Co-Conspirator

Judge Rejects Government Effort To Classify Michael Flynn As Co-ConspiratorA federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday struck down prosecutors efforts to characterize Michael Flynn as a co-conspirator with his former lobbying partner, who faces trial on charges that he secr...continued

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Ismael @Ismael - over 5 years ago

Loyalty has its limits, declares Azmin

Loyalty has its limits, declares AzminSHAH ALAM: Our loyalty has its limits, Mohamed Azmin Ali said tonight while declaring his resolve not to back down in the face of the gay-sex video controversy. He also declared that he stood with Pakatan Harapan chairman Dr Mahathir ...continued

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Elaina @Elaina - over 4 years ago

The Political Promise of Carbon Taxes

For decades, the idea of a carbon tax has been stuck in the waiting room of American politics: Familiar to everyone who comes and goes, it has sat there long enough to grow cobwebs from its ears. For the vast majority of Republicans, the idea is anathema, and for Democrat...continued

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Nelson @Nelson - over 5 years ago

Sanders Adviser Hits Harris Plan to Pay for Medicare for All

Sanders Adviser Hits Harris Plan to Pay for Medicare for AllA campaign adviser for Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) hit Senator Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) for saying she could pay for her health care plan without raising taxes on the middle class.When asked if it would be...continued

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Erik @Erik - over 3 years ago

Hancock’s fall catapults Sajid Javid back into the heart of Conservative politics | Martin Kettle

The new health minister is arriving at a pivotal moment for a department with huge future claims on the TreasuryThirteen months ago, Dominic Cummings faced an avalanche of demands to resign after being caught in an egregious breach of the Covid lockdown regul…

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Torey @Torey - over 5 years ago

Capitol Watch: GOP decries Cuomo campaign finance pick

GOP decries Cuomo campaign finance pickFILE- This Jan. 15, 2019 file photo shows the New York state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Republicans say Gov. Andrew Cuomo is playing politics with a board creating the rules for a new public campaign finance system. State Republican Cha...continued

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Garnet @Garnet - over 2 years ago

Demonstrators Gathered in Front of Supreme Court After Leaked Draft

Armed with megaphones, signs, buttons and at least one letterpress for speedy poster production, groups supporting and opposing abortion rights demonstrated.

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Maureen @Maureen - 9 months ago

My name is Taylor Swift. Sharing a name with the pop superstar has been helpful, especially at work.

Taylor J. Swift, who works in politics, said his name has helped his career. Though he's been teased about it, he's learned to just "shake it off."

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Casper @Casper - over 4 years ago

Fake copyright claim takes down Twitch’s biggest political streamers during Democratic debate

A fake copyright infringement claim resulted in the removal of some of Twitch’s biggest political channels.On Tuesday night, a number of popular left-leaning Twitch streamers found their channels shut down during their livestream coverage of the South Carolina Democratic ...continued

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Allene @Allene - almost 5 years ago

How the Internet Came to Loathe Pete Buttigieg

How the Internet Came to Loathe Pete ButtigiegHe is doing all the right stuff for 10 years ago, but it’s all wrong now. His college plan is more ambitious than Biden’s or anything Obama advocated, but those gradations don’t matter anymore; either you want to root out ever...continued

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Anderson @Anderson - about 5 years ago

Analysis: A Clinton adviser went on Fox and talked about how she could still run. Huh?

A top Hillary Clinton adviser went on Fox and talked a possible 2020 run. Huh?(CNN)There are few staffers who have been with Hillary Clinton as long -- or are as fiercely loyal to her -- as Philippe Reines.Which is why Reines' appearance on Tucker Carlson's(!) show on Fox...continued

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Grayce @Grayce - over 5 years ago

Theresa May accuses populist politicians like Trump of trading on the 'politics of division'

Theresa May attacks the rise of divisive populist leaders like TrumpLONDON — Theresa May has used her last major speech as prime minister to attack the rise of populist politicians around the globe who believe that "power, unconstrained by rules, is the only currency of v...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - over 5 years ago

Joni Ernst Just Showed Off the Republican Line of Attack in 2020: Socialism, Socialism, Socialism

Accuse Democrats of Socialism, Ignore Trump Farm SubsidiesBack in 2014, I spent a day in Iowa following Joni Ernst around toward the end of her successful campaign for the Senate. We had one memorable encounter at a small manufacturing plant in Newton that kicked up a lit...continued

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Jerrold @Jerrold - 5 months ago

Tories facing 'electoral Armageddon' - ex-minister

Sir Robert Buckland said too many in his party were focused on "personal agendas and jockeying for position".

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 3 years ago

Analysis: U.S. voting law debates stoke tussle over airline tax breaks - Reuters

Airlines are bracing for challenges to tax breaks they receive from U.S. states as a result of wading in to a political debate over voting rights, rekindling a domestic tug of war between politics and profits.

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Moises @Moises - about 2 years ago

Billions in ‘dark money’ is influencing US politics. We need disclosure laws | David Sirota and J...

A donor secretly transferred $1.6bn to a Republican political group. Because of America’s lax laws, the donation was never disclosed in any public record or databaseThis week, the Lever, ProPublica and the New York Times discovered the largest known political…

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Garnet @Garnet - about 5 years ago

Women Running for Office Have to Worry About One More Thing: Their Phones

Women Running for Office Have to Worry About One More Thing: Their PhonesOnline harassment of female politicians is nothing new. But as more and more young people enter the political arena, and as we rely on our cellphones more than ever, it’s “a whole different ballgame,...continued

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Alexander @Alexander - about 3 years ago

Analysis: Why the next 45 days are make or break for Democrats looking ahead to 2022

We're 15 days from Thanksgiving. We're 45 days from Christmas.

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Adelia @Adelia - over 1 year ago

Four swing states that will determine the 2024 presidential election

The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics published its first forecast of the 2024 electoral college contest today, and only a handful rate as “toss...