As Donald Trump’s allies continue to whitewash the former president’s affinity for authoritarian styles of governance, severalf ex-Trump administration officials are publicly affirming the warning given by former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly earlier this week: Trump will govern like a dictator. This week, Kelly went on the …
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O n a recent Sunday in Canton, Georgia, a group of American Christians found themselves on a mission. It was a very specific mission, though like many missions these days, it had merch. It had live music. It had signage spread out across the front yard of a former one-room …
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For months now, Leonard Leo — a conservative legal activist with a billion-dollar slush fund and an influential hand in the workings of the Supreme Court — has been refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena regarding his financial relationship with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Senate Democrats sent …
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Donald Trump’s rally in Las Vegas took a menacing turn Thursday night when he shaded his eyes from the stage lights and peered out at the press corp covering the event. “Oh! That’s a lot of fake news!” he said. The mood turned dark, and menacing boos and jeers filled …
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For the first time in 36 years, The Washington Post will not be endorsing a candidate in a presidential election — and their newsroom is furious. On Friday, the Post’s publisher and CEO Will Lewis announced in a published statement that they “will not be making an endorsement of a …
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Deborah Dorbert was five months pregnant in November 2022 when she learned that her baby was not going to live. Late in the second trimester of her pregnancy, a scan revealed that his kidneys and lungs were failing to develop; a specialist diagnosed the baby with Potter syndrome, a condition …
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Donald Trump’s allies are attempting to minimize the former president’s reported praise of Nazi dictator Adolf Hiter, and discredit John Kelly after the former White House chief of staff went on the record with multiple outlets regarding his concerns about Trump’s fascist ambitions. This week, the retired general told The …
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This investigation was co-published with the Project On Government Oversight. On the weekends, Aubrey Metzler lets out her frustration with military housing by screaming at strangers in the haunted house where she works, playing the part of “lunatic.” The 23-year-old mother of two has good reason to feel a little …
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Donald Trump refused a request for federal disaster relief funds from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in 2020 after wildfires tore through the eastern portion of the states, Politico’s E&E News reports. The dispute between the former president and Democratic governor adds yet another entry to Trump’s record of injecting partisan …
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The world’s richest man has promised cash payouts for swing-state voters who get other battleground voters to sign a petition organized by his pro-Trump Super PAC. But the legality of the promotion has come into question, while participants have been confused about how it works — and when they can …
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