This article is being published in partnership with the watchdog groupDocumented. Washington’s top pharmaceutical lobby oversaw the adoption of model legislation that would restrict voting access at the most recent meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is an influential organization that brings together state legislators, private-sector corporations, …
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Teamsters President Sean O’Brien prompted an internal rebellion at his union last month when he addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. O’Brien didn’t endorse Donald Trump, but his appearance at Trump’s coronation sent a strong message — one the union chief now seems to be trying to temper. On …
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Over the weekend, Donald Trump traveled to campaign events on a private jet plane previously owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Air Current, an aviation publication, reported the news on Sunday, and The Miami Herald later confirmed it. The former president had been on board his own private …
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Karma is a botched interview plagued with technical problems. Donald Trump‘s livestream with Elon Musk on X Spaces failed before it even began. On Monday evening, a major glitch on the Musk-owned platform delayed the event by over 40 minutes. The service troubles echoed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bumpy campaign …
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Jon Stewart, who stepped back from the news desk last week, returned to The Daily Show on Monday evening. “My name is Jon Stewart, and I am risen from Covid hell,” he quipped in the opening monologue. “First-timer, did not care for it.” After welcoming viewers joining the show from …
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This article was originally published by In These Times, a magazine about labor and social movements. From his new studio apartment in Austin, Texas, Barry Jones, 62, finds it easy to keep up with doctors’ appointments and pick up the medications he relies on. In the month since he was …
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Donald Trump is guilty of many crimes (starting with at least 34 felonies, to be exact), and one of them is questionable taste in music. We say “questionable,” not “bad,” because while the song choices at his campaign rallies are often fine in themselves, the former president has the nasty …
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In July 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump called on the Russian government to hack the emails of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. It wouldn’t be long before the scandal of Russian election interference would dominate headlines for much of the campaign and Trump’s presidency. And Trump has since claimed that his …
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Donald Trump’s campaign has been hit with yet another artist not wanting their music being used by the candidate. This time, Celine Dion’s management and record label called out the GOP presidential nominee’s campaign for its “unauthorized usage” of “My Heart Will Go On,” one of her signature hits from …
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It’s Day 20 of the Kamala Era, but Trump World remains in the Before Times. Sure, the Let’s Go Brandon merch is being sold at a discount, but otherwise the mood in the non-swing state of Montana is very July 2024. Or July 2016. The ex-president is on his way …
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