Vice president-elect J.D. Vance drew a line delineating which Jan. 6 criminals and defendants will be considered for a pardon by the incoming Trump administration. “I think it’s very simple. If you protested peacefully on Jan. 6, and you’ve had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang …
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SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — It’s been two weeks since Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, in part on a pledge to aggressively purge the small city of Springfield, Ohio, of its large Haitian immigrant population. To the president-elect, it doesn’t matter that the Haitian workers and families are there legally; …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sees an opportunity to consolidate territorial gains in Ukraine and freeze the war in Moscow’s favor, with President-elect Donald Trump having vowed to end the war “in 24 hours” once he was elected — even if it means forcing the beleaguered democracy to cede land that …
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The morning after the election, James Zogby — a stalwart member of the Democratic National Committee for more than three decades — called Rolling Stone to unload. Zogby had been one of the Democratic Party’s few, openly dissenting voices during the campaign. He spoke at length with Rolling Stone about …
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Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Democratic Party’s mainstay in the red state of Ohio, has been ousted from the Senate by MAGA Republican Bernie Moreno. Moreno’s win, which was called by the Associated Press at 11:27 p.m. EST, all but ensures Republicans will take control of the Senate. Brown, a pro-labor …
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Over the weekend, Donald Trump crystalized his authoritarian vision for the nation when he suggested siccing the military on his political opponents and American citizens to destroy the “enemy from within.” Despite the former president’s direct appeal to full-blown fascism, Republicans are lining up to defend and downplay his comments. …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump‘s rally earlier in the day in Coachella, California, of all places, as well as his running mate’s awkward, repeated refusal to admit that Trump lost the 2020 election. “Donald Trump held a rally todayat the site of the CoachellaMusic Festival, …
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Barack Obama gave an impassioned speech last night at the University of Pittsburgh in support of Kamala Harris‘ campaign for president. In the speech, Obama affirmed that the impending election “is going to be tight because there are a lot of Americans who are still struggling out there.” However, he …
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At daybreak, a line of pilgrims stretch back a half mile from a spot that Donald J. Trump will consecrate as hallowed ground at sunset. The ex-president returns today for a rally to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt on July 13. He will be joined by J.D. …
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Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance claimed Tuesday that the former president’s 2017 tax cuts were different from previous tax laws passed by Republican administrations, because they substantially benefited the middle-class. It’s a bold-faced lie. CBS, which hosted the vice presidential debate, ignored Vance’s comment in their fact checks online. …
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