Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for North Carolina’s gubernatorial election, said he wanted to go back to a time “where women couldn’t vote” in a video that resurfaced in the wake of his Super Tuesday victory. The video, recorded at a Republican Women of Pitt County event in March 2020, …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has been the subject of AI deepfake imagery for years, and she’s ready to fight against non-consensual, sexually-explicit, AI-generated imagery. Ocasio-Cortez reveals to Rolling Stone that she will be leading the House companion of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act of 2024 …
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Donald Trump is hoping to win big on Super Tuesday, and he kicked off the primary’s most vote-rich day with one of his favorite traditions from his time as president: calling in to Fox News to deliver an unhinged rant. The former president called Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning, …
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024. The move clears the way for a showdown between Democrat Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake in what will be one of the most consequential races this year. In a video message released on social …
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If you thought the allegations of corruption against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez couldn’t go any deeper, you clearly aren’t accustomed to hiding gold bars in your sock drawer. On Tuesday, New York prosecutors leveled another superseding indictment against the Democratic senator, bringing up the total of indictments against Menendez …
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Jon Stewart once again took aim at both sides of the aisle, this time blasting the GOP for deliberately fueling public alarm about migrants at the border, and criticizing Democrats’ failure to stick to espoused values. On Monday’s segment of the Daily Show, the host joked that “every two to …
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The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, agreed to a plea deal with Manhattan prosecutors over charges of perjury. The former CFO, who has been out of jail for less than a year, is once again in hot water after allegedly lying during his testimony in New York’s …
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The Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot unilaterally implement the Constitution’s 14th Amendment anti-rebellion clause to bar individuals from appearing on state ballots. The decision benefits one person specifically this election cycle: Donald Trump. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court authorizing …
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has set its sights on progressive candidates who dare to criticize Israel or its leaders, funding negative attack ads during their primaries, Politico reported. The group is expected to spend about $100 million on the efforts, sources told the outlet. AIPAC‘s goal is “to …
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Sen. Chris Murphy accused Republicans of intentionally blocking a bipartisan immigration bill in order to fuel the crisis at the border because it aids Donald Trump‘s campaign for the presidency. “They want the border to be out of control because it helps [Trump] politically, and they know [Biden] has limits …
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