A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked a controversial state law that would’ve required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, from elementary school through college. Judge John W. deGravelles (who was appointed by Barack Obama) ruled that the law was unconstitutional and barred the state …
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Donald Trump plans to choose Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as his secretary of state, the New York Times reported on Monday. Four years after losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, Trump has repeatedly stated that he will be returning to the White with a literal agenda to prosecute …
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Republicans are selecting their next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, to take power from the increasingly decrepit Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Will the next GOP leader be a thorn in Trump’s side, as the old-school corporate conservative McConnell occasionally was, or a MAGA fixer, greasing the skids to ram controversial …
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Oprah Winfrey‘s production company, Harpo Productions, has denied rumors that the TV host was paid $1 million to participate in an online event in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. “The campaign paid for the production costs of ‘Unite for America,’ a livestreaming event that took place Sept. 19 …
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By now, every pundit in America has their own 2024 election take, mostly confirming their prior opinions. Every Republican has a take, too, which is that Americans voted resoundingly for — well, for whatever policy that Republican cares about, from opposition to transgender rights to support for prayer in schools. …
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In 2016, following Donald Trump’s upset win for the White House, The Wall Street Journal reported that his campaign staff seemed flabbergasted by the scope of hiring and appointments required for an incoming administration. The stumbling start to Trump’s first administration delayed the draconian policy platform Trump had won the …
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If you’re in line for a position in President-Elect Donald Trump’s cabinet, you may want to brush up on your self defense skills in preparation for any future meetings. Why? Because according to a Monday report from NOTUS, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) — who once threatened to beat the shit …
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Rep. Jim Jordan was a key figure in Jan. 6 and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, claiming there was widespread voter fraud despite all evidence to the contrary. So it’s certainly a change of tune when the Republican congressman acknowledges the 2024 election was free …
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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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Something — someone — was in the air on Nov. 6. It was unseasonably hot, 78 degrees in Manhattan and the air was heavy, the life of the city and its people drained. If you didn’t know about the election, you might’ve guessed that someone had died. You wouldn’t be …
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