Donald Trump, the same Republican presidential candidate who declared he’d be a “dictator for one day,” said that CBS News should lose a broadcasting license after its 60 Minutes program interviewed his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite the fact that the federal government does not issue licenses for television …
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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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The Supreme Court announced last week that it is taking up a contentious gun case in which the government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun manufacturers. Mexico alleges the companies are raking in hundreds of millions in profits by “knowingly” flooding that country with military-grade assault weapons and other guns …
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With less than a month before Election Day, the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is coming down to the wire. Both candidates have embarked on a punishing schedule of rallies, interviewers, events, and fundraisers in their last-minute bids to win over voters. The former president seems to be …
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Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday after complications from a stroke, the Kennedy family announced on X. She was 96. “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our mother, Ethel Kennedy,” read the family statement, shared by …
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American presidents are inaugurated in January, but the process of coordinating the change of the guard between an outgoing and incoming administration begins weeks before Americans cast their ballots in November. Nothing about this election cycle has been normal, but Donald Trump is breaking with yet another campaign expectation by …
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Donald Trump is still mad he lost in 2020, and this year he and his allies are determined to upend the electoral process to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Intimidation is a key part of the plan. The MAGA faithful have spent the past four years threatening election officials, …
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Donald Trump threw logic out the window on Tuesday. During an interview with Newsmax, the former president claimed that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio — who have been given temporary protected status and are in the U.S. legally — are “illegal immigrants as far as I’m concerned.” His remarks arrive …
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T HIS STORY WAS PUBLISHED in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. One week in November 2008, Dawn Williams-Stewart showed up for work at the headquarters of the National Rifle Association, in Fairfax, Virginia, with bruises on her face. A close friend …
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This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. As a hurricane intensified by hot ocean water now threatens to destroy the Tampa Bay region, Florida Republicans bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry are pushing legislation …
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