This story was published in partnership withThe Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to itsnewsletters While the public knows the National Rifle Association chiefly as a lobbying and campaign juggernaut, the Internal Revenue Service classifies the group as a “social welfare organization” whose firearms training, recreational shooting, and …
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In an October prayer call hosted by a Christian-nationalist MAGA pastor, Rep. Mike Johnson was troubled that America’s wickedness was inviting God’s wrath. Talking to pastor Jim Garlow on a broadcast of the World Prayer Network, Johnson spoke ominously of America facing a “civilizational moment.” He said, “The only question …
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Donald Trump has filed for a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case, claiming that Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk Allison Greenfield have unfairly skewed the proceedings against the former president. Trump’s attorneys accuse Engoron, who has clashed with the former president and his legal team throughout …
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Nevada’s Attorney General Aaron Ford has opened an investigation into efforts by Republicans in the state to undermine Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election by creating a slate of fake pro-Trump electors. The investigation, which was first reported by Politico, has been unfolding with little fanfare in recent weeks. …
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Donald Trump turned a classic, cantankerous diatribe disparaging a new book about him into a classic, cantankerous proclamation that he’s Team Kanye and definitely not Team Kim on Truth Social. The ex-president’s latest post began as an invective against ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl, whose book Tired of Winning: Donald …
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While Donald Trump‘s Truth Social may be his soap box of preference, a filing shows that since itsparent company, Trump Media & Technology Group, launched in 2021, it hasbrought in $3.7 million in net sales while suffering a loss of tens of millions of dollars. The Hollywood Reporter notes that …
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Hundreds of political appointees and government staffers representing over 40 U.S. agencies signed a letter to the Biden administration calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. According to The New York Times, which reviewed a copy of the letter, more than 400 individuals anonymously signed on to Tuesday’s missive …
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In 2020, campaigning at the height of the global pandemic, the Biden campaign leaned heavily on influencers to reach young voters. Republican rivals called it a cop out — they said Biden was “hiding in his basement” —but it was hard to argue with the results of that social media-intensive …
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Elbows are out in Congress. Literally. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reportedly shoved Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett while the latter was speaking to NPR’s Claudia Grisales on Tuesday, leading to a tense confrontation between the two lawmakers. According to Grisales, Burchett (R-Tenn.) was facing her as the two discussed a …
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Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin stood up and tried to fight a congressional witness during a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Tuesday. Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O’Brien have been beefing for months, with Mullin even challenging O’Brien to an MMA-style fight this summer. O’Brien had …
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