The Senate on Wednesday voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, with 49 lawmakers voting to preserve abortion access across the nation, and 51 telling women they do not have the right to choose what to do with their bodies. The vote fell along party lines, with the exception of …
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There are few things more coveted in Republican politics than Donald Trump’s endorsement, but we now know at least one circumstance where even that’s not enough. Republicans in Tennessee voted on Tuesday to remove former State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus from the ballot in a crowded August primary to represent …
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If you want to celebrate a great human accomplishment, forget the moon landing or Purple Rain. Celebrate this. For the last 34 years, tens of thousands of scientists around the world have labored to produce a report that tries to quantify just how fucked life on Earth really is due …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday sidestepped a question asking if she believes Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should resign in light of the damning reports about his wife’s efforts to have the 2020 presidential election overturned. At her weekly Capitol press conference, the House Democratic leader responded to …
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After a year of thwarted plans and with little time before the 2022 midterms, progressive lawmakers are throwing a Hail Mary to get their priorities into the end zone: a push for President Joe Biden to take what he can of his stymied agenda and enact it through executive actions …
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Tucker Carlson took to his Fox News program Tuesday to deliver some more seemingly pro-Putin talking points, railing against ongoing discussions in Congress regarding supplying military aid to Ukraine to further assist in the country’s fight against Russia. According to Media Matters, while Carlson did acquiesce that civilians are indeed …
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A documentary film crew attended an illicit, parking-garage meetup between the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in downtown Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021, according to a memo filed by prosecutors seeking to keep Enrique Tarrio locked up pending trial. Tarrio was the National Chairman of the Proud Boys …
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Donald Trump‘s affection for Vladimir Putin never seemed to bother Republicans in Congress. It’s made them a little uncomfortable, however, as the Russian president continues to unleash hell on Ukraine in an invasion that has killed thousands and laid waste to one of America’s allies. Trump initially praised the invasion …
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Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is concerned. Innocent people are dying needlessly. A tyrannical government has grossly overstepped its bounds. Freedom and democracy are under attack — and it’s all Dr. Anthony Fauci’s fault. In an appearance on Fox News Friday evening, the Texas Congressman and outspoken anti-vaxxer used his platform …
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We live in divisive times. Americans are split on whether the climate crisis is real, whether everyone should have access to affordable health care, and whether the wealthy should pay their fair share in taxes. The pandemic demonstrated that Americans can’t even agree on whether it’s worth trying to prevent …
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