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In the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's murder, President Donald Trump has falsely blamed the "left" and the media for the shooting and has used the incident to justify going after Democratic groups.…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tied herself up into knots yet again, this time in an attempt to spin President Donald Trump’s weekend descent into authoritarianism. …

Hundreds of Hollywood and Broadway stars — including Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep — are urging Americans “fight to defend and preserve our constitutionally protected rights”…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN Monday, warning companies that cut pay-to-play deals with the Trump administration that the Justice Department won't always be under President Donald Trump’s control.…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a big gamble when he threw his weight behind Proposition 50—the ballot measure to pause California’s independent redistricting commission and let lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps—and it just might pay…

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President Donald Trump used his speech at the memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday at 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Arizona, to continue obscuring Kirk’s long record of hateful and bigoted comments and views. Other speakers…

The United States' descent into authoritarianism accelerated over the weekend, as President Donald Trump used the power of the presidency to punish his enemies and reward his allies—just like a dictator would do.…

In my 2024 election post-mortem, I wrote about President Donald Trump’s deft use of “security” as a means of garnering support. He played off people’s fears, promising protection from dangers real and imagined. These were the pillars of his campaign:…

After ban on barcodes, three counties are getting rid of the touchscreen machines they’ve long used and having voters mark their ballots by hand.…

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