US politics
Mary Trump: 'We really dodged a bullet'
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micshasan
"The fact that he felt thwarted just tells us how dangerous it is to put somebody in a position of that much power who doesn't understand what his job is, is unwilling to learn and feels entitled to having absolute control and power." 1
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Opinion | Don't Let 'Stop the Steal' Steal the Show
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AngelaPerea
They also tell the audience that the speaker will do anything necessary to "stop the steal," which is to say anything to stop a Republican from losing an election and, barring that, anything to delegitimize the Democrat who won. 1
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But as the legal scholar Ned Foley has argued, the assertion of fraud - the falsification of reality in support of narrow political goals - is more akin to McCarthyism. 1
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Trump endorses a Cheney challenger, aiming to unseat a chief detractor.
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JamesJalaPayneo
Mr. Trump threw his support behind Harriet Hageman, a former Republican National Committee official and a 2018 candidate for governor in Wyoming, in a bid to consolidate his supporters behind a single rival to the incumbent congresswoman. 1
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The ease of mail-in voting may increase turnout in California's recall election.
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AngelaPerea
A temporary change in California's election rules aimed at protecting voters during the coronavirus pandemic could be instrumental in Gov. Gavin Newsom's effort to beat back a proposed recall - and could become permanent if the governor signs a bill that state lawmakers passed last week. 1
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Biden Declared the War Over. But Wars Go On.
The president's assertion after the withdrawal from Afghanistan that the United States is not at war for the first time in 20 years ignored continued smaller-scale conflicts.
GOP, Dems dig in as government funding, debt limit deadlines approach
Time is running out for Congress to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown at the end of this month - but both parties have dug in over language in the measure that raises Washington's borrowing limit.
Analysis: Why a Wyoming House race is critical to the future of the Republican Party
Witness Wyoming -- one of the most conservative states in the country, in which Republicans control every statewide office from Senate to governor to the lone House seat.
Biden is set to meet with Democrats as his economic agenda hangs in the balance.
Trump Sues His Niece and The New York Times Over Leaked Tax Documents
Former President Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Mary Trump and three Times reporters of conspiring to publish information about his tax records.
What's at Stake in the 2022 Races for Governor
The attention may be on House and Senate campaigns, but these races - some of which will be true tossups - may be just as important.