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Matt Gaetz Candidly Says Impeachment Is About Making Biden Look Bad Before 2024
In a Twitter Spaces event earlier this week, Gaetz said impeaching Biden would “not [be] for the sake of conviction.”
GOP Book Bans and Democratic Divestment Both Created Crisis for Public Libraries
The current battle over libraries doesn’t tell the larger truth about decades of disinvestment by both parties.
How the US Supreme Court Became an Arm of the Republican Party
The court is making decisions based on the GOP platform, not the Constitution, says legal scholar Khiara M. Bridges.
Cornell Drops Starbucks After Company Shuttered All of Ithaca’s Unionized Stores
The decision came after students launched a campaign to get the university to end its contract with the company.
Video Shows DeSantis Pushing for GOP State Legislatures to Overturn 2020 Race
DeSantis pushed an aspect of the independent legislature theory, a fringe legal idea the Supreme Court has rejected.
Supreme Court Rebuffed Democrats’ Call for Thomas Probe With Just One Sentence
Chief Justice Roberts's legal counsel waved off Democrats’ call for a probe.
Trump Supporters Are Sharing Personal Information of Georgia Grand Jury Members
Experts warn the sharing of this information could lead to harassment or direct violence against grand jury members.
Biden Admin Tried to Block Landmark Climate Lawsuit as July Heat Scorched US
Biden officials asserted that “there is no constitutional right to a stable climate system.”
Items Seized in Raid of Kansas Newspaper to Be Returned, County Official Says
An independent inquiry of city and county law enforcement's actions remains open, state investigators said.
Groups Call for Firing Lobbyists “Playing Both Sides of the Climate Crisis”
More than 1,500 lobbyists have worked both for fossil fuel companies and municipalities, schools, and other businesses.