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GOP Senators Use Jackson Hearing to Agitate Their Base Before Election Campaigns
The depth of disrespect demonstrated by the Republicans was unprecedented.
Wife of Supreme Court Justice Texted Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn Election
The texts from Ginni Thomas to Mark Meadows demonstrate a conflict of interest in her husband's work.
Democrats Schedule First COVID-Era Hearing on Medicare for All
The hearing comes as progressives are waging a new congressional push for Medicare for All.
Anti-Racist Book Becomes Best-Seller After Cruz Cites It in Jackson Hearings
Cruz incorrectly claimed that a school Jackson serves on the board for is “overflowing with critical race theory.”
Manhattan Prosecutor Who Resigned Last Month: “No Doubt” Trump Committed Crimes
Not holding Trump to account for his actions would be “a grave failure of justice,” the prosecutor said.
Progressive Groups Decry Supreme Court Ruling That Tosses Out Wisconsin Maps
The court “swerved way out of their way to favor their Republican friends in the Wisconsin legislature,” one group said.
GOP Senator Says Interracial Marriage Should Be State Issue, Then Walks It Back
The question — posed twice to Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana — was stated clearly and in plain language.
Trump Un-Endorses Mo Brooks, Citing His Calls to Move Past 2020 Fraud Claims
Trump's decision came one day after a new poll showed Brooks in third place in the Alabama GOP senatorial primary.
Cruz Asks Ketanji Brown Jackson About Critical Race Theory, Anti-Racist Books
Cruz's questions, which included errant comments about CRT, came after he promised not to make the hearings a “circus.”
North Carolina Newspaper Editorial Board Decries Madison Cawthorn as “Abhorrent”
The paper denounced Cawthorn's past statements, including his calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”