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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.”
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.
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.
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.
US, Canada-Backed Guatemalan Elites Threaten Coup Amid Opposition Party Runoff
Will Guatemalans be allowed to vote for a government that is actually democratic for the first time since 1954?
Rocket-Launching Billionaires Promise a New Pie in the Sky
Musk and Bezos are peddling new age-y religious drama of disaster and salvation, says author Mary-Jane Rubenstein.
Judges Express Doubt That Alabama’s New Maps Are Less Gerrymandered Than Before
Lawyers representing Black voters in the state predict federal courts will ultimately have to redraw the maps.
GOP Lawmaker Is Suing Newspaper Into Bankruptcy for Reporting on Homophobic Slur
The newspaper with a staff of four says it can't afford the legal bills from State Sen. Cory Tomczyk's ongoing lawsuit.