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Mysterious Right-Wing Donor Drops $1.6 Billion Gift on Federalist Society Boss
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: It’s all about the money. Why? Because money writes the rules.
Federal Jury Finds 2 Men Guilty of Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Prosecutors said that the men’s plot was meant in part to start a civil war.
NY Primaries “Thrown Into Chaos by Redistricting,” Favoring Conservatives
The newly redrawn districts have led to heated battles within the Democratic Party that could have national implications
GOP Candidate Says the Climate Bill Is Bad Because “We’ve Got Enough Trees”
The baffling statement adds to a list of spurious and false criticisms that the GOP has raised over the climate bill.
More Than 300 Classified Docs Have Been Retrieved From Mar-a-Lago — So Far
Both the ongoing inquiry and request for more surveillance footage suggest the DOJ may think more docs are being hidden.
Legal Experts Scratch Their Heads at Trump’s “Very Strange” New DOJ Lawsuit
“He's sort of asking Merrick Garland to prosecute him,” says Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe.
Close to 6 in 10 Americans Want Trump Investigations to Continue
57 percent of respondents in a recent poll said that investigations into the former president should continue.
Conservative Group Led by Man Behind Far Right Supreme Court Got $1.6B Donation
The funds were given to a group led by Leonard Leo, who has had a major hand in the GOP’s packing of the Supreme Court.
DeSantis’s Election Police Arrest 20 People Ahead of Florida’s Primary Election
Many of those arrested were affected by an initiative that restored voting rights for people with prior convictions.
Trump’s Political Blunders Could Be a Gift to Democrats in November
Trump thinks that it's always better to be in the news but never seems to understand when he motivates the opposition.