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Biden Can Avoid Being Defined by Afghanistan If He Learns the Lessons of History
Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and JFK all survived foreign policy disasters — and Biden can too. The key is honesty.
If California Governor Is Replaced With Republican, Senate Could Swing to GOP
Gavin Newsom's replacement with a Republican could change the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
A Georgia Law Allows Certain Candidates to Collect Unlimited Campaign Cash
Senate Bill 221 allows candidates to create “leadership committees” that have no caps on individual contributions.
Sanders Traveling to GOP Districts to Pitch $3.5T Plan Ahead of 2022 Elections
Sanders will visit Indiana and Iowa next week to speak with voters about the plan that he's compared to the New Deal.
Boebert Failed to Disclose Husband’s Nearly Half-Million Energy Company Salary
The lawmaker has also spent her first months in office pushing pro-fossil fuel bills and statements.
Texas Schools Allowed to Defy Abbott’s Ban on Mask Mandates — for Now
The Texas State Supreme Court also ruled in favor of districts, for the time being, to enforce mask rules in schools.
Mo Brooks Criticized for Sympathizing With DC Bomb Threat Suspect’s “Anger”
Brooks's statement seemed to align with the false conspiracy theories the bomb threat suspect had expressed.
The US’s “War on Terror” Fueled and Excused Right-Wing Extremism at Home
Reporter Spencer Ackerman says U.S. elites consciously chose to ignore white right-wing extremism after 9/11.
DC Bomb Threat Suspect Expressed Belief in Trump Reinstatement Conspiracy Theory
The man, who claimed to have an explosive device in his vehicle near the Capitol, livestreamed portions of the incident.
Biden to Challenge Bans on Mask Rules Using Students’ Civil Rights Protections
“We are not going to sit by as governors try to block and intimidate educators protecting our children,” said Biden.