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CIA Whistleblower Says Giuliani’s Aide Told Him Pardon Would Cost $2 Million
Calls grow to investigate Giuliani for allegedly plotting to sell presidential pardons during Trump’s administration.
Billionaires Spent More on 2022 Elections Than Any Year in History
A new report finds that their collective congressional campaign contributions topped $1 billion for the first time.
Rep. Paul Gosar’s Aide Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes
A new report undermines plausible deniability for one of Trump’s staunchest supporters in Congress.
Thai Voters Turned Out in Record Numbers to Reject a Decade of Military Rule
However, efforts to challenge the army and the monarchy will be complicated by the junta-authored constitution.
Is DeSantis’s Iowa Trip a Harbinger of the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary?
Postponing his own Iowa event, Trump instead called in to a meeting of right-wing extremists run by Michael Flynn.
SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers’ Rights to Clean Air
Overruling “Chevron deference” could imperil our health, safety, labor, air, water, food and environmental protections.
Florida Officials Reject 35 Percent of Social Studies Textbooks Submitted
Of the 66 books approved, nearly 50 were forced to undergo edits to sections on racial justice in order to be allowed.
Progressives Worry Biden Remarks May Signal Concession to GOP Spending Cuts
He showed openness to budget negotiations with House Republicans, who are using the threat of default to push for cuts.
Sanders Hosts Event Commemorating Palestinian Nakba After McCarthy Kicked It Out
“Let the headlines read ‘McCarthy tries to erase Palestine but fails,’” wrote Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Even Some at CNN Viewed the Trump Town Hall as a Problematic “Spectacle of Lies”
"It's hard to see how America was served" by allowing Trump to have the platform, a CNN-published newsletter said.