Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law
A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board — but it won’t work in the Senate.
A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board — but it won’t work in the Senate.
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Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of “cosplaying” as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism.
Since Rubio became secretary of state, the department has only marked Christian and Jewish holidays on its Instagram while boosting clear religious messaging.
Voices
Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy.
Voices
The only extremism would-be assassins like suspect Cole Tomas Allen share is an extreme response to Trump’s deranging politics.
“It all comes down to those four,” said an advocate, “and if they are going to continue to try to hand Trump warrantless surveillance.”
The FBI director was arrested twice in his youth for alcohol-related incidents that he said were “not representative of my usual conduct.”
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Our Revolution is hoping to rally Democrats to Tom Steyer to prevent a Republican from taking the governor's mansion.
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Maxine Waters, the scourge of crypto, could become Financial Services Committee chair if Democrats win the House in midterm elections.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Despite their defeat by Senate Republicans, bills seeking to block arms sales to Israel found widespread Democratic support.
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