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‘An absolute betrayal’: Rep. Raskin slams Republicans for aiding Trump’s plans for retribution

New reporting about how Trump could weaponize U.S. spy services against domestic political enemies if he wins a second term…

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‘Outdated thinking’: Biden border action won’t solve core of immigration problem

Progressives and advocacy groups are criticizing President Biden for his new executive border action, which shuts down asylum claims when…

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State courts pick up where SCOTUS fails

State courts across the country have the ability to emerge as critical defenders of democracy amid the radical conservative shift…

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‘Un-American’: How criminalizing easy voting is crippling democracy

For years, the right to vote has been under attack in certain states. Examples include alienating voter ID laws, restricting…

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‘My resignation had an impact’: Jewish Army Major resigns over war in Gaza

Major Harrison Mann resigned from his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency in November after a 13 year career in…

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How ‘anti-liberty’ ultra-conservatives ‘want to ban books to make parental decisions for you’

We have a motto on the 'Velshi Banned Book Club': “reading as resistance.” That means when you read, you’re preserving…

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‘No one is safe’: Cohen’s chilling warning about Trump’s threats of retaliation against Democrats

In the aftermath of his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, former president Donald Trump has doubled…

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‘He’s lost the thread’: Chief Justice Roberts ‘out in the wind’ amid conservative supermajority

Chief Justice John Roberts is facing increased scrutiny for his refusal to meet with Democratic lawmakers regarding the court’s ethics…

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‘Villains nor victims’: Why immigration is good for our economy

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the National Origins Act - a restrictive immigration bill that had lasting negative economic…