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Politics With Charles P. Pierce
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Kevin McCarthy Just Went There With Matt Gaetz
the latest from the shebeen
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A Few Questions for Tim Sheehy
My dude, my opinion of your political savvy is not enhanced by this episode.
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Arizona's Abortion Ban Sent Women Back to 1864
The state supreme court’s ruling worked out exactly how it was intended to.
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'It's Fine!!!' Axios Screams
The bad vibes are all the media’s fault, you see.
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Jack Smith Says No, Trump Can’t Just Do Crimes
The special counsel filed a brief to the Supreme Court demolishing Trump’s absurd immunity claims. It should be studied at every law school in the country.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Did Not Enjoy the Eclipse
She declared a 14-day emergency for a 30-minute event. Huh?
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Trump Gave His Big Boy Speech About Abortion
In a video on Truth Social, he lied outright and ran and hid on the subject of a national ban.
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The Basketball Star Who Got Elected Sheriff
Before Purdue’s Zach Edey, there was Clyde Lovellette, the first basketball player ever to both play on an NCAA championship team and be the season’s leading scorer. And that’s just where he started.
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It Didn't Have to Be This Way In the House
The news that they’re retiring in droves and imperiling their majority does not make me feel sympathy.
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The Fake Electors Plot Will Have Its Day In Court
Representatives Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs have both been subpoenaed.
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Two Candidates in CA Are Exactly Tied
You have to admit this is good, clean fun.
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No One Likes Mike
This week, Johnson proposed a new funding plan for aid to Ukraine. The result was utterly predictable.
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Trump Struck Out in 2 Separate Courts of Law Today
Judges Aileen Cannon and Scott McAfee rejected both of his bogus motions.
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A Federal Judge Had Strong Words For Trump
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A Judge Just Took John Eastman Out For a Walk
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The World Is Literally Spinning More Slowly
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