San Antonio — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) didn’t want to get into any “chisme,” she teased from a rally stage on Saturday afternoon. When it comes to gossip about House colleagues, “I generally try to stay out of it,” she explained. “However, however,” she scolded. Henry “Cuellar decided to put …
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At 5:30 pm on Jan. 6, police were in their third hour of battle with supporters of former President Trump on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, about a mile away in a suite at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Amy Kremer, a conservative activist who organized a major pro-Trump …
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Last year, the United States saw record numbers of gun sales, and it strained the FBI‘s background check process, meaning more background checks were left incomplete. If an FBI background check is delayed by more than three business days, gun dealers can legally sell a firearm without a completed background …
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing federal government agencies to assess the risks climate change brings to both public and private financial assets in the U.S., the White House announced on Thursday. The order, called the Climate-Related Financial Risk, mandates regulators including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who oversees …
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order expanding voting rights on Sunday. Biden announced the signing during a remote video message to the Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast, marking the 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” during which voting rights marchers were brutally attacked by law enforcement on the Edmund …
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WASHINGTON — Dark money, that torrent of anonymous cash unleashed by groups with mind-numbingly generic names such as Americans for Prosperity or Patriot Majority, is an ugly fixture of American politics, a weapon used to win elections, confirm (or defeat) judges, and pass (or defeat) legislation. Once dominated by ultra-wealthy …
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In the latest socially distanced episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by none other than rock legend Roger Waters. For Democrats Suck, Matt critiques Joe Biden‘s appointment of Rick Stengel, who will be on the President-elect’s transition team for the U.S. Agency for Global Media. …
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To celebrate Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential race, James Corden and the staff of The Late Late Show staged an election-themed parody of the Happy Days opening on Monday night. While Corden, his writers, stage crew, and house bandleader Reggie Watts danced around the set in Uncle Sam attire, they …
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It’s really hard to fully capture the current stage of the presidential election. At the same time that former Vice President Joe Biden and his supporters are feeling a confidence that the prize is just around the corner, President Trump has moved on to third-grade lawyering that barely passes the …
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Hemos vivido los últimos cuatro años bajo un hombre rotundamente incapaz de ser presidente. Afortunadamente para los EE. UU., Joe Biden es lo opuesto a Donald Trump en casi todas las categorías: el nominado presidencial demócrata demuestra aptitud, compasión, firmeza, integridad y moderación. Y quizá lo más importante en este …
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