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8h ago

If the Pentagon can shut down a sitting senator, it can shut down all of us

Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethโ€™s new attempt to mute his nemesis Sen. Mark Kelly is part of the Pentagonโ€™s larger effort to muzzle all of us military retirees, especially those with legislative power.

8h ago

My father insisted I know this one thing about the South. Republicans are proving him right.

Iโ€™ve never lived in a South without a Voting Rights Act that restricted white officialsโ€™ worst impulses. And now that I do, home is feeling a lot less so.

8h ago

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

Though the virus is highly contagious, the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization.

14h ago

The Louisiana primaries test MAHAโ€™s political power

RFK Jr. and a host of conservative fundraisers pooled their resources in a bid to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy โ€” and the result will likely enhance their political power.

14h ago

โ€˜Clobberedโ€™: Trump vowed Cassidy would lose Louisianaโ€™s Senate GOP primary. And he did.

Trump urged the stateโ€™s Republicans Saturday to oust Cassidy for his vote to โ€œIMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total โ€˜bullshit!โ€™โ€

15h ago

Sen. Bill Cassidy defeated in Louisiana Senate primary in a victory for Trump

Rep. Julia Letlow and ex-Rep. John Fleming will face off on June 27 ahead of the general election in November, when Republicans are heavily favored to win.

22h ago

Tillis slams Hegseth for โ€˜impulsive decisions not grounded in realityโ€™

The North Carolina GOP senator excoriated Hegseth for what he called disrespecting โ€œour greatest allies and some of our best military professionals.โ€

1d ago

Israel says it killed Hamas military leader in Gaza, architect of Oct. 7 attacks

Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed on Friday, Israelโ€™s army said, describing him as a senior Hamas commander who directed the Oct. 7 attacks.

1d ago

Reps. Wilson and Kean are the latest congresspeople to engage in this disturbing trend

A staggering lack of transparency with voters raises a serious question about what voters should do when they find themselves lacking a representative in Congress.

1d ago

Jared Polis just did what even Trump couldn’t do for election denier Tina Peters

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has sent a dangerous signal to election deniers that with enough political pressure, accountability becomes negotiable.

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