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Stephanie Mencimer

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Authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Meets With US Christian Right Leaders

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at CPAC in Dallas, Aug. 4, 2022. LM Otero/AP Photo Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in...

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Lara Trump Is All About Meritocracy

Laura Trump speaks at the NCGOP state convention as former U.S. President Donald Trump on June 5, 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina. Melissa Sue...

08.03.2024 7

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Nikki Haley Just Won a Primary

Michael Dwyer/AP GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley just won the Washington, DC, primary, beating former president Donald Trump by almost 30...

04.03.2024 20

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Being Denied a Press Pass at CPAC Was the Best Way to Cover the Conference

Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP I’ve attended the Conservative Political Action Conference almost yearly since 2009, always as a credentialed reporter....

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Obsessed: It’s 2024 and Conservatives Still Can’t Stop Worrying About Michelle Obama

Molly Riley/AP The Conservative Political Action Conference, the largest right-wing convention in the country, kicked off this morning’s show with...

22.02.2024 4

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Critics Say the RNC Wasted Money on Flowers and Limos. Will Trump’s Campaign Manager Put It Back On Track?

Mother Jones; Alex Brandon/AP On Monday, former President Donald Trump issued a statement endorsing a slate of candidates for leadership at the...

16.02.2024 6

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Tonight, Republicans Will Conduct Their Dream Election: One Where Hardly Anyone Can Vote

Trump in Nevada, July 2023. John Locher/AP Thanks to a new law, Nevada residents seeking to cast a ballot in the Democratic or Republican...

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Does Justice Brett Kavanaugh Think Trump Can Be Prosecuted?

Mother Jones; Olivier Douliery/ABACA/Sipa/AP; Unsplash The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments in a case brought by voters in Colorado...

09.02.2024 10

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Chris LaCivita Ran One of American Politics’ Most Notorious Smear Campaigns. Now He’s Working For Trump.

Mother Jones; Andrew Harnik/AP When he ran for president in 2004, Democrats were counting on Sen. John Kerry’s military service to define him as a...

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Will Nikki Haley Lose Nevada to “None of the Above”?

/Meg Kinnard/AP Today is Nevada’s presidential primary. But for Republicans, the vote will be largely meaningless. Even though the state...

06.02.2024 5

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Nikki Haley Questions Trump’s Mental Competence

GOP presidential contender Nikki Haley responded to former President Donald Trump’s gaffe from Friday night, in which he confused her with Nancy...

20.01.2024 5

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Utah Legislature Advances an Extreme Trans Bathroom Ban

Rick Bowmer/AP On Friday, Utah’s state House of Representatives distinguished itself by becoming the country’s first legislative body to pass an...

20.01.2024 8

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Watch Trump Confuse Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi

Haley campaigns in Hollis, New Hampshire. Michael Reynolds/EFE/Zuma Nikki Haley, like most candidates who have sought to deny Donald Trump the 2024...

20.01.2024 10

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Trailblazer Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Has Died

President Reagan presents his Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor to members of the press in the White House Rose Garden, July 15, 1981. ...

01.12.2023 4

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If It Can Happen to Me, It Can Happen to You: The World According to “Police State”

Mother Jones illustration; John Marshall Mantel/Zuma/; D'Souza Media This week’s release of Police State was especially well-timed. The new...

27.10.2023 10

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Texas Senate Acquits Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton

Ellen McCluskey holds a sign outside the Senate Chamber during the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Eric Gay/AP...

17.09.2023 10

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The Race for Romney’s Senate Replacement Looks Like a MAGA-Fest

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) Rick Bowmer/AP Photo When Sen. Mitt Romney replaced Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) in 2018, he was continuing a long tradition...

16.09.2023 5

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Trump Schools Evangelicals on How to Talk About Abortion

Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins before speaking at the Pray Vote Stand Summit, Friday...

16.09.2023 8

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