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Florida Republicans Bucked DeSantis on Immigration. Imagine That.

Florida Republicans Bucked DeSantis on Immigration. Imagine That.
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Mary Ellen Klas

Why Is Ashley Moody Replacing Marco Rubio? Loyalty

Why Is Ashley Moody Replacing Marco Rubio? Loyalty

On Thursday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was named by Governor Ron DeSantis to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate after, as is widely...

18.01.2025 10

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Mary Ellen Klas

Pam Bondi Needs to Explain Whose Side She’s On

It’s hard to imagine a more important role in the incoming presidential administration than that of attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump...

16.01.2025 4

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Trump Is Making America Florida

Trump Is Making America Florida

There is a reason that President-elect Donald Trump has tapped so many Floridians to fill his administration. Part of it is proximity — Trump has a...

13.01.2025 30

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Is Democracy Dying? These States Will Tell Us

If you want to understand the health of American democracy, what happens in state legislatures matters just as much as what happens in Washington,...

30.12.2024 8

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North Carolina Voters Wanted Bipartisanship. Republicans Refused.

In the November election, North Carolina Republicans lost their supermajority in the state legislature. They also lost sight of their role as...

15.12.2024 4

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Mary Ellen Klas

DOGE's Best Idea Yet Is Ending the Twice-a-Year Time Change

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two billionaires tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to find ways to make government more efficient, have hit...

09.12.2024 4

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Marco Rubio May Be Trump’s Most Promising Cabinet Pick

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is perhaps President-elect Donald Trump’s least-controversial cabinet pick. Admittedly, that isn’t a high bar. Trump’s...

06.12.2024 4

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Mary Ellen Klas

Pam Bondi Has a Track Record of Putting Donors Above the Law

Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general and Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Justice, has what he likes in all his cabinet picks:...

28.11.2024 20

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Mary Ellen Klas

The Looming GOP Divide Over School Vouchers

In announcing the nomination of Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, to his cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump proclaimed,...

25.11.2024 5

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Don’t Let Trump Fool You. US Elections Are Fair and Secure.

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in 2021 and told lawmakers that “as a Republican...

02.11.2024 4

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Christians, You Can Stand Up to Trump

Vote to love your neighbor. That message on a lawn sign created by Dorothy Shank, a member of the Ridgeway Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg,...

30.10.2024 1

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Why Do Some Black Voters Support Trump? It’s Complicated

A September poll from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found Vice President Kamala Harris was 10 percentage points behind President Joe Biden’s...

25.10.2024 2

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Don’t Let a Hurricane Take North Carolina’s Votes, Too

The North Carolina General Assembly spent the last four years passing laws that selectively suppress voter turnout. Encouraged by Donald Trump, who...

03.10.2024 2

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Brian Kemp Has Failed Georgia Voters

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has the power to stop the partisan and likely illegal new rules created by three Donald Trump allies on the State...

27.09.2024 8

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Republicans Don’t Trust Voters on Abortion

Over a decade ago, when political parties didn’t treat their rivals as mortal enemies, the Republican president of the Florida Senate, Jeff...

19.09.2024 2

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Lexington, Kentucky, Is Building Trust From the Ground Up

This column is a part of Republic of Distrust, a series about the loss of trust in American institutions and what can be done to restore it. If you...

12.09.2024 3

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Trump’s Allies Are Creating More Election Chaos in Georgia

The Georgia Board of Elections — which is dominated by election deniers — approved a rule change Monday that will sow chaos into the state’s...

21.08.2024 3

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Mary Ellen Klas

Trump and Project 2025 Are Now Inseparable

Donald Trump created a monster, and it lives. We heard last week from Trump’s campaign that reports of Project 2025’s demise “would be greatly...

04.08.2024 2

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Josh Shapiro Is a Seasoned Political Pro Who Should Be Harris’ VP

Conventional wisdom among political consultants says that a presidential candidate’s choice of a running mate has a marginal impact on the...

30.07.2024 2

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Kamala Harris Has Work to Do and More Women to Convince

In the 48 hours after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, she did something every...

29.07.2024 2

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Mary Ellen Klas

Of Course Kamala Harris Should Be on the Ballot

Donald Trump is on the ballot. Joe Biden is not. That’s a simple matter of election law and timing. It’s also an inconvenient truth for right-wing...

23.07.2024 4

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Mary Ellen Klas

MAGA Loves Immigrants — as Long as They’re the ‘Good’ Kind

The most alarming theme that emanated from the Republican National Convention last week was the party’s desire to turn its back on immigrants. The...

21.07.2024 1

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MAGA's Migrant Rants Conveniently Leave Out the Economy

During the Republican National Convention this week, the drumbeat of outrage over the flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border was...

18.07.2024 1

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Mary Ellen Klas