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The Republicans’ plan to redefine US citizenship is Authoritarianism 101 

Redefining citizenship is a key priority of Trump’s second administration. It’s also one of the first things any authoritarian movement does upon...

11.12.2024 5

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Democrats are checked out after their drubbing — here’s how they can reengage  

Democrats were once masters of the populist message. If they want to rebuild after last month’s electoral disaster, they’ll need to reconnect with...

04.12.2024 10

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Trump’s tariffs threats are all sizzle and no steak — at least, we’d better hope so 

Trump faces the choice of looking like a failure for promising tariffs he can’t deliver or enacting tariffs that financially wreck his voter base....

27.11.2024 50

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Can a fractured Democratic Party learn the lessons of 2024? 

Democrats’ post-election hangover won’t be quick in dissipating.

20.11.2024 6

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We were warned about Project 2025 — now it’s too late to stop it 

The election is over. What matters now is how the Trump administration governs.

13.11.2024 30

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America will regret its decision to reelect Donald Trump 

Our democratic institutions are not ready for what comes next. Neither are the American people.  

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Team Trump's big mistake in Madison Square Garden

Trump’s hate-fest in New York is another warning to voters about the grim future he offers the American people. If Trump prevails next week, his...

30.10.2024 4

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If Trump wins, expect a hiring spree of MAGA fanatics 

We must choose between the Constitution and a second Trump administration. Republicans have made clear we cannot have both. 

23.10.2024 10

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Team Harris is getting out the vote — what is Trump doing? 

There’s no indication that Donald Trump or the GOP have learned their lesson about the perils of discount organizing. That’s good news for...

16.10.2024 40

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to buy up our democracy, $47 at a time 

Musk may be happy to play Trump’s clown on TV, but his latest schemes are nothing to laugh about. 

09.10.2024 10

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At the big VP debate, voters got a magic show from Vance — and a reality check from Walz 

For 90 minutes JD Vance did his best to stuff the worst of Trumpism’s political extremes into a suit of traditional Republican respectability.

02.10.2024 40

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Vance v. Walz: Who will win? 

Once an undercard event, this cycle’s VP debate has taken on unusual importance for the dwindling number of undecided voters.

30.09.2024 7

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Voters aren’t buying into Trump’s political fantasy world anymore 

In 2016 Trump found plenty of voters willing to buy into his message of “American carnage.” That’s not proving so easy this time around.  

25.09.2024 20

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Donald Trump's ties to Laura Loomer spell trouble for the Republican Party 

Donald Trump has once again reactivated his sizable corps of yes-men and yes-women, to re-inflate his fragile ego.  

18.09.2024 9

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Consumed by his own conspiracies: The downfall of Donald Trump 

The big Trump-Harris debate was a very weird night.

11.09.2024 50

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Buckle up — the Harris-Trump debate is going to be a wild ride 

Here are the biggest issues Trump and Harris will need to address on Tuesday night, and why their responses could once again reshape the 2024...

09.09.2024 5

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Ukraine’s foreign minister resigns amid reshuffle in Zelensky’s administration

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dymtro Kuleba resigned on Wednesday, signaling a major reshuffling of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s...

04.09.2024 9

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Can ‘Tired Trump' keep up with Harris at the debate? 

Next week’s ABC News debate takes place in a political landscape that has shifted dramatically since Donald Trump’s last head-to-head, with...

04.09.2024 10

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Build, baby, build: How Kamala Harris is leading on America’ housing crisis 

This is what real leadership looks like.  

28.08.2024 10

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Look out — Republicans are defecting from Trump's MAGA army in droves

So much for The Trump Show. 

21.08.2024 20

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Is it finally game over for Donald Trump? 

Voters have seen Trump’s politics of rage and division before, and they are eager for something — anything — new.  

14.08.2024 60

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Is it finally game over for Donald Trump? 

Voters have seen Trump’s politics of rage and division before, and they are eager for something — anything — new.  

14.08.2024 30

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Walz unifies the party, will bring working class voters back into the fold

Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz as her running mate, uniting progressives and conservatives in Washington, and providing a vision of the...

06.08.2024 2

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JD Vance and the undeniable weirdness of MAGA 

JD Vance somehow managed to merge everything voters found unlikeable about today’s far-right political elite into one candidate.

31.07.2024 5

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It’s time to talk about Donald Trump’s age 

The media and Republican political leaders should treat concerns about Trump’s advanced age every bit as seriously as they did in Biden’s case.

24.07.2024 8

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The US sits on a political powder keg of its own making

For the good of our country, our political leaders must stop this lethal rhetoric. 

17.07.2024 10

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We need more accountability in our politics — I’ll go first. 

we’re a little over halfway through the year, so it’s time to take a look back at some of the good (and bad) predictions I made back in the frosty...

03.07.2024 20

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Biden’s debate performance is the wake-up call Democrats wanted to avoid 

In tonight's debate, President Biden showcased something his advisers have spent much of his campaign trying to avoid: his age. 

28.06.2024 40

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Republicans will be reminded this November: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned 

November will be a moment of immense reckoning for a Republican Party fixated on restricting the freedom of American women. It can’t come soon...

26.06.2024 20

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Polls prove: Even ‘Teflon Don’ can’t brush off ‘convicted felon’  

Donald Trump is facing something new: accountability.  

19.06.2024 6

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The American people deserve answers — it’s time to subpoena Samuel Alito 

Requiring Justice Samuel Alito to explain himself under oath is the only way for our government to begin the long and difficult process of restoring...

12.06.2024 10

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Biden’s immigration backpedal is a big mistake 

In their rush to respond to polling, the Biden administration has instead played directly into the GOP narrative.

05.06.2024 10

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Centrists let the GOP dismantle women’s rights. Why should Democrats trust them now? 

For years centrist Democrats shared Hillary Clinton’s conciliatory view, and so the party raced to the right in an effort to find “common...

29.05.2024 20

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America is becoming a democracy in name only 

Voter disengagement is a clear sign that regular Americans don’t feel served by their current political leaders.

22.05.2024 50

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Biden’s biggest problem going into the election is messaging  

Biden’s campaign is still searching for the message that will keep the party’s fraying 2022 coalition united.

15.05.2024 50

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November will hinge on the youth vote — so why are politicians snubbing millennials and Gen Z? 

If Biden wants young voters to turn out like they did in 2020, he’ll need to challenge his own thinking about why those voters have become...

01.05.2024 40

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Our disaffected electorate is proof that the old model of politics isn’t working

Our elected officials need to start talking with the American people instead of at them.

24.04.2024 20

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Exit Stage Mike: It’s time for Speaker Johnson to step aside 

Whatever self-destruction the House Republicans have planned, Johnson should follow the example of his predecessor McCarthy and play no role in it.

17.04.2024 10

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Republicans can’t outrun their war on abortion rights

More than any other issue, it will be abortion that sets fire to the GOP’s 2024 ambitions. Good.

10.04.2024 10

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Has Israel’s moment of reckoning finally arrived?

The World Central Kitchen debacle should give the State Department pause to ask whether continued support for Israel’s war advances American...

03.04.2024 30

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Trump’s crumbling empire gives Biden a golden opportunity  

If Biden wants to capitalize on his opponent’s troubles, he’ll double down on campaigning while Trump is tied up in court. In a race that could be...

27.03.2024 50

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No Labels can’t get a ‘yes’ on a candidate for 2024 — and there’s a good reason why

The group’s 0-for-13 track record at candidate recruitment is a brutal admission that, whatever its flashy marketing may suggest, few knowledgeable...

20.03.2024 20

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Trump’s GOP is already dying 

The MAGA movement, once so skilled at enforcing loyalty, is cracking. What’s left of the Republican Party is cracking with it. The sooner it...

13.03.2024 70

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Joe Biden goes to war for democracy 

flailing to address a boiling voter rebellion on abortion, Biden’s focus is more than just good government. It’s winning politics.  By making...

08.03.2024 10

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Sayonara, Sinema: Good riddance to bad Democrats 

The only thing that can be said about Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate career is that both Democrats and democracy are better off without her.

06.03.2024 40

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Michigan sends a message to Biden and Trump: Don’t take our votes for granted

Trump and Biden appear to be on diverging political paths — and only Biden’s is heading toward sunlight.

28.02.2024 40

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America is facing a threat of biblical proportion: The rise of Christian nationalism 

Christian nationalism is thriving in the Trump era.

21.02.2024 60

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Democrats ignore the problem of Biden’s age at their peril 

If Democrats want to defang the age issue, Biden will once again need to level with the American people directly. 

14.02.2024 6

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Democrats have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win the border fight — will they take it? 

Republicans’ stunning collapse in the face of a bipartisan border deal offers Democrats a rare opportunity to redefine an issue that has favored...

07.02.2024 10

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The GOP primary is effectively over - now it's up to the media to save us from Trump  

What’s needed now isn’t a postmodern media eagerly trying to craft a competitive campaign out of Trump’s victory lap. Our country needs media...

24.01.2024 30

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