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“The Lina Khan approach will quickly die”: Trump FTC pick signals big antitrust changes

Trump's nominees in the FTC and DOJ's antitrust division will test the "Khanservative's" commitment to antitrust

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“We’ll send the whole family”: Trump’s deportation plans echo depression-era "repatriation" schemes

In the 1930s, states pressured Mexican Americans — including U.S. citizens — to leave the country voluntarily

11.12.2024 30

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Expert: Project 2025 plot to turn U.S. state media into RT-style propaganda would backfire

While most programs are on the chopping block, Project 2025 authors take a keen interest in American state media

11.12.2024 10

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Alleged UnitedHealthcare assassin praised Elon Musk for battle against “woke mind virus"

Not so fast, what kind of "anti-capitalist" is praising Elon Musk and retweeting Peter Thiel?

10.12.2024 10

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"Creating a parallel state": Elon and Vivek hope to test presidential and private powers

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy sound like previous budget hawks — but DOGE could set a dangerous precedent

08.12.2024 20

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"Outrageously powerful and incredibly secret": Yes, Trump can wield CIA, FBI for his own ends

Donald Trump's war against the "deep state" and his political opponents appears to be on a collision course with U.S. intelligence and law enforcement...

04.12.2024 5

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Experts expect "heads on spikes to make an example" as soon as Trump takes office

With some of President-elect Donald Trump’s allies promising to dismantle entire federal departments and the incoming administration laying the...

01.12.2024 50

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Despite dismissal, legal scholar says "scathing" Trump evidence could still come out

With the election interference charges against President-elect Donald Trump dropped and special counsel Jack Smith moving to have the classified...

26.11.2024 7

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"Everyone is taking their skim": How Democratic consultants cashed in on Harris' losing campaign

In the wake of Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat, recriminations have flourished inside the Democratic Party with different factions blaming...

24.11.2024 10

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“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges

Legal advocacy groups on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of preemptively surrendering to Republicans with the deal he cut late Thursday...

22.11.2024 5

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“A watershed moment”: Lawyers hope delays in Trump case are not a “prelude to a dismissal”

President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money case is poised to be postponed — potentially until after the presidency —...

20.11.2024 10

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“It’s time to clean up shop”: Justice Democrats vow primary challenges against establishment Dems

The Justice Democrats, the group behind many of the insurgent progressive Democratic challengers who pulled off shocking upsets in recent years, are...

17.11.2024 30

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“The most lethal force in the world”: Heritage founder takes victory lap amid Project 2025 fallout

NEW YORK — Kevin Roberts, the president of the right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation, took a victory lap at a lavish party on Tuesday night,...

16.11.2024 30

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House election forecast flips to GOP as Democrats hold on to their last hope

After an election night collapse in both the presidential election and key Senate races, Democrats are looking to the House as their last hope. As it...

06.11.2024 8

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Election results: Congressional races in New York, California could decide control

In the battle for control of the House of Representatives , New York and California are expected to play a pivotal role with at least 13...

06.11.2024 9

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Democrats say "all eyes are on this district" to stop Trump and Mike Johnson's "little secret"

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Democrats signaled confidence in the final days of the campaign in New York’s 19th Congressional District, with House Minority...

04.11.2024 50

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Democrats Have Edge in Swing House Races, According to Election Forecasters

With much of the attention on the House gravitating towards the battleground states of New York and California, where Democrats are trying to push...

02.11.2024 3

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“Democrats are in a stronger position": Election forecasters give Dems an edge in swing House races

With much of the attention on the House gravitating towards the battleground states of New York and California, where Democrats are trying to push...

02.11.2024 3

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“This is real joy”: Trump fans cheer at MSG rally as speakers spew hate

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden may have been the zenith of his roles as entertainer-in-chief for the...

28.10.2024 5

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"Fake campaign": Expert says alleged "Republican plant" exposes vulnerability of third parties

In New York, the state’s Working Families Party is embroiled in a fight to maintain its ballot line, a struggle that provides insight into the...

26.10.2024 7

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Democrats' "wasted votes" and "cheap seats": Where you live impacts how much your vote counts

Most of the attention paid to political geography this year has focused on the presidential race and the shrinking number of swing states that will...

23.10.2024 9

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“This race is very, very different": Democrats feel momentum in what may be the closest House race

In New York's Fourth, Democrats are "cautiously optimistic" that an influx of resources will help flip the seat

21.10.2024 10

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Gerrymandering in 2024: How "deeply steered" districts benefit Republicans

In 1999, there were 164 House districts where election results were within five points of the national popular vote. Today there are only 82. One...

20.10.2024 20

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Jack Smith drops 2,000 pages of evidence that Trump tried to keep sealed until after the election

Despite protests from former President Donald Trump’s legal team, special counsel Jack Smith laid out the evidence that might come up at trial in...

18.10.2024 6

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"Nightmare scenario’”: Trump campaign’s coordination with outside groups tests FEC "loophole"

The get-out-the-vote campaign backing former President Donald Trump is pushing the limits of new regulations passed by the Federal Elections...

18.10.2024 5

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Not so fast: Experts are "skeptical" about polls showing Black, Latino voters moving to Trump

The 2024 election has seen no shortage of headlines flagging an apparent slip in support for Democrats among Black and Latino voters. While poll after...

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Indigenous voters could give Harris-Walz an edge in “tribal wall” swing states

Native American leaders are drawing attention to their demographic as a potentially decisive group in the 2024 election, especially in what Stephen...

14.10.2024 20

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Battleground state? California could be key to control of U.S. House

Republicans are hoping to work out a new model for a party less tied to Trump's fortunes in California

10.10.2024 5

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"Severely compromised": Experts warn right-wing SCOTUS justices may "seek to intervene" in election

Supreme Court watchers increasingly worry that the 2024 election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris might be...

09.10.2024 6

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“She has an easier path to 270”: Experts disagree on who has the “advantage” 30 days before election

One month out from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a dead heat while the Democratic and...

05.10.2024 6

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"He has zero, nothing": Legal experts say Trump has "no factual defense" against Jack Smith filing

The evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s mammoth filing in Donald Trump’s election interference case as “utterly damning,” legal experts...

03.10.2024 7

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Can New York Democrats deliver in 2024? Inside the plan to "reach more voters than ever before"

All eyes are on the Empire State in the battle for the House, where there are at least five toss-up House races that could make or break a majority...

02.10.2024 10

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"A damning non-answer": Walz, Vance clash over abortion, economy, and democracy at debate

The vice presidential debate on Tuesday night saw Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio face off on issues ranging from abortion...

02.10.2024 20

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Even Republicans alarmed by new Georgia election rules — but experts worry "nothing will be done"

Even Republicans are ringing alarm bells about the last-minute changes Georgia’s State Election Board is making to election procedures in the state....

28.09.2024 30

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Turning Point USA Is Cultivating a Pipeline for Young, Right Wing Candidates

Turning Point USA is pushing to transform itself from a right-wing campus activism organization into an incubator for Republican candidates, with a...

27.09.2024 4

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“We’ve seen this with the Federalist Society”: Turning Point’s effort to “infiltrate state capitols”

Turning Point USA is pushing to transform itself from a right-wing campus activism organization into an incubator for Republican candidates, with a...

27.09.2024 10

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"The evidence will be powerful": Legal experts say Jack Smith about to drop a bomb in Trump case

Special counsel Jack Smith is expected to submit an “oversized” brief in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in...

25.09.2024 4

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“A climate of fear”: Trump's mass deportations could bring "human misery" in 2025

In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump is promising to deport millions of migrants now living in the U.S. if he is elected. While his...

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Is Nebraska in play? How an unlikely candidate could upend GOP's Senate hopes

Union steamfitter Dan Osborn is running against incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in Nebraska, one of the country's reddest states — and there...

19.09.2024 30

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Trump judge gives the right a big win on labor law, undercutting NLRB

A federal judge in Texas gave a major win to corporate employers seeking to disable or destroy the National Labor Relations Board Tuesday. This ruling...

18.09.2024 50

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Key Republicans' shrinking leads could give Democrats new path to Senate majority

While most analyses have identified Montana as the most likely tipping point state for control of the Senate in 2024, there are races in Texas,...

17.09.2024 20

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Nate Silver slammed over Trump election model — but forecasters "all saying roughly the same thing”

Election handicapper Nate Silver's prediction model is in the spotlight thanks to an election forecast that seems bullish on former President Donald...

16.09.2024 4

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"Rife with fraud": Crypto industry PAC raises $200+ million to fight regulations

As Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign embraces crypto and former President Donald Trump is hocking a new collection of NFTs, the fight to...

13.09.2024 8

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Pro-Trump group 99% short of its $108M get-out-the-vote scheme — so Republicans are getting creative

While swing state Republican officials, former Republican National Committee leaders and strategists are ringing alarm bells over the party's...

10.09.2024 10

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