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The Low-Key Republican Officials Quietly Dismantling All of Our Rights slate.com

> The group receives almost no sustained public attention or accountability.

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politicus amnesiac7 6 months ago 100%
Ken Buck teases more Republican resignations are coming www.newsweek.com

The Colorado House Republican hinted that the GOP's House majority could soon be over.

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politicus amnesiac7 6 months ago 100%
House Republicans Are Suddenly Desperate to End Biden Impeachment newrepublic.com

House Republicans know that their rapidly shrinking majority—and their lack of evidence—has put them in an impossible position.

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politicus amnesiac7 6 months ago 100%
Mike Johnson Completely Blindsided by Resignation in His Own Party newrepublic.com

House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.

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politicus amnesiac7 6 months ago 100%
Joe Biden suddenly leads Donald Trump in multiple polls www.newsweek.com

The Democrat is outperforming the Republican in a series of polls.

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Peter Navarro ordered to report to prison by March 19 | CNN Politics www.cnn.com

Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro must report to a federal prison in Miami by March 19 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction, his attorneys said on Sunday.

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politicus Lanky_Pomegranate530 6 months ago 100%
USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills www.usatoday.com

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9710778 >Among those who say billionaire didn't pay: dishwashers, painters, waiters

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politicus amnesiac7 6 months ago 100%
Senator Katie Britt's disgusting and bizarre rape lies exposed boingboing.net

Jonathan M. Katz reveals Senator Britt's misleading use of a trafficking story, originally from 2004-2008 Mexico, falsely linked to Biden.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Donald Trump told to pay six-figure costs of firm he sued www.bbc.com

The former US president's case against a company founded by an ex-MI6 officer was thrown out.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
House Republican Says He’s Retiring So He Doesn’t Have to ‘Lie on Behalf’ of Trump and the GOP www.mediaite.com

"I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party" are willing to, said Buck

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politicus Deceptichum 7 months ago 100%
Harris stresses US support for Israel, Gaza truce in talks with Gantz https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/harris-stresses-us-support-for-israel-gaza-truce-in-talks-with-gantz/ar-BB1jkIZO

Critics have pointed out that Israel’s war on Gaza has pushed the territory — home to nearly 2.3 million people — to the brink of collapse. The vast majority of the population has been displaced amid the bombing, and an Israeli siege has left basic necessities like food, water and medicine in short supply.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
The Supreme Court just gave insurrectionists a free pass to overthrow democracy www.independent.co.uk

In a split ruling, five conservative justices decided that any candidate who tries to overthrow the government can still get elected, as long as they have the support of Congress. Alex Woodward reports

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Poll: Most Voters Now Blame GOPers For Not Passing Border Bill crooksandliars.com

Biden's message is finally breaking through.

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NBC host sparks fury with remark on Donald Trump's 2020 election behavior www.newsweek.com

Kristen Welker saying Trump "allegedly" tried to overturn the election divided Democrats on Sunday.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
In Virgina, Gov. Pritzker steps up attacks on 'stupid and ignorant' Donald Trump chicago.suntimes.com

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, keynoting a fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Virginia, said Saturday Trump will “spew his hateful lies, his vitriol, his dark vision for this country, and he'll do everything he can to claw his way back into office. But we're not going to let him, are we.”

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Ex-Florida GOP chair accused of rape told police he was more concerned about “PR” than facts of case news.wgcu.org

When Sarasota police detectives first interviewed Christian Ziegler after receiving a complaint from a woman accusing him of rape, he answered no questions, transcripts released today by the police department show.Instead the now former Florida GOP chairman asked detectives about when the information would become public and expressed worry about his political future.“This will be a national story,” Ziegler told police during the Nov. 1 interview at his home. “I’m chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, so there’ll be a high public interest in the case.”

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Clarence Thomas to decide if Trump has immunity for the coup attempt his own wife planned boingboing.net

Investigate the controversy surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas's role in deciding Donald Trump's immunity in light of the January 6th events planned by his wife.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Senate GOP Blocks Effort to Federally Protect IVF Access www.commondreams.org

"Remember this the next time they claim to care about freedom and family," said one Democratic lawmaker.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge www.texastribune.org

Senate Bill 4 was Texas’ latest attempt to deter people from crossing the Texas-Mexico border amid a surge in migration.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in 2020 election interference case www.pbs.org

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
The New "Over the Top" Secret Plan on How Fascists Could Win in 2024 hartmannreport.com

Here’s what I’m hearing Republicans are planning in the event Joe Biden wins re-election & Democrats hold the Senate and take the House this November…

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Senate leaders likely to seek quick dismissal of Mayorkas impeachment case apnews.com

For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending trial of Homeland Security Secretary than for former President Donald Trump’s two trials.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Ex U.S. spies warned the Hunter Biden scandal had Russian fingerprints. They feel vindicated now. www.nbcnews.com

The Justice Department said this week that informant Alexander Smirnov invented a story about $5 million bribes paid to Joe and Hunter Biden and is also "peddling new lies."

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
The Smirnov Affair: MAGA Republicans Are Useful Idiots for Russian Intelligence www.motherjones.com

How GOP lawmakers got caught doing Moscow's dirty work.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Alabama justice who ruled embryos are people says American law should be rooted in the Bible www.nbcnews.com

Tom Parker, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, expressed his support for the Seven Mountains Mandate, a once-fringe philosophy that calls on evangelical Christians to reshape American law and society based on their beliefs.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Guess What Just Disappeared From GOP’s Biden Impeachment Website newrepublic.com

It’s not going great for House Republicans after their star Biden impeachment witness was indicted.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Joe Biden Secures A Sudden & Large Lead Among Voters 65 Years Old & Up https://bipartisanreport.com/2024/02/22/joe-biden-secures-a-sudden-large-lead-among-voters-65-years-old-up/

New polling data from Quinnipiac University reveals a large lead at the national level for President Joe Biden among registered voters 65 years of age and up in an expected rematch with Donald Trump. Exit polling conducted around the 2020 presidential election by Edison Research found Trump leading in that age bracket by five percent....

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Rapist Who Wanted Vice President Dead Compares Self to Navalny newrepublic.com

Donald Trump used a Fox News town hall to claim he’s basically the same as Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who was found dead in a Russian prison.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
Mike Johnson invoked God in a GOP presentation on keeping the majority. It didn’t land well. www.politico.com

The speaker delivered a presentation that, while ostensibly about holding the majority this fall, took a notably moral turn, according to two people in the room.

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politicus amnesiac7 7 months ago 100%
'I Think We Should Kill 'Em All,' GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Says of Palestinians in Gaza www.commondreams.org

"Any congressional resolutions to censure or expel Ogles?" asked one commentator.

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