This morning, House Speaker Paul Ryan made the surprise announcement that he will not seek re-election and will retire from Congress after this year. “I like to think I’ve done
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In his closing spot for his underdog candidacy in Illinois’ Democratic gubernatorial primary, Daniel Biss sticks to his theme as the scrappy middle-class candidate up against two multi-millionaires. But this
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Most Racist Political Ad Since Willie Horton? That’s One Way People Are Describing This Ad
|February 05
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is likely to run for governor of his state – but first the Republican has to out-do his Trump-backed primary opponent, fellow Republican Ron DeSantis.
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There’s another special election coming up in March, and Donald Trump and the Republican Party are desperate to prevent another Democrat win. On March 13, Democrat Conor Lamb squares off
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The debate over immigration has reached a boiling point this week. The government briefly shut down over the weekend after Congress was unable to reach a promised deal to decide
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After much speculation that he would either run for Governor of California, or the U.S. Senate, billionaire and activist Tom Steyer decided he would do neither – but that doesn’t
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Yesterday, news broke that during a bipartisan meeting in the Oval Office about the future of the DACA program, President Donald Trump asked why the U.S. continues to take in
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Mitch McConnell’s historic bet – that he could deny Barack Obama a final Supreme Court justice – paid off, not only for him but also for Donald Trump. No one can
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Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee Compete for Trump’s ‘Most Dishonest Media’ Award
|January 08
Last week, Donald Trump rang in the new year with a tweet threatening North Korea with his “bigger button” (pun perhaps intended?). The prospect of nuclear war of course ruled
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Last night was the first Golden Globe awards since the Harvey Weinstein revelations gave rise to the #MeToo movement — so needless to say the entire event was steeped in
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