What A Day

The New Jersey Drones Mass Delusion, Explained

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Something mysterious has been going down in New Jersey this week…but it’s NOT drones. It’s that thousands of people are looking at airplanes in ...

House Republicans ClusterMusk

20 Dec 2024

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House Republicans on Thursday failed to pass their backup plan to fund the government temporarily. The bill’s demise left lawmakers with few options...

Abortion in Trump's America

19 Dec 2024

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a case over South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood. The state wants to cut off Medicaid ...

Media Braces For Trump's Revenge

18 Dec 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump made good on his promise late Monday to sue The Des Moines Register, the newspaper's former pollster, Ann Selzer, and the...

Will Senators Let A Vaccine Skeptic Run Public Health?

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started making the rounds on Capitol Hill Monday to lobby Senators on his nomination to be the next secretary of Health and Huma...

Biden Puts His Stamp On Federal Courts

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are expected to score a big win this week. If all goes to plan, they’ll get their 235th judge on the federa...

What Happens When Rebels Take Over Your Country?

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a week since Syrian rebels overtook the country’s capital and forced out the longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad. This has all been a lon...

What Praising The UnitedHealthcare Shooter Says About America

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked a massive reaction online that’s veered into support for the alleged shooter, with an ...

How Senate Dems Can Fight feat Sen. Tammy Baldwin

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are just 39 days away from President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. But Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong in 2024, and h...

Biden’s Unresolved Conflicts

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a tense time in international politics right now. And it’s coming at a pretty tough time for the U.S., as President Joe Biden gets ready to h...

Is TikTok Doomed?

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok’s days in the U.S. may be numbered after a federal appeals court upheld a federal law late last week to force the ban or sale of the social m...

How Rebels Gained Control of Syria

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President-elect Donald Trump stopped by 'Meet the Press' on Sunday for his first network sit-down interview since winning back the White House. During...

Can the Trump Administration Undo the Sexual Revolution?

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump’s rhetoric glorifies an America where men are in charge and women are subjugated. Rights that many of us took for granted for decades—no fau...

Will Senate Stymie Trump feat. Sen. Jacky Rosen

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are only two weeks left for the 118th Congress to legislate. And there’s a lot to do. Lawmakers must pass a federal spending package to preven...

Trump’s DoD Pick Scrambles To Salvage His Nomination

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with senators, trying to salvage his nomination to be the next defense secreta...

Will Supreme Court Uphold A Trans Youth Healthcare Ban?

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court will hear a landmark case over trans rights today. In U.S. v. Skrmetti, the justices will weigh the constitutionality of a 2023 Tenn...

What Trump's Pick Means For The Future Of The FBI

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to staff his next administration have been…questionable. His selection over the weekend of Kash Patel to lead...

Does Trump Need To Keep His Promises To Keep His Voters?

02 Dec 2024

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With fewer than 50 days until Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump spent the long holiday weekend inviting more people to join his administr...

Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams: Plotting Our Way Forward by Looking Back at History

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The What A Day team is off this week, but we're excited to share an episode of Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams. In this episode, Stacey speaks wi...

Stacey Abrams on America's Food Insecurity Crisis

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and many of us will celebrate with full tables. But for millions of Americans, food insecurity is a...

Trump's Cabinet, A Hodge-Podge Of Loyalists

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been just three weeks since the election, and President-elect Donald Trump has already named most of his cabinet picks, including all of the bi...

Can Trump Deport Millions Of People?

25 Nov 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to declare a national emergency – and maybe even use the military – to deport around 11 million undocum...

How Sexual Misconduct Became Part of the MAGA Cause

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If there’s something that many of Trump’s cabinet nominees have in common, it is being credibly accused of sexual assault. Why is Trump—and MAGA...

Bye bye, Gaetz. Hello, Attorney General Pam Bondi

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In news that was somehow both genuinely surprising and 100 percent predictable, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be the n...

Can Trump Really Bypass Senate To Fill His Cabinet?

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The reality show that is President-elect Donald Trump’s White House appointments keeps on rolling. In the last few days, Trump has picked World Wres...

1,000 Days of War In Ukraine

20 Nov 2024

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Tuesday marked 1,000 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, plunging the European continent into its largest and deadliest conflict since Wo...

Trump's Plan To Make Us Pay More

19 Nov 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump made a lot of questionable promises on the campaign trail. But one of the biggest ones was his promise to improve the eco...

ACLU Ready To Fight

18 Nov 2024

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In 2016, Donald Trump’s presidential win came as a surprise to many people, which inspired resistance and energized liberals and progressives across...

What Are the Symptoms of a Dictatorship?

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump would love to be a dictator. His affinity for strongmen like Victor Orbán and Vladimir Putin is no secret. But will he actually take the countr...

Trump’s Dr. Brainworm

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Republicans clinched a governing trifecta late Wednesday after a handful of congressional race calls cemented the party’s House majority. As for Dem...

Matt Gaetz, Future AG?

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump cabinet pageant continues! And we’re all about to find out which of the judges – aka our elected U.S. senators – are willing to let Pr...

Tech Bros Tasked With Gutting Government

13 Nov 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump announced more appointments on Tuesday, giving us a fuller picture of what his incoming administration is going to look l...

Trump Loyalists Get Cabinet Prizes

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The incoming Trump Administration 2.0 is starting to take shape. And as expected, it’s a Democrat’s worst nightmare. President-elect Donald Trump ...

GOP Sees Limit To Trump's Popularity

11 Nov 2024

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We’re starting to get a fuller picture of what the incoming Congress is going to look like under President-elect Donald Trump. Republicans have clin...

What the 2024 Voter Breakdown Reveals About America

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump won over America by securing electoral votes in all seven swing states and gaining ground in historically blue areas. On this week's "How We Got...

Democratic Soul Searching feat. Jon Favreau

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday for the first time since Election Day. He promised to “honor the constitution on January 20th” a...

VP Harris: 'Time To Roll Up Our Sleeves'

07 Nov 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris officially conceded to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday in her first public comments since the election. Speakin...

Trump Declares Victory

06 Nov 2024

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Welp. That happened. Former President Donald Trump declared victory in the presidential race in the early hours of Wednesday morning. As of 3 am Wedne...

The Final Countdown

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Election Day! Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spent their final full day on the campaign trail converging on the ...

A Polling Surprise Feat. Nate Silver

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Election Day is tomorrow! More than 75 million people have already voted. And a slew of new polls released over the weekend show good news for Vice Pr...

The Far-Right War for Trump's 2025 Agenda

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If Trump wins the presidential election, Project 2025 gives us an inkling of what his next term might look like. But due to a power struggle within th...

Do Something! Get Out And Vote!

01 Nov 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spent their Thursdays courting voters in the Southwest. Trump started his day in New Me...

Trump Slings More Garbage

31 Oct 2024

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In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday, Major Puerto Rican stars with tens of millions of social media fo...

Harris Delivers Closing Argument in Washington, D.C.

30 Oct 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her closing arguments in a speech at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. — where then-President Donald Trump encou...

Trump’s MSG Fallout + A Conversation with a Ga. Poll Worker

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With one week left until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris plans to deliver her closing arguments today with a speech at the Ellipse in Washi...

Harris' A-List Surrogates Take Center Stage

28 Oct 2024

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Former President Donald Trump made his closing pitch to voters Sunday at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. His speech leaned heavily ...

Are The Polls Wrong...Again?

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump is winning the presidential race according to some polls. But others say Harris is ahead. What’s the point of following the polls if they cont...

Trump Could Lose, But Still Be In Power

25 Oct 2024

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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are preparing to make their closing pitches to voters ahead of Election Day. The Harris...

VP Harris Says She Thinks Trump's A Fascist

24 Oct 2024

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Last night, Vice President Kamala Harris was in the Philadelphia suburbs for a CNN Town Hall with Anderson Cooper and an audience of what the network ...

Harris Campaign Ready For Post-Election Legal Battles

23 Oct 2024

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Roughly 20 million people have already voted in the upcoming election, either by mail or in person. And as the ballots keep pouring in, Vice President...

Elon Musk's Pay-To-Play Scheme To Get Trump Elected

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's officially two weeks until Election Day, and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants you to vote — for former President Donald Trump, obviously. I...

Trump Serves Up Fries And Lies At McDonald’s

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In-person early voting kicked off this weekend in Nevada, one of the key swing states that will decide the upcoming election. Like all the other major...

How Hurricanes Blow Home Prices Through the Roof

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Buying a home is already so expensive in America, but climate change is poised to make it much worse—even if you don’t live in the path of a hurri...

Bill Nye, the Science Guy On "The Most Critical Election, Ever"

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the aftermath of increasingly destructive natural disasters like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, politicians on both sides of the aisle have politici...

Trump Is Losing With Ladies

17 Oct 2024

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Polls have shown that former President Donald Trump is increasingly weak when it comes to support from women. Recent Wall Street Journal polling found...

Latinos Are "Defecting" From Democratic Party feat. Paola Ramos

16 Oct 2024

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In a Presidential race that will be decided on the margins – there’s evidence that Vice President Kamala Harris is losing support among Black Vote...

Harris's Working Class Messaging Finds Union Support

15 Oct 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are working hard to earn the support of a key voting bloc this election: union voters. ...

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin Says She And Dems Can Win The 'Blue Wall'

14 Oct 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz will spend this week barnstorming through the so-called “Blue Wall” states: Michigan, P...

Why is Jill Stein Trying to Get Trump Elected?

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jill Stein may not be polling high, but in several states she’s poised to bring in more votes than the margin of error between Harris and Trump. Her...

Politicians Are Fighting Weather Conspiracies

11 Oct 2024

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People in Florida are assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Milton. The storm made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm just south of Tamp...

Dispatches From Hurricane Milton Evacuees

10 Oct 2024

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Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It’s expected to be one of the most powerful hurr...

Hurricane Milton Set To Make Landfall

09 Oct 2024

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In Texas, Democratic Congressman Colin Allred is making Republican Ted Cruz work hard to keep his Senate seat, with polls showing the race within thre...

Supreme Court To Take Up Trans Rights, Ghost Guns in New Term

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday by opting not take up two cases that could have major implications for reproductive rights. In one de...

Trump, Musk Go “Dark MAGA” During Rally at Site of First Assassination Attempt

07 Oct 2024

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Donald Trump rallied with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, at the same site where a lone gunman attempted to assassina...

How Iran and Israel Became Enemies

05 Oct 2024

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Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel this week, in the latest escalation between the two Middle Eastern powers. But would you believe that 40 ye...

How Democrats Could Win The House

04 Oct 2024

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While Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are vying for the White House, neither will be able to make good on their campaig...

Widening Mid East Conflict Puts Pressure on Biden, Upcoming Election

03 Oct 2024

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Fighting in the Middle East between Israel, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and Iran dramatically ramped up this week. On Tuesday, Iran launche...

VP Debate: Vance and Walz Agree to Disagree?

02 Oct 2024

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance met Tuesday for the first and only vice presidential debate ahead of the November election. It’s al...

Trump Plays Politics With Hurricane Helene

01 Oct 2024

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The death toll from Hurricane Helene topped more than 120 people on Monday across six states in the southeast. Hundreds are still unaccounted for, and...

North Carolinians Flee Floodwaters

30 Sep 2024

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Huge swaths of the Southeast are still digging out from Hurricane Helene after the storm made landfall Thursday night along Florida’s gulf coast. As...

The Plastic Recycling Long Con

28 Sep 2024

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The California Attorney General sued Exxon Mobil this week for misleading the public on the sustainability of single use plastics. How did plastics re...

The WNBA's Culture Wars

27 Sep 2024

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Federal officials on Thursday unsealed an inducement charging New York City Mayor Eric Adams with a litany of corruption and illegal campaign finance ...

Harris Rolls Out Her "Opportunity Economy" Plan ( feat. Kara Swisher)

26 Sep 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris laid out what she called her “pragmatic” approach to growing the economy during a speech in Pittsburgh Wednesday. Whi...

Israel, Hezbollah Conflict Risks Bigger Regional War

25 Sep 2024

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In his final address to the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, President Joe Biden reflected on his foreign policy legacy and called on world leaders to “...

How To Survive Poll Whiplash (with Jon Lovett)

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s talk about polling! A bunch of new polls have us feeling a whole lot of feelings right now. 'Pod Save America' co-host Jon Lovett joins us for...

Harris Agrees to 2nd Debate, Trump Makes Excuses

23 Sep 2024

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A slew of new polls shows Vice President Kamala Harris with a slim lead over former President Trump in the must-win swing state of Pennsylvania. With ...

Why Climate Groups Are Optimistic about Kamala

21 Sep 2024

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Kamala has offered very few details on her climate and energy plans while openly promoting American fossil fuel production. Yet a lot of climate and e...

North Carolina's Mark Robinson Extremism Revealed (Again)

20 Sep 2024

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In a bombshell story Thursday, CNN reported that the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, Mark Robinson, made crazy statements on a po...

Trump’s Lies About Haitian Immigrants Create Chaos In Springfield, Ohio

19 Sep 2024

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In the week since the presidential debate, former President Donald Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, have sown chaos in th...

Congress Demands Changes From Secret Service

18 Sep 2024

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Questions continue to mount around the Secret Service two days after a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. On Monday, the i...

The Major Stakes Of State Supreme Court Races

17 Sep 2024

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Voters in more than 30 states will get to weigh in on elections for their state supreme courts this November, with 82 seats up for grabs. While state ...

Can Harris Flip North Carolina Blue?

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're officially fewer than 50 days out from Election Day. While most of the attention has been on the five states that decided the 2020 race for Pres...

Why You’re Paying for a Billionaire’s Stadium

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2024 is on track to be the biggest year for public stadium subsidies we’ve ever seen. Billionaire team owners keep asking for—and receiving—more...

How Democrats Intercepted Football Messaging from the GOP

13 Sep 2024

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Thursday night kicked off the start of week two of the NFL season. And after years of ceding the proverbial playing field to Republicans, Democrats ar...

The Podcast The NYPD Doesn't Want You To Hear

12 Sep 2024

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It’s been about a week since federal agents seized the phones of New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban and other top NYPD officials. Caban is on...

Harris Makes Lasting First Impression On Trump

11 Sep 2024

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On Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off in their first and currently only scheduled presidential de...

Harris v Trump: Debate Night

10 Sep 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to square off tonight in their first — and so far only — scheduled debate b...

Arizona Gets Ready To Vote On Abortion

09 Sep 2024

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Arizona is one of 10 states where voters will get to weigh in directly on abortion access in November in the form of a ballot measure that would enshr...

When Countries Ban Social Media

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brazil’s power struggle with Elon Musk over censorship on X (formerly Twitter) escalated this week, with the country’s Supreme Court upholding a b...

Trump Alienates His Base With Flip Flopping On Reproductive Rights

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign kicked off a weeks-long reproductive freedom bus tour this week, with a 50-stop route that runs through some o...

Another School Shooting: 'It Doesn't Have To Be This Way'

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Georgia police on Wednesday said four people were killed, and nine others were taken to the hospital with injuries after a shooting at Apalachee High ...

The Gender Gap Is Widening In The 2024 Election

04 Sep 2024

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A new poll from ABC News/Ipsos adds more evidence to reports of a growing gender divide among voters heading into the November election. It shows Vice...

Wars In Gaza, Ukraine Grind On With New Obstacles For Ceasefire

03 Sep 2024

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Israel spent the last few days engulfed in mass protests and paralyzed by a national strike after the bodies of six hostages, including an American Is...

Cities’ Big Plans to Climate-Proof for the Future

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record, beating out the current #1…2023. In a world where extreme heat is becoming the norm and more and ...

How Anti-Trans Laws Hurt Everyone

30 Aug 2024

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As we've been covering on the show for a while now, Republican-led states across the country are attacking trans communities by banning or attempting ...

Jack Smith Won’t Back Down

29 Aug 2024

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Special Counsel Jack Smith is on a roll this week. On Monday, he asked an Atlanta-based appeals court to revive his federal classified documents case ...

Is Meta Done Fighting Disinformation?

28 Aug 2024

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In a letter to Republican Rep. Jim Jordan released on Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed the Biden Administration "repeatedly pressured" the co...

Georgia Is A Major Prize In 2024. And A Legal Battlefield

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are campaigning this week in Georgia, one of the most crucial swing states in this year's pre...

How The DNC Kept "Uncommitted" Out Of The Party's Big Tent

26 Aug 2024

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At last week’s Democratic National Convention, organizers tried to put unity on display by featuring speakers with a range of ideological viewpoints...

When a Presidential Convention Turns The Election

24 Aug 2024

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The balloons are deflated. The halls have gone quiet. And the entire city of Chicago is, once more, nursing a hangover. But did the DNC really change ...