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GOP Candidate: It’s Not Discrimination to Fire Someone for Being Gay
Virginia Republican gubernatorial hopeful Winsome Earle-Sears seems to have a very loose definition of what is and what is not…
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White House Begins Mass Firing of Federal Employees Amid Shutdown War
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, announced that the administration has begun firing federal workers en masse. Vought…
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Trump administration begins the layoffs of furloughed federal workers
The White House is now making good on its threats to fire federal workers because of the government shutdown, Office of Management and…
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Trump’s Posting Spree Shows He’s Losing It Over Nobel Peace Prize
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” the committee…
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Bari Weiss Just Sent an Elon Musk-Style Memo to CBS Staffers
Bari Weiss must have pulled a lot of management inspiration from the Department of Government Efficiency. The new editor in chief of CBS…
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As USC considers Trump’s offer tying funding to conservative policies, MIT firmly rejects it
As USC weighs its options, MIT has become the first of nine universities to forcefully reject a White House proposal that asks them to…
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“The Boys Are Fighting”: Team Trump Is Locked in Internal War
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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GOP Rep Reveals Nonsensical Revenge Plan After Trump Loses Nobel Prize
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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Trump Nominee Allegedly Forced a Colleague to Share His Hotel Room
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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The Undiscussed Reason the Democratic Party Might Wither and Die
Don’t miss: Watch the entire discussion between TNR host Perry Bacon and Democratic strategist Arkadi Gerney here, or read the interview…
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Nobel Committee Warns About Rising Authoritarianism as It Snubs Trump
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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Two Republican Governors Slam Trump’s Use of National Guard Troops
Two Republican governors have broken with the Trump administration, condemning the president’s decision to release the National Guard into…
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White House Flips Out After Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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Zimbabwe lawmaker and poet dies after his car hits an elephant
Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker Desire Moyo has died after the vehicle he was travelling in hit an elephant, local media report. The…
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NATO to start annual nuclear deterrence drills on Monday
NATO is to launch its annual nuclear deterrence exercise dubbed Steadfast Noon on Monday. The manoeuvre is not a response to recent…
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Trump’s Tariffs Should Force a Reckoning With America’s Soy Industry
While China’s embrace of a meat-heavy diet is remarkable in its speed and scale, it is only catching up to Europe, which has long…
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News Analysis: Why the Gaza ceasefire puts both Netanyahu and Hamas at political risk
JERUSALEM — Thursday’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas delivered a jubilant moment in one of the darkest periods of the…
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Trump Is Following in the Footsteps of a Failed English King
Charles’s taxation efforts fueled discontent across the English countryside. Historian Jonathan Healey described it as “the most…
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The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified
Though Reid came out as gay in the 1990s, and has been with his boyfriend, Alonzo Mable, for eight years, he opposes enshrining gay…
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The case for a 2026 Trump Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump may not have won the internationally renowned award he has long sought this year, but that doesn't mean the U.S.…
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The Dems Will Stay Weak Until They Stop Obsessing Over Polls
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following us on YouTube or Substack. Read the transcript of this…
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Macron set to name next French premier
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to appoint a new prime minister in France later Friday, as he remains under huge pressure to…
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Austria says it will refuse to host 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel frozen out
Austrian officials have said the country will refuse to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is boycotted from the event.…