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Trump’s biggest political event so far isn’t in a battleground state
President Donald Trump is going the extra mile for Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina. That’s left battleground Republicans wondering when it’ll be their turn, even while they acknowledge Trump’s campaign trip is in part owing to his strong ties with the candidate’s late brother, former Sen. Lindsey Graham. It’s also caused several supporters…
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
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The midterms of scandal are underway
Privately, many Republicans wanted GOP Rep. Cory Mills to lose his primary in Florida. Like with so many scandal-plagued candidates this year, they worried he would turn a safe seat into a battleground. But rather than push him out of the race, they let voters decide his fate. With weak fundraising and polling amid allegations…
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How Jonathan Haidt turned the fight over kids and social media into a political movement
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Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium
Republican Mike Rogers expressed support Thursday for a “pause” on data center construction as he runs against a progressive Democrat for Michigan’s open Senate seat. Michigan is one of the top Senate battlegrounds this cycle, with Democrats hoping to hold on to the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. Asked during a news…
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#Resistance Democrats are flopping in primaries
During President Donald Trump’s first term, they were resistance stars. During his second term, they couldn’t survive primaries. Alexander Vindman’s Senate primary loss in Florida on Tuesday is the latest stumble for Democrats who rose to prominence during the impeachment trials and accountability protests of Trump’s first term. Vindman, a former National Security Council aide…
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Michael Cohen won’t say if he’ll use his Trump interview to seek a pardon
Michael Cohen and President Donald Trump have apparently patched up their differences in private. Now, they can do it in public. The president is scheduled to do a phone interview Thursday with Cohen on the New York City radio show that Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” began hosting last month. Cohen said in an interview…
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The Freedom Caucus is having a brutal primary run
The hard-right Freedom Caucus is having a rough primary season. Candidates with backing from the caucus and its allies flopped in primaries from Florida to Wyoming on Tuesday, adding to a string of recent losses for the group. In Florida, Catalina Lauf lost in a House GOP primary to replace Freedom Caucus member and Florida…
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‘Woefully underprepared’: Graham critics seize on her foreign policy misstep
South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham has given opponents fresh ammunition to attack her on her biggest vulnerability: her inexperience. She revealed a major blindspot in her understanding of a critical foreign policy issue, U.S.-Taiwan relations, during Tuesday’s debate for the Aug. 25 snap Senate primary runoff to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham. Her response…
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Poll: Americans say the White House has shifted its deportation campaign. They’re still not buying it.
Republicans are struggling to reverse the damage President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda has done with voters. With less than 90 days until the midterm election, the Trump administration has sought to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials out of the headlines, pulling back on the high-profile, flashy raids in blue cities and minimizing public clashes…