Conversations from the right-wing bubble.
Category: Politics
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The Trailer’s guide to the New Jersey governor’s race
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is seeking a second term in Trenton against Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican former state legislator and businessman. Here’s what we’ve found in our reporting, and what you need to know to follow it down the stretch.
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Two veteran Democratic House members announce they will retire
The departures of Reps. David E. Price (D-N.C.) and Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) raise questions about whether veteran lawmakers are leaving because they fear power will return to the GOP.
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A small part of the economy of a small state is poised to shape the future of the world
The coal industry employs a small fraction of West Virginians, but it is a much larger part of the state’s culture.
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Jan. 6 committee lays out legal arguments against Bannon’s subpoena defiance in private letter to his attorney
Chairman Bennie G. Thompson detailed why the panel rejects the former Trump adviser’s claim that he does not have to comply because the former president is asserting executive privilege.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to stop Texas abortion law
Department says the court must intervene to prevent an end run around its authority and the Constitution.
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Republicans hail Delta’s vaccination policy — even as it goes further than Biden’s
They’ve pointed to its 90 percent vaccination rate as being proof you don’t need vaccine mandates. Except Delta’s policy is basically Biden’s plus a $200-per-month penalty.
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Covid has killed more active-duty police officers than 9/11 did
It has also killed more officers than died in felonious attacks in the past four years.
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Trump sues to block records requested by Jan. 6 committee
The lawsuit argues that the records request is overly broad and has no legislative purpose.
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Powell envisioned moving the GOP ‘close to the spirit of Lincoln.’ It embraced Trump’s view instead.
Republicans once saw the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman as the next Dwight D. Eisenhower, a potential presidential candidate who could unify a nation.
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Supreme Court reaffirms police protection by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine targeted in protests
The court’s rulings in favor of police in two cases suggest new political battles to come over the doctrine, advocates said
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Trump questioned for four hours in lawsuit from protesters allegedly assaulted by his guards
The former president could face other depositions in a raft of civil lawsuits now that he is out of office.
