These Trump voters see the “extreme left” and impeachment as sources of division.
Category: Politics
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Ghosts of our unsettled past
The nation wants to move on, but we can’t until we’ve dealt with the mess that lies behind us, in front of us and all around us.
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Live updates: Biden to focus on racial equity; senators to be sworn in as jurors ahead of Trump trial
Biden plans to sign the latest batch of executive actions in the opening days of his presidency. His pick for secretary of state appears poised for confirmation by the Senate.
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After Capitol attack, Republicans are again whitewashing Trump’s behavior
We’ve seen this happen before and should be careful about it happening again.
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Tucker Carlson’s fallacious attempt to stand up for QAnon supporters
Carlson portrayed the conspiracy theorists as being canceled in a vastly oversimplified defense.
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McConnell warns of ‘scorched-earth Senate’ if Democrats kill filibuster
In a bracing floor speech, the longtime Republican leader said the minority would grind the chamber to a halt if the 60-vote supermajority requirement is eliminated.
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Biden to sign executive actions on equity
The president plans to take executive actions Tuesday to combat racism and discrimination, an early move to fulfill his pledges on equity. They fall short of the sweeping actions civil rights groups are demanding; the administration says there is more to come.
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Deaf Americans welcome sight of ASL interpreters at White House news briefings
The Biden White House will be the first administration to make ASL interpreters a regular fixture at news briefings.
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What McConnell got — and didn’t — on the filibuster
It’s unlikely that all of this changed too much.
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GOP senators question basis for Trump impeachment, signaling likely acquittal
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) offered procedural objection to the forthcoming impeachment trial, prompting a test vote that showed deep support in the GOP ranks for a theory questioning the constitutionality of impeaching a former president.
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Biden now hopes for 1.5 million vaccinations a day, a big jump from earlier comments
Biden has said for weeks he’s aiming for 1 million coronavirus vaccinations a day. On Monday he raised the bar.
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One problem with the dream of a traditional Congress: Most members have never seen one
Want a Congress that looks like those of the late 1990s? Only 1-in-5 members of the House and Senate were around then.
