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Fight over Thomas Jefferson’s slavery legacy at UVA pits facts against myths
In taking credit for the suspension of a University of Virginia student-led tour program that was less than flattering for the school’s founder, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Neale, a 1974 alum and president of the conservative Jefferson Council, said his group merely wants tours that provide more context about who Jefferson was. Students who are a…
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How Donald Trump’s Project 2025 could worsen U.S. housing crisis
Sept. 3, 2024, 11:21 PM UTC By Ali Velshi This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 1 episode of “Velshi.” Project 2025, the far-right playbook for a second Trump presidency, predictably takes aim at government programs designed to help the most vulnerable populations in this country: poor and low-wage folks, people of color, families…
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Convicted in robocall scheme, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman reportedly have a new venture
Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a roundup of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of politics and the all-inclusive world of technology. Robocall convicts reportedly launch AI venture A new Politico report says Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, the right-wingers who pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with a racist robocall…
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Police rebut right-wing claims of migrant takeovers in Colorado and California
Police in California and Colorado have rebutted two viral stories about immigrants that were spread by right-wing social media accounts in a sign of desperation in the final weeks before the November election. Several conservative social-media influencers, including X owner Elon Musk, shared a false story last week alleging that “illegal aliens” tried to “hijack”…
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JD Vance endorsed 2017 Heritage Foundation report that slammed IVF
Since he became Donald Trump‘s running mate, Sen. JD Vance has had to defend multiple comments from his past about women and families that have resurfaced. And new reporting on Vance’s stamp of approval for a 2017 document from the Heritage Foundation could lead to more backlash. The document in question is the “Index of…
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‘He’s not hiding it anymore’ Trump set use DOJ against his enemies in a second term
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Nicolle Wallace: ‘He’s not hiding it anymore’ Trump set use DOJ against his enemies in a second term 11:00 UP NEXT How Trump’s ‘uniquely horrific behavior’ has brought some Republicans into the Harris coalition 06:59 ‘The more voters…
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Elliot Page and others support trans rights in Supreme Court challenge of Tennessee law
Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page and 63 other transgender adults have filed a Supreme Court brief sharing their views and experiences ahead of an important transgender rights case this coming high court term — which kicks off in October. The case involves Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which prohibits medical treatments that are intended to allow a…
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The abortion debate is turning into Trump’s greatest dilemma
By suggesting — however temporarily — that he was open to a Florida ballot measure that would guarantee the right to an abortion until the time of fetal viability, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has once again played his mostly white evangelical base for suckers. Those white evangelicals helped put him in power in 2016…
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‘Desperate’ Donald Trump’s latest strategy to beat Kamala Harris
This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 3 episode of “Morning Joe.” Since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race, the numbers have shifted in the Democrats’ favor. A new poll shows Harris has a slight lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters, 52% to 46%. Harris also bests the former…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds ban on Musk’s X in the country
Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld a nationwide ban on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, who has been openly feuding with a judge over the proliferation of right-wing political misinformation on the website. A Supreme Court panel decision on Monday affirmed a Friday ruling from Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court…