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RFK Jr.’s family decries his Trump endorsement
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family members have denounced his decision to endorse Donald Trump after he dropped out of the presidential race, calling it a “betrayal” of their family’s values. In a statement released shortly after Kennedy announced Friday that he is suspending his independent bid for president and backing the Republican nominee, five of…
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How Tim Walz’s dumb taco joke broke MAGA brains
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz broke MAGA brains for the second time in a month — and he wasn’t even calling them “weird” this time. He was making fun of himself. Prior to winning the Democratic veepstakes, Walz mocked the hypocrisy of the GOP’s “freedom” branding despite its support for abortion bans, educational censorship and hostility…
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Why it’s so hard to fact-check Trump
It’s been a rough week for fact-checkers, as many of their most loyal readers lost patience with their approach to the job. The low point came Monday. A video at the Democratic National Convention showed a clip of Donald Trump saying in 2016 that “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who…
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Ruben Gallego’s DNC speech highlighted an important truth about Latino voters
Now that the Democratic National Convention is over and the final leg of the 2024 presidential campaign season begins, it’s crystal clear that Vice President Kamala Harris is trending up with Latino voters. Still, the question remains: Will it be enough in November? Before providing a possible answer, it’s essential to summarize why Democrats are…
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Trump-owned Bedminster, N.J. golf club to host fundraiser for January 6 rioters (again)
Discussion of the Jan. 6 attack did not dominate the Democratic National Convention this week, but the party certainly made an effort to remind the public about the assault on the U.S. Capitol and Donald Trump’s responsibility for the insurrectionist violence. In fact, on the third night of the DNC, attendees and viewers saw a…
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Stephanie Grisham, ex-Trump spokesperson, shares insight into how and why he lies
In April 2020, Stephanie Grisham stepped down as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary. In August 2024, Grisham not only disavowed her former boss, she also spoke at the Democratic National Convention, telling attendees that the Republican nominee has “no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the truth.” But there was another part of…
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The DNC sidelined pro-Palestinian delegates. That was a mistake.
As Kamala Harris closed her acceptance speech on Thursday night to roaring applause and Beyoncé’s “Freedom” blaring from the speakers and balloons falling from the ceiling, the elation on the arena floor could not be separated from the ways the Democratic Party engaged with its pro-Palestinian factions this week. The party had gone to lengths…
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The Supreme Court is a wild card on voting in the 2024 election
The Supreme Court didn’t give Republicans everything they wanted this week when it only partially granted their bid to enforce an Arizona law requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voting. The court rejected the emergency appeal to enforce state law to a degree that could have more clearly disenfranchised voters in the battleground state in…
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Trump professes his love for dubious stop-and-frisk policing
In a Fox News interview Thursday, Donald Trump all but guaranteed that a victory for him in November would lead to increased use of stop and frisk, the police practice known to facilitate racial profiling. The former president, who of course has been convicted of felonies himself, has endorsed the tactic in the past. He…
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Ronda Rousey apologizes for sharing Sandy Hook conspiracy theory in 2013
Ronda Rousey, a former professional mixed martial artist, apologized for amplifying a Sandy Hook conspiracy theory 11 years ago, after the incident resurfaced in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session earlier this week. In a lengthy statement she posted on social media Thursday night, Rousey recounted watching a conspiracy video about the mass shooting, in…