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In part 1 of this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew looks back at the 2003 invasion of Iraq as the country marks the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War....

Domestic violent extremists have warned that a possible Trump indictment would be met with violence....

The GOP chairs of three House committees accused Alvin Bragg of preparing to to "engage in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority."...

The bill is headed to the governor's desk after passing the legislature with a veto-proof majority....

Republicans booed President Joe Biden at his State of the Union address when he said, "Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset. I'm not saying it's the majority." He ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Saturday that former President Donald Trump's efforts to undermine his prosecutorial authority won't be tolerated. In a memo to colleagues, Bragg wrote that "we do not tolerate attempts to intimidat...

In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew looks back at two of the most notable American political decisions of the 21st century: the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the bailout of American banks during the 2007-'08 financial cri...

After former President Donald Trump predicted his own arrest and indictment, right-wing media pundits were quick to provide cover for him and attack an investigation that they claimed would help the 2024 hopeful's reelection campaign....

The Supreme Court sought guidance as it asked the parties in Moore v. Harper, the term's banner election law case, to explain what it should do with the case now that the North Carolina Supreme Court is rehearing the underlying redistricting dispute.T...

Bruce Springsteen, Mindy Kaling and Gladys Knight are among the artists being honored by President Biden with the National Medal of Arts on Tuesday....

He's just asking questions. Donald Trump gave us a taste of the mess that's to come with the 2024 GOP primaries back in February when he less-than-subtly breathed life into what was, at the time...He's just asking questions. Donald Trump gave ...

Protesters filed a class action suit against Philadelphia alleging...

When attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems asked NewsCorp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch whether Fox News When attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems asked NewsCorp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch......

After House Republicans released a report connecting some of President Joe Biden's relatives to a Chinese energy company, the New York Times pushed back on the right-wing narrative that this indicates Biden and his family have engaged in "improper...

CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly boosted a QAnon influencer on Twitter, doing so at least two dozen times since he took over the platform and reinstated the influencer's account, a Media Matters analysis has found....

Trump and his campaign have begun fundraising on the possibility of his indictment and have highlighted the delayed reaction from the 2024 field....

On March 20, presumed presidential candidate and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to a question about former President Donald Trump's potential indictment with common conservative messaging, saying the Manhattan district attorney involve...

They were convicted of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right group....

The resolution would have nixed a Labor Department rule over how retirement plan managers pick investments....

Proud Boys members and counterprotesters clashed at a Drag Story Hour hosted by N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James on Sunday. Video captured of the event by Oliya Scootercaster with media site Freedomnews.tv shows the Proud Boys being mocked, and at leas...

Inflation's still high, but analysts warn that further rate hikes from the Fed could lead more more banks to topple....

On Monday morning, CNN senior legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid made a highly peculiar remark, crediting former President Donald Trump for not directing his supporters to protest (or towards violence) on his behalf "in all of" his social medi...

Coming hot off his foolishness about never having seen a hungry person in Minnesota, Minnesota Republican State Senator Steve Drazkowski strikes again. During a discussion about the education curriculum regarding the genocide of Native Americans in Minnes...

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is demanding sworn testimony from the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid reports of a possible upcoming indictment of former President...House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is deman...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took a passive-aggressive shot at Trump on Monday, when he responded to questions about the former president's looming indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff. "We wanted to know what your thoughts are on the rumore...

In Orlando Florida on Sunday, Speaking McCarthy said nobody should violently protest if Trump is arrested, and then proceeded to gaslight what Trump actually said to his supporters. Trump's "Truth Social" message was clearly designed to fuel M...

I guess at this point Claudia Tenney should become one of Trump's lawyers with such sterling legal advice. And Tenney is a lawyer who practiced for many years before she went into politics. But that doesn't seem to matter if you're a MAGA lawy...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under pressure from Trump allies, is taking his first stab at addressing the Trump indictment situation. It shows both his inevitable strategy and the inherent difficulty of...Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under pressure from Trump...

Facing a potential indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, former President Trump pulled one of his favorite moves on Monday: taking legal action to disrupt the investigation before he could be charged.Facing a potential indictment in Fulton County, Georgia...

[No comment] Source: New York Daily News In honor of National Ranch Dressing Day, the Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream company announced a partnership with Hidden Valley Ranch to release a specialty flavor. To be sold exclusively at Walmart locations ...

Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani tried to defend the former President on Newsmax over a possible indictment being handed down on Tuesday. And I gotta say that the 'Lock her up' crowd suddenly thinks it's terrible for our country to indict a...

In probably the most unsurprising news ever, anonymous pro-Russian accounts used Elon Musk's new blue checkmark system to expand their reach while spreading anti-American propaganda after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month...

Former President Donald Trump's political allies are trying to use the possible upcoming indictment against him in the Stormy Daniels hush money case to rally the GOP against Florida Governor Ron...Former President Donald Trump's political allies ...

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. Since January Republicans have been using their hanging-by-a-thread majority in the House to launch fake...A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This.....

Trey Benghazi Gowdy is a former prosecutor, so he knows that Trump's possible indictment on Tuesday isn't about the former President "paying for sex," but that's what he claims. Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen plead...

On this day in 1982, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." Alas, a Blog: Cartoon -- Being Foxy About Vaccines. Angry Bear : All Electric comes to Heavy Equipment. First Draft : How Silicon ...

It's not just that doctors can't provide lifesaving abortions -- it's that doctors and their families can't get abortions if they need them. This doctor shortage is happening all over the country, but it's execerbated by the many med s...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and his fellow Republicans made a show of outrage over the possible upcoming indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and his fellow Republica...

Some of us have been screaming about RICO for years -- not just for Trump, but for the leadership of the entire Republican party. Ah well, half a loaf, etc. Via CNN: Atlanta-area prosecutors are considering bringing racketeering and conspiracy charges in ...

Humanity has had its "final warning" on the state of our climate, an alarming new scientific report states. Via The New Daily: More than 300 scientists signed off on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with the mo...

Attorney Alan Dershowitz predicted former President Donald Trump would be indicted and convicted over hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Dershowitz made the claim after Trump revealed on Saturday that he believed he would be arrested on Tues...

[Above: from May 2022, an MSNBC Panel discusses the adoption of the "Great Replacement Theory" by Republican lawmakers. - eds.] by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror March 16, 2023 A group of advocacy organizations that say they want more respect for...