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Chris Brennan 

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PA's primary system keeps independent voters like me out

PA's primary system keeps independent voters like me out
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Chris Brennan 

SAVE Act is the latest Republican scheme to threaten your rights

SAVE Act is the latest Republican scheme to threaten your rights
13.04.2025 30

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Democrats need a comeback. These 35 elections could be the key.

Democrats need a comeback. These 35 elections could be the key.
11.04.2025 6

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Trump's top prosecutor in DC has never even been one. Perfect.

Trump's top prosecutor in DC has never even been one. Perfect.
10.04.2025 40

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There's one thing you can trust Trump to do: Lie

There's one thing you can trust Trump to do: Lie
05.04.2025 20

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Wisconsin voters told Musk to get lost. Is it a sign?

Wisconsin voters told Musk to get lost. Is it a sign?
04.04.2025 6

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Trump's goal is to make it harder to vote. Everybody can see that.

Trump's goal is to make it harder to vote. Everybody can see that.

President Donald Trump's approach to elections has been consistent since he entered politics in 2015. He casts any vote won by an opponent as...

30.03.2025 9

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Chris Brennan 

A Democrat just won an election in Trump country

A Democrat just won an election in Trump country
28.03.2025 8

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Trump, Musk don't care about laws. Look at their judicial tantrums.

25.03.2025 40

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Trump hates leaks. His own team invited a journalist to the chat.

25.03.2025 20

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We should all be worried about Trump weaponizing politics on a whim

20.03.2025 10

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Feeble Democrats can't fight Trump until they fix themselves

18.03.2025 6

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Chris Brennan 

If Trump really had a 'mandate' he wouldn't need Democrats

14.03.2025 30

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Chris Brennan 

Trump doubles down, blames Ukraine for being invaded by Russia

13.03.2025 4

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Republicans control Congress. A shutdown is on them to avoid.

11.03.2025 10

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Chris Brennan 

Trump is uniting Canada – against him

07.03.2025 10

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What will Trump's speech cover? Expect these 5 lies.

05.03.2025 40

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Trump's FCC chairman is working to spread MAGA's message

01.03.2025 30

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Even some Republicans know Trump is spewing lies. I met them.

25.02.2025 30

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Do Trump supporters want a third term? I decided to ask them.

23.02.2025 100

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There are Republicans who don't trust Trump. I talked to some.

22.02.2025 20

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You do realize Musk's 'cuts' are just removing his critics, right?

20.02.2025 40

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Trump's cuts will hurt red states. Yet GOP lawmakers stay silent.

14.02.2025 9

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President Trump is clearly working to tear down election safeguards

12.02.2025 4

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Trump's weaponized government needs you to believe liberals hate God

08.02.2025 50

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Trump and the Eagles have bad blood. His ego can't let it go.

05.02.2025 10

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Trump's overreaching first weeks aren't just chaos – they're a test

04.02.2025 20

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With plane crash, Trump makes himself the news – by blaming DEI

31.01.2025 50

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Hardly a choir boy: This J6 revisionist is Trump's pick for FBI head

30.01.2025 20

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Chris Brennan 

Trump's crypto token is his latest way of cashing in on presidency

26.01.2025 3

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Trump is creating the 'weaponized' government he claims Biden had

22.01.2025 30

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Chris Brennan 

Trump is already walking back campaign promises. Here's a list.

20.01.2025 200

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Trump's 'one bill' requires GOP unity amid endless dysfunction

12.01.2025 10

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Trump and Republicans want us to forget Jan. 6. We can't.

Donald Trump was a president on his way out of office four years ago Tuesday, on Jan. 7, 2021, as Washington, D.C., was grappling with the...

07.01.2025 6

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The GOP drama in the House isn't over. It's just getting started.

President-elect Donald Trump spent the eight weeks since his November victory talking as if he is at the wheel of a Republican steamroller, with...

04.01.2025 20

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Chris Brennan 

Trump lied about terrorism in New Orleans. Just like before.

It was a gruesome and ghastly act perpetrated to terrorize Americans gathered in a festive mood to enjoy together the city around them. Then,...

03.01.2025 5

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Chris Brennan 

House votes to avert shutdown. Democrats, don't waste Trump's gift.

President-elect Donald Trump, following the lead of his edgelord chancellor Elon Musk, has given congressional Democrats a gift that appears to...

21.12.2024 20

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Chris Brennan 

Trump calls for a shutdown, then says it's Biden's fault. Sure it is.

Did you forget what Donald Trump's first term as president was like? This week we get a reminder – governing is for losers. Burning things down so...

20.12.2024 50

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Trump said he'd end the war in Ukraine. Now? Not so much.

President-elect Donald Trump made plenty of promises on the campaign trail this year. One stood out as his most audacious vow – he would swiftly...

17.12.2024 5

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Chris Brennan 

Kari Lake is the liar Trump wants. Too bad it's not his call.

President-elect Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday that he wants Kari Lake to run Voice of America was heavy with his usual bombastic nonsense...

14.12.2024 30

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Chris Brennan 

Assad? Putin? Tulsi Gabbard needs to explain her friends.

Here's a remarkable split-screen moment in American politics, fraught with terrible timing. Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a one-time...

11.12.2024 5

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Chris Brennan 

Elon Musk spent $20.5 million to lie to voters about Trump and RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's daughter and granddaughter had just settled into their seats Thursday evening for a revival performance of "Gypsy," the still...

08.12.2024 20

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Chris Brennan 

Democrats are afraid of power. Biden has it – now use it.

There's an age-old concept – in crisis, opportunity – that should be deployed as President Joe Biden winds down his administration by signing off...

06.12.2024 10

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Chris Brennan 

Congress might have to pay for Trump's expensive mass deportation plan

Donald Trump, during his run to regain the presidency, repeatedly vowed to end "forever wars" abroad. Now we know why Trump wants to bring...

24.11.2024 20

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Trump is still dodging accountability in courts. He should pay for it.

Donald Trump, now the president-elect, has spent 35 years demonizing five Black and Latino men who as teenagers were wrongfully convicted for a...

22.11.2024 10

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Opinion: You know what Trump doesn't want? An AG who does the job.

Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate who sounded shocked by President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Matt Gaetz for attorney general must...

15.11.2024 10

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Chris Brennan 

Opinion: Louisiana's push for Ten Commandments in schools isn't over

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry had a remarkably frivolous and flip response earlier this year to parents suing to stop his state's mandate that every...

13.11.2024 20

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Opinion: If Trump's criminal cases must die, let his new AG kill them

Donald Trump didn't just win the presidency on Tuesday. He also prevailed against the U.S. Department of Justice's efforts to hold him accountable...

10.11.2024 20

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Chris Brennan 

Opinion: Your vote was safe this election. But disinformation persists.

The good news coming out of Tuesday's election is clear: No matter which presidential candidate you supported, our free and fair system of...

07.11.2024 10

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Opinion: Nervous? Trump ends campaign doubling down on lawsuits, lies.

Presidential campaigns typically spend plenty of time strategizing and staging a closing message, the final bid for support and an ending appeal...

05.11.2024 4

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