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Eleanor Clift

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Ecologist Fired by Trump Forewarns ‘E. Coli in Your Salmon’

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Trump’s Flood-the-Zone News Cycle Let Fired Aide Back In

07.02.2025 10

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Bezos Has Plunged My Beloved Washington Post Into Darkness

16.01.2025 20

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Trump’s Tax Man: Ready to Target Enemies and Ruin the IRS

11.01.2025 40

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What Really Made Biden Pardon His Son—Whatever MAGA’s Rage

A father with the power to keep his son out of jail: it shouldn’t be surprising that President Biden used that power even though he said he...

03.12.2024 30

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Trump Wants Revenge. Biden’s Best Weapon: Get Pardoning

A preemptive pardon is tricky. Rep. Matt Gaetz didn’t get one four years ago, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. According to two Trump White House...

26.11.2024 3

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Joe Biden Needs to Save Hunter Before It’s Too Late

When he was once asked if he would pardon his son, President Joe Biden said no. It’s time for him to rethink that answer. His successor wants to...

21.11.2024 9

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If Trump Seems Crazy Now, Imagine Him Ruling America Again

Donald Trump’s allies keep saying they want him to stay on message (immigration, inflation, economy) yet the craziness continues, and a significant...

24.10.2024 5

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Opinion: Kamala Harris’ Media Blitz Was Clever—but Did It Move the Needle?

The best thing about Kamala Harris sitting down for the traditional grilling by a 60 Minutes correspondent is that she showed up and Donald Trump...

10.10.2024 20

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Opinion: In Walz vs. Vance, We Might Have a VP Debate That Actually Matters

It’s the cool thing to say that a vice presidential debate doesn’t matter in the sense that it has never changed the outcome of an election, and...

01.10.2024 10

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Opinion: Kamala Harris Has to Break Through—and Time Is Running Out

The clock is ticking, and Kamala Harris is not yet where she should be in the must win battleground states. For all the joy and energy, she is (to...

26.09.2024 4

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Opinion: Kamala Harris’ Popularity Is Exploding—Will It Last?

The numbers were important because they were so unexpected. Blasted on the front page of the Des Moines Sunday Register, “New Candidates New...

19.09.2024 5

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Opinion: Trump and RFK Jr.: a Political Marriage Made in Heaven—or Hell?

Latching onto RFK Jr. is Donald Trump’s way of edging back into the news cycle after weeks of being sidelined by the Democrats. Never mind that...

28.08.2024 4

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Opinion: Don’t Write Biden Off. He’s Still a Major Election Player

There’s no sugarcoating what happened. Pushed out of the race by his own party and mostly out of sight since he withdrew his candidacy, President...

14.08.2024 20

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Opinion: Tim Walz vs. J.D. Vance: the Battle of the Veeps—and Vibes—Is On

In an election cycle with a sitting vice president suddenly elevated to become her party’s nominee, and a former president, now the challenger,...

07.08.2024 5

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Opinion: Kamala Harris Needs to Be More Than ‘Brat’ to Beat Trump

The numbers tell the story. In fewer than 5 days, 35,000 people registered to vote, almost all of them (83 percent) between 18 and 34, the...

27.07.2024 10

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Opinion: Mark Kelly: Spaceman, Hero—and Kamala Harris’ Best Choice for VP

In less than 24 hours, Democrats went from feeling hopeless to experiencing a renewed sense of hope as money poured in from grassroots donors,...

22.07.2024 3

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Opinion: Kamala Harris vs. J.D. Vance Is the Juiciest Election Fight to Watch

The right to access abortion is a core issue for Democrats, and J.D. Vance is on the record supporting a national ban. The Ohio senator won’t be...

17.07.2024 7

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Opinion: How Hunter Biden Became His Father’s ‘Gatekeeper’

Fighting for his political life is a familiar even invigorating role for Joe Biden. He’s been discounted enough times before but to be “pushed...

10.07.2024 10

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