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"Carte blanche to enact violence": Expert warns that Trump's pardons will fuel anti-LGBTQ+ extremism

"We have to prepare ourselves for a much more turbulent and disturbing future," said extremism expert Imara Jones

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Trump's opening assault shows that Republicans want trans people "out of public life entirely"

Trump's opening assault shows that Republicans want trans people

Republicans in Washington are a following a playbook for "anti-trans extremism," advocates say

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial

Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial

Republicans on the state's highest court suggested they are willing to toss Democrat Allison Riggs' election win

24.01.2025 20

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject "unlawful" GOP bid to throw out thousands of votes

Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is accusing her Republican opponent of undermining democracy

22.01.2025 1

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"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina

Jefferson Griffin, a Republican state Supreme Court candidate, is refusing to accept his November loss

19.01.2025 30

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In symbolic gesture, Biden claims the Equal Rights Amendment is now the "law of the land"

In symbolic gesture, Biden claims the Equal Rights Amendment is now the

Despite Biden's proclamation, the ERA cannot become law without further action by Congress or the courts

18.01.2025 20

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Senate ends debate on Laken Riley Act, setting up rollback of migrant rights with Democratic support

Senate ends debate on Laken Riley Act, setting up rollback of migrant rights with Democratic support

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting

17.01.2025 8

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"This is a scheme to throw out legal votes": North Carolina's GOP accused of subverting democracy

Republicans are refusing to accept North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory in November

17.01.2025 20

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"We can't just give in": Women of color are still processing Harris' loss while preparing for Trump

Women of color spoke to Salon about Harris' defeat and how they're planning to fight Trump this time around

15.01.2025 10

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"A mixed bag": Joe Biden rebuilt the refugee program while ramping up deportations

Biden fulfilled a promise to restore the refugee resettlement program but also cracked down on the right to asylum

10.01.2025 6

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North Carolina's GOP-led Supreme Court intervenes to block election victory of Democratic justice

North Carolina's GOP-led Supreme Court intervenes to block election victory of Democratic justice

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the certification of the state's Supreme Court election as it prepares to consider a challenge...

07.01.2025 3

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Black MAGA ends 2024 among the year's biggest losers

With all of far-right Republicans' electoral and legislative wins this year — chief among them the election of Donald Trump in November — a...

31.12.2024 5

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"I continue to be distraught": Justice Riggs on the NCGOP's efforts to throw out 60,000 votes

A heated battle over a close Supreme Court election in North Carolina escalated last week when the trailing Republican candidate asked a court to...

23.12.2024 6

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Georgia appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election interference case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified and removed from President-elect Donald Trump's prosecution over his and his...

19.12.2024 3

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"A perfect storm of mistrust": Drone paranoia fueled by conspiracy theories and a lack of answers

Mysterious sightings of alleged drones over New Jersey, New York and other eastern states have sparked outcry from officials and residents even as...

17.12.2024 40

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"Zero impact": Expert shoots down Trump demand that $485M penalty disappear because he won election

Since last month, President-elect Donald Trump has carried his electoral victory into his legal battles, wiping out pending federal prosecutions...

13.12.2024 4

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Experts pour cold water on Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship — but issue a stark warning

As he prepares to take office next month, President-elect Donald Trump has offered the most expansive look at his incoming administration's plans...

11.12.2024 3

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"That would be disqualifying": Legal experts alarmed at Trump AG pick's plans for "revenge"

President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department last Thursday as he wound down his...

27.11.2024 10

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Experts: DOGE scheme doomed because of Musk and Ramaswamy's "meme-level understanding" of spending

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaires President-elect Donald Trump picked to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),...

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"We don't see our future": Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio "panicking" after Trump's victory

Since President-elect Donald Trump won the election earlier this month, Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have been living with a renewed...

23.11.2024 20

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Can Trump Bypass Congress to Install His Cabinet Picks? Experts Weigh In.

As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his controversial Cabinet picks, he has demanded the Republican-led Senate take extended breaks to allow...

20.11.2024 1

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"Probably a winnable election": Experts on how Dems blew it with Black, Latino and women voters

Exit polls taken on Election Day revealed notable voter shifts and opinions that, together, sealed President-elect Donald Trump's electoral...

10.11.2024 1

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"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution

President-elect Donald Trump projected victory on Tuesday left the legal cases in jeopardy as he prepares to take office. Trump's federal...

07.11.2024 3

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As polls close, tight Ohio Senate race holds the key to Democrats' Senate majority

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Polls closed in Ohio at 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, beginning the tense wait for results in what has shaped up to be the most...

06.11.2024 2

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“Women are withholding their support”: How women could decide key Ohio race — and Senate majority

Ohio's highly anticipated Senate race has long been rated a toss-up as incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Donald Trump-backed...

05.11.2024 2

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"I am scared every day": Experts say GOP men targeting no-fault divorce to keep women "trapped"

Raquell Barton was knee-deep in her doctorate program at the University of Memphis when her husband dropped a bomb on her: he wanted a divorce. ...

04.11.2024 1

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“I cannot vote for someone like that”: Ohio women voters fume at Bernie Moreno’s abortion “joke”

POWELL, Ohio — A small group of Ohioans gathered last Friday morning at the former restaurant-turned-Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Powell, Ohio,...

25.10.2024 1

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"Egregious lies": Dark money groups flood most expensive Senate race with "disinformation"

Ohio's dead-heat Senate race has become the nation's most expensive, with nearly $500 million spent on ads in this race alone — and more spending...

22.10.2024 10

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"Whatever the consequences": Some pro-Palestinian voters willing to "let Trump win"

As the United States hurtles toward Election Day, Arab and Muslim Americans distraught by the escalating violence in the Middle East are...

17.10.2024 8

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"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a rare capital punishment case that's seen the Oklahoma attorney general side with death...

11.10.2024 3

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Expert: Analysis shows Trump tax plan "taking money" from bottom 95% and "giving it" to richest 5%

Former President Donald Trump's proposed tax plan would create tax cuts for the nation's top 5% of earners while leaving the rest of Americans to...

08.10.2024 1

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“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality

During Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance conceded that Republicans need to do a better job of regaining Americans' trust...

04.10.2024 7

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"One rough hour": Experts say Trump's call for a "violent" purge should be taken as a serious threat

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently claimed that "one real tough, nasty" and "violent" day of police brutality would bring an...

02.10.2024 3

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Experts: Marcellus Williams execution shows "how much politics factors into capital punishment"

The Tuesday execution of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, a Missouri man held on death row for 23 years for a 1998 murder he maintained he did not...

27.09.2024 1

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"Unlawful": Experts say Trump-backed Georgia election board rules threaten to "disrupt" count

The Georgia Election Board's approval of another new rule fewer than 45 days before the general election ignited concerns over its potential to...

26.09.2024 10

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"Without Ohio, Democrats have no hope": The Brown-Moreno race will decide who controls the Senate

Sherrod Brown's seat in the U.S. Senate has long been seen as one of the most likely to flip this election cycle, a loss in Ohio potentially...

22.09.2024 20

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"The politics of fear": Springfield's Haitian community stays indoors amid Trump-led smear campaign

Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have spent the last week living in terror, their sense of normalcy upended by the wildfire-like spread of a...

18.09.2024 2

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“What homegrown fascism looks like”: The insidious nature of GOP's not-quite-dog-whistle politics

"DEI hire," "didn't earn it," randomly blaming diversity — rightwing pundits have parroted those claims throughout the year, flinging the language...

15.09.2024 40

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Experts warn: GOP using "great replacement fears" to push new "voter suppression tactics"

As Republicans across the country sound alarms over the potential for illegal, noncitizen voting in the upcoming presidential election — and roll...

07.09.2024 10

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Progressive New Orleans DA wants to address "sins of the past." Republicans are trying to stop him

Republican state lawmakers in Louisiana have launched an investigation into the New Orleans district attorney over concerns that he's abusing his...

05.09.2024 3

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"Sum of all parts": Kamala Harris nomination is the culmination of "fierce" Black women leaders

CHICAGO — "We are a party of the future, we're not a party of the past," Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison proclaimed during his remarks to...

24.08.2024 10

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"The spark that ignites the flame": Black sororities flex "collective power" for Kamala Harris

CHICAGO — Members of the Divine Nine, the collective of the nation's nine historically Black sororities and fraternities, stepped out at the...

23.08.2024 6

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"Help us help you": Uncommitted delegates plead for Kamala Harris' "commitment to stop the bombs"

CHICAGO — As Asma Mohammed walked the halls of the United Center on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention Monday, she said she...

21.08.2024 3

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Experts warn Trump and Harris "no tax on tips" proposals would invite serious "gaming" of the system

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both proposed axing taxes on tips as they ramp up their presidential bids. But,...

17.08.2024 8

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"Remarkable": Despite GOP fear-mongering, experts say new crime data shows US "safest" in decades

Violent crime in the nation's major cities plummeted in the first six months of 2024 as the early COVID-era crime surge subsides, new data...

13.08.2024 4

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Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism

A federal judge this week dismissed a majority of the claims in a Black Texas high school student's lawsuit against his school district, which...

10.08.2024 2

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Experts say Elon Musk's PAC could be in legal trouble for falsely claiming it registered voters

Election officials in two states have launched investigations into tech billionaire Elon Musk's pro-Trump political action committee after CNBC...

07.08.2024 20

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"Pointing and laughing": Democrats leaned in on "weird" and experts say it's working

With Vice President Kamala Harris leading the charge, Democrats have rallied en masse around labeling former President Donald Trump and his running...

03.08.2024 70

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Elon Musk Shared Fake Video of Kamala Harris. Experts Are Sounding the Alarm.

X owner Elon Musk’s reshare of a manipulated, faux campaign ad for Vice President Kamala Harris on social media last week raised alarms because he...

30.07.2024 4

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"Recipe for disaster": Experts issue warning after Elon Musk shares fake AI video of Kamala Harris

X owner Elon Musk's reshare of a manipulated, faux campaign ad for Vice President Kamala Harris on social media last week raised alarms because he...

30.07.2024 5

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