Author Archives: Lashes and Tan

As Democrats Reel, Two Front-Runners Emerge in a Leadership Battle

The race to lead the Democratic National Committee centers on the favorites, Ken Martin and Ben Wikler, but the party’s infighting over them looks nothing like a broad reckoning with its 2024 defeats.

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Author: Reid J. Epstein

Bill Maher reveals the one major issue he has with Democrats

Bill Maher is once again teeing off the ‘woke’ left and has named his biggest issue with the Democrat Party.

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Author: Stephen M. Lepore

See Bono Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom From Joe Biden

Bono received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden at the White House Saturday, and penned an op-ed about music and freedom.

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Author: Daniel Kreps

Opinion | Ukraine needs a new sales rep for Trump and the GOP

Ukraine’s ambassador worked hard wooing Biden and Democrats. Pitching the GOP requires a fresh voice.

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Author: Jim Geraghty

Trump’s Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism

Republican lawmakers are scratching their heads over President-elect Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, grand plans the incoming commander in chief put back on the table…

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Author: Alexander Bolton

George Soros gets US’ top civilian award, Elon Musk furious

The announcement of George Soros as a Medal of Freedom recipient has drawn backlash from Republican leaders and supporters.

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Author: HT News Desk

Why Scott Jennings thinks Republicans can pull off ‘historic’ piece of legislation

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Author: CNN

Mourning for Jimmy Carter or Democrat conspiracy? Trump slams Biden for half-mast flags

Joe Biden has ordered that flags remain at half-staff for 30 days, which means that the American flag will remain at half-mast when Donald Trump takes office.

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Author: Moohita Kaur Garg

Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party

A model for how to deliver for voters without getting stuck in a traffic jam — political or otherwise.

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Author: Henry Grabar

Kamala Harris: After her bruising election loss, what next?

The outgoing vice-president is weighing her options, which could include another White House run, or a bid to be California’s governor.

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Author: @BBCNews

Musk slams Biden’s Medal of Freedom for Soros: ‘A travesty’ sparks GOP outrage

Elon Musk ignited a firestorm after President Joe Biden awarded billionaire financier George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s hig.

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Author: TOI World Desk

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted emerges as leading contender for JD Vance’s Senate seat

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is the leading candidate to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the US Senate, according to two Republican sources familiar with the deliberations.

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Author: Daniel Strauss

Trump to face hush-money sentencing days before inauguration: Live updates

Justice Juan Merchan rejected president-elect’s push to dismiss verdict on grounds of presidential immunity, finding no legal impediment to proceeding

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Author: Oliver O’Connell

Mark Zuckerberg is giving Meta a MAGA-friendly makeover

The tech giant tapped Republican Joel Kaplan to lead the company’s global policy, continuing the company’s yearslong rightward shift.

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Author: Ja’han Jones

Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message

With a recipient list stocked with old-guard icons and political backers, the president is signaling support for the establishment his successor wants to tear down.

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Author: Michael D. Shear

New York Republican suggests hush money case helped to elect Trump: ‘Great irony’

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) suggested the New York hush money case played a part in helping President-elect Trump win the 2024 presidential election against Vice President Harris.  “Well, the gr…

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Author: Filip Timotija

Kinzinger on ‘changed’ GOP: ‘I’m probably closer to a Democrat now’

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reflected on the “changed” Republican Party, saying he finds himself being “probably closer to a Democrat now” politically, arguing the Democratic Party is bette…

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Author: Filip Timotija

What next for Nick Clegg, the Meta man who made £100m?

The Lib Dem leader turned Silicon Valley executive will soon be searching for a prominent new role from his London mansion

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Author: Robert Watts | William Turvill, Chief Business Correspondent

Trump flexes power over House GOP in whirlwind Speaker race

President-elect Trump reasserted his power over the House GOP conference during Friday’s whirlwind Speaker vote, proving that, despite some recent doubts, he still has significant sway over Republi…

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Author: Mychael Schnell,Brett Samuels

Trump has faced down Republican dissidents in Congress

After some drama he gets his man for speaker of the House. That was the easy part

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Author: The Economist

How Ruben Gallego hopes his unusual path to the Senate will ‘nudge’ Democrats — and the chamber

How Ruben Gallego hopes his unusual path to the Senate will “nudge” Democrats—and the chamber

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Author: Edward-Isaac Dovere

Democrats look for places to work with Trump 2.0

Democrats say one thing is certain: 2025 won’t be 2017, when it comes to the start of the Trump administration.  Two months after their grueling and disappointing White House loss to Pre…

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Author: Amie Parnes

James Carville admits Dems focused too much on Trump, rips alternative media for ‘goofy information’

Democratic strategist James Carville explains how the Democrats lost in 2024 and the three issues he thinks they need to focus on to succeed going forward.

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Author: Marc Tamasco

Scoop: Jesse Jackson’s son “taking a hard look” at 11th-hour bid for DNC chair

Jackson signaled he’d pitch himself as a relative progressive and floated a return of Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy.

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Author: Andrew Solender