Donald Trump announced veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his pick for defense secretary earlier this month
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Author: Katie Hawkinson
Pete Hegseth once made ominous prediction about ‘civil war’ if Biden won the election
Democrats refuse to change course on trans
The New York Times reported this week on a conflict within the Democratic party over the role trans issues played in Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss, and whether Democrats need to change their stance on these issues in order to win over voters in the future. According to AdImpact, the Trump campaign spent more than […]Read More…
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Author: Eliza Mondegreen
Why Biden’s Economy Felt Worse Than It Was—and Doomed Harris’ Shot at the Presidency
The Biden administration’s aggressive economic recovery plan worked on paper, but high costs and bad vibes told a different story at the polls.
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Author: Nitish Pahwa, Shirin Ali
Opinion | The Secret Behind America’s Moral Panic
Trans rights aren’t just trans rights. They’re reproductive rights.
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Author: M. Gessen
Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed almost halved after Matt Gaetz withdrawal
Fox News host’s nomination chances took a hit after the release of a 22-page police report detailing sexual assault allegations
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Author: Gustaf Kilander
Team Trump Is Furious Hegseth Hid Sex Assault Claim: ‘This Is the F–king Pentagon!’
Donald Trump’s transition team was furious that Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth didn’t inform them about a sexual assault claim against him.
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Author: Ryan Bort,Asawin Suebsaeng
What do Republican doctors really think of RFK Jr? I asked them
‘I think it’s a long answer,’ one Republican tells Eric Garcia
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Author: Eric Garcia
Trump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push
President-elect Trump’s ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing w…
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Author: Al Weaver
Trump got his first black eye with Matt Gaetz. His next problem? Pete Hegseth
Under normal circumstances, Hegseth wouldn’t even be a consideration. But these are not normal circumstances, writes Eric Garcia
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Author: Eric Garcia
The Democratic Party’s Electoral Rout Stemmed From Its China Strategy
The Biden administration’s electoral defeat stemmed from economic failures, primarily caused by prioritizing strategic competition with China.
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Author: Zhipei Chi
How Trump’s win is influencing Team Starmer – and an impending reshuffle
Team Starmer are learning electoral lessons from what Team Trump got right and what their sister party the Democrats got so badly wrong
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Author: Katy Balls
What now for the Democratic Party?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we assess how Democrats should rebuild after losing the presidency
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Author: The Economist
The Electoral Problem for Democrats: It’s the Neoliberalism, Stupid
In the 2024 contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, voters rejected the status quo — as our polls and focus groups warned would happen.
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Author: Anat Shenker-Osorio
The myth that could cost Democrats the next election
Progressives staying home (almost certainly) didn’t cost Kamala Harris the election.
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Author: Eric Levitz
This week in Bidenomics: The Republican economy takes off
Republicans suddenly think the economy is much better. Democrats think it is worse. Why might that be?
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Author: Rick Newman
The Guardian view of global justice at a crossroads: war crimes demand accountability
Editorial: The ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders challenge decades of impunity, testing global resolve to uphold international justice
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The International Criminal Court must fall
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-defence minister Yoav Gallant
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Author: Stephen Daisley
Benjamin Netanyahu is a wanted man – and he has only himself to blame
A strategy of starvation would always be indefensible. After this week’s ICC decision, he risks turning Israel into a pariah state, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Author: Jonathan Freedland
Israel-Gaza conflict: ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders
The world’s global court has said that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu, his ex-defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas leader, Mohammed Deif, should all be arrested for possible crimes in the Israel-Gaza war.
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Author: @BBCNewsround
The Democrats need to recruit more working-class candidates. Here’s how | Dustin Guastella and Bhaskar Sunkara
Union mechanic Dan Osborn’s independent campaign outperformed Kamala Harris by 14 points in Nebraska
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Author: Bhaskar Sunkara
Opinion | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on Winning a Trump District and Fixing Congress
Lessons from a Democratic winner in Trump country.
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Author: Michelle Goldberg
Senate Dems drop 4 appeals court picks so they can confirm 12 judges
Deal struck as lawmakers battle over who will control federal courts and whether to add more judgeships as Republicans take control of White House, Senate.
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Author: Tobi Raji
Hungary invites Netanyahu to visit as world leaders split over ICC arrest warrant
Viktor Orbán says he will not enforce ICC decision that requires court members to detain Israeli PM if he enters their country
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Author: Jon Henley
Downing Street signals Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK after ICC warrant
Number 10 refused to explicitly comment on ‘hypotheticals’ but said the UK would follow its ‘legal obligations’.
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Author: Nina Lloyd
