Plus, Mike Johnson and Ukraine, and more...
Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale likes making viral videos and huge bets on Houston sports teams. He’s also spending big to push the state even further right. |
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From the nature of his financial assets to the lack of people willing to lend him the money, this is one legal bill that might not get paid anytime soon. |
Democrats seem to think the referenda will juice turnout and help Joe Biden. But these ballot questions aren’t the best way to defend reproductive rights. |
Surely you can’t just totally make things up in Supreme Court filings … |
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The House speaker says he wants to bring Ukraine aid to the floor. There are reasons for serious skepticism—yet one can envision a few scenarios that could unexpectedly come through. |
By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent |
Donald Trump has no idea how to post bond in the fraud trial—and he’s absolutely losing it. |
By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling |
In a damning dissent, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned about the dangers to come with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial immigration law. |
By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling |
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Join us on April 8 for a high-profile live and livestreamed event to celebrate Right to Read Day, a day of action launched by Unite Against Book Bans to encourage communities to stand up to censorship. |
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The former president has a long losing streak against the media, but George Stephanopoulos’s rape commentary may have opened the door to his first big victory. |
For once, they’re being honest: They don’t expect fossil fuels to be phased out anytime soon. |
He’s desperate for money, but we should be worried less about foreign autocrats than rich Americans. |
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Team Trump is doing something this time around that it didn’t think to do in 2016: It’s planning. And wait until you see what those plans include. |
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