“If they’re embracing the importance of fighting Mickey Mouse over virtually any other issue, […] Good for them,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a recent​​ press availability, “We’re happy to have a debate about that.” Psaki was speaking about the Trumpist Right’s gleeful appropriation of President Biden’s pejorative “Ultra MAGA,” which …

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Abortion travel bans? Banning pregnancy tests? Government pregnancy monitors? How far will it go? With the Supreme Court poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, some Republicans have started to think about the next logical step in restricting abortion. After all, a state ban on abortion only bans abortion in that state, right? What’s to …

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Despite a midterm environment so favorable that Republican consultants are (half-jokingly) advising their politicians to “take a long vacation and come back in November,” Republicans from sea to shining sea are waging (and winning!) (but also losing!) a war amongst themselves. That war is a war between the conservatives in the party and, well, the …

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The world’s richest man made headlines again on Tuesday, when he admitted that he’s planning to return Donald Trump’s Twitter privileges to the former President, should his deal to acquire the social media platform go through. Calling the decision to remove Trump “morally wrong and flat-out stupid,” Elon Musk once again proved beyond a shadow …

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As last week’s news that the Supreme Court is preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade set in, commentators on both sides weighed in on how the bombshell ruling might register with voters ahead of the 2022 midterms. Was it an opportunity for Democrats to seize the narrative, despite facing an uphill battle to defend their …

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A little over a week out from Pennsylvania’s midterm primaries, the Trump-endorsed celebrity Dr. Oz cannot be feeling thrilled about the weekend’s events. Locked in a tight primary race with former hedge fund CEO and George W. Bush administration veteran David McCormick, Oz’s name was repeatedly boo’d by his own constituents at a Western PA …

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With 7 candidates splitting the votes in Ohio’s Republican Senate Primary on Tuesday, it was inevitable that someone would win with a plurality. That someone was J.D. Vance, the Trump-endorsed dog-whistler whose campaign ads ask hard hitting questions like, “Are you a racist?” and “Do you hate Mexicans?” Vance prevailed in the crowded field of …

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In an unprecedented turn of events Monday, a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked to Politico by an anonymous source inside the Court, causing immediate uproar. By nightfall, demonstrators from both political spectrums had gathered outside the Supreme Court holding signs and chanting slogans like “Abortion is healthcare,” and …

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What comes next if the Supreme Court does decide to rule in the state of Mississippi’s favor in Dobbs v. Jackson, as expected, and subsequently overturns Roe v. Wade? The most likely first changes will be that Republican led states will ban abortion entirely. Thirteen states already have “trigger laws” on the books, which would …

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As primary season kicks off Tuesday with a high-profile Senate race in Ohio, the stakes could not be higher. Followed by another primary in Pennsylvania on the 17th, and another in Georgia on the 24th, it is not hyperbolic to say that control of the Senate in 2023 will very likely be decided by these …

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