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Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
A US federal judge has reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, and five other members, after the Trump administration’s Justice Department moved to have the convictions overturned and the case dropped entirely. The defendants had been convicted by juries of attempting to overthrow the government…
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De Blasio: Talarico’s ‘kitchen table’ talk ‘worst nightmare for Republicans’
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Messy Michigan primary leaves Democrats licking wounds
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is trying to patch things up with moderates. And some party leaders have already started to file behind him.
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HBO, BBC Team for ‘1536’ Drama From Writer Ava Pickett
HBO and the BBC have jointly commissioned “1536”, a darkly comic six-part drama from writer Ava Pickett, marking her first television series after her acclaimed West End play of the same name. Set in the aftermath of Anne Boleyn’s execution by Henry VIII, the show focuses not on the king but on working-class women affected…
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Michigan Is Everything for the GOP
Republicans’ odds are long, but with the outcome of last night’s Democratic primary, they have a shot at saving this race — and much more.
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White House pushes ‘watershed’ fraud-fighting reform in Congress as Vance convenes task force
Vice President JD Vance, who chairs President Donald Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, joined White House aide Stephen Miller at a roundtable with lawmakers on Wednesday to push what officials are calling a “watershed” package of anti-fraud reforms. The event marks an effort to translate the task force’s findings into legislative action, with Vance…
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‘I’m not done!’ Jake Tapper presses Max Miller over abuse claims
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Miller rejected calls to resign and compared his political future to that of President Trump. That comparison says as much about today’s Republican Party as it does about Miller himself.
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Yvette Cooper pays tribute to Rob Burrow as she pledges fast-track care for MND patients
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a new fast-track support pathway for people with motor neurone disease (MND), as part of a broader effort to reform social care in England. The announcement was made during a visit to a Leeds care centre named after the late rugby league star Rob Burrow, who died in 2024…
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El-Sayed zeroes in on Rogers after Michigan Senate primary win
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed immediately zeroed in on Republican Mike Rogers, calling the former House lawmaker a carpetbagger and “corporate sellout” after clinching the Democratic primary nod in the marquee Michigan Senate race. “Mike’s a guy who spent 14 years in Congress with one goal: to figure out how to cash out the day he left,”…
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Erica Schwartz clears Senate hurdle on path to CDC director confirmation
Erica Schwartz is one step closer to being the new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after clearing a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday. The Senate voted 51-43 to end debate on her nomination, clearing a path for a confirmation vote later in the day. Schwartz would be the first Senate-confirmed…