Joe Conason
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Will The Supreme Court Majority Enable Election Theft To Protect Itself? (opens the original)
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Chief Justice John Roberts and President Donald Trump With its latest ruling on the Trump administrationâs attempt to seize control of the midterm election, the Supreme Courtâs right-wing majority once again advertised its contempt for democracy and the Constitution. By allowing the president to proceed with his bureaucratic war on mail balloting -- even as many states are about to send those ballots to voters âthe court majority not only violated the constitutional stricture against feder
The World's Most Powerful Man, Still Stuck In America's Most Stupid War (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump in White House Situation Room As the "memorandum of understanding" that was supposed to herald the end of Donald Trump's war on Iran expires, so may the American public's patience with his tragic clowning on the global stage. The world's leaders lost patience with Trump long ago, except for American adversaries like Vladmir Putin and Xi Jinping, who benefit enormously from his incompetence and malice. What the expiration exposes, as if everyone had not already worked this
Progressive Wins Minnesota While Moderate Takes Wisconsin (And DSA Flops) (opens the original)
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Progressive Democrats notched another significant victory in Tuesdayâs Minnesota Senate primary when voters chose Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, an advocate of Medicare for all, over the more moderate Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN). Flanagan was also backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), but notably was not endorsed by the Minnesota chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America. She will square off against Michele Tafoya, a former sideline reporter for NBCâs Sunday Nig
Michigan Democrats Urging Unity After El-Sayed Wins Close And Costly Primary (opens the original)
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Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won Michiganâs Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens in a major victory for the partyâs progressive faction. Stevens conceded in a congratulatory call to El-Sayed and immediately endorsed him after a bitter race that featured more than $60 million in spending on her behalf by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). She joined other Democrats critical of the insurgent candidateâs position on Israel, Gaza, and the
Are Kennedy, Musk And Trump To Blame For America's 'Exploding Diarrhea'? (opens the original)
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr delivers remarks at HHS offices in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2026 When Robert F. Kennedy Jr tells us he has anything âunder control,â panic may be the only logical response. The health secretary has long seemed unable to control even his own impulses, let alone the massive government apparatus under his and his relationship with the truth has been strained, to put it politely, for decades. On Tuesday, Kennedy assured the nation that the Department of Health and Human
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