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Federal Judge Throws Out Texas Voter ID Law Federal judge tosses out Texas voter ID law supported by Trump administration. LA Times: "A federal judge struck down Texas’ controversial voter identification law Wednesday, ruling that it illegally discriminated against...

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Trump Rants, Threatens in Arizona Trump threatens shutdowns of government, NAFTA talks. WaPo: "He didn't attempt to continue the carefully choreographed messaging of the night or to narrow the ever-deepening divide between the thousands of supporters gathered in the...

Trump Says 'Love' but Spews Hate

It doesn’t matter what’s in Trump’s heart or mind. His actions, words and policies, on full display in Phoenix, support and advance racism. Trump is in fact racism’s main spokesperson today, and its main policy advocate.

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Trump Vows to Stay in Afghanistan Trump's Afghanistan address, fact-checked. PolitiFact: "President Donald Trump suggested further and stronger military action in Afghanistan during a primetime speech Monday, though he did not specify the number of additional troops...

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Peaceful Anti-Hate Rallies Nationwide Peaceful protests denounce racism nationwide. NYT: "Tens of thousands of demonstrators, emboldened and unnerved by the eruption of fatal violence in Virginia last weekend, surged into the nation’s streets and parks on Saturday to...

After Bannon, Do Hawks Rule the Roost?

For all the harm Steve Bannon has done, he was right to point out that there’s no military solution to North Korea. After Bannon, one has to wonder who will dare suggest anything other than military solutions to Trump.

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