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Beto O’Rourke set to run against Greg Abbott for Texas governor – report
Actor Matthew McConaughey also polls strongly in nascent raceTexas doctor protests abortion law in Washington Post columnThe former Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke is set to mount a third campaign for major political office with a run for governor…
Texas doctor protests abortion law by admitting he carried out procedure
Alan Braid writes column for Washington PostTexas law shows fragility of women’s rights, say activistsProtesting a Texas law which outlaws abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and empowers citizens to sue providers and anyone who helps them, a San Ant…
Fears of US government shutdown as debt ceiling game of chicken begins
If neither side budges, US risks default on debt and lowered credit rating, which would cost billionsTop Democrats are expected to dare Republicans to block a stopgap funding measure, which would trigger the double-barreled fiscal crisis of the US defa…
California recall vote show Trump’s big lie is now Republican playbook
Pre-emptively branding as rigged an election you are likely to lose risks turning off GOP voters and undermining democracyIt was a pre-emptive strike against truth by some of the biggest names on the American right wing.Former president Donald Trump wa…
Sean Spicer claims press treats Jen Psaki better: ‘I walked into the lion’s den’
Trump’s former press secretary makes remark to New York Times, saying Psaki ‘walks into a bunch of kittens’Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer has complained that the Washington press corps treat his successor under Joe Biden more kindly….
‘Stay tuned’: Elder hints at rematch against Newsom as he concedes California recall
Republican talk radio host tells supporters to ‘stay tuned’ after governor handily defeats historic recall effortA defiant Larry Elder conceded his fight to become California’s next governor but indicated his first campaign might not be his last. “Stay…
Republicans overplayed their hand in California – and Democrats are laughing | Lloyd Green
Larry Elder just discovered that his brand appeals to a tiny fraction of voters. Republican governors in Texas and Florida may learn similar lessonsOn Tuesday, Gavin Newsom, California’s embattled governor, convincingly beat back a Republican-driven re…
Amy Coney Barrett says the supreme court aren’t ‘partisan hacks’. Oh really? | David Sirota
Never mind the court’s wildly rightwing bent and secretive ‘shadow docket’ – or Barrett’s refusal to recuse herself from a case involving a fossil fuel giant that employed her father War is peace, freedom is slavery, and the supreme court is a dispassi…
Covid kills a 9/11’s worth of Americans every three days. The vaccine mandate shouldn’t be controversial | Jill Filipovic
True leadership means making the right decision even when it’s unpopular. Biden’s vaccine rule will save lives and get the economy on trackThe Biden administration’s decision to require vaccinations for large segments of the workforce has been predicta…