Trump Promises To Give Police 'Immunity From Prosecution'
The pledge, while mostly legally illiterate, offers a reminder of the former president's outlook on government accountability.
The pledge, while mostly legally illiterate, offers a reminder of the former president's outlook on government accountability.
To convert a hush money payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are invoking an obscure state election law that experts say has never been used before.
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Since Donald Trump's alleged falsification of business records happened after he was elected president, he clearly was not trying to ensure that outcome.
Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well (yikes).
The leading possibilities are all problematic in one way or another.
His embrace of federalism is one of those rare instances when political expedience coincides with constitutional principles.
The 35-year-old Texan formerly known as Dustin Ebey voted for Gary Johnson in 2016 and says the national debt is America's biggest problem.
The centrist establishment lane in third party presidential politics remains empty.
Surprisingly strong support for "none of the above" in the 2024 primaries shows voters aren't thrilled with their options.
Democratic Party bosses in the Garden State say that a court order to design better ballots will make it harder to tell voters what to do.
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The former RNC chair's concession that Biden won "fair and square" did not save her from internal outrage at her support for Trump's stolen-election fantasy.
The race to replace accused bribe-taker Sen. Bob Menendez could bring an end to one of the state's most egregious political practices.
Plus: A listener asks about the absurdity of Social Security entitlements.
Even if successful, the strategy demonstrates how little interest politicians have in standing for something, rather than against something else.
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The newspaper portrays the constitutional challenge to the government's social media meddling as a conspiracy by Donald Trump's supporters.
A change that promised to be a moderating influence on politics has instead made campaigns more vicious than ever.
The Republican pollster argues that the "working class is concentrated in states that are more electorally significant to the outcome of the election."
Plus: TikTok ban, AOC primary challenger, DEI revisionism, and more...
Plus: A listener asks the editors a question about progressive taxation in the United States.
The 14-year-old nonprofit is about to find out whether third-party politics has a centrist/establishment lane.
The "uncommitted" protest campaign had a strong showing in Minnesota, but underperformed in other states.
"People are not in politics for truth-seeking reasons," argues the data journalist and author of On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything.
On some issues, Haley offered a fleeting glimpse of what a serious Republican party could look like.
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Despite voters' continued disgust at the idea of a Trump/Biden rematch, the former president is poised to carry nearly every state.
There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents an inmate from winning the presidency.
Plus: More reactions to the Supreme Court's other decision in the Trump ballot disqualification case, D.C.'s continued minimum wage confusion, California's primary elections, and more...
Plus: A listener asks the editors for short quotes from fictional works that are representative of libertarian ideas.
Three justices who concurred in that judgment accuse the majority of trying to "insulate all alleged insurrectionists from future challenges" by going further than necessary.
Plus: A partial budget deal, Super Tuesday, the State of the Union, Harris calls for a cease-fire, and more...
No matter who wins between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, chaos is likely to ensue.
There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents an inmate from winning the presidency.
Plus: A listener asks the editors for big picture thoughts on United States foreign policy interventions in other nation states.
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Despite holding out against a seemingly inevitable Trump nomination, Haley lost in her home state.
The essence of the case, the Manhattan D.A. says, is that Trump "corrupt[ed] a presidential election" by concealing embarrassing information.
If you’re going to set arbitrary prices for labor, why not shoot for the moon?
True the Vote told a Georgia court that it can't produce any evidence to support claims of widespread ballot fraud in Georgia.
Three-quarters of voters and more than half of Democrats are concerned about the president's age.
When he's on his game, he's still one of the best bullshit detectors in the media.
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
Most of the justices are clearly inclined to reject a Colorado Supreme Court decision asserting that power under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
It was a week of bad news for the president. Fortunately for him, he probably won’t remember.
There's a reason why Democrats are freaking out over comparative anti-interventionists RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West.
Peter Meijer talks about his run for Senate, his Trump impeachment vote, and possibly competing against Justin Amash on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.