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'Absolutely Unconscionable': Hourslong Lines to Vote in Texas on Super Tuesday 'Point to a Bigger Systemic Problem'
'This Merger Is a Monopolistic Disaster': Consumer Groups Decry Approval of T-Mobile/Sprint Deal
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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"Expect prices to rise and service to suffer," warned Public Citizen.
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Senate Republicans Acquit Trump in 'Cowardly and Disgraceful Final Act to Their Show Trial'
Jon Queally, staff writer
Demonstrators in favor of President Donald Trumps removal of office conduct a protest in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. After the House impeached Trump last year, the Senate votes today on whether to acquit or convict the President on two articles of impeachment as the trial concludes. (Photo: Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
"Make no mistake about it, this was nothing more than an attempted partisan...
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'Not an Exoneration—A Cover-Up': Nationwide Protests Planned to Denounce GOP Acquittal of Trump
Jon Queally, staff writer
At more than 160 events across the country on Wednesday evening, organizers say protestors will hold Donald Trump and Republican Senators accountable for betraying the American people and the Constitution. (Image: Indivisible Guide)
"We the people do not accept this disgraceful attempt to cover up Donald Trump'...
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GOP Accused of 'Greatest Cover-Up Since Watergate' as Senate Set to End First Witness-Less Impeachment Trial in US History
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell arrives for the Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 21, 2020. - Sparks flew Tuesday over proposed rules for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump, as Democrats accused Republicans of attempting a "cover-up" of evidence that the US leader abused his powers. The first full day of the historic trial saw the Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell submit a resolution on procedures that does not admit ev
'A Fact-Free Sham Trial Perpetrated in the Dead of Night': McConnell's Trump Cover-Up in Senate Begins
Free Press Advocates Decry 'Unprecedented' and 'Unjustified' Restrictions on Reporter Access to Trump Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump looks on as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) speaks during an event about judicial confirmations in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
With McConnell-Led GOP Cover-Up for Trump Looming, Voters Urged to Call Senators to Demand Fair Trial
Trump and McConnell
Groups Call It 'Ludicrous' and 'Offensive' to Let Impeached Trump Continue Right-Wing Takeover of Courts
Attorney General William Barr speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a press conference about the 2020 census at the White House on July 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chen Mengtong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images)
William Barr 'Must Be Removed': Letter Urges Congress to Impeach Attorney General for Repeatedly Violating Oath of Office
Backing Call for Prime Time Impeachment Hearings, Petition Signed by Nearly 100K Delivered to PBS
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
'Huge Win for Democracy': Nationwide Celebrations as NYC Residents Approve Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measure
A Trump National Doral sign
'The Most Overt Corruption to Date': Mulvaney Confirms Plan to Host G7 Summit at Trump Golf Resort
Democratic presidential primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Bernie Sanders and New Yorkers Praise Gov. Cuomo for Giving State's Voters More Time to Change Party Affiliation Before Primaries
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai
In 'Tremendous Victory for the Public,' Federal Appeals Court Quashes FCC Attempt to Weaken Media Ownership Rules
The FEC, which regulates elections and campaign finance, is without a quorum after the resignation of one of its members.
Democracy Watchdog Warns FEC Courting 'Disaster' by Heading Into 2020 Elections Without a Quorum

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The NRA Enemies List: AARP to YMCA to Britney Spears to Hallmark Cards
Wow. Recently surfaced is an NRA list of several hundred "anti-gun" organizations, celebrities and cor porations who have lent support to evil overlords who would steal our assault rifes and our liberty. Among them: The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, U.S. Catholic Conference, Tony Bennett, N Sync, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Time Warner. Man, the NRA world must be getting lonesome.
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