Straight people have often asked me what I, a gay man, have in common with someone who’s trans. Gay people have often put that question…
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Tag: United States Politics and Government
Man Charged in Bomb Plot Targeting Amazon Data Center
A Texas man who boasted that he was at the United States Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the building in January has been charged…
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Could Ron DeSantis Be Trump’s G.O.P. Heir? He’s Certainly Trying.
The governor has also taken steps to shore up his political standing around his handling of the pandemic, summoning reporters to the State Capitol on…
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‘A Tremendous Complication’: G.O.P. Dances Around Trump’s Lingering Presence
“This is all about the Trump circle of grift,” said former Representative Barbara Comstock of Virginia, who is close to another high-profile Republican — and…
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The New Cancel Culture Capitalism
An M.L.B. source described what many within the league saw as an untenable scenario for the sport: A number of players would refuse to participate…
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Plunging Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Supply Dents State Inoculation Efforts
“The last thing we wanted to hear about was we’re getting less vaccines,” Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, a Republican, told reporters Friday. “We were…
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Matt Gaetz Tells Supporters He Is a Victim of Leaks and Lies
Representative Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who is the focus of a Justice Department inquiry over whether he broke sex trafficking laws, maintained his innocence…
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Will Biden ‘Pack’ the Supreme Court?
For many liberals, the state of the nation’s courts system has reached a crisis point. For President Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, reshaping the…
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Biden Details $1.52 Trillion Spending Proposal to Fund Discretionary Priorities
WASHINGTON — President Biden outlined a vast expansion of federal spending on Friday, calling for a 16 percent increase in domestic programs as he tries…
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Democrats and Republicans No Longer Speak the Same Language
Republicans — surprise! — took a stricter line, excluding measures such as direct aid to state and local governments. House Republicans tweeted out a pie…
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