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An idea almost as awful as the lunacy Republicans started in Texas

18+ hour, 29+ min ago  (913+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears during a rally for his senatorial campaign at George's Banquet Hall in Waco, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee It's a ridiculous idea: temporarily revert to hyper-partisan reapportionment just six years after Virginia voters, weary…...

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Why drivers should brace for a rapid g​as price surge this week: expert

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (299+ words) A man fills up reserve gas containers, as Hurricane Milton approaches, in Tampa, Florida October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Gas prices could surge this week as President Donald Trump's military action in Iran and a seasonal jump in driving combine to…...

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alternet.org > trump-noem-bondi

Trump’s 'clown car' may be his reckoning: analysis

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (167+ words) But the second Trump Administration is considerably different. Although Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a traditional conservative, far-right MAGA Republicans dominate Trump's administration this time. And Trump made a point of picking mostly staunch loyalists this time. In an…...

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alternet.org > jane-fonda-trump

'To slop': Jane Fonda skewers Donald Trump

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (289+ words) Larry and David Ellison, the billionaire father-and-son buying up media empires and making them support President Donald Trump, are being skewered by a Hollywood legend, longtime acting superstar Jane Fonda. In a satirical video from Fonda's Committee for the First…...

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alternet.org > don-lemon-doj-minneapolis

Dom Lemon case expands with superseding DOJ indictment

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (310+ words) On Thursday, February 26, the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) case against journalist and former CNN host Don Lemon took on a Philadelphia element when Jerome Richardson " a Minnesota native now attending Philly's Temple University " was recognized by members of the…...

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alternet.org > cornyn-paxton-thune

Red state shows signs of fracture as Republican anxiety mounts

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (330+ words) Since the 1990s, Texas has been a Republican stronghold. The late Democratic governor, Ann Richards, was voted out of office in 1994, when she lost to Republican George W. Bush (who went on to be elected president in 2000). And Democrats have been struggling…...

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alternet.org > save-act-atlantic

This GOP scheme could backfire badly

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (538+ words) If the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act of SAVE America Act) is passed in both branches of Congress and makes it to President Donald Trump's desk for signature, it will amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 by…...

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alternet.org > trump-truckers

Trump could cost 150,000 truckers their jobs — and they're all from one minority group

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (234+ words) Donald Trump in a truck President Donald Trump called for Congress to pass the so-called "Dalilah Law" requiring commercial drivers licenses to only go to legal residents " and in the process continued the MAGA movement's targeting of the Sikh community....

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alternet.org > msn-uk > trump-divisive-republican-party

Republican governor admits he’s 'scared to death' of Trump’s upcoming speech

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (383+ words) North Carolina former Republican Gov. and Donald Trump supporter Pat McCrory says he is dreading what's going to come out of Trump's mouth at his State of the Union address Tuesday night.We've got to get back to statesman like…...

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alternet.org > amp > trump-2026-midterms-2675293521-2675293521

State officials sound 'red-alarm fire' over 'sad and tragic' Trump scheme

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (518+ words) President Donald Trump has already endeavored to hack the 2026 midterm elections with an effort to redraw congressional lines to guarantee Republican wins. Then Attorney General Pam Bondi began demanding voter rolls from blue states to cut voters out, using the…...