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Biden deescalated violence by deescalating violent rhetoric
A “democratic and decent response” to war in Ukraine and Israel.
Speaker McHenry, sorta, maybe?
It’s the best guess, according to one authority on the US Congress.
Fear of a dictator may yield unity
An interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch.
For a Speaker Jordan, the point would be sabotaging democracy
The man’s accomplished nothing but disorder.
‘We have to bear witness’
“We have become all too inured in the US and, some would argue globally, to obscene levels of inhumanity,” says Victoria Brownworth.
The Claremont Institute is behind the right’s ‘Red Caesarism’ craze
It was at the forefront of Trump’s J6 coup attempt and it’s leading the charge to end democracy in America, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Biden’s statesmen’s balance tested at home and abroad
The prospect of antisemitic violence in America as well as Israel.
Biden strikes a statesmen’s balance that everyone needs
The president had warnings for all sides, including Israel.
No, the Biden administration did not fund Hamas’ attack on Israel
Biden reaffirmed America’s “unwavering” support of Israel, but you wouldn’t know that by listening to Trump or other GOP candidates.
With Jim Jordan as the speaker, the House would be even more chaotic and disorderly
After Trump’s endorsement, will GOP insurgents hamstring him the way they did Kevin McCarthy? Or did they learn a lesson?