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At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, President Joe Biden took the stage to make some self-deprecating jokes — and a few more at Donald Trump’s expense. “Of course age is an issue. I’m a grown man, and I’m running against a 6-year-old,” Biden said, invoking concerns about his age to jab at

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It’s been another big legal week for Donald Trump. His first criminal trial kicked off in New York, and his Supreme Court immunity hearing just took place in Washington. He also made a legal cameo in Arizona, as an unindicted alleged co-conspirator in a new indictment stemming from efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.

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The Gateway Pundit, a far-right blog that has frequently peddled political misinformation, has filed for bankruptcy, citing the lawsuits it faces over its conspiracy-fueled coverage of the 2020 presidential election. In a statement Wednesday, founder Jim Hoft blamed “progressive liberal lawfare attacks against our media outlet” and said that the decision to seek Chapter 11

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It looks like we can add Coca-Cola (back) to the ever-changing carousel of quintessentially American companies targeted by Republicans for reprisals.  In recent years, right-wingers have raged against the NFL, Major League Baseball, M&Ms candies, Barbie dolls, American Girl dolls, Disney and Bud Light as targets in their culture wars. Now, House Judiciary Committee Chairman

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The third time’s the charm: After two previous failed attempts, the Arizona House finally passed a bill Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 that the state Supreme Court revived this month. The bill narrowly passed the House on its third try, with three Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues to vote for repeal.

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First thing Thursday morning, a woman identified only as Juror No. 2 told Judge Juan Merchan that, upon reflection, she feared she could no longer be an impartial participant in Donald Trump’s historic hush money jury. Her change of heart came after Fox News host Jesse Watters devoted a significant amount of airtime to discussing

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‘Incarceration is an option’: Trump appears to want the judge to throw him in jail 06:15 ‘They blew it’: Judge shreds Trump’s defense in gag order hearing 10:33 Not even subtle: Trump used National Enquirer to smear his opponents, court testimony confirms 07:05 Lawrence: Stormy Daniels has humiliated Donald Trump again 09:23 ‘Shriveled’: Trump looks

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