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Harry Reid, who led Senate Democrats for 12 years, dies at 82
Nevada senator, who helped to pass Obama’s Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank financial reforms, called Trump ‘the worst president we’ve ever had’

Tom McCarthy

29, Dec, 2021 @1:36 AM

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‘It would be glorious’: hopes high for Biden to nominate first Black woman to supreme court
Activists welcome stated intent to fulfil campaign promise and finally elevate a judge ‘that really understands racism’

Tom McCarthy

20, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM

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Is capitalism really coming to the rescue of American democracy?
Activists welcome support in the battle against Republican voter suppression but wonder what such words are worth

Tom McCarthy

17, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM

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‘Putin-style democracy’: how Republicans gerrymander the map
With red states set to gain seats, the GOP is ready to disadvantage Democrats and deliver the US House

Tom McCarthy

11, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM

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Biden says he’s ‘not open to doing nothing’ on infrastructure amid Republican criticisms of plan – as it happened
President says his jobs plan is ‘single largest investment in American jobs’ since second world war

Maanvi Singh in Oakland and Joan E Greve in Washington

08, Apr, 2021 @12:23 AM

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How Republicans are trying to prevent people from voting after ‘stop the steal’
Hundreds of bills nationwide target people of color whose full participation in future elections is seen by Republicans as a threat

Tom McCarthy

07, Apr, 2021 @7:00 AM

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JD Vance eyes Ohio’s Senate seat as a working-class man – with millions in tech funds
The venture capitalist and author of Hillbilly Elegy hopes to take his place in a Republican party rebranding itself as the working-class party

Tom McCarthy

04, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM

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'Welcome to the family': Fox News hires Lara Trump as a contributor
New role for Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law could pave the way to a political career of her own

Tom McCarthy

29, Mar, 2021 @8:59 PM

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Republicans and Democrats send dueling delegations to US border
Republicans presented trip as exposé of dire circumstances while Democrats sought to ensure children ‘treated humanely’

Tom McCarthy and Joan E Greve

26, Mar, 2021 @7:36 PM

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Dominion Voting Systems sues Fox News for $1.6bn over election fraud lies
Company accuses some of network’s biggest personalities ‘and their chosen guests’ of spreading ‘defamatory falsehoods’

Tom McCarthy

26, Mar, 2021 @2:49 PM

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Mexico's death toll passes 200,000 – as it happened
Country becomes third in the world to pass grim milestone; Novavax is delaying signing its contract with EU due to raw material supply issues

Edna Mohamed (now); Mattha Busby, Ben Quinn, Tobi Thomas and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

26, Mar, 2021 @12:39 AM

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Ja Rule sells $122,000 Fyre Festival NFT artwork – with real painting thrown in
Musician joins vogue for unique electronic identifiers and is happy to be rid of art: ‘I just wanted that energy out’

Tom McCarthy

25, Mar, 2021 @3:31 PM

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