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TO SAVE HIS LEGACY WITH DEMOCRATS AND OUR ALLIES, PRESIDENT BIDEN MUST GO ROGUE LIKE MITCH MCCONNELL DID WHEN HE...

Madison Students March To The Capitol For Gun Safety

On Friday afternoon, hundreds of students from Madison East and Madison West High Schools walked out and marched to the...

The Supreme Court’s Christmas gift to religious-right lawyers

A person holds a cross outside of the Supreme Court during the 2023 March for Life.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign...

“Hot Frosty” and “The Merry Gentlemen” won’t save the Netflix Christmas Universe with washboard abs

It may seem unimaginable now that we’ve once again found ourselves covered in cheap tinsel and fake snow every time...

Nostalgia for Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe” and my early days as a Belieber

I became a Belieber more than a decade ago in summer, but my love for Justin Bieber felt like it...

“Gossip is an evil”: Pope Francis admonishes Vatican staff for workplace toxicity

If the 2024 film “Conclave” dramatized the Vatican's inner workings with intrigue, Pope Francis delivered something of a real-life sequel...

“Who is in charge?”: Top Democrats criticize Musk’s role in government shutdown drama

Prominent Democrats lambasted Elon Musk’s influence on negotiations to avert this weekend’s potential government shutdown, questioning his behind-the-scenes role in...

Donald Trump’s victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk’s endorsement has them exultant.

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3 Shocking McConnell Blunders You Won’t Believe!

Mitch McConnell's whining about Trump's isolationist policies, willingness to ignore the Senate w/ recess appointments & inane nomination of conspiracy...

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