#Texas braces for impeachment battle

#Texas braces for impeachment battle

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) impeachment trial in the Lone Star State begins Tuesday, when Republicans in the state Legislature’s upper chamber will play the pivotal role in considering whether he misused his office. It’s a potentially explosive moment for the ruling conservative coalition and the first impeachment trial in the state’s modern history. Paxton faces…

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#House, Senate GOP set for internal fight over Ukraine 

#House, Senate GOP set for internal fight over Ukraine 

Senate and House Republicans are girding themselves for an internal battle over President Biden’s request for another $24 billion to continue funding the war and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.   The GOP’s divisions over the war were on full display at last week’s presidential debate.  Republicans with traditional national security views — former U.S. Ambassador…

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#The GOP is a shambles, unable to nominate anyone electable

#The GOP is a shambles, unable to nominate anyone electable

The big story coming out of the 2024 election might be the end of American democracy. That’s because the man already twice impeached and under indictment for trying to overturn the last presidential election is becoming even more extreme in promoting violence and sowing distrust in government. “America is grappling with the biggest and most…

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#Democrat suspicions grow about RFK Jr., Cornel West, No Labels

#Democrat suspicions grow about RFK Jr., Cornel West, No Labels

Democrats aren’t just growing concerned about some potential third-party presidential candidates. They’re also becoming increasingly suspicious about those people’s motivations. Supporters of President Biden see several threats on the horizon, beyond the Republican Party itself. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gained more traction than many Democrats expected in his primary challenge to Biden. A potential…

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#Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC

#Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC

Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC Donald Trump loomed large over the annual Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., this week, demonstrating the iron grip the former president still maintains over the GOP’s ultra-conservative base.  Trump won the event’s straw poll with 62 percent support, while his intraparty rival Florida Gov. Ron…

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#Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC

#Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC

Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) made one thing especially clear this week: This is former President Trump’s convention. “I’m not at CPAC. I’m at TPAC,” said John Fredericks, a conservative radio show host who served as the chairman in Virginia for Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns….

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