The Republicans have North Dakota in their sights … and have changed the law to win it.
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Access to the ballot has been increased and diminished according to whoever manages to win power to write the rules. Just look at North Dakota.
Quite the firecracker, isn’t he?
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The now-confirmed supreme court judge repeatedly lost his cool during his recent appearance in the senate. Is that what we need from lawmakers?
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The longstanding, historical notion of the judge as an independent, non-partisan interpreter of the law may never truly recover.
Richard Nixon, Republican candidate for president, is seen in August 1968.
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From Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump, the idea of the little guy ignored by politicians has loomed large in American political rhetoric.
Politics are creating divides in the office.
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The midterm elections have put America’s political divide front and center, increasingly invading the work space and stressing out employees.
Bolshevik leaders Nikolai Lenin and Leon Trotsky.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
Have we lost our grip on the truth?
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A psychologist explains what can happen to individuals and societies that lose their grip on the truth.
Somebody say something.
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Quietly fighting from within is just one way for staffers to rein in an out-of-control leader.
Bob Woodward arrives at Trump Tower, January 2017.
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Bob Woodward’s supposedly explosive findings about Trump are not what we need.
NFL player Colin Kaepernick, centre, started a protest against police violence by kneeling during the US National Anthem in 2016.
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Nike has provoked a conservative backlash by using NFL player Colin Kaepernick in its latest campaign. But the move should be applauded.
President Ronald Reagan during a 1984 debate.
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How politicians have won over voters through the art of the comeback throughout history.
A white supremacist holding a US flag over his face during a Unite the Right rally in Washington in August.
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Speaking with: journalist David Neiwert on the rise of the alt-right in Trump’s America
With the election of Trump, these once marginalised groups now have a figurehead who promotes their conspiracy theories to the world.
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A giant of the US political scene, John McCain had friends and enemies on all sides.
Donald Trump’s attitude to Justin Trudeau has raised eyebrows around the world.
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The world is up in arms about many politicians’ increasing rudeness. Are we right to be so perturbed?
Cyberattacks target Americans’ thinking.
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Russian hackers are coupling old propaganda strategies with new technologies to attack and exploit not just computers and stored data, but how people think.
Outside forces pushed the American people farther apart.
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Cybersecurity experts in the US knew about Russian intelligence agencies’ activities, but may not have had any idea how comprehensive and integrated they were – until now.
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Trump’s former campaign manager is on trial for tax charges but his travails could cause problems for the White House.
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US intelligence assessments have concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to some degree. Trump prefers the Russian version of events.
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After a week spent trampling the international order, Trump capped his performance by giving Vladimir Putin the benefit of the doubt.
Prophetic?
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In an era of fast news, The Simpsons’ slow satire continues to reveal new truths about America.