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By focusing on the facts, the public can avoid being distracted by baseless allegations about the Trump verdict that undermine institutions designed to ensure – not weaponize – justice.
Would term limits lead to a more effective and less polarized Congress?
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Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute term limits. But that creates more problems than it solves.
Donald Trump speaks at the Black Conservative Federation Gala on Feb. 23, 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump has made some inroads with voters of color by appealing to law and order, conservative social values and mistrust of government.
A U.S. Border Patrol officer shows how he found an undocumented Mexican immigrant under the hood of a car along the U.S.-Mexican border in March 1954.
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Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with similar goals, called Operation Wetback, offers lessons.
TikTok’s features for combining users’ videos lend themselves to political disputes.
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TikTok’s features for combining different users’ videos have sparked a wave of creativity. They’ve also formed an arena for political arguments and insults.
Like it or not, AI is already playing a role in the 2024 presidential election.
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Imprecision in election polling has long been recognized. But advance polls are still useful in recognizing trends in voter preferences, and candidates’ weak points.
One of Donald Trump’s PACs has nearly dried up its resources by paying his legal fees.
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AI can manipulate a real event or invent one from thin air to create a ‘situation deepfake.’ These deepfakes threaten to influence upcoming elections, but you can still protect your vote.
Former President Donald Trump’s many missteps made him an easy target for amateur jokesters.
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A House panel made four criminal referrals in relation to Donald Trump’s alleged role in the attack on the Capitol. Convictions might make him an unpalatable candidate but wouldn’t bar him from running.