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politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
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politics Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential run — and pokes a stick at hibernating Trump Carla Sinclair
proud boys Former leader of Proud Poys pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for efforts to stop transfer of power following 2020 presidential election Mark Frauenfelder
donald trump Patriots head coach Bill Belichick declines Presidential Medal of Freedom Gina Loukareas
trump virus Trailer for documentary about the United States' disastrous Covid-19 response Mark Frauenfelder
News Joe Biden formally nominated as Democratic presidential candidate as DNC throws virtual nationwide convention Xeni Jardin
politics One day after boasting of his superior memory, Trump tells detailed lie about being booed at 2015 event he didn't attend Xeni Jardin
elections Pete Buttigieg's prizewinning high-school essay praising Bernie Sanders: "the power to win back the faith of a voting public weary and wary of political opportunism" Cory Doctorow