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Kamala Harris edges ahead of Donald Trump in national polls for US election
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Polling indicates Kamala Harris’s candidacy has tightened the US presidential race. At home, the numbers are a mixed bag for the government.
Aug 4, 2024, 2:00 PM
The UK’s new prime minister Keir Starmer - hoping for a Democrat in the White House, preparing for Trump
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The new British government has been in talks with both Democrats and Republicans for a while already.
Jul 4, 2024, 2:00 PM
‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution
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The Supreme Court’s decision has major implications for the criminal prosecution of Trump and for the country and how it is governed.
Jun 30, 2024, 2:00 PM
Supreme Court rules that Trump had partial immunity as president, but not for unofficial acts − 4 essential reads
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The dissenting judges argued that the Supreme Court’s decision will dramatically expand the president’s powers while in office.
Jun 30, 2024, 2:00 PM
Independent voters are few in number, influential in close elections - and hard for campaigns to reach
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Both the Biden and Trump campaigns will work to mobilize their bases and maximize turnout among their supporters. But those votes alone will probably not be enough to ensure victory.
Jun 10, 2024, 2:00 PM
2020’s ‘fake elector’ schemes will be harder to try in 2024 - but not impossible
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In the 2020 presidential election, groups of self-appointed electors in seven states met to cast votes for Donald Trump, even though Joe Biden had carried their states. Could that happen again?
Jun 9, 2024, 2:00 PM
Biden and Trump may forget names or personal details, but here is what really matters in assessing whether they’re cognitively up for the job
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Decision-making abilities are critical to a president’s performance.
Jun 9, 2024, 2:00 PM
Trump’s post-conviction windfall shows democracy is increasingly a pay-to-play game
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Even in places where democracy has not yet fallen off a cliff, all-powerful billionaires, broken political parties and angry voters are moving into destructive alignment.
Jun 8, 2024, 2:00 PM
The intersectionality of hate helps us understand the ideology of Donald Trump and the far right
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The intersectionality of hate, which combines racism, antisemitism and misogyny, leads the white heterosexual male to believe that he is a victim of the “minorities” he must resist.
May 27, 2024, 2:00 PM
Descartes and the deep state: what 17th-century philosophy reveals about Trump and QAnon
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Ideas used by conspiracy theorists hark back to those of 17th-century philosophers such as René Descartes.
May 27, 2024, 2:00 PM
A sex scandal that’s boring the public − and a judge forced to keep Trump focused
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A former judge and an expert on political communication dissect the most recent week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
May 8, 2024, 2:00 PM
Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
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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.
May 5, 2024, 2:00 PM
Don’t count Biden out: January polls are historically unreliable
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Despite what January polls suggest, in a Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden rematch in November, a result similar to 2020 would be probable: a big Biden vote lead and tight state-by-state battles.
Jan 13, 2024, 1:00 PM
Trump’s arguments for immunity not as hopeless as some claim
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The former president has raised several legal arguments that do not yet have clear answers. A constitutional scholar says they’re questions worth asking.
Jan 7, 2024, 1:00 PM
Why have authoritarianism and libertarianism merged? A political psychologist on 'the vulnerability of the modern self'
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It is now not uncommon to find people supporting leaders like Donald Trump while insisting the state refrains from intervening in their lives.
Jan 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
Will Biden's ego bring Trump back to the White House?
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Biden’s self-confidence has powered impressive achievements. But has it become too much of a good thing?
Jan 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
Ukraine war: stakes are high for EU and Ukraine ahead of crucial European summit
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With the prospect of a second Trump presidency halting military aid for Ukraine, it is vital for Kyiv that the EU finds a way to unlock more funding.
Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM
The media must stop enabling Trump's attention-seeking use of fascist rhetoric
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Instead of giving Trump’s fascist rhetoric a wider audience, news organizations must simply point out he’s attempting to dehumanize his fellow citizens, create a path to violence and destroy democracy.
Nov 19, 2023, 1:00 PM
Key Trump co-defendants accept plea deals - a legal expert explains what that means
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With co-defendants of Donald Trump accepting plea bargains, an expert in criminal law explains what these legal agreements are and how they work.
Oct 22, 2023, 1:00 PM
Trump vs Haley vs DeSantis: inside the real battle for the 2024 Republican nomination
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With the former president still very popular within the Republican Party, it will likely come down to Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis to challenge him for the Republican nomination.
Oct 8, 2023, 1:00 PM
Jack Smith's requested gag order, like judicial orders restricting Trump's speech, seeks to balance constitutional rights
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Trump has not been silenced. The limits on his speech protect fundamental rights − including his right to a fair trial by an unbiased jury and the public’s right to a working justice system.
Aug 27, 2023, 2:00 PM
Judicial orders restricting Trump's speech seek to balance his own constitutional rights
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Trump has not been silenced. The limits on his speech protect fundamental rights − including his right to a fair trial by an unbiased jury and the public’s right to a working justice system.
Aug 27, 2023, 2:00 PM
Trump indicted in Georgia: Why do his supporters remain loyal?
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Those who support Donald Trump unconditionally have not wavered. Their support encompasses numerous groups and reasons, but first and foremost, they believe Trump gives them what they want.
Aug 13, 2023, 2:00 PM
Why do his supporters continue to back him?
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Those who support Donald Trump unconditionally have not wavered. Their support encompasses numerous groups and reasons, but first and foremost, they believe Trump gives them what they want.
Aug 13, 2023, 2:00 PM
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