Biden administration
Where Things Stand: Schumer Claims Biden’s Leaning His Way On Student Debt Cancellation
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04.27.22 | 6:27 pm

There’s not a ton to make of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) remarks from the Senate floor today — when he suggested that President Biden is “moving in our direction” on student debt forgiveness.

But he could be signaling a few things.

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Where Things Stand: Even Some Conservative Media Find Hawley’s QAnon-Flavored Attacks On Jackson ‘Disingenuous’
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03.21.22 | 6:37 pm

As Kate Riga noted repeatedly during her coverage of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) made a point of injecting some QAnon-adjacent claims about Jackson into the public record Monday.

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Fake Crack Pipes: How The GOP Is Using A Conspiracy Theory To Threaten Gov’t Shutdown
Another debunked Republican grievance issue has hit the halls of Congress.
02.15.22 | 3:08 pm
DOJ Civil: Progressives Should Pay Attention To The Actions Of This Powerful Litigating Division
The Civil Division is handling the lawsuit against Texas for its novel abortion ban. 
01.25.22 | 11:15 am