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amp.kansascity.com > opinion > article317197047.html

GOP leaders should impeach Denny Hoskins, not threaten state Supreme Court | Porter

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (583+ words) Impeach the Missouri Supreme Court? Did GOP leaders in this state really go there? Emboldened by a lack of accountability and consequence for skirting the law, of course they did. I found it rather alarming and quite ironic that a group…...


torontosun.com > opinion > editorials > parker-save-america-act-v-packing-supreme-court-devil-in-the-details

PARKER: SAVE America Act v. Packing Supreme Court: Devil in the Details

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (582+ words) The independence of the Supreme Court must be preserved Every House Republican voted for the SAVE America Act, but every Democrat except one voted against this election integrity measure. When the Senate sought to consider the House-passed bill in March…...


washingtonpost.com > nation > 09/06/2026 > army-veteran-may-have-found-american-dream-by-claiming-it-was-dead

He’s trying to make it in America by arguing that you can’t

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (88+ words) The Washington Post A young father lost faith in his country’s defining idea and began to share his frustrations on social media. He found an eager audience. WESTWEGO, La. — His daughters were playing Uno at the kitchen table, so Wilton…...


washingtonpost.com > politics > 09/03/2026 > trump-mail-voting-executive-order-lawsuit > ef7e9fe4-a781-11f1-9e38-f705d048bd5a_story.html

Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (128+ words) The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to let it move ahead with restrictions on mail ballots before the midterm elections in November even as legal wrangling over President Donald Trump’s executive order continues in lower courts BOSTON…...


washingtonpost.com > politics > 09/03/2026 > trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-allow-mail-in-ballot-restrictions

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (90+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The question of whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions can move forward in…...


washingtonpost.com > politics > 09/03/2026 > judge-blocks-trumps-latest-attempt-limit-birthright-citizenship

Judge blocks Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (121+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The judge said the issue raised in Trump’s August executive order was…...


idahostatesman.com > opinion > readers-opinion > article317087798.html

Idaho should give state senators longer terms between elections | Opinion

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (794+ words) Every two years, something unusual happens in Idaho: every single member of the Legislature is up for election. All 70 members of the Idaho House face the voters. So do all 35 members of the Idaho Senate. That means every legislator in…...


en.ara.cat > opinion > when-government-fails-at-what-is-easy_129_5836857.html

When a government fails at what is easy

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (382+ words) “It must be admitted that, today, governing is not easy at all. At least, not as easy as years ago”. I write the sentence in quotes because I hear it more and more often said in private by politicians from…...