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politicalwire, 13 days ago to random

“The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel,” Axios reports.

“It is the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that the U.S. has stopped a weapons shipment intended for the Israeli military. The incident raised serious concerns inside the Israeli government and sent officials scrambling to understand why the […]

https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/05/u-s-put-hold-on-ammunition-shipment-to-israel/

politicalwire, 15 days ago to random

“Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station while trying to vote on Thursday, having not brought appropriate identification — a requirement that he himself introduced while prime minister,” Politico reports.
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https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/03/boris-johnson-barred-from-voting/

politicalwire, 23 days ago to random

“The founder of the accounting firm hired by Donald Trump’s social media group has used 14 variations of his name in filings with the industry regulator,” the Financial Times reports.
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https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/25/trumps-auditor-apparently-cant-spell-his-own-name/

politicalwire, 23 days ago to random

“Speaker Mike Johnson was drowned out by booing crowds during a speech at Columbia University where he condemned the ongoing student protests against the Gaza war,” CNBC reports.
“Johnson called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign if she could not restore order to the campus and said he would urge President Biden to take […]

https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/24/mike-johnson-met-by-booing-crowds-at-columbia/

politicalwire, 1 month ago to random

Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial:
“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head doops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head […]

https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/16/sleepy-don/

politicalwire, 1 month ago to random

“Donald Trump on Saturday took aim at two likely witnesses in his upcoming New York hush money trial, testing the boundaries of a gag order that prohibits such public statements,” CNBC reports.
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https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/13/trump-takes-aim-at-two-witnesses-despite-gag-order/

politicalwire, 1 month ago to random

After weeks of trying to come up with yet another position on abortion, Donald Trump thought he was clever to finally say on Monday that he would just leave it up to the states.
The next day the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated an 1864 law that banned abortion outright. It’s one of the most draconian abortion bans in the nation — passed during an era […]

https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/trump-flails-on-abortion/

politicalwire, 5 months ago to random

Adam Serwer: “The federal judiciary has become a battleground in a right-wing culture war that aims to turn back the clock to a time when conservative mores—around gender, sexuality, race—were unchallenged and, in some respects, unchallengeable. Many of the federal judges appointed during Trump’s presidency seem to see themselves as foot soldiers in that war, […]

https://politicalwire.com/2023/12/05/a-maga-judiciary/