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Montana's attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month's primary so he could ...
by Associated Press
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on Mon May 20, 2024 at 01:30 PM PDT
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Donald Trump suggested that he might run for three terms during his visit to Dallas, Texas, this weekend to speak at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting.
The NRA awarded Trump its ...
by Mark Sumner
51 comments
on Mon May 20, 2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Soldiers were threatened with court-martial for trying to scratch them off their weapons with a penny. A father — himself a Baptist minister — of one soldier sent rolls of thin black duct tape to his son’s unit to cover them up. On one message board, a...
by ChrisRodda
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on Thu May 16, 2024 at 09:01 AM PDT
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At the start of 2024, there were 28 state legislatures entirely under Republican control and 20 under Democratic control. Of these, many have majorities where one party has overwhelming control , ...
by Mark Sumner
112 comments
on Mon May 13, 2024 at 08:30 AM PDT
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Indicted ”fake elector” and Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern has been barred from using the Senate video studio at the state Capitol ...
by Walter Einenkel
42 comments
on Wed May 08, 2024 at 08:30 AM PDT
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A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
by Mike Luckovich
32 comments
on Sun May 12, 2024 at 03:50 PM PDT
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A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Campaign ...
by Pedro Molina
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 10:07 AM PDT
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It would be hard to find an organization more corrupt and incompetent than the NRA, ...
by Mark Sumner
196 comments
on Tue Apr 30, 2024 at 02:30 PM PDT
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Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee told reporters Thursday that he plans to sign Republican-driven legislation that will let teachers carry guns in classrooms. "What's important to me is that we give districts tools," Lee said of the bill that is predicated on...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Apr 26, 2024 at 01:30 PM PDT
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Of all the damn fool stupid ideas …
by JohnnyPiano
8 comments
on Thu Apr 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM PDT
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This story was first posted by maggiejean on 4/15. Story number 12 in the overnight news digest. www.dailykos.com/… An Ohio man was charged with murder after shooting a Black ride-share driver in an unprovoked attack, following the most recent string...
by Kevo2007
125 comments
on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 01:59 PM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
by Clay Bennett
23 comments
on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 04:55 PM PDT
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Been surfing twitter again!!! Manuel Lost his son that horrible day. Manuel isn’t going to stop
by eeff
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 02:40 AM PDT
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The rifle used by Lee Harvey Oswald to kill President Kennedy in Dallas had a long�history.
"Hidden History" is a diary series that explores forgotten and little-known areas of history.
by Lenny Flank
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 01:02 PM PDT
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New Pew Research paper titled: About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lock-down in the last school year I don’t know about you, but the title is a punch in the gut. And really shows how out of control US gun ownership has...
by umbra
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 09:46 AM PDT
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Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to � a ...
by Associated Press
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 06:28 AM PDT
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President Joe BIden sat down with Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo in the Oval Office for an wide-ranging interview that ran Tuesday evening. The interview comes after months of well-deserved criticism over an “exclusive” puff-piece interview Acevedo...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 04:00 PM PDT
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I know someone and I don’t like him at all. Part of his living is made by buying and selling guns. No background checks. Nada. It is perfectly legal for a total stranger to buy or own a gun and sell it to a perfect stranger. The federal law says they...
by Vetwife
26 comments
on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 01:19 PM PDT
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This is big news: James and Jennifer Crumbley have each been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for their role in the deadly mass shooting carried out by their son, Ethan Crumbley, at a Michigan high school in 2021. The criminal case against the...
by satanicpanic
155 comments
on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 10:24 AM PDT
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by Madelyn Beck, Daily Montanan Wyoming became one of the first states in the nation to ban red-flag gun laws when Gov. Mark Gordon signed new legislation into law last month. Senate File 109 �
by Daily Montanan
108 comments
on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 02:25 PM PDT
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