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Trump lawyer's SCOTUS "quid pro quo"

“Imagine for a second if a lawyer for Clinton, Obama or Biden said this. It’d be a massive scandal," attorney says

Salon · Jan 5, 2024

Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89

Iran is mourning those slain in an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing targeting a commemoration for a general slain in a U.S. drone strike in 2020

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

‘If no one flies, they won’t give you the money’: Alexander Payne on Marvel, misfits and making movies

The director’s latest picture, The Holdovers, is a bittersweet evocation of 70s cinema. He reflects on how Hollywood has changed, how he dealt with a box office flop – and the meaning of success

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

How Israel failed to learn from the Northern Ireland peace process

There is no peace in the Middle East because there is no effective peace process. This isn’t because the Palestinians and Israelis do not know how to make peace. They do. The Good Friday agreement which brought peace to Northern Ireland a quarter of a century ago, provided a clear…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

Biden’s biggest weakness and biggest strength going into 2024

His biggest weakness is a lack of enthusiasm while Biden’s biggest asset is people are starting to feel better about the economy

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024

Israel and its allies must face facts: peace talks are the only way forward, and they will have to include Hamas

My experience tells me this: tough negotiation will achieve what bombs cannot, says Peter Hain, former UK Middle East minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024

The Electoral College is a ‘bad’ and ‘undemocratic’ system. So why does the US still use it?

In the most powerful democracy in the world, two of its last four leaders have been chosen by a minority of voters. The US’s Electoral College system is now functioning far from how its creators originally intended, Gustaf Kilander writes

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024

Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public

List could be released as soon as Tuesday after deadline for objections to unsealing of names passes midnight Monday

The Guardian - US · Jan 1, 2024

Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 89

Johnson, the first Black woman elected to any seat in Dallas and the first Black Dallasite to serve in Congress, was a towering figure in Texas politics.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 31, 2023

Survey Reveals Most Overrated and Underrated Political Figures in US History

Find out who America's conservative leaders think are the most overrated and underrated political figures in history. The results may surprise you.

Top News · Dec 31, 2023