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2024-01-12 14:46:14

The tension between the state of Texas and the federal government over the border escalated on Thursday when the Texas National Guard seized control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, denying entry to federal authorities. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-national-guard-shelby-park-eagle-pass-border-patrol-1234945639/

2024-01-11 22:00:47

Texas Governor Greg Abbott lamented that Texas can’t shoot migrants trying to cross the border illegally because “the Biden administration would charge us with murder.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/greg-abbott-murder-charges-shooting-migrants-1234945121/

2024-01-11 19:41:38

During a break in the closing arguments of his New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump claimed that Attorney General Letitia James was responsible for forcing the oil and gas conglomerate ExxonMobil to leave the state and move to Texas. There is one small problem with the former president’s accusation: ExxonMobile left New York in 1989, three decades before James assumed the role of attorney general. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-blames-new-york-ag-exxon-moving-texas-1234944871/

2024-01-11 17:54:38

Trump “rehearsed” the closing tirade he would deliver at his New York fraud trial for days before getting denied the opportunity. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rehearsed-fraud-trial-closing-argument-denied-1234944721/

2024-01-11 14:03:35

A bomb threat was made against the home of Arthur Engoron just hours before the New York judge is scheduled to hear closing arguments in the state’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/judge-engoron-swatted-hours-before-trump-closing-arguments-1234944593/

2024-01-02 14:36:34

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump and his lawyers are planning to turn his Jan. 6 trial into a “MAGA freak show” laced with conspiracy theories, Fox News-style talking points and raging innuendo, sources tell Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-plot-to-turn-jan-6-trial-into-maga-freak-show-1234938951/

2023-12-31 16:37:22

Donald Trump spent his Sunday morning posting on Truth Social about former White House staffers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-targets-former-staffers-threat-democracy-1234938665/

2023-12-24 19:59:43

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reported that the DOJ is seeing an "unprecedented rise in threats to public officials across the board.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-gop-rising-threats-public-officials-1234935800/

2023-12-24 17:05:29

Donald Trump claimed that he was merely doing his “duty” as president by alleging that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and “stolen,” therefore believes he deserves “immunity” from prosecution. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-immunity-duty-as-president-appeal-1234935729/

2023-12-21 16:02:04

The scammy, salacious saga of George Santos’ fraudulent life and short-lived congressional career will soon get the documentary treatment. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/george-santos-fyre-fraud-documentary-jenner-furst-1234934345/

2023-12-13 16:07:28

A Kentucky woman suing over the state's abortion ban isn't dropping her suit despite her embryo no longer having "cardiac activity." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/kentucky-woman-not-dropping-abortion-ban-lawsuit-1234927288/

2023-12-12 19:25:47

“When we take power they need to be given the death penalty, straight up.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-jews-executed-1234925748/

2023-12-11 21:33:17

Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani are begging jurors not to grant two Georgia election workers the up to $43 million in damages they’ve requested in their defamation case against the former Trump attorney. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rudy-giuliani-lawyer-whines-georgia-defamation-damages-1234924742/

2023-12-10 15:36:54

Donald Trump defended comments he made last week where he said he wanted to be a dictator if re-elected only on “day one” in office. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-doubles-down-dictator-day-one-1234922468/

2023-12-07 16:52:28

The oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia is raising baseless concerns about carbon emissions generated by renewable energy sources at the UN COP28. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/cop28-saudi-arabia-renewable-energy-bad-environment-1234919483/

2023-12-06 20:40:11

In a keynote speech to a gathering of Christian nationalist lawmakers Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson compared himself to Moses, leading the GOP conference — and America — through the parted waters of the Red Sea. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-moses-christian-nationalist-gala-1234918565/

2023-12-05 21:19:47

“Never apologize. Ever." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/christian-ziegler-instructed-moms-for-liberty-media-1234911353/

2023-12-05 19:42:57

The bill is effectively a total ban on abortion. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/new-hampshire-republicans-ban-abortion-15-days-1234911290/

2023-12-03 16:46:34

The host of the United Nations‘ COP28 climate change summit cast doubt on whether eliminating fossil fuels would help limit global warming. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/cop28-host-no-science-eliminate-fossil-fuels-1234908782/

2023-11-30 18:59:44

Trump attacked the wife of Judge Arthur Engoron as a New York appellate court rejected his request to overturn a gag order. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-attacks-judges-wife-responds-gag-order-reinstatement-1234906438/

2023-11-29 20:43:26

If anyone was trusting that Mike Johnson would cool his Christian nationalist jets now that he’s risen to Speaker of the House, that faith was misplaced. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-keynote-far-right-christian-nationalist-gala-1234905433/

2023-11-26 20:14:14

Chris Christie laid the blame for rising antisemitism and Islamophobia directly at Donald Trump‘s feet. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/christie-blames-trump-antisemitism-islamophobia-1234897040/

2023-11-21 15:40:07

NEW: Christian Nationalists were out in force at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, once again demonstrating their proximity to MAGA power. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/christian-nationalists-influence-mar-a-lago-1234889682/

2023-11-19 17:57:38

Jake Tapper gave DeSantis multiple opportunities to condemn Elon Musk's antisemitic post, but DeSantis repeatedly ducked the question and defended Musk's character. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/desantis-refuses-condemn-elon-musk-antisemitism-1234886667/

2023-11-19 16:39:21

“We believe we are closer than we have been to reaching a final agreement." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/israel-hamas-close-to-deal-hostages-us-official-1234886674/

2023-11-10 21:55:41

The FBI seized the electronic devices of New York City Mayor Eric Adams days after raiding the home of his chief fundraiser in connection to an investigation into allegations that his campaign laundered illegal donations from the Turkish government into their accounts. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/eric-adams-phone-seized-fbi-corruption-probe-1234875342/

2023-11-10 19:40:53

“If I happen to be president, and I see somebody who is doing well and beating me very badly, I’ll say, ‘go down and indict them.'" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-warns-indict-political-opponents-reelected-1234875220/

2023-11-10 15:00:50

Commentary: A flag outside House Speaker Mike Johnson is the key to his connection to the New Apostolic Reformation, an aggressive Christian nationalist movement hell-bent on turning America into a religious state. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/mike-johnson-christian-nationalist-appeal-to-heaven-flag-1234873851/

2023-11-08 18:56:41

Over 100 congressional staffers staged a walkout in front of the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, calling on the representatives they work for to endorse a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/congressional-staffers-stage-walkout-gaza-ceasefire-1234872959/

2023-11-08 13:31:01

It’s abortion, stupid.
Across the country on Tuesday night, the fight to retain or regain reproductive rights remained the defining issue driving voters to the polls. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/abortion-wins-big-kentucky-ohio-virginia-2023-elections-1234872518/

2023-11-07 17:33:40

Laura Ingraham on Fox’s News Division: “THEY ARENT SMART”
In an exclusive excerpt from Brian Stelter's new book 'Network of Lies,' Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Ingraham talk about their election coverage and bash their colleagues.
In a prime-time text chain, the divide was absolute. The popular kids had had enough of the Mensa crowd.
The news division “breaks no news ever,” Hannity quipped. “They hate hate hate all 3 of us.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/brian-stelter-network-of-lies-fox-news-excerpt-1234859364/
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2023-11-02 18:27:48

U.S. Special Operations Forces are reportedly prepared for delicate “contingencies” that could involve direct U.S. involvement in efforts to recover American hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hostage-rescue-us-operation-gaza-report-1234868966/

2023-10-30 18:59:01

“They believe that Christianity will always trump human rights. It doesn’t matter how many gay people kill themselves. It doesn’t matter how many trans people are beat up or brutalized." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mike-johnson-alliance-defending-freedom-anti-lgbtq-1234865340/

2023-10-29 17:56:35

Ron DeSantis defended his attempt to ban pro-Palestinian groups from state colleges in Florida, claiming that the move is “not cancel culture.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/desantis-defends-ban-palestinian-groups-colleges-1234865448/

2023-10-29 15:58:58

“Weak,” “delusional,” “wimp,” “liddle,” and “gone to the Dark Side” are all insults that Donald Trump has flung at his former vice president, Mike Pence. But now that Pence has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, Trump very much wants his endorsement. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-wants-mike-pence-endorsement-1234865427/

2023-10-29 15:28:53

New House Speaker Mike Johnson is eager to send military aid to Israel but is not willing to prioritize aid to Ukraine as it continues to suffer under attack from Vladimir Putin’s army. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-aid-israel-not-ukraine-1234865397/

2023-10-26 20:57:16

Robert Card, an Army reservist with a history of mental health issues, is suspected of killing at least 18 people at multiple locations in Maine on Wednesday.
Hours before the rampage, the Senate voted 53-45 to adopt an amendment making it easier for veterans with mental disabilities to get guns. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/senate-adopts-amendment-veterans-mental-issues-guns-1234863402/

2023-10-26 16:12:43

The new House Speaker, the man who is now second in line for the presidency has blamed mass shootings on both teaching evolution and abortion. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-blamed-shootings-teaching-evolution-abortion-1234863223/

2023-10-26 15:10:53

Commentary: Israeli writer Noa Yedlin describes survival and mourning after Hamas attacked Israel, murdering civilians and taking hostages. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/israel-novelist-noa-yedlin-essay-hamas-war-1234862193/

2023-10-24 16:38:21

Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to become the next House Speaker in a closed-door vote on Tuesday. The nod toward the Minnesota congressman comes amid weeks of turmoil as the party struggles to coalesce around a leader to replace Kevin McCarty, whom it ousted from the position earlier this month. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tom-emmer-nominated-house-speaker-republicans-1234860986/

2023-10-24 13:58:29

Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a flurry of legal motions attempting to throw a wrench in the Justice Department’s 2020 election interference case against him. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-files-motions-stop-election-interference-case-1234860856/

2023-10-24 13:46:59

Jenna Ellis, one of Donald Trump's lawyers who helped challenge the 2020 election, has pleaded guilty in the Fulton County election interference case. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jenna-ellis-pleads-guilty-georgia-election-case-trump-1234860865/

2023-10-23 19:09:29

A coalition of Democrats serving in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has requested to receive a classified intelligence briefing on “how the CCP and our foreign adversaries are leveraging current political dysfunction in the U.S. House of Representatives to discredit democracy globally.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-request-briefing-china-exploitation-gop-chaos-1234860358/

2023-10-22 18:24:47

According to Australian multibillionaire Anthony Pratt, Trump shared a lot with him, such as information about U.S. bombings in Iraq before they were publicly reported. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/secret-tapes-trump-australian-billionaire-anthony-pratt-1234859957/

2023-10-22 15:51:12

Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused militant group Hamas of blocking Americans and citizens of other nations from crossing into Egypt from Gaza and said that “some significant number” of the 10 unaccounted for Americans are being held hostage by Hamas. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/blinken-hamas-american-hostages-gaza-1234859913/

2023-10-19 15:45:31

Two strikes, he’s out. Jim Jordan will not attempt a third floor vote to confirm his nomination for the speakership — at least not for a while.
Following two failed votes on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Ohio congressman has determined not to bring his nomination to the floor on Thursday. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jim-jordan-declines-third-speaker-vote-1234857633/

2023-10-19 14:25:19

EXCLUSIVE: Tax records reveal that Fidelity Charitable and other charities have funneled millions through donor-advised fund programs to groups pushing vaccine skepticism and Covid-19 misinformation.
Rolling Stone and Important Context tracked more than $15 million that donor-advised funds gave in 2020-22 to anti-vax or Covid-19 misinformation groups, like RFK Jr.'s Children's Health Defense. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rfk-jr-anti-vax-orgs-funding-major-charities-1234857214/

2023-10-19 13:51:04

“I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mariannette-miller-meeks-death-threats-jim-jordan-speaker-vote-1234857509/

2023-10-18 19:46:51

“I’m begging the world to bring my baby back home." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/relatives-israeli-rave-kidnapping-victims-plead-for-peace-1234856685/

2023-10-18 12:33:19

In the aftermath of a blast at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, which killed hundreds of Palestinian patients and refugees in the medical complex, rampant misinformation has once again clogged online information avenues. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/misinformation-gaza-hospital-attack-1234856302/

2023-10-17 13:37:24

Sam Bushman advocates for the “white race.” Should he run a group that trains law enforcement? https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/constitutional-sheriffs-ceo-sam-bushman-ties-white-supremacists-1234855624/

2023-10-16 16:34:00

Donald Trump has officially been barred from making public statements attacking prosecutors, witnesses, and court staff over the course of his federal 2020 election interference trial. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-partial-gag-order-1234855109/

2023-10-15 19:26:12

Lindsay Graham denounced Donald Trump‘s comments calling Hezbollah “very smart.”
“That was a huge mistake,” Graham said. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lindsay-graham-trump-hezbollah-huge-mistake-1234854725/

2023-10-12 18:47:54

NEW: Since the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump has been absolutely furious with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for declining to publicly back Trump’s conspiracy theory-fueled efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s win. This month, following the unprecedented terror attack in Israel and amid the escalating war in Gaza, the ex-president is trying to use the unfolding horror to get even. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-netanyahu-impeached-israel-hamas-war-1234852888/

2023-10-12 14:19:58

The former girlfriend and co-conspirator of Sam Bankman-Fried described a bribery scheme involving a Chinese government official and crypto accounts of Thai prostitutes during her testimony. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sam-bankman-fried-girlfriend-caroline-ellison-trial-testimony-1234851337/

2023-10-10 19:30:57

It looks like freedom of the press is Clarence Thomas’ next target. Amid coverage of his relationships with high-profile conservatives, the Supreme Court justice wants to reconsider a landmark First Amendment case. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/clarence-thomas-challenge-landmark-defamation-ruling-1234850483/

2023-10-09 21:05:30

An attendee of the Israeli music festival where Hamas fighters killed more than 260 people described the "total chaos" he saw:
"I started to think I was going to die. Or maybe kidnapped. I wondered, which is better?" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/israel-supernova-music-festival-attendee-1234849331/

2023-10-09 20:18:34

Trolls, clout-chasers, and the merely clueless are flooding social media with clips from a military video game, passing them off as footage of the unfolding conflict in Gaza. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/arma-3-video-game-clips-israel-hamas-conflict-1234849405/

2023-10-09 16:39:08

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will launch an independent, third-party run for the presidency, abandoning his previous bid to topple President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-announces-2024-independent-run-1234849138/

2023-10-09 13:17:35

EXCLUSIVE: Team Trump is using "Fyre Festival strategies" in his $250 million civil fraud case.
In the weeks leading up to the start of his trial in New York, Donald Trump and his attorneys privately discussed how they believed defeat in this trial was preordained. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-team-new-york-fraud-case-media-circus-1234848510/

2023-10-08 18:38:25

Americans have been captured and are being held hostage by Hamas amid the militant group’s attack on Israel that began Saturday, two Israeli ambassadors said, although the number of American hostages remains unconfirmed. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/american-hostages-captured-israel-ambassadors-1234848832/

2023-10-08 15:06:22

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. is “working to verify” reports that “several Americans were killed” and others were taken hostage in Israel over the weekend. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/blinken-americans-killed-missing-israel-1234848738/

2023-10-05 18:47:42

Donald Trump is considering making a trip to the Capitol amid calls from loyalists within the lower chamber for him to assume the position of House Speaker. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-considering-first-capitol-trip-jan-6-1234841398/

2023-10-05 14:35:22

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it is waiving 26 laws to expedite the construction of about 20 miles of a border wall in Starr County, Texas. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/biden-admin-wavies-laws-build-new-border-wall-1234841012/

2023-10-03 20:49:30

BREAKING: Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as Speaker of the House of Representatives. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kevin-mccarthy-voted-out-house-speaker-1234838540/

2023-10-03 19:23:38

Laphonza Butler was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person of color to serve in the upper chamber of Congress. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/laphonza-butler-sworn-in-california-senator-1234838471/

2023-10-02 18:26:25

Judge Engoron “should be disbarred,” Trump said.
"This is a judge that should be out of office. This is a judge that some people say could be charged criminally for what he’s doing. He’s interfering with an election, and it’s a disgrace.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ny-court-fraud-case-challenge-ruling-1234836598/

2023-10-02 16:26:47

Disgraced crypto magnate Sam Bankman-Fried considered paying Donald Trump in exchange for his stepping away from the 2024 presidential race. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/sam-bankman-fried-pay-trump-not-to-run-2024-1234836708/

2023-09-28 14:14:16

Biden: “You saved the automobile industry... You deserve a significant raise.”
Trump: "You’re all on picket lines and everything, but it doesn’t make a difference because in two years you’re all going to be out of business. You’re not getting anything.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/biden-trump-deliver-opposite-messages-striking-uaw-workers-1234833745/

2023-09-28 12:45:54

Appearing in Michigan at a non-union auto parts manufacturer, Donald Trump blasted what he called “blood sucking globalists” attempting to “assassinate” the auto industry, and compared Joe Biden to a “wretched old vulture trying to finish off his prey.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-michigan-speech-autoworkers-electric-boat-rant-1234833784/

2023-09-27 17:10:17

"This is the first device that actually shows promise.” https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/weed-researchers-cannibisens-test-thc-high-1234833196/

2023-09-27 13:31:10

EXCLUSIVE: Trump says his conversation with the Georgia secretary of state asking to “find” votes for him was “a perfect call.”
But sources tell Rolling Stone, that Trump has asked his attorneys to draw up proposals for suppressing its use. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-georgia-perfect-call-1234832866/

2023-09-21 13:26:49

Fox News founder Ruper Murdoch has announced that at age 92 he will be stepping down as chairman of his flagship companies Fox and News Corp. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rupert-murdoch-steps-down-fox-news-1234829012/

2023-09-20 14:37:47

Former MAGA attorney Lin Wood is a witness for the state in Georgia’s election interference RICO case against the former president and 18 others. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lin-wood-witness-georgia-trump-rico-case-1234828343/

2023-09-19 20:55:03

Senator Susan Collins is threatening to wear a bikini to work. Why? Because Chuck Schumer has done something that threatens the very fabric of the republic: relaxing the Senate’s dress code. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/john-fetterman-attacked-republicans-senate-dress-code-1234827861/

2023-09-18 20:35:17

A Texas sheriff with links to the Oath Keepers has been convicted of “official oppression” for the mistreatment of detainees in his jail in 2021, one of whom allegedly staged a suicide attempt. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/oath-keeper-sheriff-convicted-violating-inmate-rights-1234827432/

2023-09-17 19:41:34

Fully one-third of U.S. states have election deniers in some of the highest positions overseeing elections. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/election-deniers-17-states-1234826808/

2023-09-17 15:11:09

“I’m built a little differently I guess." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-i-dont-think-about-going-to-jail-1234826739/

2023-09-14 14:47:53

Commentary: White supremacists from as far as Canada are having a field day intimidating Florida residents. Critics are blasting Ron DeSantis for his silence. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/neo-nazis-thriving-florida-ron-desantis-1234824505/

2023-09-14 14:00:24

Self-styled “blue-collar” Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spent late 2018 living large on gifts from his wealthiest donors — without disclosing them to ethics regulators. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ron-desantis-accepted-gifts-wealthy-donors-1234824857/

2023-09-13 13:22:32

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un promised his “full and unconditional” support to Russia’s Vladimir Putin during a Wednesday summit between the two nations. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kim-jong-un-pledges-support-putin-russia-summit-1234824035/

2023-09-13 13:14:24

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“Unless they’ve got a billboard on top of the car, who’s gonna know they’re going somewhere to get an abortion?” Jones asked. “It’s unenforceable.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/abortion-trafficking-texas-1234822300/

2023-09-13 13:14:11

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“I don't know why it was necessary; it was just part of the bill that was brought in front of us,” Dennis Jones, one of four Mitchell County commissioners that voted to approve the resolution, tells Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/abortion-trafficking-texas-1234822300/

2023-09-13 13:13:59

NEW: Texas officials are voting for so-called "abortion trafficking" bans ... for reasons that confuse even them. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/abortion-trafficking-texas-1234822300/

2023-09-12 20:33:50

UPDATE: Elon Musk’s biographer has walked back claims in his new book that Musk cut Starlink internet connectivity for Ukraine and thwarted an attack on Russia’s naval fleet. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-sabotaged-ukraine-attack-russia-1234820180/

2023-09-10 16:20:51

During a Sunday appearance on Fox News, Sen. Ron Johnson alleged that ocean “windmills… are killing the whales,” but this is nothing more than misinformation that expert scientists and the government have repeatedly rebuked. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ron-johnson-misinformation-windmills-killing-whales-1234821737/

2023-09-07 13:51:51

Activists are worried that a slew of RICO charges handed down in Georgia this week could set a dangerous precedent for cracking down on protests movements across America. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/cop-city-rico-charges-dangerous-precedent-1234819244/

2023-09-03 17:00:56

You might think that the person launching a group called Black America for Immigration Reform is a person of color.
But you’d be wrong. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/white-trump-official-black-america-immigration-reform-1234817559/

2023-09-03 16:02:37

“We’re all DeSantis supporters!" one marcher shouted. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/neo-nazis-florida-march-1234817532/

2023-08-31 19:34:22

Commentary: After recently falling for three easily debunkable internet hoaxes, it might be time for Ted Cruz to log off. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/ted-cruz-internet-hoaxes-1234816193/

2023-08-31 16:56:03

Joe Biggs — the “tip of the spear” of the Proud Boys assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6 — has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for his role in the seditious conspiracy to block the peaceful transfer of power to President Joe Biden following the 2020 election. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/prison-joe-biggs-sedition-proud-boys-violence-capitol-1234815512/

2023-08-31 15:29:14

House Oversight Democrats are calling on Republican committee Chair James Comer to use his subpoena power to investigate the foreign business dealings of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — an investigation Comer has been personally stalling for more than a year. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jared-kushner-subpoena-oversight-democrats-1234816008/

2023-08-30 15:07:21

Schools on the outskirts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, are being harassed with repeated bomb threats, which began the day the state’s superintendent shared a post from the right-wing account Libs of TikTok targeting a librarian in the Union Public Schools district. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tusla-school-district-bomb-threats-libs-tiktok-1234814986/

2023-08-28 13:48:15

A new federal indictment pulls back the curtain on sadistic behavior by cops in northern California, who allegedly brutalized residents — with K-9 dog bites or by shooting them with “less lethal” projectiles — and even bragged of breaching their civil rights. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/antioch-cops-morteza-amiri-eric-rombough-devon-wenger-1234812466/

2023-08-27 18:15:12

"For some reason, I am just a good golfer/athlete — I have won many Club Championships, and it is always a great honor!” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-cheat-golf-phil-mickelson-1234812976/

2023-08-27 16:40:54

➡️ You stood by [Trump] after he was accused of rape
➡️ After he praised Vladimir Putin repeatedly
➡️ After he was impeached.
Didn't you normalize his conduct for a long time as well? https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/christie-defends-standing-by-trump-1234812963/

2023-08-24 23:49:01

BREAKING: Trump Arrested for Fourth Time in Five Months https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-arrested-georgia-2020-election-meddling-1234812069/

2023-08-24 16:28:40

They say the opposite of love is not hate but indifference, and sadly for the Florida governor his debate performance did not provoke disdain, but shrugs, among his already frustrated donor base. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/desantis-debate-performance-gop-donors-1234811511/

2023-08-24 04:07:08

Ron DeSantis told a story about a lady in Florida "left discarded in a pan" — and still somehow was outdone in the race to say the wildest things about abortion. #GOPDebate https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/republican-candidates-abortion-2024-gop-debate-1234811364/

2023-08-24 02:42:19

Vivek Ramaswamy presents himself as a man for this political moment — a 38-year-old entrepreneur without the baggage of a politician, who is not a “SuperPAC puppet” (as he calls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis) and can tell the truth.
But faced with an unexpected question about climate change at the first GOP presidential primary debate, Ramaswamy chose to lie. “The climate-change agenda,” he declared, “is a hoax.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/climate-change-agenda-hoax-vivek-ramaswamy-gop-debate-1234811367/