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Ten things to know about voting

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

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‘We Need to Do McCarthyism to the Tenth Power’

For decades, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s name has been used as shorthand for the opposite of the aspirational ideal of civilized American politics. In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power. Indicating that anything resembled the tactics and smears of the late senator from Wisconsin has been enough to suggest that such behavior was out of bounds, with no rightful place in our modern politics. But now comes a small, influential group of hard-line…

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Defense Manufacturers Agree to ‘Quadruple Production’ of Weapons, Trump Announces

President Donald Trump says U.S. defense manufacturing companies have agreed to “quadruple production” of “‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry” amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. “We just concluded a very good meeting with the largest U.S. Defense Manufacturing Companies where we discussed Production and Production Schedules. They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon. “Expansion began three months prior to the meeting, and Plants and Production of…

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MoveOn Calls Out Democrats Who Refuse To Unify Around Khanna-Massie WPR

WASHINGTON – In response to reporting around an alternate War Powers Resolution that says Trump has to stop U.S. hostilities within 30 days unless Congress authorizes the war, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Any Democrat who wants to let Donald Trump continue to wage his war on Iran should just say so and stop wasting our time. The longer you refuse to do your job, the more people will die because of Trump’s costly and deadly war. MoveOn members have no patience for cowardly Democrats…

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