Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, NBC News projects

Joe Biden has easily won the South Carolina primary, NBC News projects — giving his campaign a dose of energy amid recent polls that show he is in a tight race with Donald Trump, his likely opponent in November. Biden, who will win all 55 of the state’s delegates, NBC News projects, defeated a …

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With The Start Of Dominion’s Defamation Trial, Consequences Loom For Fox News

In early December, Scott responded angrily when a Fox reporter fact-checked one of Trump’s election conspiracy claims on air, telling another executive in an email, “This has to stop now.”  She added, “This is bad for business.” In other communications, court documents say, executives spoke of the need to “straddle the issue” and said …

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 566 — Stephanie Murphy The Axe Files with David Axelrod Stephanie Murphy truly is a great American story. Born in Vietnam a few years after the war, she and her family fled tyranny and were rescued at sea by the U.S. Navy. Raised in a trailer park in Virginia, she worked her way …

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The ‘Happy Hour’ debate is back

By HADAS GOLD 08/28/2015 11:05 AM EDT CNN released a trailer on Thursday for the second GOP primary debate, to be held on Sept. 16 in California, and revealed that once again, the lower-tier candidates will be relegated to a debate which will start hours before the main event. Candidates who are in the …

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How the US and Iran Could End Up in a War They Don’t Want

Neither is Iran, by most accounts. Many Iran experts believe that Khamenei, Iran’s aging supreme leader, wants to avoid an all-out war and is mainly focused on maintaining political control at home rather than attacking the U.S. In a swift response after Sunday’s attack, Nasser Kanaani, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, insisted Tehran was “not …

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Joe Rogan signs new $250 million, multi-year Spotify deal

Constant COVID-19 misinformation isn’t enough to stop Spotify from renewing its deal with Joe Rogan’s podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. The former Fear Factor host and UFC color commentator is set to receive an estimated $250 million for an undisclosed multi-year contract. Other details of the new contract include Rogan being able to distribute …

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World Leaders React to News of Shinzo Abe’s Death

World leaders paid tribute to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after he was fatally shot while campaigning for his political allies Friday morning. Read More: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Has Been Shot and Killed. What We Know So Far A teary-eyed Fumio Kishida, Japan’s current prime minister, condemned the assassination when …

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Trump’s Control Of the Republican Party Is Bad For Democracy

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. As former President Donald Trump edges closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, our political science research has shown that a second Trump presidency is likely to damage American democracy even …

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