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The GOP is Russia’s stooge – and what Democrats can do about it

Jim Clyburn, the South Carolina Congressman, isn’t a good public speaker. Even so, he speaks for me. He should speak for you, too. Last week, during an interview with The Hill, the House majority whip put Donald Trump and the

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‘Village idiot’ Trump would have let Putin take Ukraine ‘no questions asked’: journalist

One of the ludicrous MAGA talking points being parroted in right-wing media outlets is that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine were Donald Trump still president because Putin feared Trump more than he fears President Joe Biden.

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WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds weekly news briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds weekly news briefing on Thursday.

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Hundreds of Africans stopped from entering Spain for second day

Hundreds of people have tried for a second day to climb over the fences that separate a Spanish city in North Africa from Morocco.

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How Biden Plans to Tackle Chronic Gaps in Mental Health Care

(Washington D.C.) — President Joe Biden’s new plan to expand mental health and drug abuse treatment would pour hundreds of millions of dollars into suicide prevention, mental health services for youth, and community clinics providing 24/7 access to people in

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WATCH LIVE: House hearing on missing girls from Black, indigenous and other communities of color

The House Oversight committee holds a hearing Thursday on missing girls from Black, indigenous and other communities of color.

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Europeans are Being Asked to Turn Down Their Heating To Fight Russian Energy Dependence

Europeans should turn down the thermostat in their homes to help reduce the region’s energy dependence on Russia as relations with Moscow worsen over the invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency (IEA), said Thursday. The E.U. depends on natural

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Russia’s Aeroflot kicked off of critical global flight reservation system

On Thursday, the global flight reservation company Sabre announced that it is kicking Russian flag carrier Aeroflot off of its worldwide system in retaliation for the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine. “Sabre has been monitoring the evolving situation in Ukraine

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1 million flee Ukraine as Russia steps up assault on Mariupol, Kherson – NBC News

1 million flee Ukraine as Russia steps up assault on Mariupol, Kherson  NBC News Russia intensifies onslaught on Ukraine’s cities – BBC News  BBC News Ukraine and Russia War: Live News and Video Tracker  The New York Times Ukraine Officials Say Thousands Of

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Putin wants all of Ukraine and ‘worse is to come’ in conflict, warns Macron after phone call

Vladimir Putin wants to seize all of Ukraine and “worse is to come” during the conflict, the French president has warned.

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