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DHS head accused of sounding brazen 'dog whistle' in scramble to save job
As President Donald Trump and his administration turned their focus to “election security” in recent months, alumni of the Select Jan. 6, 2021 Committee have been left scratching their heads, wondering if anyone around the president has even a cursory understanding of the American Constitution.
Five-word pledge splitting Democrats: Socialism v Capitalism — is a Democratic civil war afoot?
Capitalist or (democratic) socialist? That’s the question starting to drive a wedge between the moderate and AOC’s progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Party leaders say there’s nothing to see here, even after the three progressives New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed won their primaries earlier this week, which has the party’s leftward flank all but dancing in the streets.