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Yahoo NewsWhere Liz Cheney goes from here
After being stripped of her House leadership position by fellow Republicans on Wednesday, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is determined to lead her party away from Trumpism.
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Cheney, stripped of leadership position, vows to keep Trump from returning to presidency
House Republicans stripped Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., of a leadership position Wednesday, rejecting her insistence that the GOP tell the truth about the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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With Liz Cheney vote, the Republican Party faces a moment of reckoning on Trump — again
The Republican Party’s leaders are once again failing to confront Donald Trump's sustained war on reality and truth because they think they need his support to have a chance at winning in an upcoming election.
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Liz Cheney: Trump is seeking to 'unravel' democracy — and GOP must confront him
“The Republican Party is at a turning point, and Republicans must decide whether we are going to choose truth and fidelity to the Constitution,” Rep. Liz Cheney wrote in an op-ed in which she doubled down on her determination to confront Donald Trump’s continued lies about the 2020 election.
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Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban for now
Facebook’s suspension of former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection was upheld by an independent oversight board on Wednesday, but the panel also said that Facebook can’t indefinitely keep Trump in limbo and must reach a “proportionate response.”
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Former Obama tech adviser says Facebook could give Trump a 'partial reinstatement'
Facebook is set to decide Wednesday whether former President Trump will be allowed to return to the platform following his suspension in January.
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What Joe Biden learned from Jimmy Carter
Over the course of his long political career, two presidents have shaped the way Joe Biden thinks about a conundrum that faces every commander in chief: How do you get credit for your successes?
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Former pastor looks to persuade skeptical evangelicals to get vaccinated for COVID-19
A Christian theologian and former pastor looking to persuade skeptical evangelicals to get vaccinated for COVID-19 said Wednesday that a historic distrust of institutions was “weaponized” during the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Sen. Tim Scott responds to Biden speech: 'America is not a racist country'
The Republican Party put forward one of its most ascendant and interesting figures to respond to President Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday, giving Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina the microphone.
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Social media companies building 'a society that is addicted, outraged, polarized,' critic tells senators
Top executives from social media giants were questioned Tuesday by senators about how they choose to promote content — and were confronted by one of the industry’s chief critics.
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How a major election reform is upending the race for New York City's next mayor
For the first time in New York City’s history, ranked-choice voting — which has been gaining steam nationwide as a way to reduce political polarization — will be used in June’s primary elections for mayor and other top municipal posts.
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A conservative Christian book ignites debate over reparations — and faith itself
A pair of Christian ministers have provoked a debate inside conservative white evangelical Christianity with a new book about reparations to African Americans for the injustices of slavery and systemic racism.
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Chauvin's guilty verdict is a major milestone in America's reckoning with racial justice
It has been a year of historic antiracism protests unlike anything seen in this country for decades, but Derek Chauvin’s conviction on all three counts gave many Americans some hope that the past need not repeat itself.
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A battle over tax hikes is causing a GOP identity crisis
The Republican Party is facing an identity crisis, caught between a rising tide of populism and its long-held orthodoxies on issues like taxes, labor unions and its relationship with big business.
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New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: MLB decision seen favorably but country is split over business involvement in politics
More Americans favor Major League Baseball’s decision to move the All-Star Game out of Georgia than oppose it, but the country is decidedly split on whether big business should get involved in political disputes.
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An under-the-radar voting rights bill in Congress could prevent the election fight in Georgia from happening again
The political battles over voting laws are at a new fever pitch, with Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to suppress participation by minority voters, and Republicans accusing Democrats of hyperbole and bad-faith objections.
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As in Georgia, Texas Democrats look to mobilize businesses against voting restrictions
With new voting restrictions making their way through the Texas Legislature, Democrats in the state are seeking to replicate the pressure campaign waged by activists and businesses in Georgia to stop the measures from becoming law.
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We're about to get the 1st GOP election test in the post-Trump era
Amanda Chase’s candidacy for governor in Virginia presents the state’s GOP with a dilemma also faced by the national party: How does it reap the benefits of Trumpism but also reduce the costs?
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Group backed by Murdoch daughter-in-law targets primary elections as a 'threat to democracy'
American politics is being held hostage, says a group of reformers with growing access to big-donor money who define their mission as trying to set it free.
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Biden: Democrats should end filibuster 'if there's complete lockdown and chaos'
President Biden suggested Thursday that he may be open to reforming the legislative filibuster beyond what he has already stated, or even eliminating it entirely.