Tag: Donald Trump
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Indiana Republicans Embarrass Trump and expose the GOP’s War on Democracy
Indiana Republicans didn’t just blow off President Trump this week. In a 31–19 vote rejecting a mid-cycle redistricting plan, the state Senate embarrassed him. For once, a Republican-controlled legislature refused to bend to Trump’s demand for gerrymandering that would have tilted the 2026 congressional map further in the GOP’s favor. It was a rare rebuke,…
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Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize: Peacemaker or Pretender?
Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s certainly a notion worth pondering, preferably while trying to keep a straight face. I gave it a fair shot. Sat down at the computer, searched for a list of Americans who’ve earned that honor in recent decades. Then, with pen in hand and optimism in short supply,…
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Trump’s Cognitive Decline and Authoritarianism
When Power and Reality Diverge Most of us know a neighbor, a parent, or a close friend who’s entered a stage of life where age begins to affect how they communicate, move and make decisions. So when we saw all of those same signs in Joe Biden, the slower walk, the occasional pause or repetition,…