By Sarah Ellison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the aftermath of the extraordinary 2016 victories by Brexit and Donald Trump, the Oxford Dictionaries chose “post-truth” as the word of the year. The concept outlived 2016. Conspiracy theories now help define elections once defined by their winners. After Trump lost in 2020, he denied reality, […]
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How a New Mexico county pulled back from the brink of election chaos
By Peter Jamison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 BERNALILLO, N.M. – Joey Dominguez stood in a warehouse on the dusty western flank of Interstate 25, speaking over the whine of fans set into the building’s corrugated wall panels. His audience, the last 10 among more than400 volunteers Dominguez had trained to work the upcoming election, […]
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How a New Mexico county pulled back from the brink of election chaos
By Peter Jamison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 BERNALILLO, N.M. – Joey Dominguez stood in a warehouse on the dusty western flank of Interstate 25, speaking over the whine of fans set into the building’s corrugated wall panels. His audience, the last 10 among more than400 volunteers Dominguez had trained to work the upcoming election, […]
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The 7 most likely scenarios for Election Day
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 It’s almost Election Day, and if you think you know what’s about to happen, you’re either deluded or much smarter than I am. The Washington Post’s polling averages show that all seven swing states are separated by two points or less. That means if things move only […]
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The 7 most likely scenarios for Election Day
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 It’s almost Election Day, and if you think you know what’s about to happen, you’re either deluded or much smarter than I am. The Washington Post’s polling averages show that all seven swing states are separated by two points or less. That means if things move only […]
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What the Justice Department in a Harris administration could look like
By Perry Stein, Tyler Pager, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When President Joe Biden picked Merrick Garland to be attorney general in 2021, he handed the longtime federal judge a mandate to restore norms and trust in a Justice Department roiled by the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump. Nearly four years later, an attorney general in […]
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What the Justice Department in a Harris administration could look like
By Perry Stein, Tyler Pager, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When President Joe Biden picked Merrick Garland to be attorney general in 2021, he handed the longtime federal judge a mandate to restore norms and trust in a Justice Department roiled by the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump. Nearly four years later, an attorney general in […]
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Vance claims teens become trans to get into Ivy League in attack on ‘gender craziness’
By Meryl Kornfield, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance claimed that middle- and upper-middle-class children were transitioning genders to get into Ivy League schools, asserted that women are “celebrating” abortions, and said Democrats want Americans to be unhealthy for political purposes. In a three-hour interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan that […]
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Vance claims teens become trans to get into Ivy League in attack on ‘gender craziness’
By Meryl Kornfield, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance claimed that middle- and upper-middle-class children were transitioning genders to get into Ivy League schools, asserted that women are “celebrating” abortions, and said Democrats want Americans to be unhealthy for political purposes. In a three-hour interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan that […]
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In final days, Democrats step up pitch to Native American voters
By Patrick Svitek, Dylan Wells, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Democrats are making a final push to gain the support of Native American voters in a close presidential race, part of a broader push to court a voting bloc that has long felt overlooked. “We’re here because we’re not taking any vote for granted, and we’re […]