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Trump and Musk suffer major legal setbacks in court battles
You may have seen the headline Thursday that two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired…
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Update: Where Trump and Musk are winning—and losing—in court
A federal judge Wednesday partially blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that barred the executive branch from working with Perkins Coie…
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‘DEI Hire’ Amy Coney Barrett isn’t what MAGA expected
It takes a few years for new justices to get accustomed to serving on the Supreme Court. Like any new hire to any workplace…
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Oklahoma poised to be the ‘testing ground for Project 2025’
Ryan Walters bowed his head in prayer at his desk in the Oklahoma state superintendent’s office. “Dear God, thank you for all the blessings you’ve…
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A worrying trend: More Americans are heading for the exits
In February 2023, I published an article in The New Republic about Americans, particularly from marginalized communities, who were looking to exit the…
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Is it time to retire ‘LGBTQ+’ for a new identity?
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I, like many of my fellows, am devastated by the results of the 2024 election. During the campaign, Donald Trump and the…
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Video: How easy (or hard) is it to just ‘move to Canada’?
How easy is it to just “move to Canada”? Especially if you’re an American trans person thinking about escaping your own government trying to legislate you out…