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Amy Coney Barrett enrages bitter partisans by once again issuing another perfectly sensible opinion

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By Michael Tracey Verified
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Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion today as to the permissibility of States counting ballots that are received after Election Day is perfectly reasonable, and well-reasoned. The issue before the Court was a relatively narrow one: whether Mississippi state law, which permits counting ballots “postmarked by Election Day, but received up to five days later” is in violation of federal election law.
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How Podcasts Ruined America

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By Michael Tracey Verified
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I was just speculating for a podcast. I had no personal information. I was just speculating for a podcast.” This was the testimony of Howard Lutnick, the sitting Secretary of Commerce, to the House Oversight Committee on May 6, 2026. For Lutnick, the word “podcast” seems to describe a media format in which aimless speculation is both expected and encouraged.
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The hollow ‘accusation’ campaign targeting Graham Platner Whatever happened to evidence?

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By Michael Tracey Verified
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Vague, unverified claims of toxicity are lodged against the Maine Senate Democratic nominee. 2026 midtermsEpstein filesGraham PlatnerKatie GlueckLisa LererLyndsey FifieldmaineNew York Timespresident trumpSenate RaceSusan Collins Graham Platner’s campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine can come across as pretty rote — mostly just reheated Bernie Sanders mantras. It’s hardly surprising that many in the Maine Democratic electorate would be receptive to such messaging.
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