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Mon, December 9, 2024
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - BBC
Rachel Reeves signals wider reset of EU relations
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Journalist's Resource
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[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Yahoo
Syrian PM says government still works, but UN official says public sector is at a 'complete halt'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
Supreme Court Turns Down Cases on Admissions, Gender Identity and Guns
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Voters back migration cuts as Dutton retreats on target
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mother Jones
How Kash Patel Became a Useful Idiot for Vladimir Putin
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
'Someone who sees enemies everywhere': How Kash P .. t lawyer fueled his disdain for Washington elites
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Independent
Trump's controversial nominees Patel, Gabbard and .. apitol Hill in attempt to win over senators: Live
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - WESA
Meet Pennsylvania's 2024 electors and learn about the Electoral College
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Downfall of 'rat of Damascus' Assad is a 'humiliation' for Russia and Iran, says David Lammy
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - London Evening Standard
Government accused of 'tinkering' with housebuilding permissions
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
Who is the leader of Syria's rebels and what does he want?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Grio
Rep. Clyburn has a lot to get off his chest about Trump and the future of American democracy
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Wall Street Journal
Biden Is Ceding Presidential Influence to Trump, and Some Democrats Are Furious
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Associated Press
Advancing the power of facts
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Financial Times
Politics class: Keir Starmer to take aim at Whitehall with new UK 'mission' targets
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation .. rdons, says Cheney and others 'should go to jail'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
Counselor to the president pick Alina Habba was scolded by judge in Trump's defamation trial
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Fox News
Democrat Ritchie Torres' torrent of attacks again .. own party fuels primary showdown buzz in New York
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - National Post
'Genuinely great' Lara Trump to step down as co-chair of Republican National Committee
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Atlantic
A New Bracero Program Is Not the Solution
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
The world won't wait: Trump's foreign policy takeover begins, from Syria to Ukraine
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Atlantic
Even the Koch Brothers Weren't This Brazen
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sky
UK to reduce support for Georgia after 'shocking scenes of violence' at EU protests
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Hill
More Americans say health care is government responsibility: Gallup
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - RepublicWorld
How US President-Elect Donald Trump Is Reshaping The Federal Government
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The debate over Australia's energy future
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Slate
Why New Sanctuary City Laws Won't Be Enough
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Forbes
Trump's Cabinet And Key Jobs: Alina Habba Picked For Counselor To The President
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - RTE Online
FF-FG negotiating teams to begin talks on government formation
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
In promising to shake up in nation's capital, Trump is in a class of his own
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Australia fires Tomahawk missile for first time, spends $140m to China-proof Nauru
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - National Herald
Fix atmosphere: Sisodia attacks Centre over law and order concerns in Delhi
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Firstpost
What are BJP's charges linking Sonia Gandhi to George Soros?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Deccan Chronicle
Karnataka Winter Session Opens with Waqf Debate and Lingayat Protests
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Daily Telegraph
Rachel Reeves to warn EU that free movement demands risk harming growth
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - London Evening Standard
Former London MP Margaret Hodge made anti-corrupt .. n to target 'dirty money' in Britain and overseas
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Nigel Farage's Reform UK scoffs at suggestion of pact with 'broken' Tories
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Bulwark
Stay on the Road to Damascus
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - New York Sun
Greater Idaho Movement and Other Secessionist Groups Look to Trump 2.0 as Their Time
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - WLRN
Lara Trump steps down as RNC co-chair and addresses speculation about Florida Senate seat
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Bowen makes 'hypocritical' nuclear claims as Dutton accuses scientists of bias
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Trump's Border Czar Issues Warning to Democrats
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
'I did some exercise': Albanese returns serve over tennis photos
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Australia spends $140m to China-proof Nauru
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - NBC News
'It's like Game of Thrones': Inside the jockeying for Trump administration jobs
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Prime Minister of India
PM addresses the programme organised by Ramakrishna Math in Gujarat
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Business Standard
Who is George Soros, the man at the centre of political debate in India?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Travel warning for Jewish visitors to Australia after synagogue attack
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - ABC12
Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation and January 6 pardons
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mother Jones
What Local Texans Pay to Subsidize New Gas Terminals: $4 Million Per Job
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Brisbane Times
The LNP MPs paid extra to lead scrutiny of the government's new laws
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - ABC
Biden says fall of Assad regime in Syria is a 'historic opportunity'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Ecostani: Why the landmark RTI act is moribund and who is to blame
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Fall of the House of Assad, with a billion-pound fortune and blood on their hands
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Chris Bowen and Ted O'Brien face off in live deba .. future, following release of CSIRO GenCost report
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch considers setting up party after 'getting taste' for politics
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family a .. in Moscow under asylum, Russian news agencies say
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Why Measles, Whooping Cough and worse could roar back under RFK's watch
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Starmer tells new Syrian leaders to renounce terror and violence
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Government extends analogue switch-off deadline to March 2025
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Auchincloss: Syrian government collapse is a 'potential win' but 'not uncomplicated'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
From eye doctor to brutal dictator: The rise (and fall) of Syria's Bashar al-Assad
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Syrian premier says government still functioning but challenges loom
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Indian Express
Decode Politics: Who is 'Telangana Thalli', why there is a row over her statue
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Labour echoes Dominic Cummings' drive to recruit 'weirdos and misfits' into Whitehall
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
New York Times - Top Stories
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mediaite
'Wants to Protect His Child': Durbin Defends Bide .. n President 'Said Again and Again' He Wouldn't Do
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Associated Press
How some legislatures are undercutting their voters, plus Trump's negotiations with world leaders
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
A Century-Old Law's Aftershocks Are Still Felt at the Supreme Court
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Civil Service needs 'innovators and disrupters', McFadden says
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CounterPunch
How Republics Succeed, Falter, and Fail
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
'The fear is palpable': Australian women and children trapped in Syria afraid for their lives
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mises Institute
The Study Supporting California's $20 Minimum Wage is Just Politics as Usual
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Buffalo News
Movers and shakers: Report outlines Buffalo's power structure, offers guide for how to navigate it
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Government Executive
Politics vs. Policy: Building partnerships with new appointees
Sun, December 8, 2024
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - World Socialist Web Site
Fluoridation of community water and the politics of disinformation
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Daily Star
Three pro-BNP bodies march towards Indian mission
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - ABC
Biden says fall of Assad regime a 'historic opportunity'
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Newsroom
Climate politics matures with Greens emissions plan
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
ALP desperately needs Gen Z voters. Too bad Albanese just drove us further away
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Philadelphia Inquirer
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a U.S. withdrawal from NATO is possible
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Reuters
Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the US illegally
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The West Australian
Newspoll: Voters rate Anthony Albanese as weakest leader in decades
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The New York Times
What to Know: How Rebels Toppled the Syrian Government and Deposed Assad
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sky News Australia
Sydney Trains officials warn commuters of service .. ations on Monday after industrial action over pay
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - CNN
Trump previews immigration actions and January 6 pardons in first TV interview since election
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Cfr.org
After Fall of Assad Dynasty, Syria's Risky New Moment
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Dutton takes the lead, but is he defying gravity?
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Charlotte Observer
Biden to push for Austin Tice return as Assad flees Syria: 'We think we can get him back'
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Newstalk ZB
Dr Leon Goldsmith: Bashar Al-Assad was 'vulnerable and exposed'
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Daily Express
Labour's 'dangerously misguided foreign policy' threatens special relationship with US
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Independent
Why Rayner's bricks and mortar is more important .. Reeves's economic growth in building for victory
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The West Australian
Legal system cracking under weight of DV demand
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
High Court battle looms for Allan over electoral funding laws
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
The Allan government is already spruiking its housing success. Here's what the data says
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Daily Express
Labour accused of 'ghosting' pensioners in fury over anti-OAP policies
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - CNN
Trump attends Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
Protests to go on 'until liberation' say pro-Palestinian organisers
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Yahoo
The fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Jefferson Public Radio
Disappearing bills: More than 2,300 bills died wi .. in California's legislature in the last two years
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - legit
Former Nigerian Governor Declares Death Penalty for Killers of Security Officers
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Reuters
Israel watching Syria closely after 'historic' fall of Assad
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Independent
Trump issues warning to Liz Cheney as he reveals plans to pardon Jan 6 rioters on 'day one': Live
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Independent
Trump calls for Putin to reach ceasefire with Ukr .. ne after Syrian government falls to rebel assault
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Seattle Times
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson's early approach to fix WA $10B budget deficit
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Over 75,000 approved homes yet to commence construction
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Angela Rayner says people who need homes must be prioritised over newts
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Kemi Badenoch's housing team tried to block 3,000 new homes over last Parliament
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Shropshire Star
Rebel offensive ends Bashar Assad's 14-year struggle to maintain power
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Mercury News
National Politics
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The New York Times
Want a Job in the Trump Administration? Be Prepared for the Loyalty Test.
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - BBC
Food recycling targets 'difficult', says council
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Oklahoman
Three Democrats, one independent, file to run for District 1 Oklahoma County commissioner
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Reuters
Syrian rebels topple President Assad, his whereabouts unknown
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
The fall of Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
South Korea's political crisis forces major companies to rethink 2025 plans
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Where Turkey stands as Syrian government falls to opposition insurgents
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Kyiv Post
Russian Electoral Interference in Moldova and Geo .. ia 2024: Mapping Telegram Disinformation Networks
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Des Moines Register
Bipartisanship in the Trump administration? Democrats are open to some picks and plans
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Germans sceptical of government efforts on irregular migration
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
NSW government seeks court injunction to stop rai .. ndustrial action after pay talks with unions fail
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Canaan Mdletshe, the journalist-cum-politician dies in car crash
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - 7NEWS
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton label firebombing of Melbourne synagogue an act of terrorism
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
John Swinney on course for Holyrood election victory as new poll shows Scottish Labour in freefall
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Bill and Hillary Clinton celebrate anniversary of Clinton Presidential Center
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Cyprus Mail
Elon Musk's new job will bring tech 'disruption' .. government - and history says it won't be pretty
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Daily Monitor
Role of pro-political regime pastors in de-democratisation
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Daily Star
TIB calls for overhaul of ACC
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico: Here are the products that will cost you more
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
Ex-Labor MP brands his old party 'cowardly' as he seeks re-election
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Labor desperately needs Gen Z voters. Too bad Albanese just drove us further away
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
'World is going a little crazy right now': Trump meets with Macron in Paris
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Greens claim they can better NZ's emissions reductions five-fold and improve the economy
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Newsweek
Putin's Western Adversaries Are in Disarray
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - THE WEEK
What Donald Trump owes the Christian Right
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
The PM says Labor has your back. Most voters don't believe him
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Daily Express
How Reform can crush Labour at next election - even without backing from Elon Musk
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Business Standard
Fall of Bashar Assad after 14 yrs of war in Syria ends decades-long dynasty
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Advocate
St. George voters throw early support behind sales tax measure to fund new city
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - LocalSYR
The fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Syrian rebels battle for Homs and advance to Damascus in threat to Assad's rule
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
MSPs must think with heads and hearts over assisted dying bill
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
Budget fails to tackle slow economic growth, says Labour
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Doctors, nurses and police officers to be shadowed by Treasury minister for spending review
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - ABC
Trump meets with Macron in first international tr .. ection: 'World is going a little crazy right now'
[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Island
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - bdnews24
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - RealClearPolitics
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - WAtoday
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - The Australian Financial Review
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Protest outside places of worship could be banned in NSW after Great Synagogue incident
[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Wall Street Journal
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - New Republic
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Associated Press
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - thenightly
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - justthenews
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - BBC
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - RealClearPolitics
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - RealClearPolitics
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Esquire
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - BBC
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - USA Today
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Pam Bondi's journey from traditional republican to warrior for Trump
[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - NJ.com
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Salon
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - The New York Times
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - The Mirror
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - Seattle Times
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - The Age
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sat, Dec 07th 2024 ] - MSN
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Laphonza Butler, 1st LGBTQ+ Black U.S. senator, exits office as Democrats question identity politics


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  • Butler, appointed to the U.S. Senate by California Gov. Gavin Newsom after the death of Dianne Feinstein, leaves office after 14 months as Rep. Adam B. Schiff is sworn in Monday.

Laphonza Butler, who made history as the first Black, openly lesbian U.S. Senator, has decided not to seek a full term in office, sparking discussions on identity politics within the Democratic Party. Appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, Butler's brief tenure has been marked by her unique identity and the expectations it brought. Her exit has led to a debate among Democrats about the role of identity in politics, with some questioning whether the focus on diversity and representation overshadows other qualifications and policy issues. Critics argue that while representation is crucial, the effectiveness and policy alignment of candidates should not be secondary. This situation has highlighted the ongoing tension between identity politics and traditional political qualifications within the party.

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