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Category: 2018 Elections

President Trump Just Threatened a Government Shutdown—Again. And Blamed Democrats—Again.

Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to force a government shutdown if Democrats don’t cave to his demands for stricter immigration policies, including building his long-promised border wall.  “I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes…

Georgia’s GOP Primary Is Taking Crazy to a New Level

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you want to see just how politically polarized America is right now, take a look at Georgia. Stacey Abrams, a black woman who has earned endorsements from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, won the Democratic primary for governor—and in November she’ll face whichever Republican wins a runoff…