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President Donald Trump will be in Dallas next week to headline a two-day GOP convention. But many Republican lawmakers and candidates reportedly have other plans — or aren’t sure about attending. While the party’s congressional leadership will attend, of the 70 members of Congress or would-be members Politico surveyed, “most either do not plan to attend or are still weighing whether to go. Dozens more declined to share their plans.”
The reasons for non-attendance abounded: “I just felt I’d be more useful in my district,” said Michigan’s Tom Barrett. “I’m not a party guy,” said Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick. Sincere or not, the rationales also likely stem from one number: 35.9%. For vulnerable GOP lawmakers, a party convention just two months before Election Day will complicate efforts to distance themselves from the president.
And that is how an unpopular president becomes a lame duck.
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The removal of the statue titled “Blue” from the center’s grounds is relatively small potatoes — but Trump’s ongoing determination to be the final say in culture is disturbing, argues Hayes Brown.
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The president’s inner circle is packed with loyalists who tell him what he wants to hear — not what the country needs, argues Jen Psaki.
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Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine in the early 1970s and helped create the Women’s Media Center alongside Jane Fonda and writer Robin Morgan. Read more from Tim Collins.
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“The Supreme Court has had the same number of justices, nine, since 1859. The last time significant changes were made to the judicial branch of government was with the Judiciary Act of 1935, which reshaped the regions the Supreme Court oversaw.
While the Supreme Court certainly needs reform, the entire federal judicial structure needs to be reevaluated ... ”
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This week on “The Best People,” revisit Nicolle Wallace’s conversation with Chris Hayes to hear how Democrats can rebuild faith in government in a low trust democracy, and what we can learn from our political past. Subscribe to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access, ad-free listening, and bonus content.
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