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It's not uncommon for the articles of impeachment that pass to be focused on the most-serious crimes. It was pretty clear that Nixon committed tax fraud, but the house decided to focus on the bigger i …

If necessary, Congress can pass a spending bill without the president's support. Currently Trump claims he will veto any bill which doesn't include funding for the wall. However if two-thirds of each …

In addition to some of the reasons stated, it was also apparently very important to the GOP/Mitch McConnell to confirm Barrett on Hillary Clinton's birthday of all things. Amy Coney Barrett, confirme …

I think there's an important distinction to be made in the examples you noted. The left-of-center news outlets actually make an effort to call him by his chosen name of "Democratic Socialist." The …

You make an astute observation. This isn't something which would happen in a fair legal trial. But legally this isn't a fair trial, it's a political process. In a fair legal trial, jurors who plan t …

While what constitutes "high crimes and misdemeanors" is technically for Congress to decide upon, the following are often cited as the most prominent examples. Felony Campaign Finance Violation Mich …

It's especially an issue for the US because Jamal Khashoggi is an immigrant and permanent resident to the US. The Washington Post reported on 9 October that "US intelligence intercepted communication …

Antifa doesn't have membership Antifa is a political movement not an organization. It's a bit like asking "How many members does the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement have?" It represents a fundament …

Facebook can and does actively promote a political agenda. They even formed a Political Action Committee, FB PAC, through which they donate money to various politicians and PACs (and contrary to righ …

Indifference Even after Republicans learned of the allegations a short time before the public did, they still planed to confirm Kavanaugh anyway without investigating. It wasn't until after the pres …

Note: The earlier version of the question when I answered specifically accused the DNC of being "rigged." I'm not really interested in playing chase-the-goalpost (the OP has an agenda). The current re …

It's a bit of a sunk cost fallacy, or escalation of commitment. Escalation of commitment is a human behavior pattern in which an individual or group facing increasingly negative outcomes from a de …

It's difficult to measure the impact Russia's disinformation had on the election because there was no control group. Essentially every American was exposed to Russian disinformation, which means we ca …

Simple. They only favor it sometimes, it's not a guiding principle. I think you would be hard-pressed to find a Republican who argues the free-market as the solution to everything. So when is the fre …

Reportedly the whistle-blower is a CIA officer. CIA officers take the United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office, which requires them to defend the US Constitution against all enemies, foreign a …