‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964
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Bill Moyers was there when Lyndon Johnson made his memorable assessment of the Civil Rig...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/we-may-have-lost-the-south-lbj-democrats-civil-rights-act-1964-bill-moyers

‘We don’t know his real name’: George Santos’s unravelling web of lies
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‘Nobody even knows who this guy is,’ critics say, but he was still awarded with House panel assignments – showing the party ‘stands for nothing’“He didn’t just steal from a service dog. He didn’t just steal from a dying service dog...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/george-santos-lies-republican-party-future

Ex-Arizona governor’s illegal makeshift border wall is torn down – but at what cost?
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As the wall of shipping crates built through a national forest is removed, environmentalists take stockTruck horns blasted and red dust billowed beneath the blue Arizona sky as surplus army trucks sped up...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/arizona-border-wall-shipping-containers-enivronmentalists

Trump is trying to make a comeback. It’s not working | Lloyd Green
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His ‘campaign event’ this week was a dud, his legal woes are growing and his cronies are viciously infightingOnce again, the legal pitfalls and enthusiasm deficit that plague Donald Trump’s bid for the 2024 Republican nomi...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2023/jan/21/trump-comeback-failure-legal-woes

Republican legislators introduce new laws to crack down on drag shows
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Bills in at least eight states seek to restrict drag performances as part of a broader rightwing backlash against LGBTQ+ rightsAcross the United States Republican politicians are seeking to bring in new laws that crack down on drag shows as part of ...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/anti-drag-show-laws-bans-republican-states

Republicans squabble over abortion as 2024 primaries loom
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Potential presidential contenders walk tightrope in demonstrating hardline credentials without alienating moderatesThey came in their thousands, wearing hats, waving flags and exulting in the death of American women’s constitution...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/20/republicans-abortion-march-for-life-2024-election

‘Joe Biden has been constantly underestimated’: Chris Whipple on his White House book
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Fight of His Life author on Kamala ...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/21/fight-of-his-life-biden-book-white-house-chris-whipple-interview

‘We’re not done’: abortion opponents hold first March for Life since fall of Roe
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Anti-abortion activists descend on Washington for annual march and commit to continue fighting to limit reproductive rightsThousands of abortion opponents descended on Washington DC for the annual March for Life on Friday, the fir...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/march-for-life-anti-abortion-roe-v-wade-fall