‘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

In a more just world, this would be the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade | Moira Donegan
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Until last year, Roe made it more possible for women’s lives to be determined by their choices, not merely by their bodiesIf the supreme court hadn’t overturned it last June, undoing a longstanding precedent and inflicting untold harm to wome...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/roe-v-wade-abortion-rights-50th-anniversary

Trump v Biden: how different are their policies on the US-Mexico border?
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Biden’s immigration promises fall short as some of Trump’s policies remain in place – here’s what’s similar and what’s differe...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/trump-v-biden-us-mexico-border-policies-analysis

LBJ OK? Historian Mark Lawrence on a president resurgent
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Fifty years after Lyndon Johnson died, the director of the 36th president’s library discusses his politics and progressive idealsFifty years ago on Sunday...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/lyndon-johnson-lbj-death-anniversary-mark-lawrence-library

Proud Boys on defensive at sedition trial haunted by absent Trump
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Five leaders of the far-right group on trial for their role in the January 6 attack have tried to turn attention to the ex-presidentWhile federal prosecutors are casting the Capitol insurrection trial of five far-right Proud Boys leaders as an atte...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/proud-boys-sedition-jan-6-trial-trump

‘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

Justice department finds more classified documents at Joe Biden’s home
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New search turns up six more items from tenures as vice-president and in the SenateA new search of president Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware by the US justice department found six more items, including doc...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/justice-department-finds-more-classified-documents-at-joe-bidens-home

Ron Klain to reportedly step down as Biden chief of staff
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New York Times reports Klain to announce departure in coming weeks, following two grueling years since president took officeRon Klain, Joe Biden’s chief of staff, is reportedly set to step down from his position, in what will be the biggest change to the US ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/ron-klain-biden-chief-of-staff-white-house

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

Senate musical chairs: California prepares for political battle over Feinstein vacancy
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An ‘avalanche’ of candidates, including Katie Porter, Barbara Lee and Adam Schiff, announce candidacy for California seatDianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old who served as California...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/california-senate-seat-hopefuls-political-battle-feinstein-vacancy

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

Biden accused of hypocrisy as he seeks extradition of Julian Assange
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Ad-hoc tribunal of legal experts and supporters pressures US administration to drop ‘attack on press freedom’Joe Biden has been accused of hypocrisy for demanding the release of journalists detained around the world while the ...

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/20/joe-biden-julian-assange-extradition-tribunal

‘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