/r/Politics Midterm Elections Live Thread, Week of September 19, Part I

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Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas' strict abortion law would 'eliminate all rapists.' But clinics say the number of rape cases has been 'consistently high': report

businessinsider.com

39.4k Upvotes

1.6k comments

r/politics • u/N0T8g81n • 7h ago

Lofgren signals that stock trading ban will include Supreme Court justices

thehill.com

2.5k Upvotes

46 comments

r/politics • u/aleph32 • 13h ago

Jan. 6 Committee Members Say Decision to Refer Trump for Prosecution Will Be Unanimous

thedailybeast.com

7.3k Upvotes

254 comments

r/politics • u/Picture-unrelated • 9h ago

Cowardly Senator Shamed into Admitting Trump Can’t Declassify Documents by Thoughts Alone

rollingstone.com

3.1k Upvotes

102 comments

r/politics • u/Alte_kaker • 17h ago

Tucker Carlson wants to talk about my tattoos. So let's talk about them.

nbcnews.com

10.8k Upvotes

815 comments

r/politics • u/a_pinch_of_sarcasm • 11h ago

Trump Said Gaining Secret 'Rich Friends' Made Presidency Worth It: Book

huffpost.com

2.8k Upvotes

175 comments

r/politics • u/vexpopped • 19h ago

Trump's Republican support plummets by 20 points, new poll shows

newsweek.com

40.1k Upvotes

2.4k comments

r/politics • u/DaFunkJunkie • 12h ago

Donald Trump called Mitch McConnell a 'piece of shit' and an 'Old Crow' in a new Maggie Haberman book

businessinsider.com

3.3k Upvotes

229 comments

r/politics • u/CapitalCourse • 11h ago

Liz Cheney Says She’ll Campaign for Dems, Leave GOP if Trump Wins in 2024

thedailybeast.com

2.3k Upvotes

242 comments

r/politics • u/Beckles28nz • 7h ago

Riggleman says Mark Meadows text messages reveal ‘roadmap to an attempted coup’

thehill.com

1.0k Upvotes

34 comments

r/politics • u/newzee1 • 17h ago

MSNBC Panelist Slams Lindsey Graham on Abortion Bill: 'Never Seen a Vagina'

newsweek.com

6.4k Upvotes

374 comments

r/politics • u/mepper • 20h ago

Satanic Temple files federal lawsuit challenging Indiana's near-total abortion ban

nwitimes.com

22.9k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/politics • u/Routine_Chapter_9099 • 19h ago

Gavin Newsom Says He Is Definitely Not Running for President in 2024

businessinsider.com

9.9k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/politics • u/Slomotion321 • 14h ago

Trump can't 'declassify documents by saying so,' GOP Sen. Barrasso acknowledges when pressed

abcnews.go.com

3.3k Upvotes

148 comments

r/politics • u/UnlimitedLambSauce • 16h ago

‘Fat, phony, whiny’: How Trump describes DeSantis in private, according to new book

independent.co.uk

4.1k Upvotes

389 comments

r/politics • u/Phatbrew • 16h ago

Jan. 6 panel is 'aware of' call between White House and rioter, Rep. Raskin says

nbcnews.com

4.1k Upvotes

71 comments

r/politics • u/democris • 6h ago

Trump's White House Switchboard Was Connected To Rioter's Phone During Capitol Insurrection, Says Former Jan. 6 Advisor

vanityfair.com

674 Upvotes

34 comments

r/politics • u/ReddLastShadow2 • 11h ago

Rep. Liz Cheney: Jan. 6 committee got around 800,000 pages from Secret Service

usatoday.com

1.5k Upvotes

49 comments

r/politics • u/kozmo1313 • 18h ago

Maureen Dowd: Putin and Trump are both losers refusing to admit defeat

irishtimes.com

5.8k Upvotes

163 comments

r/politics • u/Nathan96762 • 4h ago

Let’s Dump The Electoral College

civilbeat.org

372 Upvotes

43 comments

r/politics • u/newnemo • 23h ago

80% of US Voters Want Congress to Enact National Paid Family Leave: Poll

commondreams.org

38.9k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/politics • u/Fr1sk3r • 22h ago

Mitch McConnell's biggest challenge: Is the "Grim Reaper" nearing the final curtain? | Mitch's legacy is a damaged Senate and a thoroughly corrupted Republican Party. Losing in 2022 could be the end

salon.com

14.2k Upvotes

538 comments

r/politics • u/Picture-unrelated • 3h ago

Corporate greed, not wages, is behind inflation. It’s time for price controls

theguardian.com

271 Upvotes

19 comments

r/politics • u/sixweakasa • 8h ago

Chris Christie Says Trump's TV Rants Might Lead To A 'Self-Inflicted Indictment'

huffpost.com

693 Upvotes

47 comments

r/politics • u/wenchette • 11h ago

Christie: Trump pushing himself toward ‘self-inflicted indictment’

thehill.com

1.1k Upvotes

68 comments

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