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McConnell obsessed over pitching conservative jurists to Trump so he could fill up the Supreme Court: report
"The only thing he wants is judges," Trump reportedly said of Mitch McConnell, according to an advi…
Yelena Dzhanova,John L. Dorman
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'Dark money' groups are mobilizing around Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Such "dark money" groups are primed to together spend millions of dollars to promote — or tra…
C. Ryan Barber,Dave Levinthal
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A film, websites, and even a Twitter fan account praising Clarence Thomas were all part of a coordinated public relations campaign backed by nonprofit groups tied to a Federalist Society chairman
Leonard Leo spent decades moving the Supreme Court to the right. But one recent campaign tied to Le…
Lloyd Lee
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey thinks capitalism should rebrand to 'innovationism' and believes it's responsible for 'lifting humanity literally out of the dirt'
"I love capitalism and I will defend it until I'm no longer on the planet," Whole Foods Market foun…
Áine Cain
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Attorney General Bill Barr's speech to the conservative Federalist Society is under scrutiny for its political tilt
"One of the more amusing aspects of modern progressive polemic is their breathless attacks on the '…
Bradley Saacks
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Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey, who is worth $75 million, says that business is 'judged and attacked' by society. 'We are the real value creators in the world.'
John Mackey, the former CEO of Whole Foods, said that businesspeople are "misunderstood" despite be…
Alex Bitter
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How anti-abortion activists, corporate bigwigs and conflicted parties co-opted a little-known society to buy priceless access to the Supreme Court
Joining the board of trustees of the Supreme Court Historical Society provides priceless access to …
Katherine Long,Jack Newsham
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Meet Peter Thiel, the controversial tech billionaire and GOP kingmaker
Peter Thiel, the billionaire cofounder of PayPal, is one of tech's most public Conservatives.
Madeline Berg
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Judges keep failing to disclose their trips and gifts. Don't expect it to stop anytime soon.
Judge Aileen Cannon, who tossed out Trump's classified docs case, failed to disclose her attendance…
Erin Snodgrass
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Trump allies sour on the group that pushed his SCOTUS takeover because their lawyers aren't radical enough: report
Some influential Trump orbit officials are distancing themselves from the Federalist Society, deemi…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Amy Coney Barrett joked about abortion rights protesters to a room of right-wing lawyers
At the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention, the Justice said the applause she received…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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SpaceX is trying to take down the NLRB after a group of employees wrote an open letter denouncing Elon Musk's embarrassing behavior
SpaceX filed suit against the NLRB alleging its proceedings are unconstitutional after the NLRB arg…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Kellyanne Conway is now caught up in Clarence Thomas' latest ethics scandal
Kellyanne Conway reportedly helped a conservative activist send money to Ginni Thomas and was told …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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DeSantis, on cusp of announcing a 2024 run, says next president would appoint 2 Supreme Court justices over 8 years, in a dig at Trump's term limits
DeSantis said conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas were the "gold standard" for t…
Kimberly Leonard
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The new judge in the Disney-DeSantis lawsuit is a Trump-appointee who gave the governor a win in his 'Don't Say Gay' law
US District Judge Allen C. Winsor, 46, will oversee Walt Disney Parks and Resorts' lawsuit against …
Rebecca Harrington
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Clarence Thomas accepted lavish vacations on a private jet and a superyacht from a GOP megadonor for years, report reveals
Clarence Thomas has accepted the extravagant trips from real estate magnate Harlan Crow for more th…
Natalie Musumeci,Oma Seddiq
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The largest political advocacy donation in US history was made with a series of loopholes that helped a billionaire donor avoid paying taxes
Barre Seid donated $1.6 billion to a newly created political advocacy nonprofit known as Marble Fre…
Hannah Getahun
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Mike Pence wouldn't give a straight answer when asked if he thought Trump is a 'good man'
"Well, look, I truly do believe that only God knows our hearts. I'll leave it to others to make the…
Cheryl Teh
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's the 'last person that the RNC or the national party wants' to be Trump's 2024 running mate
The far-right Georgia congresswoman said she and Trump discussed her being his 2024 running mate an…
Bryan Metzger
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Peter Thiel says bitcoin at $60,000 is a sure sign the 'decrepit' political system is about to implode
The cryptocurrency market is the "most honest market we have in the country," the venture capitalis…