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Trump Ally Sinclair Moves to Consolidate TV Empire
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SCOTUS Prepares to Hear Case that Could Put an End to Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering and One Party Rule
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Order John Nichols New Book Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse Today!
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Infighting, Legal Questions Slow ALEC Push for Second Constitutional Convention
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Trump Team, ALEC, Koch Industries Debate Gerrymandering the U.S. Senate in Denver
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Koch-Trained Pundit Says London Fire Isn’t Government’s Problem. Tell It to the Victims.
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