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Trump has said he plans to appeal last week’s verdict, which could, in theory, see the case end up in the Supreme Court

The more the political establishment damns the ex-president, the more those outside its reach are drawn to him, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The whole GOP establishment has lined up behind Trump to degrade the jury system and the rule of law

It’s been nearly two years since the Supreme Court announced its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling overturning federal protection for the right to an abortion, marking a momentous victory for anti-abortion activists. That decision was just the beginning – some anti-abortion groups, like Students for Life of America…

I became newly worried about the state of democracy when, a few years ago, my mother was elected president of her neighborhood garden club.

Leftwing climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City triumphs with a landslide, taking between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote. Plus, Hunter Biden trial to start

Despite a recent decline in border crossings, Biden is expected to sign an executive order that aims to significantly limit asylum requests.

Welcome to a system in which laws and regulations are weaponized by the powerful against opponents.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April

Adult film star says former first lady should leave her husband following his criminal conviction

Oligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel aren’t just hostile to progressivism. They’re hostile to American democracy itself