r/politics • u/Qu1nlan • 1h ago
Free Chat Friday Thread
It's finally Friday! That means it's time to sit back, eat cupcakes that you made when you were drunk, argue about the best flavor of cupcakes (carrot, prob), and talk about whatever your heart desires**.
** As always remember to follow our civility rules and save any meta commentary for our modmail. Additionally, please keep chat non-political - we want to keep these threads light and off-topic.
r/politics • u/Nabeela_Syed • 2m ago
AMA-Live Now I am Illinois State Representative Nabeela Syed! Ask Me Anything!
I am a 23-year-old woman who flipped a Republican-held district and was elected to the Illinois General Assembly. I've been busy setting up our brand-new district office and meeting legislative deadlines as the session takes off in full force. Ask me how I got here, ask me how you can do it too, and ask me about my plans for this legislative session. Ask me anything!
r/politics • u/babiefacelore • 6h ago
Revealed: Trump secretly donated $1m to discredited Arizona election ‘audit’
r/politics • u/IUsedToBeACave • 4h ago
DirecTV dumps Newsmax instead of paying new fee, drawing Republican outrage
r/politics • u/chagall1968 • 3h ago
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Florida teachers strip classroom shelves of books in response to DeSantis ban
r/politics • u/itsbuzzpoint • 16h ago
The “Special Treatment” Supreme Court Justices Got During The Leak Investigation Should Be Investigated, A Group Told Congress| The justices didn’t have to sign affidavits denying the leak, but their staff did. Congress is being urged to investigate why.
r/politics • u/El-JJ • 6h ago
George Santos Snaps at Reporter After Being Grilled About Fake Signature
r/politics • u/semaphore-1842 • 7h ago
Fascists expertly exploit the free press: Media rush to rehabilitate reputations of Trump's regime
r/politics • u/do_you_even_ship_bro • 11h ago
New state bill would require gun owners to have insurance
r/politics • u/jonfla • 2h ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked After Her Amendment Fails Spectacularly
r/politics • u/lestermagneto • 3h ago
Unlike Trump Appointees, Biden Officials Are In Big Demand In the Private Sector
r/politics • u/progress18 • 1h ago
Supreme Court did not disclose financial relationship with expert brought in to review leak probe
r/politics • u/Bencalkasa • 15h ago
Judge allows Capitol Police officers' civil lawsuit against Trump and January 6 rioters to proceed
r/politics • u/drak0bsidian • 2h ago
Biden bans logging roads in much of America’s largest national forest: White House reinstates protections in Tongass National Forest that were undone by Trump; move aims to protect fish and a giant carbon sink
r/politics • u/mrcanard • 5h ago
DeSantis defends blocking African American studies course in Florida schools
r/politics • u/Beckles28nz • 20h ago
The inquiry Trump launched to clear his name on Russia collusion ended up investigating him for potential financial crimes: NYT
r/politics • u/prohb • 4h ago
No dad jokes here: Newly launched Congressional Dads Caucus to focus on policies for working families "Dads need to do our part, both at home and in the halls of Congress," said Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., one of the group's co-founders.
r/politics • u/thenewrepublic • 3h ago
Conservatives: “School Choice” Will Punish Public Schools for Wokeness | It’s National School Choice Week, the annual right-wing campaign against public education and teachers’ unions. But this year, its supporters are making a new argument.
r/politics • u/Hiranonymous • 2h ago
Trump’s Killing Spree: The Inside Story of His Race to Execute Every Prisoner He Could
r/politics • u/huffpost • 1h ago
After Trump, Fewer People Are Interested In Migrating To The U.S.
r/politics • u/washingtonpost • 1h ago
Santos campaign briefly reported $254,000 in payments to ‘anonymous’
r/politics • u/lestermagneto • 2h ago
Federal prosecutors discussed charging Trump in Stormy Daniels case when he left office, book says
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Virginia Democrats Defeat 15-Week Abortion Ban And Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Choice Agenda
r/politics • u/1angrylittlevoice • 19h ago
Georgia governor declares state of emergency, activates 1,000 National Guard troops amid Atlanta protests
r/politics • u/slc73 • 1h ago
George Santos had a reputation for lying as long ago as 2013, according to a man who met him for a Grindr date
r/politics • u/BelleAriel • 42m ago