Attacks on Democracy

January 6th, election interference, acts of authoritarianism, voter suppression, and systematic undermining of democratic institutions.

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Democrats denounce Trump's Iran attack, but subtle divisions emerge.

Democrats denounce Trump's Iran attack, but subtle divisions emerge.

By LISA LERER and KATIE GLUECKDemocrats have overwhelmingly opposed President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran without seeking congressional approval. But in significant if subtle ways, the attacks have magnified fissures in the party over the country’s national security interests and America’s use of military force in the Middle East.The questions many Democrats are raising over whether Trump was justified in launching the attacks deepened Sunday after the first American casualties were a

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