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As a candidate in 2016, Mr. Trump recognized how much Republicans cared about the courts and strove to ingratiate himself with the base of the party by promising to appoint conservatives to the bench. 1.000

👤 Jeffrey Toobin 📋 Opinion Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: As candidate in 2016 Mr Trump recognized how much Republicans cared about courts strove to ingratiate himself with party base by promising to appoint...

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3 months ago
None of the three Democratic appointees now on the Supreme Court — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — were ever A.C.S. members, though all have spoken at A.C.S. events. 1.000

👤 Jeffrey Toobin 📋 Opinion Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: None of three Democratic appointees now on Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan Ketanji Brown Jackson were ever A.C.S. members though all have sp...

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3 months ago
Donald McGahn said to a Federalist Society gathering in 2017, “Our opponents of judicial nominees frequently claim the president has outsourced his selection of judges. That is completely false. I’ve... 1.000

👤 Jeffrey Toobin 📋 Opinion Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: Donald McGahn said to Federalist Society gathering in 2017 “Our opponents of judicial nominees frequently claim the president has outsourced his selec...

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3 months ago
The Federalist Society is a conservative legal organization founded in 1982. 1.000

👤 Jeffrey Toobin 📋 Opinion Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: The Federalist Society is a conservative legal organization founded in 1982

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3 months ago
He appeared to at least temporarily soften his stance at the urging of Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and his one-time close adviser. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Automobiles

Simplified: He appeared to at least temporarily soften his stance at the urging of Elon Musk

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3 months ago
During the 2024 presidential campaign, he said electric cars would “kill” America’s auto industry. 1.000

👤 Mr. Trump 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Automobiles

Simplified: During the 2024 presidential campaign he said electric cars would kill America's auto industry

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3 months ago
John Bozzella, the president of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents automakers in the United States, has declined to say whether he supports the end of the endangerment finding. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Automobiles

Simplified: John Bozzella has declined to say whether he supports the end of the endangerment finding

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3 months ago
In March, he said he would buy a Tesla. 1.000

👤 Mr. Trump 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Automobiles

Simplified: In March he said he would buy a Tesla

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3 months ago
The sudden removal of senior officials with no explanation has become a hallmark of Mr. Xi’s rule, inspiring uncertainty and fear among Chinese officials in what analysts say is either a sign of his i... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Sudden removal of senior officials with no explanation has become hallmark of Mr Xi's rule inspiring uncertainty and fear among Chinese officials.

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3 months ago
“This purge manifests a position of strength,” said Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center in Washington. 0.900

👤 Yun Sun 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: This purge manifests position of strength according to Yun Sun director of China Program at Stimson Center in Washington.

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3 months ago
“Xi can move his finger and remove the most powerful leader of the Chinese military.” 0.900

👤 Yun Sun 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Military

Simplified: Xi can remove most powerful leader of Chinese military.

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3 months ago
Last year, 983,000 officials were punished for violating party rules, the highest number on record, according to data released by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party’s internal... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Last year 983000 officials were punished for violating party rules highest number on record according to data released by Central Commission for Disci...

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3 months ago
“The party must always command the gun, never the other way around,” said the Chinese military expert Song Zhongping. 0.950

👤 Song Zhongping 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Military

Simplified: Party must always command the gun never the other way around according to Chinese military expert Song Zhongping.

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3 months ago
Mr. Xi uses some of those methods of political indoctrination, including mandating study sessions of his personalized doctrine, Xi Jinping Thought, and encouraging the reporting of one’s peers or supe... 0.900

👤 Wen-Hsuan Tsai 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Mr Xi uses methods of political indoctrination including mandating study sessions of his doctrine Xi Jinping Thought and encouraging reporting of peer...

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3 months ago
“His type of regime needs constant enemies and purges to maintain fear,” he said. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: His type of regime needs constant enemies and purges to maintain fear.

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3 months ago
“It turns the whole party into a trial of mutual reporting, so no one can be trusted — not your parents, not your superiors, no one,” Dr. Tsai said. 0.900

👤 Dr. Tsai 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: It turns whole party into trial of mutual reporting so no one can be trusted according to Dr Tsai.

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3 months ago
Mr. Xi’s rectification campaign, while not as bloody or extreme as Mao’s, extends across the party apparatus, targeting graft as well as perceived disloyalty. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Mr Xi's rectification campaign extends across party apparatus targeting graft and perceived disloyalty though not as bloody or extreme as Mao's.

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3 months ago
The attempt to undermine the power didn’t succeed. Instead, it resulted in a disastrous outcome,” he said. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Attempt to undermine power did not succeed resulting in disastrous outcome.

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3 months ago
Since Mr. Xi came to power in 2012 he has overseen an intense campaign to clean up the military, where corruption had been on the rise since market reforms in the 1980s and as military spending soared... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Military

Simplified: Since 2012 Mr Xi oversaw intense campaign to clean up military where corruption rose since 1980s market reforms and military spending soared.

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3 months ago
Securing control over the People’s Liberation Army has been the key challenge of every leader since Mao. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Politics , History

Simplified: Securing control over People’s Liberation Army has been key challenge of every leader since Mao

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3 months ago