Defectors

Senate votes on Venezuela war powers as Trump wins over 2 GOP defectors

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Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to reject a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to launch further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Trump exerted intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined Democrats to push the resolution last week and ultimately succeeded in … Read more

You’re Invited To Defector’s Fifth Birthday Party And Also Some Baseball Games

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Defector started publishing blogs on Sept. 10, 2020. We are somehow mere weeks away from our fifth anniversary. To celebrate, Defector is throwing a birthday party at Union Pool in Williamsburg on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. We’ll have the run of the place, with musical performances in the back room by Avery Friedman and Speedy … Read more