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Recent Examples of libertarian
Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Read more Stephen Miller wages war on the GOP’s libertarians
The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Charles Koch, the billionaire industrialist and conservative megadonor, made a rare public appearance Thursday evening and called for libertarians to embrace their principles, in comments that seemed obliquely directed at a Republican Party taken over by President Trump.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Massie sensed the lack of electoral pressure is adding to the willingness to cast the libertarians aside.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 June 2025
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Trump's tribulations with energy-efficiency and water-conservation standards echo those of libertarians and free-marketers who maintain that regulations often represent government overreach and restrict personal choice.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Read more Stephen Miller wages war on the GOP’s libertarians
The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Charles Koch, the billionaire industrialist and conservative megadonor, made a rare public appearance Thursday evening and called for libertarians to embrace their principles, in comments that seemed obliquely directed at a Republican Party taken over by President Trump.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Massie sensed the lack of electoral pressure is adding to the willingness to cast the libertarians aside.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
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The state's 3rd Congressional District and the 1st Congressional District, represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, are considered the most competitive in Wisconsin.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The president also lashed out on social media against Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, urging the Senate Judiciary Committee chair to ditch a longstanding confirmation practice to expedite the process.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Walker, who was governor from 2011 to 2019 when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers defeated his bid for a third term, has made a series of posts on X signaling interest in a potential new bid for the governor.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Most people in the racially diverse, heavily Democratic state capital of Tallahassee now have a white congressman living 100 miles away in Panama City.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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The Democratic state Legislature in New York’s lame attempt to join them in undermining representative government will not work.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Polling was conducted online and segmented by gender, region, political affiliation, age, and race to ensure a representative sample.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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