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Recent Examples of factious
Frustration with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, which many Democrats share, reflects a sense that the Party is factious and indecisive—even as its electoral prospects are finally improving.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
And what’s most important — indeed the principal reason for protecting the existence of a noisy, quarrelsome, factious, muckraking free press in our republic — is accountability.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
And what’s most important — indeed the principal reason for protecting the existence of a noisy, quarrelsome, factious, muckraking free press in our republic — is accountability.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Factious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factious. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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