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Devin Nunes defamation lawsuit ruling is bad for the press and everyone on Twitter
Police killings won’t be reduced with a ‘shoot to incapacitate’ policy
Virginia governor election poised to cripple trans rights in America
The idea of another Trump presidency is the ‘absolute scariest.’ But there’s more.
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema make it about themselves till the very end
Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.29.21
NAACP asks athletes to boycott Texas over ‘archaic’ laws. It could work.
Facebook’s ‘metaverse’ evolution is very scary
Transcript: A Black Bostonian on racism and pride in his hometown
Why it matters that Adam Kinzinger is giving up his House seat
A federal judge just told the DOJ what we’re all thinking on Jan. 6 prosecutions
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.29.21
As Biden arrives in Europe, allies have a fear: Trump’s possible return
Why a Senate GOP leader said, ‘We all believe climate change is real’
Arizonans really want this policy, but Kyrsten Sinema won’t let them have it
I was mistaken for the receptionist at my own meeting. Here’s how I responded.
Some Republicans ‘lay the groundwork’ to question Virginia’s elections
With a straight face, DeSantis laments ‘politicized’ pandemic
Senate Republican faces SEC probe over controversial stock trades
The Netflix series about Colin Kaepernick may leave us wanting more
Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton vulnerable on police reform
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.28.21
Merrick Garland is right to offer to help school boards deal with increasing threats
DOJ’s hefty settlement with Charleston shooting victims isn’t nearly enough
As Democrats try to govern, Republicans sit on the sidelines
Why Joe Manchin’s complaints about ‘entitlement’ are completely hypocritical
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.28.21
Layoff totals improve again, reach new pandemic-era low
White House unveils details of ambitious Build Back Better framework
A Black Bostonian on racism and pride in his hometown
The dangerous way Ted Cruz is undermining U.S. foreign policy
New recording creates new troubles for Liberty University
The problem with Republicans calling on Merrick Garland to resign
Liberty University sexual assault allegations reveal flaws in evangelical institutions
Democracy is dying a slow death in America. At least we have the filibuster!
The NFL’s cowardly cover-up doesn’t ‘protect’ women. It shields team owners.
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.27.21
On extremism, the Department of Justice is facing a crisis of confidence
Trump spewed violent rhetoric after George Floyd murder. Facebook shrugged.
On vaccines, Alabama governor shifts away from ‘common sense’
Rep. Mo Brooks’s latest Jan. 6 remarks are just icing on the disgraceful cake
Pfizer and Moderna protecting their patents leaves much of the world at risk
The ‘naughty’ nurse Halloween costume was always gross. Post-Covid, it’s worse.
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.27.21
GOP leaders ignore controversies, back Herschel Walker’s odd candidacy
Eastman Memo author reverses his reversal on anti-election pitch
Marjorie Taylor Greene says more about Jan. 6 than she probably intended
Biden taps Republican official for key cybersecurity post
How a novel became a defining issue in a key gubernatorial race
Virginia’s Youngkin spotlights woman who tried to ban Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’
Glenn Youngkin’s new ad shamelessly panders to white parents
The Charlottesville trial sets out to prove that words can in fact hurt you
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.26.21
Opal Lee helped make Juneteenth a holiday. And at age 95, she’s just getting started.
Wisconsin GOP eyes election ‘investigation,’ to accompany its ‘audit’
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.26.21
Mo Brooks says he’d be ‘proud’ of aides involved in Jan. 6 event
I couldn’t detect my cancer. Luckily, my mammogram did.
Tennessee Republican tries blaming Biden admin after indictment
Herschel Walker endorsements from high-ranking Republicans underscore sad truth
The new reason DeSantis’ Florida has been labeled ‘Crazyville’
Lawmakers facing ethics questions have some explaining to do
Brian Laundrie autopsy results bring even more questions about Gabby Petito’s death
Biden’s White House rejects Trump’s latest bid for Jan. 6 secrecy
Facebook Papers show free speech hypocrisy on Vietnam
Like Trump, DeSantis uses a Black face to mask his Covid failures
Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best: What great leaders need to understand about diversity
Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.25.21
Murdaugh murder mystery highlights the power of privilege
DeSantis hopes to recruit unvaccinated officers to Florida with cash
‘Unite the Right’ case uses Ku Klux Klan Act to punish — and scare — extremists
GOP lawyer changes his mind about whether the GOP is a ‘lost cause’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.25.21
Deficit shrinks in the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency
GOP Senate hopeful calls for a ‘shut down’ of public schools
Texas Republicans found another way to empower the white vote
Key voter-fraud claim unravels for Republican conspiracy theorists
Republicans welcome funds from controversial former RNC finance chair
Why Barack Obama’s critique of Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin matters
Congress, minus its Republicans, wrestles over reconciliation bill
From Lev Parnas to Claudia Tenney, America’s campaign finance system is brazenly corrupt
HBO Max’s ‘The Way Down’ gives a frightening look at a Christian weight-loss cult
Miles Reid won the week! Here are some honorable mentions.
Meghan McCain’s ‘Bad Republican’ memoir misses some major points
Higher tax rates for billionaires and corporations can still fund Biden’s agenda
You should be terrified — and excited — about Facebook’s metaverse plans
DeSantis’ surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, is spreading Covid vaccine misinfo
Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.22.21
‘School-to-prison pipeline’ for Black children on shocking display in Tennessee
Jazmine Sullivan’s fight for equitable care in breast cancer
Uncovering ‘The Invisible Child’ with Andrea Elliott: podcast and transcript
GOP rep falsely claims to be the top Republican on the Jan. 6 committee
Medicare and Medicaid expansions need to be Congress’ priorities
Republican doctors in Congress give ‘sketchy’ advice on Covid-19
Congress gave minority farmers much-needed relief. White farmers say it’s illegal.
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.22.21
Justice Dept. reportedly adds prosecutors to Matt Gaetz probe
Louis DeJoy confronts new conflict-of-interest accusations
Why this ‘furniture lady’ wants to be put out of business
Why Mitch McConnell’s celebration of Clarence Thomas matters
Abbott taps former Trump lawyer for powerful Texas elections post
Florida’s surgeon general reminds us why DeSantis picked him
Trump’s Truth Social media platform is a perfect mess
He helped peddle Trump’s ‘big lie.’ Now he’s Texas’s secretary of state.
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.21.21
Dems overcome GOP opposition, vote to hold Bannon in contempt
Republicans want us to move past the Jan. 6 attack — but it hasn’t even ended
Biden’s child tax credit, community college and paid family leave plans may be cut
Layoff totals fall again, improve to pandemic-era low
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.21.21
Trump-loving, gun-toting, truck-driving Michele Fiore’s ad sums up the GOP
Schumer offers a big hint about his plans for the Senate’s future
Police recommend charges for Sinema protesters at Arizona State University
Jazmine Sullivan’s fight for equitable care in breast cancer
Texas’s Dan Patrick finally pays his first voter-fraud reward
Why the Trump Organization is reportedly facing a new criminal inquiry
Why quitting your terrible job is a courageous act
Cathy Bissell found her ‘life’s calling’ in her late 40s – and you can too
‘I’m kind of terrified’: Dylan Dreyer gets real about returning to full-time work after baby no. 3
Sinema reportedly fights to protect unpopular tax breaks she opposed
Joe Manchin’s governing model fails another critical test
America’s new war on terror has gone digital
Freedom to Vote Act, not the filibuster, is essential to our democracy
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.20.21
Will ‘Bachelorette’ Season 18 do better by Michelle Young?
Bolsonaro’s Covid denial puts Trump to shame
Ex-KKK leader David Duke takes credit for Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson
As GOP rejects Freedom to Vote Act, Dems have a decision to make
Bolsonaro’s alleged Covid crimes sound a lot like someone else you know
Why Democrats aren’t panicking about congressional retirements (yet)
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.20.21
Manchin and Sinema think their pursuit of bipartisanship is admirable. It’s not.
Biden, Senate Democrats make history with judicial confirmations
Congressional Democrats’ obsession with what’s popular may doom them in 2022
Most GOP voters don’t see Jan. 6 as an attack on the government
Trump Organization reportedly facing new criminal inquiry
Why Congress’ contempt proceedings against Steve Bannon matter
Republican congressman faces multiple federal criminal charges
Free preschool, home care and child care are within our grasp
Texas Republicans are appealing to voters’ worst instincts
Anti-vaxxers try — and fail – to make Colin Powell their smoking gun
Biden’s Supreme Court commission is prompting an existential crisis
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.19.21
Trump’s 2020 election lies are even worrying Marjorie Taylor Greene
Trump admonishes Colin Powell the day after his death
A judge’s passionate defense of affirmative action could signal its end
Republican congressman expects to be charged with lying to the FBI
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.19.21
In civil suit, Trump testifies under oath for more than four hours
The United States’ global standing rebounds under Biden
Trump’s pretend presidency is losing power — and he knows it
The ‘alarming’ detail Marjorie Taylor Greene found in a poll
Matt Gaetz’s former ‘wingman’ gets more time to help prosecutors
Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 materials hidden from Congress
Joe Manchin is wrecking the Senate climate change bill
Colin Powell’s death is being used to spread Covid vaccine lies
In Texas, an attack on trans kids is poised to get the official ‘OK’
Colin Powell’s death raises questions over his shameful Iraq War legacy
Rest in peace, Sister Megan Rice
The dangerous argument at the heart of the Ahmaud Arbery case
Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.18.21
Jonah Hill’s body is his business. But here’s why we need to talk about it.
It’s crunch time for the Democrats’ Build Back Better agenda
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.18.21
What happened to the GOP legislators who participated in Jan. 6?
WNBA players, America’s leading sports activists, have Texas in their crosshairs
Why one red-state Senate Republican won’t back Trump in 2024
White House: Biden ‘has no intention to lead an insurrection’
Short on options, Trump pushes a new idea: a do-over election
If Biden’s approval rating is falling, he’s got himself to blame
John Deere workers on strike are part of a strengthening labor movement
Why America’s vets are turning to extremism after the military
Is Trump running in 2024? The Claremont Institute hopes so
The WNBA won the week! Here are some honorable mentions.
‘Reconciliation bill’ doesn’t excite Americans like ‘Medicare expansion’ would
Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.15.21
Don’t act surprised: Conservative antisemitism is alive and well
In House subpoena fight, Steve Bannon may best Democrats without a winning argument
Critical race theory fears are based in lazy, racist thinking
Battle over Texas abortion law leaves Black people behind
Why the head of Wisconsin’s sham audit is facing resignation calls
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.15.21
Biden critics prepare to blame him for delayed holiday deliveries
Biden’s Supreme Court commission isn’t ready to save our democracy
Why Ted Cruz’s pitch to Spain’s far-right political party matters
The case that’s finally going to force Trump into a deposition
Struggling with tech basics, GOP governor targets journalists
Bannon faces prospect of criminal contempt citation from Congress
DOJ official Jeffrey Clark pushed Trump’s coup from inside. We need to know why.
The Jan. 6 committee moves to hold Steve Bannon in contempt. Will it matter?
Trump telling Republicans not to vote is the GOP’s worst nightmare
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.14.21
The GOP’s plot to limit Black, brown power is working
Inside China’s high-tech penal colony with Darren Byler: podcast and transcript
As Georgia finds no evidence of fraudulent ballots, judge tosses case
How this mom of 10 — including 6 with fetal alcohol disorder — conquered pandemic parenting
As Schumer readies vote, does the Freedom to Vote Act have a chance?
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.14.21
The GOP’s message sharpens as Virginia’s gubernatorial election nears
Harry and Meghan’s Ethic investment firm partnership is highly questionable
On George Floyd’s birthday, we need more than reflection. We need action.
Layoff totals improve to pandemic-era low as economy improves
Battle over Texas abortion law leaves Black people behind
GOP Senate hopeful cancels event following swastika controversy
With new subpoena, investigation into Jan. 6 attack intensifies
Democrats finally have reason to celebrate one of Trump’s threats
How the FBI protects American intel: a bizarre case study
Supreme Court couldn’t consider death penalty case if not for Biden’s broken promise
True activism is protecting public health — not whatever Kyrie Irving is doing
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.13.21
‘Squid Game’ on Netflix is smarter than you think
Former Trump officials call for war, harsh punishment to curb border crossings
New poll shows Latinas making massive strides in entrepreneurship, homeownership and more
America’s Filet-O-Fish supply chain travels through Canada. That may change.
Despite the evidence, Republicans aren’t quite done with ivermectin
Henrietta Lacks’ family’s suit against biotech company for HeLa cells is long overdue
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.13.21
Ted Cruz tries (and fails) to exploit Southwest Airlines troubles
Transcript: The Tax Auction Block
Some Idaho Republicans look to Democrats to help ‘rescue’ the state
Virginia’s GOP nominee for governor stokes fury over school curriculum
Republicans replace election officials, setting stage for future crises
McConnell’s debt ceiling plan gets literally zero Republican votes
Why it matters that Jim Jordan wants to ‘ban all vaccine mandates’
‘Big lie’ from Republican Steve Scalise is in service to white grievance politics
Michigan’s water crisis still isn’t over. Don’t look away now.
Women’s soccer reminds us of the fragile state of professional women’s sports
Jon Gruden is exactly the type of coach NFL owners love — and that’s a big problem
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.12.21
NFL coach Jon Gruden’s emails highlight a much bigger problem
Cruz, Hawley throwing ‘sand in the gears’ of U.S. foreign policy
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.12.21
Mitch McConnell balks at DOJ’s response to school board threats
For nearly everyone on Earth, the costs of climate change are mounting
Attorneys general take aim at DeJoy’s USPS service slowdowns
How this woman beat the odds and rose to the top at the Office of the Surgeon General
Trump’s rhetoric about Ashli Babbitt takes an unsettling turn
Why Wisconsin’s sham election audit might be worse than Arizona’s
Conservatives try (and fail) to defend pro-Trump Eastman memo
Trump’s DOJ officials stopped his January election scheme. But they’re not heroes.
Critical race theory is urgently necessary. Just look at this Tennessee county.
Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.11.21
The ‘Bad Art Friend’ group chat drama is too real
Trump’s Ashli Babbitt birthday video shows how he hopes to create a martyr out of her
Dave Chappelle finds that mocking transgender people can revive a career
Appeals court reinstates Texas Republicans’ abortion ban (for now)
Steve Bannon’s Jan. 6 committee delay on Trump’s behalf can’t succeed
Kevin McCarthy looks pitiful — and scared — running from Jan. 6 investigators
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.11.21
Republicans scramble to rewrite history on Trump’s jobs record
N.C. Republican under fire after calling LGBTQ people ‘filth’
Grassley looks the other way on Trump’s lies, gets his endorsement
McConnell won’t ‘help’ Dems during the next GOP debt ceiling crisis
Why Steve Scalise’s stance on the Republicans’ Big Lie matters
Covid vaccine religious exemptions should not exist. Here’s why.
AT&T wanted OAN to compete with Fox News. It worked too well.
Facebook’s outage proved we need it, bad business practices and all
Joe Manchin’s criticism of Joe Biden’s reconciliation bill is misguided
On Jan. 6 executive privilege claim, Biden declines Trump’s request
On the Jan. 6 attack, Team Trump appears to have something to hide
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.8.21
Accountability Board to review Noem’s abuse-of-power controversy
‘Electoral lunacy’: GOP rep panned after questioning Arizona results
It’s time to stop asking Latinas to check their identity at the door
As Trump’s Justice Department scandal intensifies, GOP shrugs
Pandemic took a toll on U.S. job growth over the summer
Republicans complain Schumer hurt their feelings in debt-ceiling fight
Covid’s deadly impact on nonwhites is a rebuke to minority anti-vaxxers
So, when are we going to start ‘eating the rich,’ exactly?
FBI called in to help teachers as extremist violence gets personal
Senate report details Trump’s chilling standoff with DOJ officials
Meet the people exposing the truth about the Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.7.21
Exploring the legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette with Mike Duncan
Georgia’s secretary of state is sucking up to Trump with attacks on Stacey Abrams
‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ is he was absent during Trump’s regime
What’s good (and what’s not) about Congress’ new debt-ceiling deal
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.7.21
How Gullah Geechee families are losing their land and their wealth in tax delinquent auctions
Nine months later, Jan. 6 loses its significance in the GOP’s eyes
Abortion activists just scored a huge victory. Why doesn’t it feel like it?
Head of Wisconsin ‘audit’ admits he doesn’t know how elections work
AT&T has been a sugar daddy for right-wing extremists
How singer Grace Gaustad is creating a safe haven for those suffering with anxiety, depression
Multiple GOP 2022 candidates haunted by domestic violence allegations
Donald Trump identifies what he considers ‘the real insurrection’
As a federal judge blocks Texas’ abortion ban, what happens now?
Biden needs to please Democrats, not Republicans, on immigration
Democrats’ Sinema obsession is bad for Biden but great for Trump
Andrew Yang’s Forward Party is directionless
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.6.21
Stocks owned by Supreme Court justices tilt the scales of justice
Texas moves one step closer to barring trans youth from sports
To resolve the GOP’s debt-ceiling crisis, Dems face an obvious choice
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.6.21
Senate Democrats take new steps to restore the Voting Rights Act
Build Back Better agenda maintains support, despite GOP pushback
Leading Republicans balk after DOJ responds to school board threats
Lawyers seek investigation into author of pro-Trump Eastman memo
In debt ceiling crisis, Republican ‘moderation’ is non-existent
Donald Trump’s Twitter lawsuit is about 2024, not free speech
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen gave Congress a road map
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.5.21
Facebook knows you’re addicted, and they plan to keep it that way
Infowars’ school shooting lies cost Alex Jones and put extremists on alert
Garland taps FBI to help protect school officials from ‘disturbing’ threats
The Justice Department scrambles to address school board threats
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.5.21
The tally of new anti-voting laws reaches unsettling new heights
Her American Dream: How Nina Vaca turned $300 into a billion-dollar company
Pence’s perspective on the Jan. 6 attack takes a farcical turn
How you can help shut down racial microaggressions at your next team meeting
The point of the GOP’s debt-ceiling scheme comes into sharper focus
The true cost of conservative Democrats’ penny-pinching? Human lives
Biden reverses Trump’s anti-abortion ‘gag rule,’ in U.S. and abroad
Why Trump has a new super PAC with an unintentionally amusing name
Kyrsten Sinema’s bathroom protest was a long time coming
Why LeBron James’ Covid vaccine cop-out is bad for the NBA
Madison Cawthorn and the GOP are waging war in plain sight
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are back up. But their outage is an opportunity.
Is Donald Trump running for president again in 2024? Maybe.
Trump-backed candidates set the stage for new political crises
Corey Lewandowski’s exile from Trump’s inner circle won’t last
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.4.21
Todd Akin’s ‘legitimate rape’ remark lives on in GOP assault on abortion
Under DeJoy’s plan, mail service to be ‘slower than in the 1970s’
Why complaints from centrist and conservative Dems ring hollow
From tabloid to tapestry: How this 25 year old is reinventing the iconic Latina magazine
Marsha Blackburn pushes over-the-top case against the Biden agenda
What House Progressives don’t have in common with the Freedom Caucus
Facing awkward questions, Gov. Kristi Noem does damage control
Supreme Court will likely kill Roe v. Wade and gun restriction laws this term
Medical examiners have undercounted thousands of police killings, study finds
Republicans blaming Covid on immigrants threatens public health and our democracy
Biden’s infrastructure bill prompted a revolt among House Democrats
Transcript: Haiti’s Unforgivable Blackness
Examining ‘Dirty Work’ with Eyal Press: podcast and transcript
Bloated defense budget passes easily but Congress fights over safety net programs
The investigation into the Russia investigation isn’t going well
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.1.21
Democratic senator dings the GOP for going a decade without new ideas
Justice Samuel Alito isn’t doing the Supreme Court any favors
Progressives just put their fellow Dems on notice: Biden’s agenda isn’t a game
Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid days before new SCOTUS term begins
The problem with Marco Rubio’s misplaced interest in ‘Marxism’
White House calls out Republicans who seem to enjoy creating chaos
Despite the Capitol Hill drama, the Democratic agenda persists
Texas’ abortion law puts the Constitution on the line
The debt ceiling crisis may need a truly ridiculous solution