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These congresswomen shared abortion stories that shouldn’t need to be told
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.30.21
Facebook’s failed ‘Instagram Kids’ is much bigger than one platform
J.D. Vance’s latest Fox News stunt is a far-left fantasy
Will the child tax credit survive Democrats like Manchin?
School boards seek federal protection from ‘heinous’ acts of intimidation
Romney pushes for changes to a bill he won’t consider supporting
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.30.21
When it comes to Jan. 6, GOP voters give up on law and order
The Democratic deal Joe Manchin apparently no longer remembers
She was the NYSE’s youngest female trader. Now she’s sharing her best money tips.
Haitian migrants’ experience spotlights Blackness at the border
After Arizona’s failed ‘audit,’ conspiracy theorists turn on each other
YouTube is purging all anti-vaccine misinformation. What took so long?
Panel investigating Jan. 6 subpoenas Trump allies, rally organizers
Why the federal government (probably) won’t shut down tonight
Democrats like Manchin want poor Americans to waste more time
Why police are calling out Republicans for torpedoing this Democratic bill
Turns out, Covid vaccine mandates work. Good thing more are on the way.
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.29.21
Kyrsten Sinema is not a serious politician — she’s an indecisive marketer
LGBTQ community has reason to doubt Liz Cheney’s new support for gay rights
The latest evidence says vaccine requirements work as intended
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.29.21
House passes bill on sentencing disparity with bipartisan backing
USPS advances DeJoy’s plan to make mail delivery ‘permanently slower’
Breast pumping around Baghdad: How this NBC News correspondent and mom of 5 makes it all work
Federal judges say they ‘mistakenly’ broke the law in these cases. Yeah, right.
Mississippi AG: Curtailing reproductive rights will empower women
Kristi Noem controversy under ‘active review’ from South Dakota AG
In court case, Giuliani shed new light on the Big Lie’s origins
Unvaccinated police and nurses getting fired isn’t a tragedy
Virginia governor race: What Glenn Youngkin says about Trump’s power
Virginia’s GOP candidate for governor is two-faced, and he hopes you don’t notice
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.28.21
Trump had ‘Cats’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera’ played to soothe him, a new book claims
At long last, the Obama presidential library breaks ground in Chicago
To reject domestic spending, GOP makes a space-based pitch (again)
Black women need to be a bigger voice in the Afghanistan withdrawal conversation
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.28.21
Why the popularity of Biden’s Build Back Better plan matters
To defend legislative failure, Tim Scott condemns an idea he endorsed
South Dakota’s Kristi Noem faces abuse-of-power allegations
Republican rep wants a Biden-Trump rematch … in 2021
As GOP pushes nation toward default, McConnell tries gaslighting
Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda is being held up by moderate Democrats
Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie’s police encounter exposes dangerous inconsistencies
R. Kelly’s conviction for sex crimes should be a wake-up call for Black churches
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is right to shame NBA anti-vaxxers
The R. Kelly guilty verdict is much deserved, but it’s not progress … yet
Trump’s Arizona election lies unchanged after ‘fraudit’ results. That’s by design.
When Trump says the U.S. ‘will not survive,’ don’t look away
Thanks to the House, local police forces will still get military-grade equipment
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.27.21
What Republicans choose to forget about their regressive tax breaks
Despite investigation, Trump boasts about pressuring Georgia’s Kemp
Why Biden says his plan costs ‘nothing’ (and why he’s right)
Republicans become more brazen about embracing ‘replacement theory’
Arizona’s sham audit was a fiasco, but the GOP’s scam endures
Women are going above and beyond amid Covid-19. And their work often goes unrecognized.
Trump’s Republican tyranny of the minority is entering a terrifying new phase
House committee investigating Jan. 6 riot must make Steve Bannon appear
Covid deaths are highest in Mississippi but Gov. Tate Reeves does nothing
Restaurateur Melba Wilson won the week! Here are some honorable mentions.
Trump’s lies and costly investigations have marred Arizona for a decade
AOC’s Iron Dome vote left her crying — and it backfired
Kayleigh McEnany targets Biden, accidentally makes Trump look worse
Latest evidence shows Trump’s team knew election lies weren’t true
Democrats scramble as the GOP gloats over a potential economic meltdown
House Democrats pass new bill to codify Roe v. Wade protections
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.24.21
McConnell won’t rule out blocking possible Biden SCOTUS nominees
Why these Trump associates were subpoenaed as part of the Jan. 6 probe
GOP Senate hopeful characterizes pregnancies from rape as ‘inconvenient’
What I’ve learned about myself and my career after becoming an empty nester
Texas Republicans join the parade of unneeded election ‘audits’
Panel investigating Jan. 6 subpoenas top members of Trump’s team
Sham audit backfires on Arizona GOP, Biden won by a wider margin
Trump’s election lies would have died out without help from his lackeys
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.23.21
Unpacking the ‘ten-year war’ with Jonathan Cohn: podcast and transcript
I reported on a story about a breast cancer gene — and it may have saved my life
The Republicans’ debt-ceiling ransom note finally comes into focus
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.23.21
Trump-backed Republicans want to oversee upcoming state elections
Republicans were never going to support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
The problem with GOP leaders picking a fight over ‘bipartisanship’
GOP, business leaders clash again, this time on the debt ceiling
Here come the copycats: Floridian unveils Texas-style abortion ban
GOP rejects yet another Democratic offer on yet another key issue
The military can’t legally save us from a president bent on using nukes
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is the ‘Absolute Worst.’ Here are dishonorable mentions.
Ron DeSantis hits a new low with his Covid-denialist surgeon general
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.22.21
Watchdog report warns about the dangers of racist media, particularly for Latinos
Facebook’s latest scandal is a reminder that it’s past time to delete our accounts
These vaccine-hesitant moms have questions — and public health experts have answers
On the comeback trail, a candidate shows what today’s GOP is all about
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.22.21
Will the House GOP’s Main Street Caucus define ‘pragmatism’ down?
Former GOP Treasury secretaries try to steer McConnell away from cliff
The Texas Legislature is the ‘Absolute Worst.’ Here are dishonorable mentions.
Mary Trump offers pointed response to Donald Trump’s new lawsuit
Even Republican ‘moderates’ reject plan to avoid shutdown, debt crisis
The glaring problem with DeSantis’ choice for Florida surgeon general
Texas’ abortion law architect is giving women the most absurd, insulting advice
Trump abused the president’s powers. Democrats say never again.
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.21.21
Yes, the media is suffering from ‘missing white woman syndrome’
These women embraced their gray hair during Covid. Now they’re never going back.
Joe Biden’s first U.N. speech aimed to erase the Trump era
The Biden admin is helping fuel the horrifying border crisis with this Trump-era policy
Trump lawyer outlined plan to overturn election in newly disclosed memo
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.21.21
How motherhood taught this TV creator to stop apologizing
Targeting Biden’s vaccine policy, GOP pushes weird ‘distraction’ theory
Key lawyer anticipates new indictments in Trump Organization case
On key DADT anniversary, discharged veterans become eligible for benefits
Texas’ abortion ban sparks new case as poll shows public recoiling
The lie at the heart of Ted Cruz’s dangerous debt ceiling strategy
Covid vaccines are less popular than monoclonal antibodies in some places. Here’s why.
BTS and K-pop fans steal the show at the U.N. General Assembly
Could a QAnon-following Trump loyalist really become Arizona’s secretary of state?
Amazon’s ‘LulaRich’ perfectly explains the demise of the girl boss
Gabby Petito’s social media presence might be the key to solving her case
The latest Republican attack on democracy shows a familiar face (or three)
With Roe v. Wade on the line, Supreme Court sets stage in key case
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.20.21
In debt-ceiling fight, McConnell makes up new rule ‘out of whole cloth’
Poll shows most Americans siding with Biden, not GOP, on vaccines
Why an obscure Senate official blocked part of the Build Back Better plan
Still attacking the 2020 race, Trump tells Georgia to undo his defeat
Mississippi’s Reeves responds to Covid crisis in a post-policy way
Trump’s coercion and role in Jan. 6 warrant a special prosecutor
Trump, Republicans and white evangelicals are forming a powerful trifecta
Durham’s Sussmann indictment is a bizarre coda for DOJ’s Russia investigation
In Idaho, a doctor-turned-conspiracy theorist is in power as the state reels from Covid
Why ‘The Activist’ failed where the Global Citizen Festival succeeds
Trump allies are still spreading a dangerous Jan. 6 myth
Understanding the electric vehicle revolution with Dana Hull: podcast and transcript
What Trump critic Anthony Gonzalez leaving Congress means for Republicans
Will Biden’s infrastructure plan fix years of inequality, or make things worse?
How one state’s GOP created a case study in ugly gerrymandering
I spent three weeks alone with my 89-year-old mom. It was one of the best times of my life.
Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ makes space for Black queer men like me
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.17.21
Why it’s news when candidates agree to honor election results
Despite court rulings, South Dakota’s Noem pushes for school prayer
Republicans ignore rally for pro-Trump insurrectionists out of fear — not principle
Stefanik abandons moderation, warns of a ‘permanent election insurrection’
Calling Trump a ‘cancer,’ prominent Republican to walk away from Congress
Ahead of rally, Trump goes to new lengths to defend Jan. 6 rioters
Capitol police prep to fend off Trump’s Jan. 6 insurrectionists — again
Dan Quayle talked Mike Pence into rejecting Trump. What a story.
Medicare drug prices could go down — but these Democrats say no
GOP lawmakers are tonight’s ‘Absolute Worst.’ Here are the dishonorable mentions.
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.16.21
Florida’s Ron DeSantis is the king of Covid after judge allows mask mandate ban
Trump triggered Biden’s Afghanistan disaster. Now Blinken’s stuck with it.
Why Mitch McConnell is threatening to hurt the economy on purpose
Philadelphia paid Rickia Young $2 million. She deserves more for what police did to her.
To the caregivers who quit work during Covid: Employers want you back!
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.16.21
The problem of Republicans questioning Biden’s legitimacy gets worse
Georgia’s Kemp spurns Covid solutions, but invites ‘good ideas’
Biden’s ACA special enrollment period brought coverage to millions
Anti-vaxxers will have to pay up if they want to reject public health guidance
Vaccine policies lead a NH legislator to leave the Republican Party
New Republican election ‘audits’ are off to a truly ridiculous start
Josh Hawley wants to block Biden’s nominees over Afghanistan
Simone Biles hasn’t forgotten Larry Nassar’s enablers
Poll: Should generals talk to foreign counterparts without telling the president?
Transcript: On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, we remember the Black Firefighters who died
Nassar’s enablers are tonight’s ‘Absolute Worst.’ Here are the dishonorable mentions.
Simone Biles’ scathing testimony was a warning about power and complicity
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.15.21
California’s recall election invoked Republican election fraud hysteria
How TV host Lilliana Vazquez is taking on infertility stigma in the Latin community
GOP senator embraces the wrong anti-Biden theory at the wrong time
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.15.21
California’s recall election results reject the GOP’s Covid misinfo drive
Why Trump is calling one of his handpicked generals a ‘dumbass’
What makes Josh Hawley’s latest political stunt such a bad idea
Laurie Hernandez: How my Puerto Rican heritage helped me become an Olympic gymnast
McConnell smacks away compromise offer on voting rights
Why Gavin Newsom’s victory matters (and not just in California)
New reporting casts Pence’s Jan. 6 actions in an unflattering light
The Freedom to Vote Act is Democrats’ final chance to save voting rights
Trump was just the latest American president whose sanity the military questioned
Who is behind critical theory protests?
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.14.21
Sinema wants Democrats to spend less on Biden’s economic agenda
AOC’s Met gala dress broke Twitter. Here’s why.
Nicki Minaj was wrong on vaccines — and conspiracy theorists ate it up
How (and why) a leading Republican is pre-explaining his defeat
Meet the women over 50 who are creating new ways to make and move money
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.14.21
On Covid-19 crisis, Florida’s DeSantis starts to lose the plot
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court remarks reveal a deep irony
Biden’s vaccine policy proves more popular than the GOP hoped
George W. Bush condemns ‘violent extremists,’ Trump pushes back
As Senate Democrats reach a deal on voting rights, what happens now?
California recall election features an unqualified, unhinged cast of challengers
Fox revives ‘Cops,’ the reality TV show beloved by Trump’s base
American fascism is on the rise as anti-abortion and voter suppression bills thrive
‘The ReidOut’ with Joy Reid is expanding. Introducing … The ReidOut Blog!
The reparations discussion doesn’t end with slavery. Climate reparations now.
The trial of Elizabeth Holmes already promises drama galore
California recall is Trump’s new election fraud testing ground
Stephen Breyer’s unfortunate timing and flawed rationale
In California, the stakes are high, and the process is weird
Poll: Support for Trump, Big Lie defines Republican politics
Texans tired of the state’s culture war receive relocation invitations
Why Amy Coney Barrett’s new rhetoric is so hard to take seriously
RNC wastes little time fundraising off Biden’s vaccine policy
GOP line on vaccines, anti-voting measures has one thing in common
Biden’s success is tethered to Joe Manchin whether you like it or not
Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate for workers is his boldest move yet
How Facebook, Amazon and Google abused the Patriot Act after 9/11
After 9/11 Trump weaponized anti-Muslim hate — yet praises Jan. 6 insurrectionists
Sept. 11 froze America’s counterterrorism thinking in place
The best 9/11 movies are actually pro-war propaganda
Poll: Do you think Biden’s new vaccine mandates will make a big impact?
The question GOP critics of Biden’s vaccine policy won’t answer
Virginia’s Robert E. Lee statue removal is a victory for activists
Why Corporate America is quite content with Biden’s vaccine policy
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.10.21
America left the Taliban in Afghanistan with a valuable weapon: data
It’s not just Arizona: Pennsylvania Republicans launch election ‘review’
Kevin McCarthy wages a strange crusade against proxy voting
Florida’s controversial ‘anti-riot’ law blocked by a federal court
Will the Justice Department’s case against Texas’ abortion ban work?
Why Republicans hope to derail Biden’s bold new vaccine policy
The delta variant has West Virginia reeling as vaccinations stall
Trump’s 9/11 boxing gig gives MAGA fans exactly what they want
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.9.21
Kellyanne Conway didn’t belong on the Air Force Academy board
Officials face ‘a sustained campaign of intimidation’ from the far-right
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.9.21
Here we go again: Why women’s careers are in danger as Covid surges
Layoffs drop to pandemic-era low as U.S. economy improves
Reforming sexual justice with Alexandra Brodsky: podcast and transcript
On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, we remember the Black Firefighters who died
The U.K.’s Boris Johnson takes a step Republicans wouldn’t consider
Why the failure of the White House’s ATF nominee matters
Why Trump’s praise for Robert E. Lee is so very odd
The wealthy’s ‘egregious’ tax evasion costs the U.S. a bundle
Biden’s White House clears out Trump picks from military boards
Afghan refugees are winning over the GOP’s anti-immigrant instincts
Texas abortion law reveals the limits of our constitutional rights
The Election Official Legal Defense Network
Covid patients were unknowingly given ivermectin in an Arkansas jail
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.8.21
Congress raising the debt ceiling is suddenly a problem for Republicans
Transcript: The fight over race, education, and belonging in a Texas suburb
Texas abortion law should be fought at state court level
Does Joe Manchin have an infrastructure price tag in mind?
Job interview process taking forever? Here’s how to speed it up
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.8.21
Republicans stick with ‘election denialism’ in post-2020 races
Whatever happened to Kevin McCarthy’s Jan. 6 investigation?
Why Jim Jordan should avoid fights over what’s ‘un-American’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets the ‘impact’ of vaccinations backwards
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tries (and fails) to defend state’s abortion ban
Meet the women transforming the male-dominated alcohol industry
Federal unemployment benefits expansions expired at the worst time
Texas’ abortion law is the start of the Republican endgame
Monica Lewinsky gets her say in ‘American Crime Story: Impeachment’
Texas’ Abbott signs sweeping anti-voting measure into law
Poll shows growing U.S. support for public vaccine requirements
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.7.21
The biggest problem with Republican arguments about job growth
Kevin McCarthy falsely claims FBI cleared Trump of Jan. 6 culpability
Joe Manchin puts White House’s economic agenda in grave danger
Justice Department takes steps to protect Texas women seeking abortions
On Jan. 6 attack, key Republicans act like they have something to hide
How Trump devastated Republican trust in the media
California may parole Robert Kennedy’s assassin. Liberals aren’t happy.
Labor Day demands supporting Nabisco’s striking bakery workers
Kanye’s ‘Donda’ is Christian music Trump’s MAGA base can love
‘Defund the Police’ dominated 2020. What happened?
Home hunting while Black: How racism sabotages the American dream
How Trump’s biggest fans are taking over America’s elections
Why the American far right is openly admiring the Taliban
How the first disabled and woman-owned NYSE floor broker is changing Wall Street
Biden’s Supreme Court woes are endemic of a bigger problem for America
The Texas abortion law is the latest example of the GOP’s creativity
Poll: Is it time to brace ourselves for a world without Roe v. Wade?
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.2.21
This CEO wants to save women’s complexions — and farm animals — one jar at a time
I got a breakthrough Covid case on vacation. Don’t repeat my mistakes.
Texas abortion ban reverberates from White House to state houses
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.2.21
Layoffs improve to pandemic-era low as U.S. economy bounces back
GOP struggles to come up with an Afghanistan policy of its own
Why Jaime Herrera Beutler is Trump’s newest GOP target
The fight over race, education, and belonging in a Texas suburb
Freedom Caucus chair pushes GOP leaders to oust Cheney, Kinzinger
Abortion order creates awkward questions for Maine’s Susan Collins
Trumpified Supreme Court gives green light to Texas’ abortion ban
The anti-Covid vaccine crisis is all about mistrust. Ivermectin is a case in point.
Texas abortion ban is devastating testament to Trump’s Supreme Court
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.1.21
Breaking down the War on Terror with Spencer Ackerman: podcast and transcript
Texas Republicans’ anti-voting measure to be signed into law
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.1.21
Pelosi’s office slams GOP silence on Cawthorn’s ‘bloodshed’ rhetoric
Why these Covid vaccine scientists resigned from the FDA
To smear Biden, Republicans push misinformation on Afghanistan
On 2020 election, GOP’s Ron Johnson quietly acknowledges reality
McCarthy threatens companies that cooperate with Jan. 6 probe
What makes Texas Republicans’ sweeping new abortion ban different
Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz tried to get Trump’s help on Jan. 6. He gave them none.