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White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Trevor Noah headlines after event’s 2-year hiatus
White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Top Trevor Noah jokes and analysis
Trump diehards in the House are voting against aid to Ukraine
Every generation of Black Americans has had a Rodney King moment
Poll shows GOP’s outrage over school lessons isn’t actually experienced by most parents
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is too risky for Dr. Fauci. That says something.
How right-wing extremists weaponize the idea of motherhood
QAnon-linked Arizona candidate faceplants during debate
Trump has a new (and bad) idea to deal with Mark Meadows’ texts
These women say their careers took off after going sober. Here’s why.
Democrat rips GOP over xenophobic migrant charade
Texas’ Abbott rethinks taxpayer-financed bus trips for migrants
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.29.22
The unexpected thing Herschel Walker has in common with Dr. Oz
As Homeland Security tackles disinformation, the right balks
Young workers share salary information as pay transparency gains steam
Oklahoma follows in Texas’ footsteps with new abortion ban
As Harvard acknowledges ties to slavery, an update on ‘Ebony & Ivy’
Team Trump’s Paul Manafort faces new Justice Department lawsuit
GOP’s ‘Putin wing’ balks at supplying weapons to Ukraine on loan
Elon Musk is Twitter’s new philosopher king. It’s not looking promising.
Trump’s lawlessness has clearly inspired Madison Cawthorn
Minneapolis protesters in 2020 were right all along
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.28.22
Study suggests climate change could fuel more pandemics
Harvard’s promise to address slavery’s evil is more than just talk
The political shifts Elon Musk may not have noticed
Mika: Madeleine Albright is the reason we had a horse in our house
Surprise, surprise: Greene can’t ‘recall’ damning text to Meadows
Ohio Republican sees pregnancy after rape as an ‘opportunity’
America’s record inflation is changing the cost of business for 3 female founders
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.28.22
Why one key GOP member won’t join his party’s leadership team
Former Pence legal adviser: GOP poised to steal future elections
Tennessee rep endorses burning library books he doesn’t like
With comments about the church, Greene creates a new test for GOP
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Man, The Legend
What’s funny (and what’s not) about Trump and ‘dangerous’ fruit
If Biden has a student loan forgiveness plan, now is the time announce it
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a far more dangerous politician than Donald Trump
How the Kevin McCarthy recordings show he’s more cynical than we thought
Telling the climate story with Adam McKay and Omar El Akkad: podcast and transcript
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.27.22
Harvard slavery report shows why race-conscious admissions are absolutely critical
Greene’s ‘Marshall law’ text could make its way into re-election suit
What’s Elon Musk going to do with all the data Twitter collects?
Republican senator calls for ethics probe into Madison Cawthorn
Why the Supreme Court ruling on Puerto Rico is so predictable
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.27.22
Pamela Moses won’t be prosecuted for voter fraud after all
The absurd reason Wisconsin’s sham election ‘audit’ will continue
Florida GOP’s attack on Disney is purely political. Here’s proof.
Republicans raise prospect of impeaching Homeland Security chief
Conspiracy theories from GOP’s Scott Perry went amazingly far
Why McCarthy is starting to see pushback from his far-right flank
Marjorie Taylor Greene reveals how broken Congress really is
Why this amputee superstar is attempting to run 102 marathons in 102 days
Valerie Biden Owens: ‘I have a Ph.D. in my brother’ Joe
The legendary Republican we have to thank for the ADA. And future assaults on it.
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.26.22
Twitter is a lifeline for trans people. How Elon Musk could kill it.
Reported texts show just how far Team Trump went to push lies
Arizona GOP candidates sue to ban voting machines in midterm election
Why DeSantis’ new election police unit in Florida matters
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.26.22
Before Elon Musk’s purchase, GOP officials leaned on Twitter
Greg Abbott’s border schemes fail in unexpectedly amazing ways
Man accused of threatening Merriam-Webster over ‘woman’ definition arrested
When McConnell thought Trump had ‘totally discredited himself’
Already in a hole, Kevin McCarthy gets a shovel, keeps digging
What’s funny (and what’s not) about Greene’s ‘Marshall law’ text
DeSantis aims at Disney and hits Florida’s taxpayers
Trump has always had contempt for courts. A New York judge is ordering him to pay for it.
How an activist’s self-immolation exposed the dark reality of ‘climate grief’
Florida Republican takes aim at Special Olympics for pettiest reason
Twitter accepts Musk’s offer to buy the company for $44 billion
Trump held in contempt in N.Y. case, ordered to pay $10,000 a day
The one point on which Trump is publicly contradicting McCarthy
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.25.22
The many reasons Macron’s victory in France is relevant to Biden
As DeSantis signs anti-Disney bill, ‘gangster government’ returns
SCOTUS’s conservative wing is set to make a mockery of the separation of church and state
Marjorie Taylor Greene forgets what she really ought to remember
Why so many Republicans are inclined to let McCarthy off the hook
Court filing: Team Trump received key Jan. 6 warnings before riot
GOP texts about overturning election show lawmakers caught up in the cult of Trump
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s testimony was a disgrace. But there’s a silver lining.
Jan. 6 committee’s concerns about Insurrection Act should concern the rest of us
The ‘Trump made me do it’ defense isn’t working for Jan. 6 rioters. But it is revealing.
Coachella’s big acts make it easy to ignore Coachella’s poverty
America is drowning in anti-LGBTQ attacks. Where is the Left’s lifeboat?
The end of Black oystermen in Louisiana
Barack Obama gave his bluntest critique of the tech industry yet
McCarthy’s willingness to cover for Trump takes an ugly turn
Abercrombie and Fitch’s racist, sexist, fatphobic American fantasy
Three small but powerful ways to transform your career in a year
Why McCarthy’s reference to a possible Pence pardon stands out
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.22.22
GOP vows pointless investigation into Attorney General Garland
Climate fights are already happening in the U.S. — whether we’re ready or not
Caught on tape, Kevin McCarthy faces uncertain political future
How many states was Meadows simultaneously registered to vote in?
Alex Jones is now willing to have a chat with the Justice Dept
Why the prosecution of Steve Bannon’s former partners matters
McConnell and McCarthy had a shot at stopping Trump. They didn’t take it.
Puerto Rico, precedent, and a surprising concurrence
Wimbledon’s ban of Russian players is illogical and cruel
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.21.22
America may be asked to ‘feel the Bern’ one more time
Giuliani’s ‘The Masked Singer’ appearance was even more dystopian than expected
Mississippi prison embodies the failure of mass incarceration
Why Glenn Youngkin’s rough start in Virginia matters
Hillsong Church’s scandals imperil the future of the megachurch
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.21.22
Trump’s lawyers try to prevent him from being held in contempt in N.Y.
Kevin McCarthy worked with Newt Gingrich on new GOP agenda
The end of Black oystermen in Louisiana
GOP has a weird habit of debunking its own ‘open borders’ claims
Team Trump’s latest loss in a non-disclosure case is costly
GOP senator tries (and fails) to defend anti-election scheme
Arizona Republicans are working hard to keep their kids ignorant
How a Trump-appointed judge reignited a major debate over power in the courts
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.20.22
What’s behind those celebrations of a judge ending mask mandates
Creating ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ with Collier Meyerson: podcast and transcript
The fight to see Youngkin’s ‘snitch’ line responses is just getting started
‘The most powerful woman on Wall Street’ reveals her 3 biggest money mistakes
‘Women need to see bodies like mine’: How becoming a mom launched this model’s career
The judge striking down the CDC’s mask mandate doesn’t seem to understand how disease works
One of Twitter’s most popular right-wing hatemongers was unmasked. Good.
Why Tennessee Republicans derailed a Trump-backed House candidate
Chuck Schumer’s marijuana bill is looking like a pipe dream
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.20.22
How much did Greg Abbott’s border stunt end up costing Americans?
Why Trump is lashing out at one of his own GOP allies in Arizona
Groping scandal intensifies for leading GOP candidate in Nebraska
Florida’s DeSantis takes his fight with Disney to the next level
GOP senator pressured to ‘come clean’ on post-election scheme
How Amazon union organizer Christian Smalls bested Tucker Carlson
Praying in midair isn’t treated the same if you’re not Christian
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.19.22
Black Democrats sound the alarm on DeSantis’ district maps
Marjorie Taylor Greene melts down over eligibility lawsuit
Can shrinking masculinity finally get Tucker Carlson to care about climate change?
J.D. Vance compared Trump to Hitler in unearthed message to former roommate
White House tries to shadow Biden’s broken promises with small wins before midterms
These 1960s airline stewardesses launched a workplace revolution against sexism — and you can too
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.19.22
Why the fundraising for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rival matters
Covid mask policy rejected by yet another Trump-appointed judge
The depressing reality of Republican campaigns and domestic violence
Why Biden’s proposal won’t fix America’s crushing medical debt problem
Biden ended Trump’s cruel border policy — and some Democrats are … outraged?
Why Gretchen Whitmer couldn’t wait
U.S. criminal justice system enters dark age with S.C. firing squad
Why I’m choosing bangs over Botox (for now)
McCarthy’s Ukraine claims are too deceitful to be laughable
Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy amid legal troubles
Republican reps pay for notorious Team Trump lawyer’s counsel
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.18.22
Biden, Harris help restore the modern tradition on tax returns
Retiring House Republican sees GOP reaching ‘troubled waters’
Pointing to critical race theory, Florida rejects math textbooks
Texas’ Greg Abbott reverses course on damaging border scheme
Why the scandal surrounding one GOP senator’s 2020 texts matters
The death of the Iowa caucuses might ultimately help Democrats
The next big American showdown could be over abortion pills
GOP withdrawal from the presidential debate commission is another sign of extremism
The oldest senators are put in line for the presidency. That seems like a problem.
J.D. Vance wins Trump’s endorsement after months of groveling
Mike Lee’s texts dinged Sidney Powell — but he still backed Trump
Patrick Lyoya shooting exposes the false promise of American exceptionalism
Republicans’ voter suppression laws are as ableist as they are racist
Scandal-tarnished Pruitt hopes to go from Trump’s EPA to Senate
The U.S. must join the ICC if Putin war crimes push is to be taken seriously
Women experience headaches twice as much as men. Here’s why
Biden unveils plans to make federal services more accessible
Texts offer behind-the-scenes look at scheme to overturn election
Inflation dooms Dems’ midterm chances, so they should pass as much as they can now
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.15.22
Ethics Committee to scrutinize member of the Ethics Committee
Why Kyrsten Sinema’s support for corporate tax breaks matters
Conservative federal judge: Trump puts power over democracy
With new abortion bans, GOP isn’t waiting for the Supreme Court
Has the RNC effectively ended the era of presidential debates?
Subway shooting makes GOP’s stances on ATF and ‘ghost guns’ look worse
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.14.22
Glenn Youngkin is trying to hide his snitch line submissions from the media
How to explain the Brooklyn subway attack to your kids
Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter as Tesla’s track record tanks
Why ‘Selena’ as a re-release isn’t doing Latino representation any favors
Even now, Trump still can’t quite bring himself to condemn Putin
Why Herschel Walker’s constant lies aren’t hurting him
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.14.22
Herschel Walker’s business claims seem ‘divorced from the truth’
What Greg Abbott’s political antics at the border have in common
The hidden cause of indecision among young women
A Witness to Emmett Till’s Abduction Shares His Story
Mike Pence haunted by a record he’ll never be able to escape
Raskin: Jan. 6 probe to expose previously unreported crimes
Voter fraud investigation leads to consequences for Mark Meadows
GOP blocks tribute to Black judge. We’ve seen this before.
The convenient amnesia of the Trump-Dr. Oz alliance
NYC officials say more police will make subways safer. That’s questionable.
Unpacking what it’s like to be great at something with Dirk Nowitzki: podcast and transcript
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.13.22
Pence’s comeback tour goes to college and quickly flunks out
Conservatives ignore anti-Abbott trucker protests at the border
Trump should be charged. Don’t let the House pass the buck.
Voter fraud at Republican stronghold leads to light sentences
Kemp signs controversial gun law at the worst possible time
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.13.22
McConnell is right to worry about ‘bizarre’ GOP Senate candidates
Greene discouraging military enlistments is part of a GOP pattern
‘It’s heart wrenching’: How prospective parents are coping with adoption delays in Ukraine
Why the impeachment of South Dakota’s AG is so extraordinary
Oklahoma’s GOP governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
Republicans look to Sinema to help kill key Democratic package
Segregated schools: A lingering effect of slavery and an argument for reparations
The Gridiron dinner was a perfectly American superspreader event
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.12.22
Jared Kushner’s deal with Saudi Arabia sure looks corrupt
Why Jared Kushner’s Saudi Arabian money is impossible to defend
Why the Biden administration is keeping Russia’s internet afloat
How Joe Manchin killed Biden’s child tax credit
Ask a recovering lawyer: Is Ali Alexander really ‘cooperating?’
Florida Republicans bend the knee to DeSantis on district maps
Why Trump is lashing out at one of his own federal prosecutors
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.12.22
Ohio Republican: Middle class doesn’t pay ‘fair share’ in taxes
The timing of the GOP’s outreach to Black voters could be better
Despite his members’ push, McCarthy hedges on impeachment
Controversial Trump lawyer reportedly part of Wisconsin scheme
Why Herschel Walker’s fumble on energy policy matters
Why Biden is looking to The Hague to punish Putin
Judge hints Marjorie Taylor Greene re-election challenge can proceed
Why non-Western countries tend to see Russia’s war very, very differently
Herschel Walker’s awkward Fox News interview is hard to watch
Democratic senator goes a bit too far in criticizing himself
Vernon Jones and the GOP’s Black homophobia strategy
On Jan. 6 probe, GOP leaders have left themselves in the dark
Elon Musk isn’t joining Twitter’s board of directors after all
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.11.22
Biden eyes new steps on gun violence, including an ATF director
Lindsey Graham congratulates Judge Jackson with an odd attack ad
Yasmin Vossoughian on her birthmark treatments: It’s OK to admit you’re not OK
This Georgia teen just got into 49 colleges. Here’s how she did it.
Why the Alabama governor’s embrace of the Big Lie matters
Florida’s DeSantis eyes looming ‘cold war’ with neighboring state
Jan. 6 panel weighs key question on Trump’s criminal liability
Why Russia doesn’t need its lies about Ukraine to be believable
Abuse of migrant children didn’t start with Trump. It didn’t end with him, either.
The NBA’s record of standing up for the oppressed comes to a disappointing end
Amazon’s reported union-suppressing wellness plan is insidious
Marjorie Taylor Greene just took cancel culture to a whole new level
Ketanji Brown Jackson is about to become America’s most important author
Trump Jr.’s White House texts explored overturning 2020 election
Conservatives’ appropriation of MLK just reached a shocking new low
Jury acquits two men charged in Whitmer kidnapping plot
The GOP has found a Putin-lite to fawn over. That’s bad news for democracy.
Democrat eviscerates Hawley in heated Senate floor speech
NFL legal troubles mount over gender and race discrimination claims
Why is Trump lumping himself in with notorious criminals?
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.8.22
The problem with the congressional GOP’s antagonism toward Disney
For the GOP, losing a fight over a SCOTUS nominee is unfamiliar
Why McConnell struggled with questions about his ‘moral red line’
On three fronts, Trump’s legal troubles become even more serious
Elon Musk’s Twitter move shows how billionaires can transform internet speech
Republicans tried to define ‘woman’ and… yikes
Why Ivanka Trump’s testimony could hurt her father the most
Biden’s student loan delay isn’t the godsend people think it is
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.7.22
Senate makes history, confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson
Congress’ balance of power could be decided by this large and reliable group of women
Trump identifies what he considers the key detail about Jan. 6
Texas’ Abbott says he plans to bus migrants to Washington
Gosar promotes white nationalist event on Hitler’s birthday
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.7.22
Jobless claims improve to levels unseen since 1968
Arizona AG fails to produce the election evidence Trump demanded
Inflation has slammed small businesses. Here’s how one entrepreneur fought back.
McConnell’s Supreme Court hypocrisy takes an outlandish turn
GOP’s ‘Putin wing’ takes a bizarre stand on war crimes resolution
House seeks DOJ prosecution of two key Team Trump insiders
Tom Cotton’s worst attack on Ketanji Jackson Brown missed the mark
A Witness to Emmett Till’s Abduction Shares His Story
From ‘The Ultimatum’ to ‘Love is Blind,’ why Netflix is head over heels for reality romance
The GOP’s Title 42 blowup is holding up Covid funding
Court orders lawyer for Jan. 6 defendants to be disbarred
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.6.22
Biden made a promise to deviate from Trump’s immigration policies — and broke it
What, exactly, lies behind Marjorie Taylor Greene’s madness?
No simple fix for patching gap in Trump January 6 call log
Oklahoma joins GOP-led states’ mad dash to outlaw abortion
Why it matters when Republican Senate hopefuls endorse ACA repeal
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.6.22
GOP opposition to Ketanji Brown Jackson won’t tarnish her legacy
Uncovering the true origins of Putin’s war with Timothy Snyder: podcast and transcript
Dozens of House Republicans balk at resolution supporting NATO
Republican rep insists GOP senators are ‘pro-pedophile’
Oklahoma Republicans approve near-total abortion ban
What members of the House GOP’s Impeachment 10 have in common
As Obama stops by, the White House eyes an important ACA tweak
This Hunter Biden deal in a foreign country really does look bad
Ginni Thomas, Trump and America’s worst-kept secret
Why it’s so hard to try Putin for war crimes
I’m often the only Black woman in the room. Why it’s OK to take up space.
Why would Trump talk about sending troops back into Afghanistan?
Elon Musk sets his sights on Twitter with massive stock buy
Nobody wants Sarah Palin in Congress — not even Sarah Palin
Another Trump admin official accused of voting irregularity
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.5.22
Biden admin shrinks Guantanamo’s prison population a little more
The GOP’s free market principles take an authoritarian turn
Sarah Palin is an agitator extraordinaire with House bid
In the marriage equality fight, some in the GOP still aren’t done
Trump’s social media venture can’t shake its Trumpian troubles
Why Lindsey Graham’s new declaration on SCOTUS nominees matters
Fox News’ viewers can change their attitudes with exposure to CNN
Lindsey Graham’s vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson a depressing sign of the times
GOP goes full authoritarian, anti-business with Disney attacks
Biden is making historic moves. It’s a shame they aren’t good ones.
Why Kansas’ anti-trans bill may be too bigoted to prevail
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s re-election lawsuit is peak irony
The surprising habit that’s holding women back at work
Even now, Trump continues to praise Putin’s ‘intelligence’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.4.22
In America, the business of lies is winning — and killing people
Paul Gosar finally comments on role at white nationalist event
The Americans whom Rick Scott sees as ‘the enemy within’
Republican leaders push members to oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson
As job growth soars, Republican leaders are literally speechless
Herschel Walker’s latest fumble is over his education
NFL hiring more women doesn’t make up for its tolerance of stars who abuse them
Madison Cawthorn is running out of chances with the GOP
Ted Cruz’s Jan. 6 ties are deeper than we thought
These chats suggest pro-insurrectionist rot has infiltrated America’s intelligence community
Americans are mostly united on Ukraine. We need the same unity on America.
Republicans are starting to turn on Cawthorn over ‘orgy’ claim
A Black filmmaker creating on his own terms
Dems advance landmark marijuana legalization bill in House
Dozens of veterans participated in the Jan. 6 attack. Congress wants to know why.
N.Y. judge’s ruling puts House Democratic majority in jeopardy
Why the GOP’s push to ‘expunge’ Trump’s first impeachment matters
Was Will Smith’s smack to Chris Rock an act of chivalry or over the line?
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.1.22
The real reason Biden is calling out Putin as a ‘war criminal’
House overcomes GOP opposition, passes bill to cap insulin costs
Garlic cloves up your nose? What to know about the health trends taking TikTok by storm
Why this federal judge has had enough of Florida’s racist election laws
A Black filmmaker creating on his own terms
On proposed tax hikes, GOP’s Rick Scott just can’t help himself
U.S. hot streak on jobs continues as unemployment rate falls
Florida GOP’s voting restrictions smacked down by federal judge