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Hyperfocusing on new anti-trans bills may hurt more than it helps
No, Elizabeth Warren wasn’t throwing shade at Kamala Harris
McCarthy can’t stop Dems from moving on these two crucial votes
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.31.23
Bolsonaro wants to stay in Florida longer after riot in Brazil
The broken promise of body cameras
Biden isn’t doing enough to stop another Trump ‘killing spree’
Arizona’s elections chief seeks investigation into Kari Lake tweet
Trump struggles to respond to grand jury eyeing hush money case
Republicans’ ‘ready-to-go’ agenda stalls with surprising speed
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.31.23
Implicit bias training doesn’t work. Here’s what does.
Under pressure, George Santos steps aside from House committees
Voter fraud at a GOP stronghold leads to another light sentence
Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ shooting
Why police reform legislation faces such long odds on Capitol Hill
In debt ceiling fight, some in GOP don’t care if a ransom is paid
Trump isn’t quite done siding with Putin over U.S. officials
Tyre Nichols couldn’t have obeyed the police if he wanted to
RNC throws Ye under the bus with resolution ‘condemning’ antisemitism
Trump (still) behaving like a pro-Russia agent
Polls reveal the real reason Ron DeSantis is fighting the teaching of Black history
Why a Trump ‘special’ grand jury in New York wouldn’t be like Georgia
Should you share bodycam video of police beating Tyre Nichols?
In RNC election, GOP sticks with what it knows
Grand jury to reportedly hear evidence in Trump hush money case
Comer still struggling with his classified docs double standard
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.30.23
How the Supreme Court emboldened officers like those charged with killing Tyre Nichols
Trump slams U.S. military, says armed forces ‘can’t fight or win’
McCarthy pretends election denialism is a bipartisan problem
The problem with Trump’s imagined ‘peace deal’ in Ukraine
Jim Jordan presented with factual details he prefers not to know
Why Trump lawyer John Eastman deserves to be disbarred
The radical Christian group that is still getting a pass on Jan. 6
The Dobbs leak probe somehow just got worse
American exceptionalism paved the way for Haiti’s latest crisis
Trump wants to turn schools into an ultra right-wing indoctrination pipeline
Memphis police release sickening bodycam video of Tyre Nichols beating
Ted Lieu uses a robot to draft the first AI-written bill for Congress
Why the ex-cops charged with killing Tyre Nichols can be charged federally, too
Twitter whistleblower slams Jan. 6 committee over social media
The violence against Indigenous protesters in Peru deserves our attention
Despite recent failures, RNC’s Ronna McDaniel wins another term
We will never rest. We will never forget.
Scandals aside, it’s absurd that we’re still putting classified info on paper
Why the DOJ’s response to Tyre Nichols’ brutal killing matters
Kari Lake has a lucrative incentive to push conspiracy theories
John Eastman’s California bar danger could hurt him at the Supreme Court, too
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.27.23
Trump lawyer Eastman faces possible disbarment, among other troubles
The GOP clearly hasn’t thought through its DirecTV complaints
List of Trump criminal investigations gets unexpectedly longer
As their debt ceiling scheme advances, the GOP still has no plan
Details expose Barr’s Durham probe as a law enforcement scandal
Trump’s pending return to Facebook is more about cash than speech
It’s a shame that those who most need to see ‘The 1619 Project’ won’t watch it
Colin Kaepernick’s new doc destroys one of Kevin McCarthy’s talking points
Trump’s half-hearted attempt to save Peter Navarro from trial
Fiona Apple reminds us that our courts should be transparent
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.26.23
Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling are proving it’s never too late to make a career pivot
Kevin McCarthy is trying to silence us. He will lose.
SCOTUS approval polling is still low but somehow up with Democrats. Why?
Biden’s and Trump’s document scandals are more alike than Biden claims
U.S. economy continues to grow and beat expectations
Dragnet search warrants are creepy, but this Jan. 6 challenge falls flat
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.26.23
Rick Scott’s line on taxes manages to become even less coherent
The Marjorie Taylor Greene VP rumors are a frog-in-boiling-water moment
As pressure mounts, Trump clearly has Georgia on his mind
Supreme Court continues its radical march in 2023. These are the cases to watch.
First Emirati female race car driver to take the stage at 30/50 summit
Suze Orman: I never imagined my career after 50
Students threaten to sue DeSantis over AP African American studies ban
Before it’s too late, GOP to teach members what the debt ceiling is
Is George Santos’ blatant racism getting a pass? It sure seems so.
The ACA sets its most impressive record to date
Elaine Chao has had enough of Donald Trump’s racist taunts
Why Democrats have to play along with the GOP’s biggest waste of time
What the alarming arrest of a former FBI spy catcher means — and doesn’t mean
Demystifying WTH happened with FTX? with Tonya Evans: podcast and transcript
DeSantis’ death penalty remarks suggest he’d continue Trump’s execution spree
Kevin McCarthy’s committee power grab could hurt him — and us, too
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.25.23
Facebook, Instagram to reinstate Donald Trump. Thumbs down.
Eric Adams is a threat to the Democratic Party
Why the Republican line on debt ceiling negotiations doesn’t work
Will angry GOPers rage-quit Xbox over eco-friendly features?
The rocky marriage between Trump and evangelicals won’t lead to a separation
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.25.23
Under Ted Cruz’s term limits plan, he couldn’t seek re-election
50 years after Roe, the GOP’s quest to control women continues
The problem(s) with Kevin McCarthy’s standards on George Santos
Which prosecutor could be the first to indict Trump in 2023?
Maybe Pence shouldn’t have chastised Biden over docs after all
Why Republicans can’t decide exactly what spending cuts they want
McCarthy struggles to justify punishments for key House Democrats
Trump is still — yes still — the odd man out on the classified documents front
Mike Pompeo’s despicable dismissal of Jamal Khashoggi
The post-Roe world is filled with Big Tech traps for abortion-seekers
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.24.23
House GOP tries to pressure DirecTV to keep carrying disinformation network
The EPA is struggling to hit critical climate deadlines. Thanks, Trump.
Ted Lieu and a robot make great points about the dangers of AI
How Trump attorney Drew Findling’s past could be key in Georgia probe
Fani Willis hints at potential charges in Georgia Trump probe
Documents with classified markings found at Pence’s Indiana home
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.24.23
Alec Baldwin prosecutors face tough job in ‘Rust’ shooting case
James Comer’s rare skill: He can connect Hunter Biden to anything
In debt ceiling fight, Republicans need to brush up on the basics
McCarthy’s most important GOP side deal comes into sharper focus
Why Republicans’ interest in the M&M’s ‘controversy’ matters
The justices can still do the right thing in the Dobbs leak probe
Dems force fight with McCarthy over Intelligence Committee posts
Georgia grand jury report could give clues to Trump’s legal fate
Introducing Deadline: Legal Blog, expert legal analysis of the day’s top stories
Ron DeSantis’ assault on free thought
A beleaguered Asian community begins a new year in pain
What Sen. Manchin got wrong about Biden’s classified docs
How Sinema is gaming the system to beat back Gallego
The M&Ms spokescandy ‘controversy’ is just a publicity stunt
DeSantis’ AP course crusade, and the right’s fight to remain stupid
Why Biden’s classified docs scandal may do more damage than Trump’s
Is the White House hosting debt ceiling talks with McCarthy or not?
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.23.23
Election denialism is not a ‘both sides of the aisle’ problem
Yellen rejects GOP’s outlandish ‘emergency’ debt ceiling plan
Why the Republicans’ debt ceiling ransom note is blank (for now)
Differences between Biden, Trump docs stories become more obvious
Justice Department tells Jim Jordan what he didn’t want to hear
George Santos epitomizes the Trump-era Republican Party
50 years after Roe, democracy is on the ropes. Here’s how to fight back.
The U.K.’s deploying a familiar GOP tactic to suppress trans rights
Texas rep’s anti-white supremacy bill has conservatives outraged
Kevin McCarthy’s biggest foe in the debt ceiling fight? Math.
Republican rule returning smoking to the U.S. Capitol really stinks
With layoffs, tech companies are quickening the robot revolution
Russia wanted to help Trump in 2016. Its Twitter operation was a failure.
Why Trump abandoned his suit against New York’s attorney general
Navarro’s bid to have contempt case dismissed goes up in flames
Biden should be taking a victory lap on his historic policy protecting migrants
Two years in, Biden’s record of accomplishments rivals Obama’s
She came to the U.S. at 10 with no English. Now this woman leads the Girl Scouts.
On arresting reporters, White House pushes back against Trump
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.20.23
With new rhetoric on Social Security, Trump undermines McCarthy
How the E.U. blacklisting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard could undermine protesters
The one Republican tax plan that Democrats can’t wait to oppose
While creating a crisis, McCarthy says Dems are creating a crisis
Foolish anti-Clinton case leads to steep penalty for Trump, lawyers
MAGA’s hottest club is the House Oversight Committee
Why women should celebrate Jacinda Ardern’s decision to step down
Supreme Court report on Dobbs leak raises key question about investigation
Maryland’s new governor is everything the GOP hates … and Moore
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.19.23
Why Jacinda Ardern’s announcement is so important
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s rationale for targeting Ilhan Omar isn’t believable
Supreme Court fails to identify leaker of draft abortion ruling
FEC tosses RNC claim that Gmail was biased against conservatives
5 smart money moves ahead of a looming recession
DeSantis takes an interest in sports, but not in a good way
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.19.23
In debt ceiling fight, GOP leaders cling to misguided metaphor
Election denial has become big business for the Republicans
Deposition transcript adds to Trump’s troubles in Carroll case
House Freedom Caucus has moved from the fringe to center stage
As Santos’ troubles worsen, GOP faces questions over standards
Kyrsten Sinema is still very, very wrong about the filibuster
Discussing if the lottery has played us with Jonathan Cohen: podcast and transcript
Biden should stop worrying and learn to love the platinum coin
George Santos’ district has some soul-searching to do
Why the Jan. 6 committee’s report was a tremendous gift to Big Tech
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.18.23
A debt ceiling crisis isn’t McCarthy’s only option to cut spending
Biden’s Covid ‘emergency’ has become a well-worn, flimsy crutch
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.18.23
Trump escalates fight against FBI, equates bureau with Gestapo
Why it matters that the GOP gave Santos its seal of approval
Trump has new reason to be nervous about his hush money scandal
Republicans hand Greene and Gosar their sought-after rewards
Forbes, Know Your Value release ’50 Over 50: Europe, Middle East and Africa’ list
California’s concrete shell is making its flooding much worse
Keenan Anderson’s death has exposed the post-George Floyd frauds
DeSantis admin rages over National Hockey League’s diversity effort
A MAGA politico has been arrested over a chilling conspiracy
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.17.23
GOP election denier charged with orchestrating shootings at Democrats’ homes
Now’s a good time for Joe Biden to invite the FBI into his house
White House to McCarthy: ‘Come clean’ on deals with the far right
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.17.23
On classified docs, GOP’s Comer can’t explain his double standard
Why Trump’s boasts about Mar-a-Lago’s security don’t make sense
Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad busts ‘the biggest myth’ about female Muslim athletes
Why racial equity requires racial healing
House GOP ‘moderate’ tries to defend his party’s extortion scheme
Union responds to calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in NYC
In some Southern states, this week’s holiday wasn’t just for MLK
The problem(s) with the GOP’s ‘emergency’ debt ceiling plan
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.16.23
The Christian right’s mounting attacks on trans youth
Why the House Republicans’ first week in power was such a mess
Gas stove tantrum reflects Republicans’ post-policy cynicism
How many Republicans knew about George Santos’ many lies?
McCarthy’s defense of Santos is a thinly-veiled attempt to cling to power
Trump’s deposition in Carroll case clearly does him no favors
Get to know Tom Horne, America’s worst state education official
Democrats respond to GOP calls for debt ceiling negotiations: No
The absurdity of deeming a Dr. Seuss story decrying racism as inappropriate for kids
Investigations into classified docs should leave Trump more worried than Biden
Why Republicans’ debt ceiling games will likely backfire
Merrick Garland is who we thought he was. And that’s a problem for Dems.
Hamline University’s free speech controversy shows the collapse of the professoriate
Don’t say ‘Latinx’ in Arkansas
House Republican calls for defunding Homeland Security department
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.13.23
GOPers are flirting with political death by targeting entitlements
Targeting key House Democrats, McCarthy gives McCarthyism a try
After tax fraud conviction, Trump Organization fined $1.6 million
GOP members, but not GOP leaders, push for Santos’ ouster
Expunging one of Trump’s impeachments is now on the table for GOP
New special counsel already facing some pushback from the right
Trump’s and Biden’s documents scandals are different. That may not matter.
Celebrating 250 #WITHpod episodes: podcast and transcript
How Microsoft’s Xbox is offering gamers a way to fight climate change
Republicans have found their new dumb culture war
Killing a 13-year-old boy suspected of ‘tampering’ with cars is an outrage
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.12.23
This all-women skydiving team set a world record to inspire girls to lead bold, brave lives
Rep. Frederica Wilson’s speech schools Republicans on abortion
For Republicans, a new special counsel is both good news and bad
Will this Fulton County DA be the first prosecutor to indict Trump?
On Biden documents, Republicans break new ground in hypocrisy
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.12.23
Trump: Special counsel Jack Smith might ‘turn out to be a criminal’
On Biden’s classified docs, a stubborn bottom line hasn’t budged
Why the GOP changed the name of the Education and Labor Committee
Misty Copeland, Yara Shahidi to take the stage at the Forbes and Know Your Value’s 30/50 Summit
The problem with Kevin McCarthy’s new line on George Santos
Republicans ignore voters’ will, start targeting abortion rights
Republicans dismantled a critical tool for investigating George Santos
Voters might owe George Santos a ‘thank you’ — for airing local GOP dirty laundry
What I learned when I lost my hair
Defense lawyer at Proud Boys trial claims juror discrimination
Kevin McCarthy made a major mistake in 2021. House Dems won’t repeat it.
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.11.23
Strengthening America’s immigrant ‘resilience force’ with Saket Soni: podcast and transcript
‘Spare’ pokes gaping holes in Prince Harry’s rebrand
Jim Jordan’s newest project won’t take us to ‘Church’
What too many of the new GOP committee chairs have in common
Why a new autism diagnosis test can do more harm than good for autistic children
N.Y. Republicans call on lying Rep. George Santos to step down
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.11.23
Back on the Hill, Ryan Zinke pushes odd line about ‘deep state’
New Homeland Security Committee chairman has unfortunate record
The curious timing of Trump’s new offensive against Ruby Freeman
Under GOP majority, the impeachment circus is already underway
Why the Republicans’ new ‘weaponization’ committee matters
Forbes and Know Your Value release its second annual ’50 Over 50: Asia’ list
The GOP’s first bill exposes the false promise of right-wing populism
Trumpism is no longer just America’s problem
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 1.10.23
Trump, Young Thug cases put Fulton County prosecutor’s vision in focus
Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway, of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, dies
Former Trump Organization CFO receives five-month jail sentence
Biden isn’t on the same legal planet as Trump when it comes to classified docs
Just how many deals did Kevin McCarthy strike with the far-right?
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.10.23
Trump’s tax returns show he was a bigger risk than we realized
On classified docs, GOP fails again to find a parallel for Trump
Omar isn’t afraid of McCarthy — but his purge vows are ominous
Court rules South Carolina’s 1st District uses a racist gerrymander
DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard stunt gets a new, larger price tag
House Republicans take aim at congressional ethics rules (again)
Why Democrats were so eager to talk about the GOP’s first bill
Brazil’s insurrection scare highlights a key difference with Trump’s America
SCOTUS sides with death row prisoner — and Texas prosecutors — in wild case
GOP largely silent on calls to remove Brazil’s Bolsonaro from U.S.
Kevin McCarthy’s most dangerous speaker ‘concessions’ were voluntary
The top 10 most important things to know about Speaker McCarthy
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.9.23
Santos faces FEC complaint over alleged campaign finance violations
The GOP settled on a speaker, but the chaos is just beginning
House Republicans’ ‘very first bill’ to target law enforcement
The GOP House floor confrontation that never should’ve happened
Did Kevin McCarthy pay too high a price for the speaker’s gavel?
How the populist left has become vulnerable to the populist right
Andrew Tate’s Muslim ‘faith washing’ can’t hide his misogynistic sins
Donald Trump just keeps losing
Most Latino Congress ever is more progressive — and more MAGA
Why Jan. 6 and the fate of U.S. democracy matters beyond America’s borders
Do you remember who Kevin McCarthy was two years ago?
‘Urban’ activist kit expose GOP’s pitiful Black outreach effort
Kevin McCarthy should get used to this feeling
With a straight face, McCarthy says GOP ‘learned how to govern’
Joe Neguse offers a moving speech for Hakeem Jeffries as speaker
How this woman went from Walter Mondale’s secretary to top executive recruiter
In vote for speaker, McCarthy makes gains, but still falls short
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.6.23
U.S. job growth in Biden’s second year tops 4.5 million
Biden admin officially weighs in on student loan forgiveness suits
The disturbing circumstances of Amber McLaughlin’s execution
Two years after the Jan. 6 riot, key GOP lawmakers go unpunished
In Mar-a-Lago case, DOJ wins another dispute over Trump’s lawyers
New data shows strong job growth as 2022 came to an end
Kevin McCarthy is stuck in a nightmare of his own making
Republicans’ other ‘democracy’ problem
China is burying the stats on its Covid nightmare
Privacy rules are Meta’s biggest obstacle to world domination
Speaker battle shows the long tail of Trump’s government sabotage
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.5.23
Delving into the debate inside progressive politics with Maurice Mitchell: podcast and transcript
How Stephanie Murphy’s refugee roots led her to Congress — and the Jan. 6 committee
Trump’s renewed attack on Ruby Freeman is revealing. Here’s why.
For the third straight day, Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid fails
There’s a venture capital funding gap for Latina founders. Here’s how we can close it.
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.5.23
Why ‘moderate’ is the wrong word to describe House Republicans
Kevin McCarthy did this to himself
Split-screen makes Biden look good and the House GOP look worse
Without a speaker, the U.S. House struggles to even exist
The Republicans’ speaker fight reflects a post-policy party
Republicans don’t have a plan B in the speaker race — yet
Burial of ‘God’s Rottweiler,’ Pope Benedict XVI, will hit conservative Catholics hardest
Approval of abortion drugs in the mail is a lifeline for patients
Byron Donalds’ speaker nomination is a shameless ploy
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 1.4.23
How Damar Hamlin’s collapse became the latest anti-vaccine conspiracy theory
Kevin McCarthy’s public embarrassment is a joy to watch
As the House tries again to elect a speaker, McCarthy fails anew
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.4.23
Trump not quite done with his new offensive against Ruby Freeman
Members of GOP’s ‘Taliban 19’ face intraparty pushback
What we know — and don’t know — about the latest Epstein controversy
Meet the growing number of Republicans standing in McCarthy’s way
Would Democrats agree to a deal in the race for House speaker?
Chief Justice Roberts rings in the new year with ignorant report on the judiciary
As McCarthy struggles, Trump offers uneven support
Kevin McCarthy wants to be speaker of the cannibal caucus
The uncomfortable truth ‘nepo babies’ like Jamie Lee Curtis want to ignore
Right-wing group wants major concession for McCarthy support
Damar Hamlin’s collapse should have all football fans feeling complicit
Brazil’s Bolsonaro takes his dying democracy vibes to Florida
In historic House votes, Kevin McCarthy fails on repeated ballots
As the New Year dawns, it’s time again for “Where are they now?”
There’s nothing like Black Christmas music
Trump’s offensive against Ruby Freeman reaches an ugly new level
As a surprisingly productive Congress wraps up, a mess awaits
Brazilian law enforcement also takes an interest in George Santos
GOP’s Kevin McCarthy prepares for fateful vote on bid for speaker
Why George Santos’ lies make him stand out in a party full of deception
As 2023 gets underway, the GOP is experiencing ‘a big belly flop’
With one day to go, McCarthy is still scrambling for GOP support
Recount shows election denier fell short in Arizona’s A.G. race
Newly released tax returns clearly don’t do Trump any favors
On multiple fronts, George Santos’ troubles are intensifying
The Democrats’ biggest missed opportunities in the last Congress