MS NOW October 2023 Articles

Elected officials who say they were put in place by God are as scary as they sound

Josh Hawley’s ‘Citizens United’ stunt isn’t what it seems

Hillary Clinton’s remarks against a cease-fire show incredible cruelty

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.31.23

Free speech, safety and nuance? How universities can have all three

An earnest plea to rethink realistically violent Halloween costumes

The UAW’s victory is just the beginning of a much, much bigger battle

Why the end of the UAW strike is relevant to presidential politics

Senate Democrats finally move toward subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.31.23

Trump is already testing Judge Chutkan on the gag order in D.C.

The RNC isn’t doing itself any favors with anti-Biden push

Why the growing list of Donald Trump’s verbal missteps matter

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s securities fraud case headed to trial

GOP’s new Israel aid bill includes a ridiculous ‘poison pill’

In fighting gag order, Trump proves his own worst enemy

The collective grief of losing our best ‘friend’ Matthew Perry

Ron DeSantis’ Iowa woes symbolize the failure of his campaign strategy

Black journalists group condemns Republicans who jeered ABC News reporter

Why Mike Johnson’s days as speaker may already be numbered

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.30.23

DeSantis fumbles question on pro-Palestinian group ban

The case over Trump’s eligibility isn’t ‘election interference’

Mike Pence is free now

Nikki Haley pounces on Trump at conference for Republican Jews

Buckle up for a big gag order week in Trump’s D.C., N.Y. cases

Mike Johnson’s ascension and the course-correction that never comes

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.30.23

GOP’s Comer doesn’t want to bother with more impeachment hearings

Olympian Allyson Felix: 3 life lessons I want my daughter to know

On abortion, watch what Speaker Johnson does, not what he says

Tuberville falsely claims Dems ‘created’ wars in Ukraine, Middle East

Left with no path to 2024 success, Mike Pence exits stage right

Judge reimposes Trump gag order in federal election interference case

North Carolina’s GOP may have cracked the gerrymander code

The U.S. is falling on the inclusivity scale. There’s no mystery why.

‘Hopeless and abandoned’: How it feels to be a U.S. citizen trapped in Gaza

The House’s new MAGA speaker was a final humiliation for the GOP’s ‘moderates

Mike Johnson isn’t Jim Jordan. But he may be more dangerous.

Clarence Thomas’ RV loan forgiveness program

Abortion is the common thread in 2023 elections. That’s bad news for Republicans.

I’ve picked up plenty of Bibles, Mike Johnson. I didn’t see your hate anywhere.

Biden’s comments about casualty figures in Gaza were a disgrace

GOP rising star Mark Robinson’s wretched Facebook feed lands him in trouble … again

Right-wingers melt down over melted Robert E. Lee statue

Why Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ gun law so clearly isn’t enough

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.27.23

Some GOPers are acting as if their House speaker was heaven-sent

Ivanka Trump has to testify in her father’s New York fraud trial

Tennessee GOP railing against the federal government is frighteningly familiar

America has a revenue problem. Blame George W. Bush and Donald Trump.

Why North Carolina’s newly gerrymandered district maps matter

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.27.23

Economic growth so strong, Republicans are literally speechless

Colorado secretary of state calls out Trump’s ‘deafening’ silence on 14th Amendment suit

Will the GOP’s reckoning over the 2020 ‘big lie’ ever happen?

Maine congressman changes course on assault weapons ban after slayings

Asked about shootings, new House speaker says, ‘It’s not guns’

New York House Republicans to force a vote on expelling Santos

Tempting social media sites are hurting kids. That’s why states are suing Meta.

Gathering of Republican Jews evokes a cringey Trump moment

Vivek Ramaswamy is exploiting the Maine shooting to spread cruel health myths

How Biden is still forgiving billions in student loan debt

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.26.23

Speaker Mike Johnson embodies Trump’s media obsession

Trump isn’t the only one putting participants in his New York fraud trial at risk

A new abortion study is a stunning indictment of Dobbs’ consequences

Patti LaBelle has two words to say about retirement: ‘Hell no’

Resilient U.S. economy grew at a ‘stellar’ pace over the summer

House Republican ‘moderates’ were expected to cave (and they did)

The top 11 things to know about new House Speaker Mike Johnson

Special counsel seizes on Trump’s provocative rhetoric about Meadows

Johnson’s ascension sparks concerns about certifying 2024 results

Musk’s X anniversary a reminder of the chaos he has created

Why Justice Clarence Thomas’ ‘sweetheart deal’ on an RV matters

House Speaker Mike Johnson cleared the lowest bar possible

Mike Johnson’s Christian nationalist track record isn’t a mystery — it’s a tragedy

DeSantis-backed ban on pro-Palestinian group runs into First Amendment

No need to vote, Trump says while signaling a dark ’24 strategy

What Britney Spears really means when she says ‘The Woman in Me’

Taking a trip into the ‘Mirror World’ with Naomi Klein: podcast and transcript

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.25.23

Spotlight shines on Johnson’s role in trying overturn 2020 election

Why Meadows getting immunity wouldn’t mean he flipped on Trump

Trump fined $10,000 for violating gag order again in New York

The fourth time’s the charm: GOP elects Mike Johnson as speaker

Tom Emmer went against the MAGA family — and got whacked

We knew Michael Cohen was trouble when he walked in

A new poll has chilling findings about political violence and 2024

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.25.23

The worst of Team Trump’s bad arguments in 2020 elections case

Why Tom Emmer couldn’t overcome far-right opposition in speaker’s race

Trump scrambles after report on possible immunity deal for Meadows

Desperate GOP turns to election denier in race for House speaker

It’s deja vu all over again for House Republicans

What it feels like learning Hamas is using your family members as human shields 

Trump complains federal case in D.C. is ‘vindictive’ and ‘selective’

Biden enrages some Democrats with refusal to demand Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.24.23

Just hours after winning GOP’s speaker race, Tom Emmer quits

Trump can’t use his impeachment to wiggle out of prosecution

Republican candidates show they’d be a disaster for Israel

The hidden kernel of truth in Bad Bunny’s SNL ‘Protective Moms’ skit

At key juncture, Trump trashes Speaker-designate Tom Emmer

Jenna Ellis’ plea deal in Georgia puts spotlight on Rudy Giuliani

Nevada GOP’s nominee-picking process is a complete mess

Tom Emmer prevails in GOP balloting, becomes speaker-designate

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.24.23

Controversy involving Trump, Australian billionaire comes into focus

Trump co-defendant Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election case

With two weeks to go, both parties prioritize abortion in Virginia

Why Republican candidates for speaker keep calling Trump

The race for House speaker has 8 new candidates — and no winners

Kari Lake could become the Sidney Powell of the Senate

Powell and Chesebro plea deals could spark more to come

The Philadelphia Eagles’ signature ‘tush push’ is effectively driving its critics mad

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.23.23

How Mika Brzezinski is honoring her mother — and her art

Trump 2024 ballot eligibility moves closer to trial in Colorado

Republicans try to block aid to Gaza — and give it to Israel

The estimated production cost of Paxlovid: $13. Its new list price: $1400.

Leading Republicans concede the party is now in ‘a very bad place’

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.23.23

James Comer’s latest Biden accusation has one glaring flaw

Greene tries to weaponize ‘insurrectionist’ label for absurd reason

Chesebro becomes latest member of Team Trump to plead guilty

Trump adds Sidney Powell to list of people he pretends not to know

9 Republicans run for speaker, hoping to fill leadership void

Jim Jordan’s speaker bid is gone, but it shouldn’t be forgotten

The House GOP’s parade of humiliation shows no sign of stopping

Kevin McCarthy is using a desperate tactic to excuse the GOP’s speaker dysfunction

The dispiriting truth about why many evangelical Christians support Israel

A leftist Israeli lawmaker makes his case for an immediate ceasefire

The wins — and missed opportunities — of Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

The Chesebro and Powell plea deals could be a nail in Trump’s legal coffin

American Jews must demand more from our progressive allies

The House GOP is in crisis. But Hakeem Jeffries’ speaker strategy could pay off.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with Trymaine Lee, Imani Perry and Vic Mensa: podcast and transcript

The truth about crime that Fox News doesn’t want you to know

Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York

3 reasons why the Chesebro plea deal is a win for both sides

Supreme Court blocks restrictions on Biden admin social media contacts

Bassem Youssef’s jokes challenge the West’s assumptions about Palestinians

Threats against Jordan holdouts are a natural evolution of Jan. 6

We are serious when we say: ‘Never Again’ 

Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia after Sidney Powell plea

Joran van der Sloot’s confession isn’t altruism — but it is closure

What the Trump gag orders protect, and what they don’t

Housekeeping Note, 10.20.22

The House GOP blew up its speaker race escape hatch

Why canceling its ground invasion could help Israel defeat Hamas

The Israel-Hamas war is becoming a virtue signaling competition online

MAGA troll who targeted Black voters in 2016 is headed to prison

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.19.23

It now seems clear why Allen Weisselberg’s testimony ended

Why Sidney Powell’s guilty plea in Georgia election case matters

Cornel West takes max donation from right-wing donor Harlan Crow

The amount of time you have to sue the police shouldn’t depend on where you live

Facing GOP pushback, Jim Jordan scraps plan to empower McHenry

Armenian lives must be acknowledged and protected — not forgotten again

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.19.23

Republicans change tune on free speech over pro-Palestinian rallies at colleges

Why talk of empowering Patrick McHenry in the House matters

Jordan ally points to his regressive plan for Social Security, Medicare

Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election case ahead of trial

Even now, key GOP voices keep pretending the Iran deal didn’t work

How women can grow their money confidence

Republicans still trying to blame Democrats for the GOP’s chaos

Threats targeting Jim Jordan’s GOP opponents jolt speaker’s race

How Patrick McHenry can save the House — for a time, at least

The Fulton County question that should keep Trump up at night

Right-wingers start to turn on this pro-Trump propaganda group

Biden’s pressure on Israel should match his warning about 9/11 mistakes

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.18.23

The Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ prosecution saga isn’t over yet

In race for speaker, Jim Jordan loses GOP support on second ballot

‘The Sisterhood’: How women spies fought sexism to become some of the best operatives in the country

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.18.23

Strzok case forces Trump into another potentially hazardous deposition

Under indictment, Menendez won’t attend classified Israel briefing

Raskin points to Republicans who might get Dems’ support for speaker

Jim Jordan tries to learn the fine art of congressional dealmaking

What will Judge Chutkan do if Trump violates the gag order?

Jim Jordan wants to be speaker but hasn’t even mastered the basics

The Biden administration is providing Israel with convenient cover to destroy Gaza

Why Jeff Landry’s easy win in Louisiana shouldn’t cause Democrats to despair

Biden’s new Venezuela deal is a big win — and a big repudiation of Trump

Trump previews a crackdown on press freedoms with CBS News rant

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.17.23

Tim Scott gets a brutal wake-up call about his presidential campaign

Read: Full text of Trump’s partial gag order in federal election case

Weisselberg’s testimony abruptly ended last week, raising questions

In race for House speaker, Jim Jordan falls short on first ballot

Democrats look to weaponize Jim Jordan’s awfulness amid speaker bid

Stacey Abrams: ‘We’ve got to stop waiting for people to ask us for our opinions’

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.17.23

Amy Coney Barrett’s support for ethics code highlights its absence

House Republican tries to blame Biden for the GOP’s chaos

Trump trashes U.S. military leaders as ‘some of the dumbest people’

Glenn Youngkin’s border initiative faces unflattering scrutiny

Some in GOP try to explain their reversal on Jordan’s speaker bid

Trump says partial gag order is ‘unconstitutional,’ but it’s not

Jim Jordan should be expelled from the House, not made speaker

Ketanji Brown Jackson can weigh in on crucial issue in new case

Mississippi officials accuse Favre of stonewalling civil litigation

Jim Jordan lacks everything he’d need to lead as House speaker

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.16.23

Why oversharers Will and Jada didn’t say they’d stopped saying ‘husband and wife’

Breakout star Morgan Myles wants to crush the gender bias in country music

6-year-old boy killed amid a wave of anti-Palestinian rhetoric

Trump could be the GOP’s presumptive nominee when his first criminal trial opens

U.S. oil production discredits weird Republican talking points

Trump gets partial gag order in federal election interference case

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.16.23

Despite years of loyalty, Trump says McCarthy did ‘the Obama work’

Under pressure, Trump changes his tune on Israel, Netanyahu

GOP’s speaker crisis fuels fresh talk of a bipartisan House deal

Jim Jordan, allies eye hardball tactics to get speaker’s gavel

The courts have treated Trump with kid gloves. One judge can stop that.

Why Israel’s Gaza evacuation order is so alarming

The people’s House is silent thanks to a broken GOP

Antisemitism controversies hit GOP as Israel-Hamas war unfolds

Trump just reminded the world why he’s a walking national security risk

Blinken’s consequential diplomatic tightrope walk in Israel

The NHL’s ban on Pride Tape is an embarrassing mess for the league

There’s overwhelming support for action on our climate. Why that hasn’t mattered.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ film gives most fans something they could never afford

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.13.23

More delay in Trump’s Florida case as Cannon pushes hearing

Two days after Jim Jordan’s defeat, GOP nominates him for speaker

Trump’s eligibility moves toward trial as judge rejects his motion

Recovering Native narratives and data with Abigail Echo-Hawk: podcast and transcript

Elise Stefanik is the key to George Santos’ future

Republicans offered voters crises, and now they’re delivering

India’s case against Arundhati Roy is a big red flag for free speech

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.13.23

‘This has never happened before’ is now a common political phrase

Why Republicans, even now, aren’t calling for Bob Menendez’s ouster

As GOP fails to elect a speaker, talk of a bipartisan deal grows louder

Scalise’s rapid fall and the unraveling of a ‘broken’ House GOP

As the Israel-Hamas war rages, extremist Republicans handcuff the U.S.

Republicans deploy dangerous rhetoric around Israel-Hamas war

Trump agreed to pay Weisselberg $2 million. But what does Weisselberg owe in return?

Jack Smith tells Trump to put up or shut up

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.12.23

MAGA Republicans’ top political tool has betrayed them. And they’re furious.

Why Donald Trump really thinks Hezbollah is so ‘smart’

Most House Republicans ignore Trump’s endorsement in speaker’s race

Nancy Mace’s seat could be safe thanks to the GOP Supreme Court

New indictment accuses Bob Menendez of acting as a foreign agent

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.12.23

The list of outbursts from the GOP’s Van Orden keeps growing

Why Trump, even now, is criticizing Netanyahu and Israel

Fani Willis targets Jim Jordan’s apparent ‘ignorance’ in new letter

After latest indictment, GOP’s Santos faces expulsion resolution

Utah’s TikTok lawsuit misses the mark in more ways than one

Why Republicans, even now, can’t settle on a House speaker

House Republicans are good at one thing and one thing only

This is Israel’s 9/11. Here’s how it can learn from America’s mistakes.

The Republican narrative is the only thing that ever matters to Steve Scalise

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.11.23

Preschool will become a luxury if Congress doesn’t act

How war crimes prosecution could unfold in the Hamas-Israel war

Allen Weisselberg testified against Donald Trump. Or did he?

Why the House’s chaos has me furious

Speak less, win more: The art of using silence in negotiations at work

Gaetz makes a mockery out of McCarthy’s dashed comeback fantasy

Steve Scalise wins GOP’s House speaker nomination, but the gavel isn’t his yet

GOP’s Hawley calls for redirecting aid from Ukraine to Israel

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.11.23

Amid crisis conditions in Israel, Tuberville’s blockade matters

Former Ohio State wrestlers balk at Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker

Trump keeps adding to his list of weird Obama conspiracy theories

Why some in the GOP aren’t thrilled with Kari Lake’s Senate news

New charges against George Santos add to House Republicans’ woes

Donald Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim is absurd. It could still buy him time.

Trump’s youth whisperers living large as MAGA candidates fail

Kari Lake’s campaign launch is great news for Arizona Democrats

Neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia have the Palestinian people’s best interests at heart

Elon Musk’s platform is fueling Israel-Hamas misinformation

Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.10.23

Haitians need an open door more than a military intervention

Fox News is digging deep for shock value. That’s bad for media — and its audience.

The children of Gaza cannot escape Israel’s siege. And Netanyahu knows it.

Clarence Thomas still solo in railing against defamation precedent

The right’s war on birth control is already starting

Why Tim Scott’s distasteful response to the crisis in Israel matters

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.10.23

Reactions to Menendez, Trump indictments offer partisan case study

Recycling his worst ideas, Trump eyes a new ‘travel ban’

50 years of Ms. Magazine: How the groundbreaking publication sparked a feminist revolution

Kevin McCarthy pitches a curious plan for U.S. policy in Israel

Biden does what Trump would not: talk to a special counsel

Texas’ Paxton eyes criminal complaints against impeachment foes

Kevin McCarthy can never be a Republican Nancy Pelosi

GOP’s anti-Ukraine foreign aid charade has just been exposed

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.9.23

Hamas’ use of hostages is a Rorschach test

Liberal Wisconsin justice cites Alito, Scalia in refusing to recuse

Haley offers meek pushback to Trump’s Milley execution remark

Republicans wasted no time blaming Biden for the Israel-Hamas war

There’s no excusing Joe Biden deciding to add to Donald Trump’s border wall

Amid turmoil, McCarthy leaves the door open for comeback bid

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.9.23

Nobody knows how RFK Jr.’s expected independent run could shake up 2024

Latest job numbers leave Republican leaders literally speechless

Jim Jordan is the ‘fringe’ figure who might become House speaker

Nancy Mace keeps getting tripped up by details she ought to know

Despite crisis in Israel, GOP’s Tuberville won’t drop blockade

Trump complains it took Alvin Bragg too long to charge him

The problem(s) with the GOP blaming Biden for the crisis in Israel

I worked for two former speakers. It’s surreal that Jim Jordan could be next.

Israel needs unity from its allies. The GOP would rather score cheap political points.

The FTX trial is a bad look for the barely regulated cryptocurrency industry

It’s time for the so-called moderate Republicans to stand up

Israeli and Palestinian leaders failed miserably. Their people will pay the price.

Trump’s New York trial exposes the sad reality of white-collar crime enforcement

How David Beckham became the villain of England’s masculinity crisis

Georgia GOPers may have found another way to target Fani Willis

House GOP is doing Putin’s work for him

A small-town Tennessee Nazi scandal highlights a very big national problem

Joy Reid: We must stop electing people who just can’t do the job

The ADL’s decision to resume advertising on X is a terrible capitulation

Biden frustrates Democrats after backtracking on border wall talk

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.6.23

Alabama finally gets a new voting map after Republican defiance

Jim Jordan or Steve Scalise can’t solve the House GOP’s electoral math

Republicans discover the ‘dark’ side of Nancy Mace

Josh Hawley doesn’t stand with workers, he just poses

In the race for House speaker, Republicans have creative options

Trump drops his $500 million Cohen suit before his deposition

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.6.23

The problem(s) with Team Trump claiming ‘immunity’ in elections case

Republicans who interact with Biden don’t question his sharpness

A messy GOP race for House speaker gets messier thanks to Trump

Job growth soared unexpectedly in September as hot streak continues

Trump reportedly revealed submarine secrets, adding to pattern

Trump tries to get federal election case tossed on immunity grounds

Women are more ambitious than they were before the pandemic: study

Matt Gaetz knows how to fix Washington. He just doesn’t want to.

The early results of a no-strings-attached cash experiment in Denver are encouraging

Sexyy Red’s ridiculous Trump talk is notable for one reason

DeSantis: I’ll take accreditation from schools with DEI programs

If Biden can cancel some student debt, he can cancel all of it

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.5.23

Discussing the case for unconditional cash transfers with Jiaying Zhao: podcast and transcript

Republicans embrace hilariously bad insult in attacks on Gaetz

Trump wants docs trial delayed until at least … mid-November ’24

Former George Santos campaign treasurer to plead guilty in criminal case

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.5.23

Giuliani’s troubles worsen as his lawyer tries to quit Georgia case

Split screen helps Biden while doing Republicans no favors

Trump pushes envelope with comment on the ‘poisoning’ of U.S. ‘blood’

Mitch McConnell takes rare step, urges House to make a key change

Jim Jordan touts this year’s most significant ‘accomplishment’

Kevin McCarthy was a fawning servant to Trump, and he got nothing for it

Laphonza Butler is a Rorschach test for Democrats

Rep. Justin Jones files federal suit against Tennessee House speaker

Trump’s attendance at his civil fraud trial is a mystery. Or is it?

Why Lady Gaga doesn’t have to pay the $500,000 reward for her stolen dogs

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.4.23

There’s no defending this ban keeping students from reading Anne Frank’s diary

American democracy is already broken. We can fix it.

Kagan exposes danger lurking in CFPB challenge at Supreme Court

Trump’s recent confession about the border wall underscores an inconvenient truth

Democrats host dance party on Kevin McCarthy’s political grave

Banned Books Week serves as a reminder about GOP censorship

Jim Jordan kicks off candidacy for speaker, but he won’t be alone

Latinas need to work until they’re 90 to earn what white men make by age 60

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.4.23

McCarthy’s ouster was a career low point. But these other moments come close.

Would House Republicans consider an expulsion vote against Gaetz?

There’s no need to wonder ‘whether the House is governable’

Why Trump, despite the chatter, won’t become House speaker

The problem(s) with blaming Democrats for McCarthy’s downfall

As a GOP speaker, Kevin McCarthy did an impossible job badly

Judges can’t keep letting Trump act this way. They must impose gag orders now.

A grim trend among Americans without college degrees exposes an enormous failure

Judge issues gag order after Trump targets law clerk on Truth Social

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.3.23

Luttig rips argument rejecting Trump election disqualification

Trump-appointed judges keep falling for anti-LGBTQ plantiffs’ fake claims

Gaetz toppled McCarthy. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

In historic first, House votes to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker

With Democrats, Kevin McCarthy spent the year sealing his fate

Trump looks especially angsty at his N.Y. fraud trial. This could be why.

The U.S. Army needs to pay the Black St. Louis residents it secretly experimented on

Jane Goodall: How I overcame being called ‘just a girl’

Newsom’s pick adds complexity to California’s Senate race

Key Supreme Court cases, issues to watch in new perilous term

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.3.23

The curious reason a House Republican is threatening to resign

Trump adds yet another judge to his rhetorical target list

We shouldn’t let courts decide Trump’s 14th Amendment eligibility

Tuberville’s ‘more military’ boast receives necessary pushback

John Kelly confirms: Trump privately disparaged troops, veterans

Why McCarthy has reason to worry about Gaetz’s move against him

Why it’s not ‘very unfair’ that Trump’s fraud case lacks a jury

Trump’s legal woes are bad. His New York civil trial is pure humiliation.

3 things that stood out on Day 1 of Trump’s New York fraud trial

Gaetz gets the MAGA melee he’s always wanted after shutdown charade

Donald Trump is running for president while pushing a fascist platform

Biden provides an era-defining interview to ProPublica

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.2.23

Clarence Thomas recused from Eastman case — so he knows how

Matt Gaetz keeps talking, but delays motion to ousting McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy has a roadmap to survive as speaker

Jack Smith notes Trump gun incident in support of gag order

GOP avoids a shutdown, but serious governing problems persist

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.2.23

The curious case of Jamaal Bowman and a congressional fire alarm

Republicans eye ‘reset’ after failed impeachment inquiry hearing

GOP’s Matt Gaetz tees up fight over Speaker McCarthy’s gavel

Join Mika Brzezinski’s #KnowYourValueChallenge

Why the special counsel cares about Trump’s rant against Milley

With a government shutdown narrowly averted, what happens now?

Trump set for civil fraud trial in $250 million New York case

The anti-abortion pill judge is back — with an alarming new target

OpenAI is encouraging people to use ChatGPT for therapy. That’s dangerous.

Why is the right so angry at Taylor Swift cheering on Travis Kelce?

Biden should stop focusing on the economy