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The coverage of Biden’s age has a Trump-shaped hole
The simple way to save the House from MAGA’s grip
The GOP needs to start worrying about Trump
MAGA lawmaker in Georgia gets put in timeout for targeting Willis
Megan Thee Stallion and the politics of profanity in hip-hop
Dianne Feinstein was a masterful, maddening study in contradictions
In Georgia case, one defendant reaches plea deal with prosecutors
A government shutdown could hurt 7 million of the most vulnerable people in America
DeSantis’ main 2024 argument is melting away in the courtroom
Jeffrey Clark loses his bid to move Georgia case to federal court
What prosecutors learned from the first Menendez corruption trial
Congress’ September to-do list remains incomplete thanks to GOP
Trump skipping bid to move Georgia case to federal court means trial would be televised
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.29.23
A key 2024 indicator looks fantastic for Democrats
Republican opposition to aid for Ukraine keeps growing
After Trump targeted Milley, Biden slams Republicans’ silence
McCarthy’s GOP critics reportedly eye his possible successor
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at age 90
Even Republicans saw the first impeachment hearing as a ‘disaster’
I walked the UAW picket line. Everyone should see what I saw.
What we learned at the GOP’s first Biden ‘impeachment hearing’
Meet the filmmakers behind “Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis”
Latino lawmakers aren’t buying Menendez’s ‘I’m Cuban’ defense
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.28.23
Biden preaches democracy in Arizona, the epicenter of right-wing extremism
The future of Latinidad in the U.S. is English
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s selective allyship for LGBTQ people isn’t enough
House Republicans vote to lower Defense secretary’s salary to $1
AOC calls out ‘embarrassment’ of the GOP’s sham Biden hearing
‘The Golden Bachelor’ may rekindle the series’ spark with audiences
Nearing retirement, Milley responds to Trump’s radical criticisms
Trump’s autoworker speech was a scam
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.28.23
GOP presidential candidates abandon the ACA repeal push
McConnell and McCarthy are, once again, not on the same page
Jim Jordan takes clash with Georgia prosecutor to a new level
GOP struggles to set the stage for impeachment inquiry hearing
Why Trump’s appearance at a nonunion Michigan factory mattered
How the second Republican debate exposed the phony populism of the right
The GOP plows ahead with its Biden impeachment farce
Who ‘won’ the second GOP debate?
HBO’s ‘Savior Complex’ shows its main subject’s smug religiosity and ignorance
The GOP’s second debate matters more than you might think
Chutkan declines to recuse from Trump’s federal election interference case
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.27.23
Highlights from the second Republican presidential debate on Fox Business
Prosecuting Donald Trump with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord: podcast and transcript
Why Michael Cohen had reason to celebrate the Trump Org ruling
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.27.23
Democrats must fight for state legislatures: Virginia is on the front line
Why Kevin McCarthy wants an unnecessary White House meeting
Tuberville: ‘Our military is not an equal opportunity employer’
Why the GOP’s Cotton isn’t calling for Bob Menendez’s resignation
Did Donald Trump break the law on his gun-happy campaign stop?
With time running out, will there be a government shutdown or not?
With brutal court ruling, Trump’s legal troubles reach new heights
Sinema’s outline for 2024 victory sounds like a political fantasy
DeSantis and Newsom are set for a debate no one wants or needs
The world’s oldest democracy has been hijacked by extremists
Trump’s fear of automatic voter registration boils down to a fear of democracy
The mighty Mississippi is less so. And New Orleans’ drinking water is at risk.
Kutcher, Ballard seem to reveal an ugly side of trafficking activism
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.26.23
Why Republicans are fear-mongering about a Kamala Harris presidency
Read N.Y. judge’s full Trump civil fraud summary judgment
Judge: Trump defrauded banks, fraudulently inflated assets’ value
Trump ignores his own power in fight against gag order in federal election case
Moms are driving our economic recovery. So why is Congress pushing them over a cliff?
The rapid fall of the GOP’s ‘two-tiered system’ talking point
Bob Menendez may not be as legally secure as he thinks he is
The very real impact menopause has on women’s advancement in the workplace
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.26.23
Kathy Ireland: ‘Women do not have an expiration date’
In new case, Hunter Biden accuses Giuliani of hacking his data
Menendez’s indictment leads to weird GOP conspiracy theories (again)
This week in America, it’s crisis upon crisis upon crisis
Supreme Court sides against Alabama Republicans on voting rights
Another witness disappoints the GOP as part of its anti-Biden crusade
The more Bob Menendez talks, the more Democrats abandon him
McCarthy, Trump push in opposite directions ahead of shutdown deadline
We’re now living under the Gaetz Congress, and it’s utter chaos
Why Biden decided to join UAW members on the picket line
Free Covid tests are back to remind us what good governance looks like
Deion Sanders, who’s overperforming at Colorado, apparently isn’t humble enough
A ‘ghost’ from McCarthy’s past warns against a government shutdown
Team Biden keeps using GOP’s rhetoric for its own purposes
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.25.23
Trump makes nonsensical case against automatic voter registration
For Menendez, McCarthy revises his resignation standards (again)
Gen. Milley faces radical pushback from Trump, GOP’s Gosar
Hutchinson sheds new light on Meadows, burning White House docs
The three problems putting Sen. Bob Menendez’s career in jeopardy
Menendez allegedly cleared the Supreme Court’s high bar for bribery
In his retirement, Rupert Murdoch leaves behind a wake of destruction
Why those who believe John Fetterman has a body double are so sure about it
Before you read Cassidy Hutchinson’s book ‘Enough,’ remember her bravery
What Hillary Clinton sees in Trump’s lies
Maren Morris says she’s ‘leaving’ country music. How extremely country of her.
I saw firsthand how Project Veritas paved the way for MAGA
Latest Clarence Thomas shadiness highlights GOP recusal hypocrisy
Disabled veterans seem to get respect from everybody but Donald Trump
Like any adolescent romance, ‘Sex Education’ eventually had to end
What, if anything, is Rudy Giuliani thinking?
George R.R. Martin and John Grisham deserve better copyright laws — and so do we
Republicans confront new questions about whether they can govern
4 fall reads to navigate change as an underrepresented woman in the workplace
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.22.23
Anybody facing the charges Trump is facing should worry about jail
Senate confirms key military nominees despite Tuberville blockade
Read: Full text of Sen. Bob Menendez indictment on bribery charges
Federal prosecutors indict Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez
Why Milley’s story about Trump and an injured vet is so easy to believe
Clarence Thomas’ newest ethics mess shreds his allies’ defenses
Surprise failure makes matters even worse for GOP’s McCarthy
The right’s censorship campaign is growing more ambitious — and threatening
Mitch McConnell is right about government shutdowns
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.21.23
Rupert Murdoch is Dr. Frankenstein, and Donald Trump is his monster
Discussing the progressive prosecutor movement with Chesa Boudin: podcast and transcript
The surprisingly simple mindset shift that helped this CEO eradicate workplace drama
McCarthy suffers another embarrassment as shutdown deadline looms
Georgia ‘fake electors’ should lose removal effort like Meadows
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.21.23
The Christian right’s wish list for Trump is worse than you think
Jim Jordan declares what he thinks ‘everyone knows’
The bizarre assumption at the heart of DeSantis’ climate plans
What the looming childcare funding crisis means for working moms
Special election results offer Democrats encouraging news
Trump wants GOP to leverage shutdown threat to ‘defund’ prosecutors
Groping allegation adds to Giuliani’s staggering list of scandals
House Republicans are too busy fighting one another to fight Democrats on spending
Trump’s sneaky strategy to undermine Jack Smith’s requested gag order
Biden said he’d make Saudi Arabia a pariah. Now he’s turning it into a special ally.
Will the high court stand up to Alabama’s voting rights defiance?
Mitt Romney has an urgent message for McConnell. And Biden. And Trump.
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.20.23
Karin Riebe was murdered by her son. Did police let it happen?
3 reasons no lawyer should ever want Trump as a client
Here’s why Fani Willis just listed Lin Wood as a state witness
Trump’s 25th Amendment line is rooted in confusion over details
Nominations for Forbes and Know Your Value’s global ’50 Over 50′ lists are open now!
Tuberville faces new pressure from veterans over radical blockade
Lawyers’ grand juror interviews could make Fani Willis worry
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.20.23
Amidst chaos, GOP rep laments ‘running lunatics’ in congressional races
The ugly lie at the heart of Trump’s position on abortion
During UAW strike, GOP candidates aren’t standing with workers
Pennsylvania latest state to embrace automatic voter registration
House Republican chaos pushes U.S. closer to government shutdown
The Mar-a-Lago case would be hilarious if it weren’t for one thing
How Biden can stop Trump’s union stunt in its tracks
Chesebro advances adventurous argument on ‘fake elector’ plot
Drake using Halle Berry’s photo to promote himself may be legal. But it’s far from right.
Rolling Stone’s rock ‘n’ roll gatekeeper is telling on himself
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.19.23
Legalizing election gambling is a bad bet for democracy
Why Elon Musk is palling around with Benjamin Netanyahu
Rudy Giuliani suit over legal fees shows how legally screwed he is
What men are thinking about when they think about the Roman Empire
Another lawyer from Trump’s orbit slams her former client
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.19.23
Jeffrey Clark’s bid to move Georgia case to federal court seems likely to bomb
Anti-Clinton lawsuit leads to another harsh rebuke for Team Trump
If the GOP tried to force out Kevin McCarthy, would Dems save him?
What a social scientist thinks is the secret to happiness
GOP’s Buck keeps telling his party what it doesn’t want to hear
The problem(s) with Trump’s latest claims about Jan. 6
Trump reportedly told aide, ‘You don’t know anything about the boxes’
Don’t fall for Trump’s absurd attempt to skirt the abortion issue
The human consequences of the House GOP’s shutdown chaos
A missing F-35 fighter jet highlights the tragicomedy of military spending
Trump’s Rosh Hashanah message manages the unimaginable
How Hasan Minhaj’s fabrications could help white supremacy
On Mar-a-Lago tapes in classified case, Trump misses the point
Trump adds to his record of promoting antisemitic rhetoric
Trump’s recusal argument shows Chutkan doesn’t need to go
Why the Republican plan to prevent a government shutdown is doomed
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.18.23
Dem senators seek answers on Elon Musk, Ukraine’s Starlink access
Why the special counsel’s request for a narrow Trump gag order matters
GOP’s Boebert fails to learn key lessons from her near-defeat
Trump turns to Putin for validation (yes, again)
Texas Republicans acquit Paxton, but his troubles are far from over
Biden needs to follow Clinton’s impeachment road map over Trump’s
Could Donald Trump pardon himself? It’s complicated
How Big Oil is using friendly judges to muzzle free speech
Texas Republicans put Ken Paxton above the law
The striking hypocrisy of Republicans’ righteousness over Hunter Biden
Kamala Harris could be Biden’s secret 2024 weapon
Why Kevin McCarthy is between a rock and a hard-right caucus
Justice Jackson visited this holy civil rights site to remember and to rebuke
Secretaries of state are showing need for courts to rule on Trump
Why the UAW strike is bigger than the auto industry
The top 10 reasons the GOP began a pointless impeachment inquiry
Trump is drafting a tax plan for 2025. It makes zero sense.
Watergate and Flynn cases show why Chutkan needn’t recuse
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.15.23
Romney: GOP members feared far-right violence ahead of key votes
False claims from GOP’s James Comer start to catch up with him
In docs case, Trump falsely claims he was ‘allowed to take’ materials
What Ghana taught me about religious extremism in the U.S.
Navy admiral: It’ll ‘take years to recover’ from Tuberville blockade
Far-right intimidation campaign turns to FBI agents, prosecutors
What academia needs to do to fight the Ben Sasses of the world
Speaker Kevin McCarthy walked into an impeachment trap left by Trump’s DOJ
What’s behind the nonsensical campaign to replace Biden-Harris in 2024
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.14.23
Hunter Biden’s gun charges put Second Amendment back in play
The Wisconsin GOP’s threat to impeach a judge is playing with fire
Why an appeals court questioned if Meadows can win removal fight
Read full text of Hunter Biden indictment on federal gun charges
Federal prosecutors indict Hunter Biden on gun charges
3 things that stood out from today’s Fulton County hearing
Watch this multi-millionaire CEO say the quiet part out loud about class warfare
The problem(s) with a federal judge declaring DACA illegal
The feds are probing DeSantis’ favorite propaganda hub
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.14.23
Congrats on making millions of kids poorer, Congress
Why an impeachment inquiry will likely lead to an impeachment vote
DeSantis doesn’t rule out possible missile strikes in Mexico
The ridiculous effort to blame Schumer for Tuberville’s blockade
Florida’s Ladapo rejects CDC, FDA guidance on vaccines (again)
Why Pelosi’s right about McCarthy’s ‘incredibly shrinking speakership’
Mitt Romney’s Senate retirement is simply one more nail in the old GOP’s coffin
Yes, the new Covid vaccine costs money. Yes, you should get it.
Jim Trotter is too well respected for the NFL to brush off his racism allegations
Unpacking the hot labor summer with Alex Press: podcast and transcript
The fundamental problem exposed by Danelo Cavalcante’s viral prison break
We’re closer to learning if Trump is banned from office
Newsom addresses mysterious plans for a new city in California
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.13.23
Wisconsin GOP pitches voter suppression in disguise — and gets denied
Russia and N. Korea cuddle up, but they’re just using each other
Tim Scott’s bachelorhood is not a defect
Mitt Romney announces he won’t seek Senate re-election in Utah
Fani Willis is unlikely to get her desired 19-defendant trial
Some GOP members pitch hilariously bad ‘evidence’ against Biden
New Mexico’s governor has a desperate problem. But her solution will backfire.
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.13.23
Why Republicans’ ‘knives are out’ for Colorado’s Ken Buck
Among Republicans, Trump appears to play the role of shadow speaker
McCarthy struggles to defend flip-flop on impeachment inquiry vote
On 2024 messaging, Trump gets an assist from Russia’s Putin
Gaetz, GOP allies make new warnings, eye vote to oust McCarthy
McCarthy’s Biden impeachment inquiry is the Benghazi investigation on steroids
Alvin Bragg keeps winning — and nobody’s talking about it
How Alabama hopes to get around the Voting Rights Act
The logical flaw in Ashton Kutcher’s and Mila Kunis’ defense of Danny Masterson
You can talk about Biden’s age. Just not like this.
Trump fans the flames of post-9/11 terrorism
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.12.23
Zach Bryan’s ‘lippy’ arrest has a hidden lesson about traffic stops
Among those unconvinced on the GOP’s impeachment push: voters
With Chutkan, Trump faces high recusal bar he’s unlikely to clear
Anti-trans measures force teachers to choose between the law and ethics
On impeachment, GOP started with the answer and worked backward
McCarthy lacks evidence, announces impeachment inquiry anyway
As Team Trump eyes even more corporate tax breaks, Dems pounce
On 9/11 anniversary, MTG says ‘states should consider seceding’
Dem: Tuberville ‘doesn’t know what in the hell he’s talking about’
Trump lawyers scramble in D.C. and Georgia with long-shot filings
Larry Elder’s irrelevant campaign speaks volumes about today’s GOP
Fani Willis’ track record shows she knows what she’s doing
This court mostly erased an awful social media ruling, but still got it wrong
Mark Meadows shouldn’t expect a Georgia trial in October
Drew Barrymore’s talk show return is a misfire of her empathy
Mike Pence’s eulogy for a Republican Party that doesn’t exist
Rep. Lee slams Gov. Newsom’s new conditions for appointing a Black senator
How designer Lisa Sun responded when her boss said she lacked ‘gravitas’
Marjorie Taylor Greene goes soft on impeaching President Biden
Naomi Klein’s new book hints at a roadmap for Biden’s re-election
New report highlights Kavanaugh’s importance in Alabama map fight
Raskin describes Comer’s anti-Biden crusade as ‘an epic flop’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.11.23
Trump attacks unemployment rate as ‘phony,’ ‘fake,’ and ‘crooked’
GOP senator raises the specter of defunding the Defense secretary
Poll: Republican voters don’t notice key economic improvements
Why Ron Johnson suggested windmills are killing whales
9/11 was 22 years ago. And we’re still holding funerals.
These concerned Colorado citizens want to stop Trump using the 14th Amendment
Eric Adams channels Trump in diatribe about migrants in NYC
The forward-looking Mexico that Republicans dare not talk about
Justice Alito’s non-recusal explanation misses the mark
Coco Gauff won’t compare herself to her idol Serena Williams. Neither should we.
Trump’s 2020 lies could have 2024 consequences
New York Democrats are sounding a lot like Staten Island Republicans
Georgia’s special jury report is evidence in the court of public opinion
New poll shows battleground voters doubt GOP’s plan to impeach Biden
Mark Meadows loses bid to move his Georgia state case to federal court
Joe Biden has a voters of color problem
DeSantis combusts when faced with wokeness personified
Why this lawyer stands out in the Georgia special grand jury report
Why this new effort to bar Trump from office has a better shot
The right’s Project 2025 wants to make faith the government’s job
Special grand jury eyed charging Lindsey Graham in Georgia case
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.8.23
Don’t fall for the GOP’s bait and switch on birth control
Rubio, Fox News try to explain Trump’s failures on infrastructure
5 key takeaways from the Fulton County special grand jury report
On abortion rights, Republican strategists eye a branding shift
Read full text of Trump Fulton County special grand jury report
To defend blockade, Tuberville points at ‘poems on aircraft carriers’
J.D. Vance: Let’s not overreact to every ‘respiratory pandemic’
Presidential centers ring the alarm on the state of our democracy
Brad Raffensperger doesn’t want to keep Trump off the ballot
Florida is on verge of allowing a right-wing alternative to the SAT
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.7.23
Historic special grand jury report in Georgia is finally set for release
Navarro becomes latest member of Team Trump to be convicted
Federal judge deflates Abbott’s anti-immigration buoy barriers
Despite history and logic, I believe in the Detroit Lions this year
Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress
In bringing RICO charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters, Georgia criminalizes dissent
Prosecutor to Jim Jordan: ‘You lack a basic understanding of the law’
The U.S. stands on the precipice of a potentially disastrous child care cliff
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.7.23
Biden, Trump, and an ‘accomplishment’ gap that shouldn’t exist
The ripple effects of red-state abortion bans take their toll
Oklahoma helps PragerU dig its claws deeper into Southern schools
For too much of the right, an Obama fixation is tough to shake
Tuberville picks up support from Republican presidential hopefuls
Federal court: Trump liable for defamation in second Carroll case
Kevin McCarthy can’t count on Mitch McConnell’s help
Ramaswamy amplifies a strange, outdated myth to back a genuinely good idea
In the Alex Murdaugh double murder case, an extra becomes a main character
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.6.23
Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro are stuck together in Georgia
Why a Twitter whistleblower is joining the Biden administration
Alabama Republicans try, fail to defy Supreme Court on district map
How not to have a psychic meltdown when you see new Trump-Biden poll numbers
Trump ignored warnings about the FBI showing up at Mar-a-Lago
New York AG Tish James seeks civil sanctions against Trump
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.6.23
Poll shows Republican indifference to Trump’s criminal charges
Alabama exposes a new constitutional landmine on abortion
McConnell faces uncertain fate amidst questions about his health
Dem senator files ethics complaint against Justice Samuel Alito
U.S. Navy secretary: Tuberville ‘aiding and abetting communists’
Matt Gaetz sends an unsubtle shot across Kevin McCarthy’s bow
Military leaders slam Tuberville in op-ed for blocking promotions
The twisted logic of Elon Musk’s defamation threat against the Anti-Defamation League
Merrick Garland’s Election Threats Task Force news left me wanting more
How the Supreme Court led to the reversal of soccer convictions
Enrique Tarrio’s sentence was shorter than prosecutors wanted. That’s OK.
Why Burning Man attendees struggling with flooding sparked such joy
Texas is showing the GOP how to usurp cities’ self-government
Greene tries to stop a MAGA meltdown over her Jan. 6 footage stance
Tennessee’s Gloria Johnson announces bid for U.S. Senate
Arguments over 14th Amendment, eligibility get Trump’s attention
Federal court strikes down Alabama’s rigged voter map yet again
Latest numbers on job growth show a resilient U.S. economy
Turning on Trump wouldn’t necessarily save co-defendants
GOP efforts to curtail out-of-state abortions take a radical turn
Read: Full text of Trump bond documents from Georgia election case
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.5.23
Trump threatens retaliatory scheme he already tried to implement
Judge rejects DeSantis’ district map, orders a redraw ahead of 2024
Why Biden is (largely) right to focus on Trump’s record on jobs
Troubles mount for Texas’ Paxton as his impeachment trial begins
Ted Cruz’s cringe-inducing beer stunt, explained
What the federal ‘rescheduling’ of cannabis would (and wouldn’t) mean
The GOP’s climate strategy? Hurl ourselves into the fire.
Why Georgia Republicans’ attempts to remove Fani Willis threaten democracy
A century ago, Eugene Debs ran for U.S. president from prison. Here’s how that went.
How Rudy Giuliani sealed his own fate
The issue with Brian Kemp’s defense of Fani Willis
The truth about America’s spotted lanternfly invasion
Ramaswamy’s far-fetched lies reveal a deeper truth about the GOP
Trump’s 2024 campaign manager has his work cut out for him
The tricky legal question at the center of the Trump mug shot cash grab
Alabama Republican is planning to plead guilty to voter fraud
Why a Florida judge dismissed a case trying to keep Trump off the ballot
I was the first casualty of Georgia’s anti-democratic school book ban
The sad truth about Fox Business has been hiding in plain sight
Full text: Read Trump’s deposition in New York AG Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit
Blake Masters’ reported Senate bid makes Arizona Democrats giddy
Trump’s Georgia trial will be televised — if it stays in state court