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Jack Smith Reveals He Had “Tons of Evidence” Against Trump
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith—who has been tormented by MAGA for years over his dual criminal investigations into President Trump for illegal possession of classified documents and...
Trump Kicks Out Another Prosecutor for Refusing to Heed His Whims
President Donald Trump’s administration forced out yet another U.S. attorney for not going along with their flimsy case, The New York Times reported. Todd Gilbert, the U.S. attorney in...
Mike Johnson Hit With Lawsuit Threat for Refusing to Swear in New Dem
It’s been more than three weeks since Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva won the special election in Arizona, and the state has had enough of Congress’s delays.Republican leadership has refused to...
Transcript: Trump Erupts in “Mad King” Tirades as Presser Goes Awry
Sargent: Right. This is the, this is the, on unslakeable narcissist theory of Donald Trump, basically, which is that he sort of exists in this universe, which where he,...
Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics
Táíwò’s critique of Klein is powerful and, in many respects, correct. Klein’s airy dismissal of shame reflects a shallow and myopic commitment to the fantasy of perpetual centrist reasonableness....
A House of Dynamite Explodes the Missile Defense Myth
Spoiler alert: There are no villains. Everyone is acting out their assigned roles, adhering to established procedures. Much as she did in her hit film The Hurt Locker, Bigelow...
The Media Is Blowing a Big Story in Venezuela
As to whether a regime change war is inevitable, there is no clear consensus. Other knowledgeable observers remain skeptical that the U.S. will actually launch a full-scale attack. They...
How I Became a Populist
I.I got the call a little before 5 p.m. on a Friday. My wife, Sima, and I were sitting on the couch with our kids, probably watching Curious George....
The Blue-State Governors Who’ve Gone Weak on Climate Policy
Last month’s climate package wasn’t the California Democrats’ first flub this year. Over the summer, in what Politico dubbed the state’s “Great Climate Retreat,” they weakened limits on the...
Trump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed unusually crazed and power-mad, even for him. He imperiously refused to take a question from an ABC reporter as punishment for...
