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Trump’s New Attorney General Pick Already Let One of His Scams Slide
The woman, who was 17 years old at the time, testified that the second sexual encounter, which has not previously been reported, included another adult woman. She also testified...
AOC Hilariously Roasts MTG’s “Prestigious” New Job
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had the perfect response to Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new gig as Congress’s billionaire babysitter.The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that it would...
Transcript: Matt Gaetz Implosion Reveals Trump’s Power Isn’t Limitless
Ornstein: If I had to guess, my guess is that somebody—probably Susie Wiles, his incoming chief of staff—came to him with the FBI report on Matt Gaetz, and with...
The House Just Made it Easier to Target Climate Groups
That so many Democrats voted for that bill can be explained partially by the speed with which it was introduced; the package it was a part of was introduced and...
In Defense of Morning Joe
The popular MSNBC chat show Morning Joe is the subject of a ridiculous new uproar. Last week the show’s co-hosts, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, travelled to Mar-a-Lago to...
How to Make Your Daily Media Consumption Less Depressing
Climate-concerned readers and voters are in a tough spot. They don’t have the postelection coping options—escapism, despair, biding one’s time till the next election—open to some other people. The...
The Democratic Senators Whose Defeats Hint at the Party’s Future
It was the party’s most impressive showing since the Clinton presidency, especially when taken with Nancy Pelosi’s simultaneous capture of the House of Representatives. That fall’s “thumping,” to recall...
Trump Suddenly Goes Weirdly Quiet After Gaetz Mess Triggers MAGA Rage
After Matt Gaetz abruptly withdrew from consideration as Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Trump seemed uncharacteristically muted. Intriguingly, he accepted this outcome without once trying to crack the...
Bibi Netanyahu Is Running Out of Vacation Options
With fresh arrest warrants being issued by the International Criminal Court on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have fewer travel options, as a handful of foreign countries...
Here’s How the Gaetz Nomination Fell Apart So Spectacularly
The woman, who was 17 years old at the time, testified that the second sexual encounter, which has not previously been reported, included another adult woman. She also testified...
