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Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
“Deadly vaccine-preventable illnesses are returning. How can she not feel any sense of connection to that?” Yamey asked. “I’ve not seen any reflections or regrets or remorse.” In the book...
Transcript: Anti-Blackness Is at the Heart of Trump’s Toxic Politics
Crenshaw: Change what money can do. I think that is—that’s all behind what campaign finance reform was all about. We’re inheriting a world that was created by the intersection...
Um … Is Donald Trump Seriously Going to Start a War with Venezuela?
I would never defend the Iraq War, but at least Congress, the broader American public, and the international community openly debated that policy before the U.S. invaded Iraq. Not...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Playing the Long Game
Late on Friday, in a statement that took everyone by surprise, Greene announced that she would be resigning from Congress in January. Once one of Trump’s most vocal allies,...
Anti-Blackness Isn’t Part of Trump’s Agenda—It’s the Very Heart of It
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read the transcript here. The Trump...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
This weekend, President Trump raged over a video from Democrats that warned against carrying out “illegal orders.” That led him to get his Defense Secretary to launch an investigation...
White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Legal
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says “all orders” from President Trump are “lawful orders,” and troops have no right to question him.“All lawful—all orders—lawful orders are presumed to...
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Are Americans supposed to think that the Trump administration canceling the release of economics reports is somehow a good sign for the economy?The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced Monday...
Trump Delays His Health Care Plan After Revolt From Republicans
The change would only happen by getting past the DNC’s rules and bylaws committee, then the majority of the committee’s 450 members, and then state Democratic parties. Some states...
JD Vance Snaps Over Mitch McConnell’s Comments on Trump Ukraine Plan