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Whistleblower Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell Will Ask Trump to Free Her
In one filing, the DOJ referred to an email chain between Comey and Richman spanning from October 29 to November 2, 2016, after Richman’s first term had ended. The...
Once Again, Senate Democrats Show They Don’t Get Who They Represent
Second, literally every poll I saw showed majorities blaming Trump and the Republicans, not the Democrats. That’s pretty amazing considering that by any objective reckoning, it was the Democrats...
Here’s the Name of Every Senate Democrat Who Caved to GOP on Shutdown
Eight senators capitulated to Republicans. Here’s when they’re up for reelection (if they’re not retiring). Source link
Supreme Court Shockingly Makes a Good Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court has rejected Kim Davis’s challenge to the landmark case. Source link
Transcript: Trump Spirals as Brutal New Data Shows Scale of GOP Losses
But you’re starting to see some people make a calculated dash—or maybe create an exit strategy—like Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s, you know, she was saying Nancy Pelosi was this...
The Disturbing Prison Abuse Case Coming Before the Supreme Court
The Disturbing Prison Abuse Case Coming Before the Supreme Court
A Fifth Circuit panel described what happened next. “Upon arrival, Landor was met by an intake guard,” Judge Edith Brown Clement wrote for the panel in Landor’s case in...
This Week’s U.N. Climate Conference Is a Depressing Sign of the Times
More broadly, it is unclear whether there is any bandwidth in the troubled political present for the type of bold environmental action COP was always meant to encourage. Lula...
Angry Trump Snaps at Media as Brutal New Data Shows Size of GOP Losses
Under questioning from reporters about last week’s GOP losses, President Trump seethed that worsening inflation on his watch—a driver of the outcome—is nothing but a Democratic “con.” To buttress...
The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose
Geo’s opponents say that private companies don’t get the government’s immunity from being sued. Instead, they say that if contractors act legally and follow the government’s instructions properly, they...
Conservative Media’s Big Advantage: Money, Money, Money
But perhaps the most important feature of the media landscape today comes down to money. Specifically, the endless, flowing river of oligarchic monopoly money.Well-functioning media systems have generally included...
Video: How the Government Shutdown Is Affecting Air Travel
new video loaded: How the Government Shutdown Is Affecting Air TravelNiraj Chokshi, our reporter covering transportation, describes where and how flights are being cut in the government shutdown.By Niraj...
The Detail That Could Undermine DOJ’s Main Argument in Comey Case
Aside from those millions of dollars it’s shelling out, Cornell has agreed to hold “annual surveys to evaluate the campus climate for Cornell students, including the climate for students...