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The coverage of Biden’s age has a Trump-shaped holeThe GOP needs to start worrying about TrumpThe simple way to save the House from MAGA’s gripMAGA lawmaker in Georgia gets put in timeout for targeting WillisFriday’s Mini-Report, 9.29.23Megan Thee Stallion and the politics of profanity in hip-hopDianne Feinstein was a masterful, maddening study in contradictionsIn Georgia case, one defendant reaches plea deal with prosecutorsA government shutdown could hurt 7 million of the most vulnerable people in AmericaDeSantis’ main 2024 argument is melting away in the courtroomJeffrey Clark loses his bid to move Georgia case to federal courtWhat prosecutors learned from the first Menendez corruption trialCongress’ September to-do list remains incomplete thanks to GOPTrump skipping bid to move Georgia case to federal court means trial would be televisedFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.29.23A key 2024 indicator looks fantastic for DemocratsRepublican opposition to aid for Ukraine keeps growingAfter Trump targeted Milley, Biden slams Republicans’ silenceMcCarthy’s GOP critics reportedly eye his possible successorDemocratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at age 90Even Republicans saw the first impeachment hearing as a ‘disaster’What we learned at the GOP’s first Biden ‘impeachment hearing’I walked the UAW picket line. Everyone should see what I saw.Meet the filmmakers behind "Martha's Vineyard v. DeSantis"Latino lawmakers aren’t buying Menendez’s ‘I’m Cuban’ defenseThursday’s Mini-Report, 9.28.23Biden preaches democracy in Arizona, the epicenter of right-wing extremismThe future of Latinidad in the U.S. is EnglishGov. Gavin Newsom's selective allyship for LGBTQ people isn't enoughHouse Republicans vote to lower Defense secretary’s salary to $1AOC calls out ‘embarrassment’ of the GOP’s sham Biden hearing'The Golden Bachelor' may rekindle the series' spark with audiencesNearing retirement, Milley responds to Trump’s radical criticismsTrump’s autoworker speech was a scamThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.28.23GOP presidential candidates abandon the ACA repeal pushMcConnell and McCarthy are, once again, not on the same pageJim Jordan takes clash with Georgia prosecutor to a new levelGOP struggles to set the stage for impeachment inquiry hearingWhy Trump’s appearance at a nonunion Michigan factory matteredHow the second Republican debate exposed the phony populism of the rightThe GOP plows ahead with its Biden impeachment farceHighlights from the second Republican presidential debate on Fox BusinessWho ‘won’ the second GOP debate?HBO's 'Savior Complex' shows its main subject's smug religiosity and ignoranceThe GOP's second debate matters more than you might thinkChutkan declines to recuse from Trump's federal election interference caseWednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.27.23Prosecuting Donald Trump with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord: podcast and transcriptWhy Michael Cohen had reason to celebrate the Trump Org rulingWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.27.23Democrats must fight for state legislatures: Virginia is on the front lineWhy Kevin McCarthy wants an unnecessary White House meetingTuberville: ‘Our military is not an equal opportunity employer’Why the GOP’s Cotton isn’t calling for Bob Menendez’s resignationDid 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 heightsSinema's outline for 2024 victory sounds like a political fantasyDeSantis and Newsom are set for a debate no one wants or needsThe world’s oldest democracy has been hijacked by extremistsTrump’s fear of automatic voter registration boils down to a fear of democracyThe mighty Mississippi is less so. And New Orleans’ drinking water is at risk.Kutcher, Ballard seem to reveal an ugly side of trafficking activismTuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.26.23Why Republicans are fear-mongering about a Kamala Harris presidencyRead N.Y. judge's full Trump civil fraud summary judgmentJudge: Trump defrauded banks, fraudulently inflated assets' valueTrump ignores his own power in fight against gag order in federal election caseMoms 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 pointBob Menendez may not be as legally secure as he thinks he isThe very real impact menopause has on women's advancement in the workplaceTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.26.23Supreme Court sides against Alabama Republicans on voting rightsKathy Ireland: 'Women do not have an expiration date'In new case, Hunter Biden accuses Giuliani of hacking his dataMenendez’s indictment leads to weird GOP conspiracy theories (again)This week in America, it's crisis upon crisis upon crisisAnother witness disappoints the GOP as part of its anti-Biden crusadeThe more Bob Menendez talks, the more Democrats abandon himMcCarthy, Trump push in opposite directions ahead of shutdown deadlineWe’re now living under the Gaetz Congress, and it’s utter chaosWhy Biden decided to join UAW members on the picket lineMonday’s Mini-Report, 9.25.23Free Covid tests are back to remind us what good governance looks likeDeion Sanders, who's overperforming at Colorado, apparently isn't humble enoughA 'ghost' from McCarthy's past warns against a government shutdownTeam Biden keeps using GOP’s rhetoric for its own purposesMonday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.25.23Trump makes nonsensical case against automatic voter registrationFor Menendez, McCarthy revises his resignation standards (again)Gen. Milley faces radical pushback from Trump, GOP’s GosarHutchinson sheds new light on Meadows, burning White House docsThe three problems putting Sen. Bob Menendez’s career in jeopardyMenendez allegedly cleared the Supreme Court's high bar for briberyIn his retirement, Rupert Murdoch leaves behind a wake of destructionWhy those who believe John Fetterman has a body double are so sure about itBefore you read Cassidy Hutchinson's book 'Enough,' remember her braveryWhat Hillary Clinton sees in Trump’s liesI saw firsthand how Project Veritas paved the way for MAGAMaren Morris says she's 'leaving' country music. How extremely country of her.Latest Clarence Thomas shadiness highlights GOP recusal hypocrisyDisabled veterans seem to get respect from everybody but Donald TrumpFriday’s Mini-Report, 9.22.23Republicans confront new questions about whether they can governLike any adolescent romance, 'Sex Education' eventually had to endWhat, if anything, is Rudy Giuliani thinking?George R.R. Martin and John Grisham deserve better copyright laws — and so do we4 fall reads to navigate change as an underrepresented woman in the workplaceFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.22.23Anybody facing the charges Trump is facing should worry about jailSenate confirms key military nominees despite Tuberville blockadeRead: Full text of Sen. Bob Menendez indictment on bribery chargesFederal prosecutors indict Democratic Sen. Bob MenendezWhy Milley’s story about Trump and an injured vet is so easy to believeClarence Thomas’ newest ethics mess shreds his allies’ defensesSurprise failure makes matters even worse for GOP’s McCarthyThe right’s censorship campaign is growing more ambitious — and threateningMitch McConnell is right about government shutdownsThe Russell Brand reckoningThursday’s Mini-Report, 9.21.23Rupert Murdoch is Dr. Frankenstein, and Donald Trump is his monsterDiscussing the progressive prosecutor movement with Chesa Boudin: podcast and transcriptThe surprisingly simple mindset shift that helped this CEO eradicate workplace dramaMcCarthy suffers another embarrassment as shutdown deadline loomsGeorgia ‘fake electors’ should lose removal effort like MeadowsThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.21.23The Christian right’s wish list for Trump is worse than you thinkJim Jordan declares what he thinks ‘everyone knows’The bizarre assumption at the heart of DeSantis’ climate plansWhat the looming childcare funding crisis means for working momsSpecial election results offer Democrats encouraging newsTrump wants GOP to leverage shutdown threat to 'defund' prosecutorsGroping allegation adds to Giuliani’s staggering list of scandalsTrump’s sneaky strategy to undermine Jack Smith’s requested gag orderHouse Republicans are too busy fighting one another to fight Democrats on spendingBiden 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, 9.20.23Karin Riebe was murdered by her son. Did police let it happen?3 reasons no lawyer should ever want Trump as a clientHere’s why Fani Willis just listed Lin Wood as a state witnessTrump’s 25th Amendment line is rooted in confusion over detailsNominations for Forbes and Know Your Value's global '50 Over 50' lists are open now!Tuberville faces new pressure from veterans over radical blockadeLawyers’ grand juror interviews could make Fani Willis worryWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.20.23Amidst chaos, GOP rep laments ‘running lunatics’ in congressional racesThe ugly lie at the heart of Trump’s position on abortionDuring UAW strike, GOP candidates aren't standing with workersPennsylvania latest state to embrace automatic voter registrationHouse Republican chaos pushes U.S. closer to government shutdownHow Biden can stop Trump’s union stunt in its tracksThe Mar-a-Lago case would be hilarious if it weren't for one thingChesebro advances adventurous argument on ‘fake elector’ plotDrake 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 himselfTuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.19.23Legalizing election gambling is a bad bet for democracyWhy Elon Musk is paling around with Benjamin NetanyahuRudy Giuliani suit over legal fees shows how legally screwed he isWhat men are thinking about when they think about the Roman EmpireAnother lawyer from Trump’s orbit slams her former clientTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.19.23Jeffrey Clark's bid to move Georgia case to federal court seems likely to bombAnti-Clinton lawsuit leads to another harsh rebuke for Team TrumpIf the GOP tried to force out Kevin McCarthy, would Dems save him?What a social scientist thinks is the secret to happinessGOP’s Buck keeps telling his party what it doesn’t want to hearThe problem(s) with Trump’s latest claims about Jan. 6Trump reportedly told aide, ‘You don’t know anything about the boxes’Don’t fall for Trump’s absurd attempt to skirt the abortion issueThe human consequences of the House GOP's shutdown chaosA missing F-35 fighter jet highlights the tragicomedy of military spendingTrump’s Rosh Hashanah message manages the unimaginableHow Hasan Minhaj’s fabrications could help white supremacyMonday’s Mini-Report, 9.18.23On Mar-a-Lago tapes in classified case, Trump misses the pointTrump adds to his record of promoting antisemitic rhetoricTrump’s recusal argument shows Chutkan doesn’t need to goWhy the Republican plan to prevent a government shutdown is doomedMonday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.18.23Dem senators seek answers on Elon Musk, Ukraine’s Starlink accessWhy the special counsel’s request for a narrow Trump gag order mattersGOP’s Boebert fails to learn key lessons from her near-defeatTrump turns to Putin for validation (yes, again)Texas Republicans acquit Paxton, but his troubles are far from overBiden needs to follow Clinton's impeachment road map over Trump'sDrew Barrymore's talk show return is a misfire of her empathyCould Donald Trump pardon himself? It's complicatedHow Big Oil is using friendly judges to muzzle free speechTexas Republicans put Ken Paxton above the lawThe striking hypocrisy of Republicans’ righteousness over Hunter BidenKamala Harris could be Biden's secret 2024 weaponWhy Kevin McCarthy is between a rock and a hard-right caucusJustice Jackson visited this holy civil rights site to remember and to rebukeSecretaries of state are showing need for courts to rule on TrumpFriday’s Mini-Report, 9.15.23Why the UAW strike is bigger than the auto industryThe top 10 reasons the GOP began a pointless impeachment inquiryTrump is drafting a tax plan for 2025. It makes zero sense.Watergate and Flynn cases show why Chutkan needn’t recuseFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.15.23Romney: GOP members feared far-right violence ahead of key votesFalse claims from GOP’s James Comer start to catch up with himIn docs case, Trump falsely claims he was ‘allowed to take’ materialsWhat Ghana taught me about religious extremism in the U.S.Navy admiral: It’ll ‘take years to recover’ from Tuberville blockadeFar-right intimidation campaign turns to FBI agents, prosecutorsWhat academia needs to do to fight the Ben Sasses of the worldSpeaker Kevin McCarthy walked into an impeachment trap left by Trump’s DOJWhat’s behind the nonsensical campaign to replace Biden-Harris in 2024Thursday’s Mini-Report, 9.14.23Hunter Biden’s gun charges put Second Amendment back in playThe Wisconsin GOP's threat to impeach a judge is playing with fireWhy an appeals court questioned if Meadows can win removal fightRead full text of Hunter Biden indictment on federal gun chargesFederal prosecutors indict Hunter Biden on gun charges3 things that stood out from today's Fulton County hearingWatch this multi-millionaire CEO say the quiet part out loud about class warfareThe problem(s) with a federal judge declaring DACA illegalThe feds are probing DeSantis’ favorite propaganda hubThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.14.23Congrats on making millions of kids poorer, CongressWhy an impeachment inquiry will likely lead to an impeachment voteDeSantis doesn’t rule out possible missile strikes in MexicoFani Willis is unlikely to get her desired 19-defendant trialThe ridiculous effort to blame Schumer for Tuberville’s blockadeFlorida’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 coffinYes, 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 allegationsUnpacking the hot labor summer with Alex Press: podcast and transcriptThe fundamental problem exposed by Danelo Cavalcante’s viral prison breakWe're closer to learning if Trump is banned from officeNewsom addresses mysterious plans for a new city in CaliforniaWednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.13.23Wisconsin GOP pitches voter suppression in disguise — and gets deniedRussia and N. Korea cuddle up, but they're just using each otherTim Scott’s bachelorhood is not a defectMitt Romney announces he won’t seek Senate re-election in UtahSome GOP members pitch hilariously bad ‘evidence’ against BidenNew Mexico’s governor has a desperate problem. But her solution will backfire.Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.13.23Why Republicans' ‘knives are out’ for Colorado’s Ken BuckAmong Republicans, Trump appears to play the role of shadow speakerMcCarthy struggles to defend flip-flop on impeachment inquiry voteOn 2024 messaging, Trump gets an assist from Russia’s PutinGaetz, GOP allies make new warnings, eye vote to oust McCarthyMcCarthy's Biden impeachment inquiry is the Benghazi investigation on steroidsAlvin Bragg keeps winning — and nobody’s talking about itHow Alabama hopes to get around the Voting Rights ActThe logical flaw in Ashton Kutcher's and Mila Kunis' defense of Danny MastersonYou can talk about Biden’s age. Just not like this.Trump fans the flames of post-9/11 terrorismTuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.12.23Zach Bryan’s 'lippy' arrest has a hidden lesson about traffic stopsAmong those unconvinced on the GOP’s impeachment push: votersWith Chutkan, Trump faces high recusal bar he’s unlikely to clearAnti-trans measures force teachers to choose between the law and ethicsOn impeachment, GOP started with the answer and worked backwardMcCarthy lacks evidence, announces impeachment inquiry anywayAs Team Trump eyes even more corporate tax breaks, Dems pounceOn 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 filingsLarry Elder's irrelevant campaign speaks volumes about today's GOPThis court mostly erased an awful social media ruling, but still got it wrongFani Willis' track record shows she knows what she's doingMark Meadows shouldn’t expect a Georgia trial in OctoberMonday’s Mini-Report, 9.11.23Mike Pence’s eulogy for a Republican Party that doesn’t existRep. Lee slams Gov. Newsom's new conditions for appointing a Black senatorHow designer Lisa Sun responded when her boss said she lacked 'gravitas'Marjorie Taylor Greene goes soft on impeaching President BidenNaomi Klein's new book hints at a roadmap for Biden's re-electionNew report highlights Kavanaugh's importance in Alabama map fightRaskin describes Comer’s anti-Biden crusade as ‘an epic flop’Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.11.23Trump attacks unemployment rate as ‘phony,’ ‘fake,’ and ‘crooked’GOP senator raises the specter of defunding the Defense secretaryPoll: Republican voters don’t notice key economic improvementsWhy Ron Johnson suggested windmills are killing whales9/11 was 22 years ago. And we're still holding funerals.Eric Adams channels Trump in diatribe about migrants in NYCThese concerned Colorado citizens want to stop Trump using the 14th AmendmentThe forward-looking Mexico that Republicans dare not talk aboutCoco Gauff won’t compare herself to her idol Serena Williams. Neither should we.Justice Alito's non-recusal explanation misses the markGeorgia’s special jury report is evidence in the court of public opinionNew York Democrats are sounding a lot like Staten Island RepublicansTrump's 2020 lies could have 2024 consequencesMark Meadows loses bid to move his Georgia state case to federal courtNew poll shows battleground voters doubt GOP's plan to impeach BidenFriday’s Mini-Report, 9.8.23Joe Biden has a voters of color problemDeSantis combusts when faced with wokeness personifiedWhy this lawyer stands out in the Georgia special grand jury reportWhy this new effort to bar Trump from office has a better shotThe right's Project 2025 wants to make faith the government's jobSpecial grand jury eyed charging Lindsey Graham in Georgia caseFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.8.23Don’t fall for the GOP’s bait and switch on birth controlRubio, Fox News try to explain Trump’s failures on infrastructure5 key takeaways from the Fulton County special grand jury reportOn abortion rights, Republican strategists eye a branding shiftRead full text of Trump Fulton County special grand jury reportTo 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 democracyBrad Raffensperger doesn't want to keep Trump off the ballotFlorida is on verge of allowing a right-wing alternative to the SATThursday’s Mini-Report, 9.7.23Historic special grand jury report in Georgia is finally set for releaseNavarro becomes latest member of Team Trump to be convictedFederal judge deflates Abbott’s anti-immigration buoy barriersPeter Navarro found guilty of contempt of CongressDespite history and logic, I believe in the Detroit Lions this yearIn bringing RICO charges against 'Cop City' protesters, Georgia criminalizes dissentProsecutor to Jim Jordan: ‘You lack a basic understanding of the law’The U.S. stands on the precipice of a potentially disastrous child care cliffThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.7.23Biden, Trump, and an ‘accomplishment’ gap that shouldn’t existThe ripple effects of red-state abortion bans take their tollOklahoma helps PragerU dig its claws deeper into Southern schoolsFor too much of the right, an Obama fixation is tough to shakeTuberville picks up support from Republican presidential hopefulsFederal court: Trump liable for defamation in second Carroll caseKevin McCarthy can't count on Mitch McConnell's helpRamaswamy amplifies a strange, outdated myth to back a genuinely good ideaIn the Alex Murdaugh double murder case, an extra becomes a main characterWednesday’s Mini-Report, 9.6.23Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro are stuck together in GeorgiaWhy a Twitter whistleblower is joining the Biden administrationAlabama Republicans try, fail to defy Supreme Court on district mapHow not to have a psychic meltdown when you see new Trump-Biden poll numbersTrump ignored warnings about the FBI showing up at Mar-a-LagoNew York AG Tish James seeks civil sanctions against TrumpWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.6.23Poll shows Republican indifference to Trump’s criminal chargesAlabama exposes a new constitutional landmine on abortionMcConnell faces uncertain fate amidst questions about his healthDem senator files ethics complaint against Justice Samuel AlitoU.S. Navy secretary: Tuberville ‘aiding and abetting communists’Matt Gaetz sends an unsubtle shot across Kevin McCarthy’s bowMilitary leaders slam Tuberville in op-ed for blocking promotionsMerrick Garland’s Election Threats Task Force news left me wanting moreThe twisted logic of Elon Musk’s defamation threat against the Anti-Defamation LeagueHow the Supreme Court led to the reversal of soccer convictionsEnrique Tarrio's sentence was shorter than prosecutors wanted. That's OK.Why Burning Man attendees struggling with flooding sparked such joyTexas is showing the GOP how to usurp cities' self-governmentTuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.5.23Greene tries to stop a MAGA meltdown over her Jan. 6 footage stanceTennessee’s Gloria Johnson announces bid for U.S. SenateArguments over 14th Amendment, eligibility get Trump’s attentionFederal court strikes down Alabama's rigged voter map yet againLatest numbers on job growth show a resilient U.S. economyTurning on Trump wouldn’t necessarily save co-defendantsGOP efforts to curtail out-of-state abortions take a radical turnHow one kiss became a slap in the face to all of Spanish soccerRead: Full text of Trump bond documents from Georgia election caseTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.5.23Trump threatens retaliatory scheme he already tried to implementJudge rejects DeSantis’ district map, orders a redraw ahead of 2024Why Biden is (largely) right to focus on Trump’s record on jobsTroubles mount for Texas’ Paxton as his impeachment trial beginsTed Cruz’s cringe-inducing beer stunt, explainedWhat the federal 'rescheduling' of cannabis would (and wouldn't) meanA century ago, Eugene Debs ran for U.S. president from prison. Here’s how that went.The GOP's climate strategy? Hurl ourselves into the fire.Why Georgia Republicans’ attempts to remove Fani Willis threaten democracyThe issue with Brian Kemp’s defense of Fani WillisHow Rudy Giuliani sealed his own fateThe truth about America's spotted lanternfly invasionRamaswamy’s far-fetched lies reveal a deeper truth about the GOPThe tricky legal question at the center of the Trump mug shot cash grabTrump's 2024 campaign manager has his work cut out for himAlabama Republican is planning to plead guilty to voter fraudWhy a Florida judge dismissed a case trying to keep Trump off the ballotI was the first casualty of Georgia's anti-democratic school book banThe sad truth about Fox Business has been hiding in plain sightFull text: Read Trump's deposition in New York AG Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuitBlake Masters' reported Senate bid makes Arizona Democrats giddyTrump’s Georgia trial will be televised — if it stays in state courtIs Trump really considering Ramaswamy for vice president?