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Elizabeth Warren lays out the stakes of Biden’s student loan planElon Musk is locking Twitter's disabled users out of his 'town square'Why conservatives will never be able to escape Black historyTranscript: If I Ruled the WorldRep. James Comer's Hunter Biden crusade lets Trump and Jared Kushner off the hookTranscript: America's Most WantedTuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.28.23Supreme Court may pull this shady move to block student debt reliefBlack History Uncensored: Jason Reynolds' poetic ode to young dreamersKetanji Brown Jackson issues her first Supreme Court majority opinionFrom ‘Dilbert’ to DeSantis, white grievance is all the rageDeSantis raises prospect of political interference with Disney contentTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.28.23Trump now sees special counsel Jack Smith as a ‘mad dog psycho’Biden takes aim at Republican plans to cut health care benefitsGovernor to restrict drag performances, despite awkward photoGOP’s Andy Ogles changes his tune about controversial tall talesNewly unsealed court documents make matters worse for Fox NewsMurdoch statements give Dominion more ammunition in Fox News defamation suitThe Energy Department's lab leak assessment isn't a smoking gun'Dilbert' deservedly gets canceled. But there’s more blame to spread around.Netflix’s latest villain Alex Murdaugh did not help himself by testifyingGOP’s prime-time House hearing will be an anti-China hatefestMonday’s Mini-Report, 2.27.23Black History, Uncensored: Lorraine Hansberry's fearless liberalismTrump team’s big plan in Georgia? Do some legal researchFox News’ Howard Kurtz unmasks a conspiracy ... at Fox NewsIs the Supreme Court as extreme as the Trumpian 5th Circuit?Women belong in the ConstitutionGOP’s Comer preoccupied with fate of conservative media outletMonday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.27.23On aid to Ukraine, sharp Republican dividing lines take shapeWhy the fight over Rep. Scott Perry’s phone is so importantThree years later, Tom Cotton’s Covid theory gets a fresh lookEager to avoid special counsel testimony, Pence makes flawed caseA new poll shows how abortion could be a potent issue for Dems in 2024Why Pete Buttigieg isn't the villain in the East Palestine crashBruce Willis' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis reveals an uncomfortable truthThe U.S. made the right moves against Russia. It’s time to do the same to Israel.Black History, Uncensored: The heaviness of Kiese LaymonHere’s the ultimate truth about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘national divorce’ mythFriday’s Mini-Report, 2.24.23How Judge Luttig escalated his push against Mike Pence’s subpoena ‘gambit’George Santos reportedly lied to a judge about his work, tooMarjorie Taylor Greene’s Hollywood rant is detached from realityTrump has a ‘get people in a room’ plan for the war in UkraineTwitter, Facebook and Instagram once had a decent tool to fight misinformation. It’s gone.Olaplex CEO: Why being authentic will open doors in your careerWhy Putin’s invasion has been such a disasterWhy Roberts and Kavanaugh may have joined Sotomayor’s death penalty rulingWhy a new round of attack ads about Medicare ‘cuts’ are on the airFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.24.23McCarthy made a ‘promise’ with his Fox News gambit, but to whom?Inviting disaster, a Republican ‘pro-default’ caucus takes shapeAs Guantanamo’s prison population shrinks, GOP faces challengeNew Republican bill would make the AR-15 the ‘national gun’China used to be Russia’s junior partner. Ukraine changed that.Why all Americans have a stake in what happens in Ukraine nextU.N. countries overwhelmingly vote to tell Russia to leave UkraineBlack History, Uncensored: Why GOPers fear Jerry Craft’s cartoonsThursday’s Mini-Report, 2.23.23Mark Brnovich sacrificed his integrity for Trump — and got nothing in returnTrump lawyers could falter in any Georgia grand juror challengeThe GOP's shooting itself in the foot on future elections. This poll shows why.With Ohio derailment blame game, Trump and Pence are back in syncA ‘national divorce’ would destroy red states. Let’s count the ways.The problem(s) with McCarthy’s response to his Fox News gambitReported Ivanka and Jared subpoenas remind us: This isn't the Mueller probeThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.23.23Trump takes aim at U.S. aid to Ukraine during Ohio visitAnother GOP freshman has been accused of lying on his resume. Blame Trump.Florida’s Ladapo reportedly faced investigation over Covid reportIf I Ruled the WorldTeam Biden rejects GOP line, goes on the offensive on rail safetyJared Kushner, Ivanka Trump reportedly get special counsel subpoenasSchumer: McCarthy putting people in danger with Fox News schemeTake it from a former prosecutor: Emily Kohrs' media tour is recklessMika enlists Kelly Clarkson's help to surprise two women business-ownersUnpacking the 'Havana Syndrome' with Jon Lee Anderson and Adam Entous: podcast and transcriptWisconsin election has abortion, election rights in the balanceBlack History, Uncensored: Isabel Wilkerson covers Americans truly 'forgotten' by the GOPThe House GOP's worst ideas are all coming from the same sourceWednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.22.23Biden administration's secret weapon, Jill Biden, visits AfricaGOP’s Brnovich reportedly hid evidence that debunked fraud claimsGorsuch wades into the AI robot debate in Supreme Court hearingJustice Sonia Sotomayor writes rare death row win in 5-4 rulingThe New York Times' dehumanizing trans double down — and its consequencesWith visit to East Palestine, Trump picks a fight he can’t winWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.22.23DeSantis is after one thing with his ridiculous war on 'woke' tourMcCarthy’s plan to give Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News comes into focusThe Supreme Court doesn’t care if police officers arrest you for making fun of themGOP’s Greene adds ridiculous details to ‘national divorce’ planGeopolitical bookends: As Biden leads, Trump echoes North KoreaAfter special elections, Democrats have new reasons to celebrateThe GOP just armed Tucker Carlson with an extraordinary weaponDems’ historic win in Virginia makes things even tougher on McCarthyNo, Donald Trump won’t be the Proud Boys’ star witnessTuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.21.23SCOTUS shouldn’t be the judge of the internet’s court of opinion7 awesome women's health podcasts that empower and informNikki Haley campaign whitewashes America's racist historyWhy it matters (and doesn't) if the Georgia special grand jury recommended Trump chargesWhy I'm still trying to figure out what happened to Rudy GiulianiWant your employees to thrive? Ditch these workplace norms.Black History, Uncensored: Ibram X. Kendi knows what true patriotism looks likeBarbara Lee enters hotly contested race for California Senate seatThe problem(s) with Ron DeSantis’ flawed foreign policy visionTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.21.23Jordan still looking for evidence to boost theory on FBI, Big TechHow this woman pivoted from designing luxury shoes to launching her own wine labelKetanji Brown Jackson calls out colleagues' refusal to hear criminal caseButtigieg reminds Rubio of his recent record on rail inspectionsAlec Baldwin ‘Rust’ prosecutors concede embarrassing early lossParty tells former RNC chair that he’s no longer a RepublicanGOP governor: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s separation talk is ‘evil’Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy gave Jan. 6 tapes to Fox NewsThis Israeli government isn't worth defending at the U.N.Monday’s Mini-Report, 2.20.23Biden sends an unmistakable message with surprise trip to KyivFor 2024 Republicans, the race to the bottom is already underwayDespite her role, Marjorie Taylor Greene backs ‘national divorce’GOP rep eyes Pete Buttigieg for party’s growing impeachment listGOP’s Ogles tries to dismiss controversy surrounding tall talesOperative sentenced after funneling Russian money to Team TrumpIt's official, America: Fox News is a farceNew GOP chair in battleground state isn’t just an election denierGeorge W. Bush was worse than you rememberThe Giuliani-assisted NYPD riot in 1992 was a test run for Jan. 6Nikki Haley’s ‘model minority’ trope isn’t surprising. But it’s still dangerous.Fox News is deceiving its viewers. These text messages prove it.Title 42 case could soon leave Supreme Court, but not if Republicans get their wayGeorgia Republicans may have plotted an escape from DAs like Fani WillisFriday’s Mini-Report, 2.17.23Black History, Uncensored: Mikki Kendall destroys the idea of ‘fast’ girlsBoth parties are to blame for the train disaster in East Palestine, OhioConservative judge who advised Pence on Jan. 6 calls out attempt to avoid testifyingSavannah Guthrie's Netflix series flips the script on the princess narrativeNewly exposed internal messages create a nightmare for Fox NewsElon Musk says he wants Twitter to support democracy. So why is he acting like a tyrant?Why Fox News had a bad week in 2020 election defamation casesFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.17.23The Concrete JungleOn Social Security, Pence and Haley bolster Democratic argumentsDeSantis’ quiet plan for the Constitution is frighteningly seriousA year too late, Rick Scott tweaks his far-right policy blueprintJustice Department takes over corruption probe into Texas’ PaxtonWhy Trump keeps struggling with the meaning of 'exoneration'Yet another Republican faces difficult questions about tall talesPence’s subpoena gambit is both genius and flawedStripping his critics of their citizenship is this dictator’s new despicable tacticJim Jordan’s Big Tech subpoenas ignored Twitter. Can you guess why?Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.16.23Watch Floridians tee off on DeSantis in behind-the-scenes 'The ReidOut' footageBlack History, Uncensored: Nikole Hannah-Jones took GOPers to schoolTrump presents weird evidence of a ‘perfect’ call in GeorgiaWhy Team Trump's response to the partial Georgia grand jury report is nonsenseGeorgia grand jury found evidence of perjury, not systemic fraudThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.16.23Read: Partial Georgia grand jury report on Trump election probeGeorgia grand jury report on Trump election probe partially releasedGOP’s Nikki Haley hedges on key question about her 2024 candidacyTrump’s deranged death penalty musings could run into a problem: The lawFormer Obama official gets real about spy balloon hysteriaAmerica's Most WantedDems take an interest in the Saudis’ deals with Kushner, TrumpFollowing years of hysteria, Trump shifts on mail-in votingMeadows is reportedly the latest to receive grand jury subpoenaUkraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska to speak at Know Your Value, Forbes' 30/50 SummitNikki Haley might be competing with Trump, but she isn’t rejecting TrumpismBeing "irrepressible" with Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown-Trickey: podcast and transcriptParkland victim’s father calls out ‘insanity’ of Florida’s gun cultureSyria’s leadership doesn’t absolve the West from aiding in disasterWednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.15.23Black History, Uncensored: Ralph Ellison envisioned an American nightmareEven this conservative lawyer thinks Pence's 'speech or debate' ploy should failMichigan State was supposed to be safe. Now lawmakers must act.America's UFO enthusiasts have questions about the Chinese spy balloonWhy Jack Smith going after crime-fraud on Trump attorney privilege mattersIn sex trafficking probe, Matt Gaetz won’t face federal chargesWhat’s not ‘convenient’ for Fani Willis about the partial grand jury report release?Nikki Haley taps controversial pastor for campaign launch invocationWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.15.23For Dianne Feinstein, 'tough but caring' wasn’t just a sloganBuffalo shooter sentenced to life in prison for racist attackThe Ohio train derailment was bad enough. The emergency response made it worse.The problem(s) with GOP demands to protect Trump-era tax breaksIgnoring McConnell, Rick Scott pushes controversial entitlement planJessica Alba to take the stage at Know Your Value and Forbes' 30/50 summitWomen are more often viewed as 'lucky' than competent when they succeed: StudyWhy Democrats are running up the score on judicial confirmationsSpecial counsel seeks answers from Trump lawyer on classified docsThe Trump-Kushner-Saudi Arabia connections go deeper than we thoughtAfter Kevin McCarthy caves, Mitch McConnell consolidates powerWhy 'The ReidOut' is heading to the Florida State CapitolBlack History, Uncensored: The GOP’s ironic attacks on Zora Neale HurstonTuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.14.23Biden hits 100 confirmed judges, but Democrats can do more. Here's how.Ohio train disaster exposes GOP’s ‘anti-woke’ environmental shtickIs the Biden DOJ just inconsistent on the death penalty — or putting on a sham trial?After a half-century of service, Dianne Feinstein to retireHow a Pence gambit to avoid testifying could work — or at least delayThe problem with the GOP’s new Covid committee is its membersTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.14.23Some on the right still see McCarthyism as worth celebratingNew data shatters the right-wing myth that a ‘woke’ army is deterring recruitsDHS is clearly taking the Republicans’ impeachment push seriouslyWhy a House Republican created an ‘Anti-Woke Caucus’Trump’s researchers reportedly couldn’t find evidence of fraudAnd then there were two: Nikki Haley joins Trump in 2024 raceTrump spent $600,000 to be told he's wrong about voter fraudCollege Board claps back at Florida over Black history courseThe right’s well wishes for Sen. John Fetterman are unbelievably cynicalMonday’s Mini-Report, 2.13.23Super Bowl 2023 swept the NFL's biggest issues under the rugHow Trump lawyers testifying in Mar-a-Lago case could hurt himThe simple message at the heart of Rihanna’s working mom Super BowlBlack History, Uncensored: Maya Angelou’s ‘Equality’ waits for no oneAlec Baldwin is mounting creative legal challenges in the 'Rust' shooting caseThis abortion pill lawsuit is meritless. That doesn’t make it less dangerous.Trump picks an interesting time to change his tune about PenceMonday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.13.23Following dispute, DeSantis exacts (some) revenge against DisneyJudge orders portions of Georgia Trump probe report releasedJared Kushner’s money from Saudi Arabia comes into sharper focusTroubling data shows many Americans are pining to become a theocracyThe problem(s) with Rick Scott’s plan to ‘protect’ entitlementsTexas’ Paxton settles with former staffers who accused him of crimesBiden is putting judges who know voting rights and abortion rights on the benchWhy Team Trump’s newest classified disclosure to the DOJ mattersWhy Rick Scott keeps failingThe touchy-feely ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads hide a dark truthSuper Bowl match-up between Black QBs doesn’t obscure the NFL’s racism'You People' fails to say anything about the Black-Jewish cultural dynamicAre former NFL star Brett Favre’s defamation claims a Hail Mary?Will Republicans fumble the 2023 Super Bowl like they did in 2022?The Supreme Court thinks it’s special. It’s not.No, ChatGPT isn’t willing to destroy humanity out of ‘wokeness’Friday’s Mini-Report, 2.10.23Marty Walsh didn't do enoughBlack History, Uncensored: The GOP is wrong about Richard WrightWhy Michael Cohen is 'impressed' by Manhattan DA's Trump probeJustices reportedly can’t even agree among themselves on ethicsJack Smith should win any executive privilege fight over Pence subpoenaThe Federal Reserve must back off interest rate hikes before it’s too lateBroken Glass EverywhereGOP’s Higgins faces awkward questions following provocative hearingFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.10.23Reported 2017 charge makes George Santos’ scandal even worseMitch McConnell makes Rick Scott’s troubles quite a bit worseTargeting Social Security, Ron Johnson does Team Biden a favorGOP’s ‘weaponization’ committee celebrates Festivus far too earlyFollowing special counsel subpoena, Pence has a decision to makeTrump's past attempts to silence Chrissy Teigen just backfired — very publiclyThe top three lessons from Biden's State of the UnionThursday’s Mini-Report, 2.9.23China's spy balloon is a teachable momentIn Syria and Turkey, politics of conflict and power obstruct aidCharge from DeSantis’ elections office leads to partial acquittalThursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.9.23The problem with the Republicans' performative Constitution readingIgnoring reality, GOP picks a weird fight over Social SecurityA new study says half of women in marginalized and racial ethnic groups face racism at workBoebert stumbles again, failing to learn post-election lessonsBroken Glass EverywhereMcCarthy comfortable with ‘passionate’ GOP heckling of BidenWhy the hearing on Twitter, Hunter Biden backfired on RepublicansJim Jordan wishes conservatives were treated like minoritiesThe recent tech layoffs have disproportionately affected women. Here's why.Discussing why "the e-bike is here to stay" with Mike Radenbaugh: podcast and transcriptA new trans character doesn’t fix ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ transphobiaHere’s why yet another Supreme Court case might become mootOn the debt ceiling, Republicans are hostage takers with no demandsThe standing ovation for Biden’s social media riff was confusingWednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.8.23Why Dobbs might not be the end of the road for federal abortion rightsBlack History, Uncensored: James Baldwin and the threat of ‘Black English’Jamie Raskin just schooled Republicans on the First AmendmentRepublican outbursts spoiled McCarthy’s State of the Union nightWe can’t measure LeBron James' greatness in points scored aloneThe feud between Trump and DeSantis is already taking an ugly turnWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.8.23Kennedy’s State of the Union presence serves as an ominous reminderSarah Huckabee Sanders’s State of the Union response condemned the entire GOPRick Scott isn’t helping his case on Social Security and MedicareGOP should avoid Sarah Sanders’ ‘normal or crazy’ challengeOn balancing the budget, Biden calls Republicans’ bluffWhy Republican heckling of Biden’s State of the Union matteredJoe Biden's State of the Union address was smart and restrained on ChinaBiden’s State of the Union 2023: Analysis and key momentsAndrew Tate’s violent, misogynistic teachings are seeping into classroomsTuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.7.23How the Pomerantz book shines a light on federal prosecutors, tooBlack History, Uncensored: Toni Morrison knew of ‘unspeakable things’Steph Curry’s NIMBY ‘scandal’ is more complex than meets the eyeA misdemeanor for Trump sounds crazy, right? Let’s explore why, and why not.Why Trump didn’t know about the Chinese balloons over U.S. soilTuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.7.23Guantanamo’s prison population continues to slowly shrinkWhy Jim Jordan’s first round of misguided GOP subpoenas mattersBillie Jean King to join star-studded lineup at Know Your Value and Forbes' 30/50 summitDebt ceiling fix needs GOP centrists who apparently don’t existSarah Huckabee Sanders’ record makes her an odd choice for SOTU responseIn debt ceiling fight, McCarthy can’t shake his arithmetic problemThere’s no good precedent for this very American crisisDoes the State of the Union still matter?Beyoncé’s historic Grammy wins are shadowed by one inexplicable lossMonday’s Mini-Report, 2.6.23GOP lines up alarmist agenda ahead of Biden's State of the Union addressBlack History, Uncensored: Alice Walker rejects GOP’s view for womenWhy I hope my daughter takes great pleasure in being as 'inconvenient as possible'Freedom Caucus founder ditches the group for unlikely reasonNorth Carolina’s top court gives Supreme Court a run for its moneyTrump is the latest Republican to avoid his most notable successDOJ will review Memphis police after the death of Tyre NicholsMonday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.6.23The Supreme Court’s Dobbs leak probe keeps looking more patheticWith grenades and assault-rifle pins, GOP reps send a messageCruz tries to defend his proposal that would bar his own re-electionWhy Trump’s secret plan for the war in Ukraine is unbelievablePamela Anderson: 'We are going to get old, so I want to embrace it'GOP leaders left literally speechless by Biden-era job growthPentagon shoots down Chinese balloon, GOP claims on the same dayWe don’t need any new ideas to fix the Supreme Court. Just one very old one.What those new Wisconsin tapes tell usDr. Phil's reality TV show is ending — 21 years and countless humiliations too lateChris Sununu just broke Never Trumpers’ heartsGOP's threat to impeach Homeland Security chief is ridiculous, but realThe GOP's 2024 race to the bottom has already begunHow the internet supercharged white supremacist homeschoolingThe GOP’s ‘horrors of socialism’ resolution was bait. Dems took it.Friday’s Mini-Report, 2.3.23Black History, Uncensored: Ta-Nehisi Coates can’t be tamedYour local police department isn’t immune to Russian influence‘Peaceful transition’: Pompeo has a flawed memory of Jan. 6Jamie Raskin on why Trump charges are ‘almost inevitable’McCarthy denounces ‘turmoil’ while imposing debt ceiling turmoilWhy Tom Fitton's misguided advice to Trump mattersWhy Republicans are no longer credible on balanced budgetsFriday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.3.23On Ashli Babbitt, Trump pushes McCarthy to stick to the scriptWhy Trump’s rhetoric related to violence is tough to ignoreThe Republicans’ case against Ilhan Omar was wrong, but successfulAs 2023 got underway, job growth soared, jobless rate improvedDomestic abusers just got more gun rights, thanks to the Supreme CourtMcConnell sends a not-so-subtle shot across Rick Scott’s bowRepublicans like DeSantis and Boebert are pushing guns — and banning booksIlhan Omar’s committee removal was a long time comingHere’s another way Trump can be held accountable — in his civil caseBlack History, Uncensored: Why Kimberlé Crenshaw makes GOPers nervousA new Martin Luther King-themed cop car is shockingly tone-deafDemocrats won’t stand for Matt Gaetz's phony Pledge of Allegiance performanceSurprise: Alan Dershowitz is wrong about the Dobbs leak probeHouse Republicans vote to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs CommitteeThe morbid ‘plan’ to avoid Trump winning the GOP nominationThe Concrete Jungle'Quiet quitting' is so last year. Here's what's next.Housekeeping Note, 2.2.23Republicans are blowing an opportunity to make democracy betterRepublicans ramp up the anti-China rhetoric with blatant bigotryUncovering the effects of the 'Stop W.O.K.E' Act with Jonathan Cox: podcast and transcriptThe AP’s African American History course still has a lot to teach studentsWhy Trump’s invoking the Fifth can be used against him — in his civil caseWednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.1.23Black History, Uncensored: Why Florida's GOP targeted bell hooksMaxine Waters takes GOP lawmaker to school over bogus 'socialism' claimsThe Black-on-Black violence that keeps the Blue Lives Matter crowd extra quietBiden’s delivery of Abrams tanks was a political concession — a wise oneThe Supreme Court keeps reminding us it doesn’t have a real ethics codeTrump lumps himself in with Al Capone (yes, again)Like most of the great ones, quarterback Tom Brady refused to go out on topWednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.1.23In the GOP’s crisis, Rick Scott tries to pass the buck to BidenArizona drag bill shows danger of the GOP's identity obsessionIn the debt ceiling fight, ‘but’ is the GOP’s most dangerous wordHere's where salary transparency laws are gaining steam in the U.S.On LGBTQ issues, Trump tries a far more reactionary approachEthics case creates yet another problem for Texas’ Ken PaxtonMcCarthy heads to White House with a threat, but without a planThe GOP's Biden investigations are beginning. Americans are skeptical.Hyperfocusing on new anti-trans bills may hurt more than it helpsBaldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ shooting