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Trump Wants to Control the Judicial System, But Judges Are Fighting Back
Judges and former DOJ employees are criticizing Trump in ways that may prove hard for Senate Republicans to ignore.
Impunity for Torturers Made Trump’s Invulnerability Possible
If one administration can get away with torture, another can go unpunished for putting migrant children in cages.
Nevada Is a Big Test for Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan
Will Joe Biden’s attacks on Medicare for All backfire in the Silver State?
More Than 1,100 Former Justice Department Officials Want William Barr to Resign
Calls for Barr to step down came after he intervened in the sentencing recommendation for Trump crony Roger Stone.
Trump’s Acquittal Has Ushered in a New Era of McCarthyist Purges
Trump is using the power of the soft purge to enforce a culture of absolute loyalty.
Germany Sees Political Fallout From Chancellor Merkel’s Alliance With Far Right
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s temporary alliance with a semi-fascistic party has created conflict within her own party.
Klobuchar Has Pushed Extreme Right-Wing Policy on Israel/Palestine
Klobuchar even alarmed some conservatives by backing an anti-BDS bill that endangered civil liberties and free speech.
Democrats Prepare to Spend Big to Take Control of 2021 Redistricting
Currently, 21 states have adopted some sort of redistricting reform.
Devin Nunes Is Leading Republicans in a Post-Impeachment “Strike”
Former Intelligence Committee Chair Nunes won't show up for work unless Rep. Adam Schiff investigates “Spygate.”
William Barr Is Turning the Justice Department Into Trump’s Protection Racket
As all four prosecutors quit the Roger Stone case, Trump's vendetta against his perceived enemies ramps up.