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In Rush to Discredit Whistleblower, Republicans Are Just Making Things Up
Republicans seem to believe that tearing down the whistleblower's credibility is the way to stand by their man.
Mike Pompeo Said He Knew Nothing About Ukraine Call That He Was On
It was quite the performance for someone that not only knew about the call all along but was reportedly on said call.
Will Trump’s Ukraine Scandal Turn Biden’s Campaign Into Collateral Damage?
Getting sucked into the Trump scandal is the last thing Biden's campaign needs.
Is Boris Johnson Prepping His Supporters for Violent Confrontation Over Brexit?
Johnson could exploit civic unrest to try to force through a no-deal Brexit.
Private Contractors Play Key Role in US Intelligence’s Creeping Authoritarianism
Whistleblower Edward Snowden describes the central role that contractors play in the intelligence community.
Trump and Giuliani’s New Legal Operatives Know Their Way Around Impeachment
D.C. power couple Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing are working the whistleblower conspiracy.
Trump’s Executive Order to “Save” Medicare Will Likely Push More Cuts
Trump's executive order could mean attempted cuts to the crucial program.
The Right Is Taking Over the Courts, and Trump Is Making It Easy
The conservative legal movement has an unprecedented opening that it is exploiting to the fullest.
Why Isn’t Congress Impeaching Trump for War Crimes?
Why is coercing a foreign government with U.S. aid seen as more egregious than a foreign policy drenched in blood?
Will This Be the Scandal That Finally Prompts Republicans to Defect From Trump?
If Republicans circle the wagons now, they’re doing so around a stick of lit dynamite.