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Republicans Can’t Break With Trump While They Invest in Voter Suppression
The only thing Republicans are more invested in than Trump is figuring out how to get less people to vote.
William Barr Should Be Disbarred for His Misconduct as Attorney General
The attorney general's actions violate several of the American Bar Association's rules of professional conduct.
House Democrats Approve Trump Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
The House approved the resolution by a vote of 232 to 196.
Trump Judicial Nominee Mocked Anti-Rape Activists and Praised Ethnonationalism
Steven Menashi's record shows a history of contempt for women, LGBTQ people and communities of color.
The Market for Voting Machines Is Broken. This Company Has Thrived in It.
Half the country votes on machines made by ES&S, which is subject to almost no oversight.
GOP Senators Serving as Impeachment Jurors Are Implicated in Trump’s Misdeeds
How much of Republicans’ unwillingness to hold Trump accountable for his self-dealing is because they’re in on it?
Not Even Trump’s Smear Machine Can Invalidate Vindman’s Testimony
Even some Republicans refused to follow Trump’s lead in slandering the impeachment witness.
Trump Says the President Is Above the Law. Don’t Let This Doctrine Stand.
Trump has an attorney general who says the law doesn't apply to the president. This has ominous implications.
White House Staffer Raised Concerns Twice After Listening to Trump Ukraine Call
Alexander Vindman testified to lawmakers that he believed that Trump's actions could “undermine” national security.
After DC Ballpark Booing, Chicagoans Surround Trump Event With Sound and Fury
The old tricks don’t work anymore, Mr. Trump.