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Richard Spencer Is Trying to Stage a Comeback Using a Russian Payment Platform
Between the pandemic and election-year polarization, Spencer's “alt-right” could gain new footholds.
The Supreme Court Is Set to Decide If Donald Trump Is Above the Law
Our 45th president has never accepted our constitutional structure of checks and balances.
Congress Members Who Invest in Real Estate Got a Tax Break in the Stimulus Bill
The Trump family and many members of Congress stand to profit from tax changes in the CARES Act.
Trump Officials Ignored Company’s Offer in January to Make Millions of N95 Masks
The Department of Health and Human Services turned down the offer made in the early days of the pandemic.
Why We Shouldn’t Quantify the COVID-19 Pandemic in Terms of 9/11
9/11 fostered an anti-immigrant and racist police state. What we most need post-COVID is a society built on mutual care.
Republicans Say They’d Break Rule They Invented to Derail Obama’s SCOTUS Pick
The GOP obstructed Obama's SCOTUS nominee in 2016, but several said they'd consider a pick by Trump this election year.
Barr Says “History Is Written by the Winners” After Flynn’s Charges Were Dropped
To critics, Barr's response was a clear betrayal of the standards that should be upheld by the Justice Department.
Gun Violence Increases in the US Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
The challenge of access to medical care amid the pandemic has been exacerbated by increased death and injury from guns.
Republicans Oppose Mail-In Voting Because They’re Scared of Losing
Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, and others are desperately fighting for their political lives.
Mitch McConnell Pours Dark Money Into Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s Reelection
McConnell-linked PAC launches a Maine ad buy designed to shield Sen. Susan Collins from COVID-19-related criticism.