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“Dealmaker” Shutdown Committee Is Probably Doomed
Bottom line: Expect a national emergency declaration and/or another shutdown.
Billionaire Buttinsky
Just when you thought your sympathy for billionaires couldn't get lower, Howard Schultz rises to the occasion.
We Don’t Need Another Billionaire Businessman Candidate
Yet another zillionaire with a swelled head and zero experience wants to be president.
What You Need to Know About the 2020 Democratic Primary Changes
Here’s what you need to know about primary changes and how they might influence the shape of the election.
William Barr Is a Trojan Horse
William Barr knows how to nail a confirmation hearing. That doesn’t make him Yoda.
Five Forces Driving the Rise of Fascism in 2019
The forces driving fascism are strong. We have to be stronger.
NRA May Have Illegally Coordinated With GOP Senate Campaigns
At least two Republican Senate candidates -- including one who was elected -- apparently got illegal help from NRA.
Trump Is Building a Great Case for His Own Impeachment
If this thing drags on, the shutdown itself will become an absolute justification for impeachment.
In Mueller Probe, the Bodies Are Washing Up on the Beach
A redaction error reveals Paul Manafort's Russian collusion, and a mystery company fights Robert Mueller's subpoena.
Partisan Gerrymandering Back at the Supreme Court
Will the justices finally curb the practice of using control of redistricting to rig electoral maps?