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Putin Wants Belarus Dictator to Retain Power — But the Masses Are Still Rising
Mass protests entered their fourth week in Belarus, but Lukashenko shows no sign of backing down.
Green New Deal Champion Ed Markey Defeats Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts
Markey was bolstered by an energized climate movement, small-dollar donors and prominent progressive lawmakers.
Trump Is Placing Letters in Food Aid Boxes to Boost His Reelection Campaign
Democrats say the letters violate the law against using government resources to campaign.
Corporate-Backed State Attorneys General Seek End to Obamacare
Republican attorneys general in 18 states have brought on a case to gut the Affordable Care Act.
GOP Convention Pretended COVID Was Over While Creating Super-Spreader Conditions
Trump spoke before a death cult of cheering, sweaty, unmasked, shoulder-to-shoulder devotees.
Mail-In Voting’s Difficulties Extend Beyond DeJoy’s Gutting of USPS
Underfunded election offices across the U.S. are not equally prepared for the administrative burdens of mail-in voting.
Trump Is Campaigning on a Fiction. That Doesn’t Mean He Won’t Stay President.
The Republican Convention is seeking to absolve Trump of blame while bathing him in stolen glory.
Night Two of the RNC Was All About Mainstreaming the Extreme Right
The RNC’s shifting schedule highlights the party’s uneasy mix of conspiracy theorists and boilerplate GOP economics.
The Republican Convention Opens With a Night of Fascist Fan Fiction
The RNC kicked off with a nightmare of fear-mongering, lies and racist dog whistles shrill enough to crack crystal.
Republican Convention Takes on the Weighty Task of Boosting Trump’s Bruised Ego
This year's convention serves a single purpose: to bolster the battered self-image of the president.