The Senate Must Reject Todd Blanche

Todd Blanche has already shown us what kind of Attorney General he would be: loyal to Trump, hostile to DOJ independence, and willing to use federal power to serve Trump’s personal and political agend...

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Max Miller’s abuse scandal takes its darkest turn yet

The domestic violence scandal plaguing Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller is getting worse by the minute.

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Trump officials sought ways to sidestep election agency before firings, sources say

Trump fired the bipartisan ​federal agency's two Democratic commissioners and allowed its lone Republican commissioner to resign, Reuters reported.

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Imagine If Trump Worked This Hard At Governing

Trump is working harder than ever. Just not to improve the country.

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TPS for Haitians officially ends, putting thousands out of work and in limbo

A federal judge allowed the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status for 350,000 Haitians, meaning they are likely to lose their jobs and be at risk of deportation.

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C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak to More States

Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina are now among the states linked to the outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce.

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In Lawsuit, NJ Accuses Amazon of Suppressing Pay for Delivery Drivers

The state attorney general said in an antitrust lawsuit filed on Tuesday that the company was abusing its market power to keep its delivery costs low.

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Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument

President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.

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Judge dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers

While taking the last step in the legal process to wipe out penalties from the riot, the judge also criticized the Justice Department for undoing the most serious convictions.

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The World's Worst Billionaire, Revealed

Bending the knee to Trump.Taking millions in corporate welfare.Shafting workers and ripping off consumers.These are just

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Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution

Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...

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Opinion | After decades as doctor, I see through the Fauci controversy

Anthony S. Fauci and a recent natural gas stove study, in readers' eyes.

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Opinion | John Bolton: Trump’s tit-for-tat with Iran ignores the larger reality

The Iran and Ukraine wars were never separate.

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Opinion | The absurdity of the Reflecting Pool prosecutions

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges that her office never should have been brought. Now she's fighting to keep her job.

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Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse

Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.

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Rep. Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid following House censure recommendation

An Ethics Committee report detailed “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” by the North Carolina Republican toward two young female staffers.

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This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.

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Tennessee’s Republican governor endorses challenge to sitting GOP congressman

Gov. Bill Lee just endorsed against Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles, a fellow Republican, ahead of the Thursday election.

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Parts of Trump’s New White House Helipad Disassembled, Photos Show

Last week, construction workers had begun to decorate the new South Lawn helipad with a giant presidential seal. By Tuesday, the design was gone.

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Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

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Senate Republicans join in rebuking White House over science funding

GOP leaders are supporting a spending bill that would prevent the White House from asserting greater control over hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants.

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An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump

The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.

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House panel seeks censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over conduct toward female staff

Attorneys for the North Carolina Republican, who has denied wrongdoing, accused the Ethics Committee of reaching a rushed judgment and called its recommendation “extraordinarily harsh.”

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Does the Washington Post want democracy to die in darkness?

Its publishers appear to be rooting for the oligarchs.

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