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Coney Barrett’s Moment of Truth
At Day Two of her hearings, the Supreme Court nominee was visibly wrestling with legal and ethical questions about recusal.
Exclusive: Trump’s Tax Wizardry Is Even More Sophisticated Than You Thought
Yes, Trump used a lot of deductions. But a new analysis shows how merging personal and business taxes, financing with junk bonds, and covering up surprising income was true alchemy.
COVID-19 Gives Us the Chance to Close Prisons. Here’s Why and How.
In response to the pandemic, prison officials are already reducing inmate populations. Why let a crisis go to waste?
How Many Republican Senators Have COVID-19? They Won’t Say.
They’re refusing to get tested. They’re blitzing a Supreme Court nomination. What could go wrong?
Here’s the Pitch
Cricket explains India and Australia while baseball is central to America and Japan. And all four nations are playing together to contain an ambitious China.
What Joe Biden Could Learn From Abraham Lincoln About White-Collar Crime
White-collar crime has real victims. Expanding a Civil War-era law aimed at profiteers would help citizens fight back.
Actually, It Was a Good Debate. Seriously.
It revealed the president’s true nature better than any policy discussion ever could.
Biden Isn’t “Sleepy” and He’s a Pretty Good Debater
Just ask Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin. But Trump craziness and bad moderating are a lot to overcome
Chuck Schumer’s Last Desperate Options to Stop a Supreme Court Vote
Yes, the Senate Democratic leader doesn’t have the filibuster to stop a Supreme Court vote. But he can fashion an unlikely slingshot out of a few scraps. A look inside the Senate rules.

