The president should be scrutinized with the same intensity as others in the Epstein Files.
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Epstein Files Are Herpes For Trump
He thinks he will put the story behind him as a “Democratic hoax.” This week, we learned he can’t.
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Give Democrats Some Credit for Chasing Republicans Out of Washington Early
House Speaker Mike Johnson concluded that starting summer recess early was preferable to facing votes on disclosing the Jeffrey Epstein files. Score one for the Democrats.
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The Congressional Budget Office Still Works
The nonpartisan CBO that scores legislation is giving an honest analysis of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” and that’s a good thing.
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Trump Has Taught Us That It’s All About the Bribe and Bullet
The Colombian shakedown style of the 47th president and why we need to save ourselves.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Bowed But Not Broken
Her latest attempt to knock off a House Speaker ran into the calm determination of Mike Johnson. How long can she stay muzzled?
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The Putin Republicans Have the Upper Hand
They admire the strongman as a Christian nationalist leader, and they want to see Ukraine fall. The global consequences of their besotted love affair with the Russian strongman could be cataclysmic.
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The Incompetent Malfeasance of Today’s Republican Party
They’re mendacious buffoons, but their lack of political acumen makes them no less dangerous than if they knew how to shoot straight.
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Mike Johnson Is Not an Upgrade from Kevin McCarthy
The new speaker’s record doesn’t inspire confidence he will make Washington functional. But squint, and you’ll see glimmers of hope.
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Why House Democrats Should Empower Temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry
Twenty-two House Republicans rejected Representative Jim Jordan’s speaker bid. They faced threats of primary challenges from Jordan’s allies before the vote. Now, at least two have received death threats and are responding defiantly. Jordan has disavowed the threatening messages, but the pugnacious Ohioan has a long history of bullying tactics and hasn’t disavowed his pressure […]
