Conservative doesn’t accurately describe MAGA, and epithets like “fascist” are less than precise. A modest proposal for a new label.
Liz Cheney
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The Furies Tormenting Donald Trump
E. Jean Carroll, Cassidy Hutchinson, Nikki Haley, Tanya Chutkan—they’re just some of those who could bring down the former president who once boasted about grabbing women by their private parts.
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The Final Triumph of the January 6th Committee—Day 10
From Day One through Day Ten, these hearings set a new standard for congressional oversight.
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How Big a Deal Is the January 6th Committee’s Criminal Referral?
The panel is handing over a mountain of evidence to the Justice Department, but it’s questionable how much of it can be used to make a case against, let alone convict, Donald Trump.
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How the Republican Fringe Became the Mainstream
Conspiracy theorists and far-right fanatics have long been present in the GOP. Now, they’re running it.
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Can Garland Keep Donald Trump From Office?
Realistically, there aren’t many ways to bar an ex-president from running for office, but a recent New Mexico case raises the possibility of success.
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Does Liz Cheney Have a Future?
Despite the admiration she’s earned for her courage and resolve, Cheney doesn’t have a lot of ways to bring down Trump—except maybe one.
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The Women Who Can Take Out Trump
Representative Liz Cheney has the platform, but Fulton County DA Fani Willis has the grand jury. Behold the Furies of January 6.
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The Watergate Anniversary and the Liz and Dick Cheney Paradox
The Watergate scandal, now 50, was the executive and congressional showdown of its time. Today, as Liz Cheney investigates Donald Trump, her father bears much of the blame for Trump’s imperial presidency.
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Giuliani’s Intoxication, Trump’s Big Rip-Off, and Other Tales From the January 6 Committee Hearing
In its second public hearing, the committee exposes a White House as laughable as it was criminal.
