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May09 Habemus Papam!: Leo XIV Will Succeed Francis
May09 Trade Deal: What Would Paul Revere Think?
May09 The Clown Show, Part V: Ed Martin Is Out
May09 Malicious Compliance: Teachers Know How to Trigger Conservatives
May09 I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: From the Desert of Khartoum to the Shores of Tripoli
May09 This Week in Schadenfreude: Uh, Could We Get a Citation for That?
May09 This Week in Freudenfreude: Popemobile to Become a World Traveler
May08 The Clown Show, Part I: Trump Teases "MAJOR TRADE DEAL"
May08 The Clown Show, Part II: Next Quack Up
May08 The Clown Show, Part III: $1,000 to Self-Deport
May08 The Clown Show, Part IV: In Every Accusation, There Is a Confession
May08 Legal News, Part I: Trump Administration to "Defend" Mifepristone
May08 Legal News, Part II: Democracy Goes 1-for-2 in North Carolina
May07 Canadian Prime Minister Meets American President
May07 Supreme Court Allows Trump to Ban Trans Soldiers for the Time Being
May07 President Gloom and Doom
May07 Republicans Are Looking for Gimmicks to Cut Medicaid under the Radar
May07 Democrats Have a Goldilocks Problem
May07 Hegseth Is Purging the Pentagon
May07 Trump Continues to Try to Intimidate Harvard
May07 A Tariff on Beer and Window Coverings?
May07 Could the Democrats Flip the Senate?
May07 Congress Is 236 Years Old and Some of the Members Seem Not Much Younger
May06 Candidate News: Congress
May06 Another Day, Another Half-Baked Policy Idea
May06 Legal News, Part I: Perkins Coie 1, Trump Administration 0
May06 Legal News, Part II: The End of the Road for Jefferson Griffin?
May06 One of these Commonwealth Countries... Is Not Like the Others.
May05 Trump Releases a Scorched-Earth Budget Plan
May05 Americans Are Expecting a Recession and Are Already Blaming It on Trump
May05 Trump Sits for an Interview with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press"
May05 Americans Do Not Like Trump's Campaign to Subdue Harvard
May05 Letitia James Is Investigating Insider Trading by Trump's Associates
May05 Greene Sounds Off about Ukraine and Iran
May05 Mark Warner Is Predicting a Brutal Confirmation Hearing for Mike Waltz
May04 G'Day and Good Riddance
May04 Sunday Mailbag
May03 Saturday Q&A
May03 Reader Question of the Week: Vice Squad
May02 The First Head Rolls: Waltz to U.N; Rubio to Replace Him
May02 In Congress: Republicans Show They Don't Care about National Security, the Economy
May02 Legal News, Part I: Trump Shot Down on Use of Alien Enemies Act
May02 Legal News, Part II: North Carolina's Bad Judgment
May02 Um, What?: Trump Wants to Call Veterans Day "Victory Day for World War I"
May02 O, Canada: Poilievre Blew His Chance
May02 I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Curtain Time
May02 This Week in Schadenfreude: This Administration Is a Laugh a Minute
May02 This Week in Freudenfreude: Hope Springs Eternal
May01 U.S. Economy Shrank Slightly in Q1
May01 House Bill May Give Trump Sweeping New Powers
May09 Trade Deal: What Would Paul Revere Think?
May09 The Clown Show, Part V: Ed Martin Is Out
May09 Malicious Compliance: Teachers Know How to Trigger Conservatives
May09 I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: From the Desert of Khartoum to the Shores of Tripoli
May09 This Week in Schadenfreude: Uh, Could We Get a Citation for That?
May09 This Week in Freudenfreude: Popemobile to Become a World Traveler
May08 The Clown Show, Part I: Trump Teases "MAJOR TRADE DEAL"
May08 The Clown Show, Part II: Next Quack Up
May08 The Clown Show, Part III: $1,000 to Self-Deport
May08 The Clown Show, Part IV: In Every Accusation, There Is a Confession
May08 Legal News, Part I: Trump Administration to "Defend" Mifepristone
May08 Legal News, Part II: Democracy Goes 1-for-2 in North Carolina
May07 Canadian Prime Minister Meets American President
May07 Supreme Court Allows Trump to Ban Trans Soldiers for the Time Being
May07 President Gloom and Doom
May07 Republicans Are Looking for Gimmicks to Cut Medicaid under the Radar
May07 Democrats Have a Goldilocks Problem
May07 Hegseth Is Purging the Pentagon
May07 Trump Continues to Try to Intimidate Harvard
May07 A Tariff on Beer and Window Coverings?
May07 Could the Democrats Flip the Senate?
May07 Congress Is 236 Years Old and Some of the Members Seem Not Much Younger
May06 Candidate News: Congress
May06 Another Day, Another Half-Baked Policy Idea
May06 Legal News, Part I: Perkins Coie 1, Trump Administration 0
May06 Legal News, Part II: The End of the Road for Jefferson Griffin?
May06 One of these Commonwealth Countries... Is Not Like the Others.
May05 Trump Releases a Scorched-Earth Budget Plan
May05 Americans Are Expecting a Recession and Are Already Blaming It on Trump
May05 Trump Sits for an Interview with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press"
May05 Americans Do Not Like Trump's Campaign to Subdue Harvard
May05 Letitia James Is Investigating Insider Trading by Trump's Associates
May05 Greene Sounds Off about Ukraine and Iran
May05 Mark Warner Is Predicting a Brutal Confirmation Hearing for Mike Waltz
May04 G'Day and Good Riddance
May04 Sunday Mailbag
May03 Saturday Q&A
May03 Reader Question of the Week: Vice Squad
May02 The First Head Rolls: Waltz to U.N; Rubio to Replace Him
May02 In Congress: Republicans Show They Don't Care about National Security, the Economy
May02 Legal News, Part I: Trump Shot Down on Use of Alien Enemies Act
May02 Legal News, Part II: North Carolina's Bad Judgment
May02 Um, What?: Trump Wants to Call Veterans Day "Victory Day for World War I"
May02 O, Canada: Poilievre Blew His Chance
May02 I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Curtain Time
May02 This Week in Schadenfreude: This Administration Is a Laugh a Minute
May02 This Week in Freudenfreude: Hope Springs Eternal
May01 U.S. Economy Shrank Slightly in Q1
May01 House Bill May Give Trump Sweeping New Powers