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Courts and Law

The Ukraine Whistleblower Scandal Is Another Assault on the Rule of Law

Chalk up another Trump assault on the rule of law. And don’t count on any of the three branches of…

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Courts and Law

Guns and Mental Illness

The epidemic of mass shootings in the United States raises difficult, thorny questions about the connection between gun violence and…

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Courts and Law

A Goody Bag of Grievance

Sometimes, to the loser go the spoils. The loser in the Kavanaugh confirmation battle could easily be the political winner…

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Courts and Law

The Case for an FBI Investigation of the Sexual Assault Claim Against Kavanaugh

Any confirmation process that omits an FBI background investigation into Dr. Christine Blasey’s accusation of sexual assault by Supreme Court…

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Domestic Policy

The GOP’s No-Care Health Care Plan

The most recent Republican stab at health care legislation exposed more clearly than ever the competing values that separate Obamacare…

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Courts and Law

Trump Wants Health Care Legislation To Finance Tax Cuts, Not To Fix Health Care

When the Republicans tried and failed last month to begin the process of repealing and replacing Obamacare, Donald Trump seemed…

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Courts and Law

Senate Democrats Should Hold Firm On Gorsuch Filibuster

How hard should Democrats fight the Gorsuch nomination, and to what end? If the only goal is to prevent Gorsuch…

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Courts and Law

The Immunity Dance

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s offer to testify in exchange for immunity is the first step in an intricate…

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Scandals and Investigations

It’s Devin Nunes’s Weird Behavior That’s Alarming, Not The Innocuous Information He Says He Found

Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has thrown himself into the public spotlight with an outbreak…

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Domestic Policy

Ryancare Sparks Debate Over Core Values, Not Just Health Care Policy

The debate over Ryancare has opened a window into the divergent souls of Democrats and Republicans. A look through that…

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