03-26-2019

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Give It Up, Democrats. The Russia Investigation Is Over

For nearly two years, Democrats desperately hoped that Robert Mueller would ride in on a white horse and save the country from Donald Trump's corrupt presidency. But three days after the special counsel submitted

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03-25-2019

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Even Without Mueller's Report, Congress Had All The Facts It Needed

No matter what Attorney General William Barr reveals-or doesn't-about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, everything Congress needed to know about Donald Trump and Russia was already clear.

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03-21-2019

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Ex-CIA Director Blasts Trump Over 'Temper Tantrums'

Former CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday slammed President Trump over what he called his "temper tantrums," saying that the president's recent behavior indicates he's panicked about the Russia investigation.

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03-20-2019

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John McCain Wasn't A Hero

John McCain, the six-term senator from Arizona who succumbed to cancer over the weekend at the age of eighty-one, was less an enigma than a paradox. For every version of McCain that existed, there seemed

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03-19-2019

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The Myth Of Meritocracy In Trump's America

Most Americans still cling to the meritocratic notion that people are rewarded according to their efforts and abilities. But meritocracy is becoming a cruel joke.

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03-18-2019

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How The "OK" Symbol Became A Popular Trolling Gesture

Has the simple thumb-and-forefinger "OK" hand gesture become a common white supremacist hand sign? Not quite, but it has become a popular gesture used by people across several segments of the right and far right-including some actual white

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03-15-2019

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Maduro's Muscle: Motorcycle Gangs Known As 'Colectivos' Are The Enforcers For Venezuela's Authoritarian Leader

The neighbors were fed up. For days, they'd had no electricity or running water because of a massive national blackout. So one morning this week, they piled logs and garbage into a makeshift barricade in their middle-class Caracas neighborhood

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03-14-2019

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Top Mueller Prosecutor Stepping Down In Latest Clue Russia Inquiry May Be Ending

One of the most prominent members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential election will soon leave the office and the Justice Department, two sources close to the matter tell NPR.

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