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No laughing matter: The press shouldn’t be chuckling about Trump’s lies
Eric Boehlert
If the press thinks Trump having lied about unemployment numbers is funny, what else will soon be dubbed hilarious?
One of the worst trends in red-state politics is coming to a blue state near you
Alex Henderson
The more states approve so-called right-to-work laws, the worse conditions will become for U.S. workers
Steve King is a virulent racist — why be surprised? He represents the current Republican Party perfectly
Chauncey DeVega
Not every Republican talks openly about "somebody else's babies," but hateful sentiments suffuse the entire GOP
Trump budget chief Mick Mulvaney says Obama administration was “manipulating” jobs report, unemployment figures
Matthew Rozsa
Trump's budget director is accusing Obama of "manipulating" jobs data
No apologies: Being Donald Trump means never having to say you’re sorry — and it works
Heather Digby Parton
Trump's refusal to admit wrongdoing is more than a personality defect — it’s also effective political strategy
The “magic microwave” theory: Kellyanne Conway keeps doubling down on Trump’s wiretapping claims
Matthew Rozsa
"What I can say is there are many ways to surveil each other," Conway says
Appearing on Russian state television, longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone pushes Trump’s wiretap lie
Alex Kaplan
On the Russian state-funded outlet RT, Stone pushed Trump’s false claim that Obama wiretapped Trump tower.
WATCH: 5 reasons why Trump’s Obama wiretap claims are ridiculous
D. Watkins
Did someone gift Donald Trump a box set of "The Wire?"
Trumpcare at its most basic: What to do about a leader who’s gone off?
Jim Hightower
With the leader of free world careening from one mess to another, will anyone say, "The emperor has no clothes!"
WATCH: If you want a woman president, take a page from Liberia
Carrie Sheffield
Helene Cooper discusses Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first democratically elected female head of state
Defiant U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara fired after refusing Sessions’ demand he quit
Alli Joseph
"I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired," Bharara tweeted Saturday, joining president in Twitter flame game
How the DudeBros ruined everything: A totally clear-headed guide to political reality
Andrew O'Hehir
Irritating left-wing guys have ruined democracy, apparently. Which might suggest it wasn't doing so great before
Cuba’s nascent tech industry is growing fast
Angelo Young
As icy U.S.-Cuba relations begin to thaw, Cuba’s knowledge economy is waking up. But it’s a delicate process
WATCH: State Department approves weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, indicating more war in Yemen
Charlie May
The deal would give Saudis precision guided munitions and would be worth roughly $390 million
What if you could take your health insurance with you?
Julie Appleby
Republicans are looking at measures to help make health insurance more portable when employees change jobs or move.
Sean Spicer tries to laugh off Trump’s previous dismissal of job reports accuracy
Matthew Rozsa
President Trump's press secretary deflected a question about Trump's double-standard with humor
Not a jobs truther anymore: Trump, Republicans gloat about jobs numbers he used to deride
Matthew Rozsa
The Republicans are being very selective about which government information to trust and which not to
Oh, Barack Obama — the Republican Party just can’t quit you
Gary Legum
Even in their supposed moment of triumph, right-wingers can't shake their dark obsession with Barack Obama
Steve Bannon’s betrayal of Breitbart: White House at “war” with right-wing site over immigration and Trumpcare
Sophia Tesfaye
Breitbart may be turning against Donald Trump as its former CEO has reportedly gone soft on DREAMers and Obamacare
WATCH: Tillerson recuses himself from Keystone pipeline decision
The Associated Press
Tillerson recuses himself from the applications for a permit for the Keystone XL Pipline
Jeff Sessions may order independent investigation of Barack Obama’s Department of Justice
Sophia Tesfaye
"I’m going to do everything I possibly can to restore the independence and professionalism of the DOJ"
At last! The World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 is here to save us!
Gary Legum
With a name like the World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017, how could the GOP's ACA replacement not go through?
Sheldon Whitehouse, Lindsey Graham want subpoenas to investigate President Trump’s wiretapping claims
Matthew Rozsa
"All I can say is that the country needs an answer to this," said Sen. Graham
Was Trump compromised by Russians? We don’t know — but we do know he adores authoritarian thugs
Heather Digby Parton
Illegal connections with Russia? We may never know, but Trump’s romance with brutal strongmen is the real problem
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