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Jason Chaffetz will still investigate President Obama and Hillary Clinton, ignore Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest
Amanda Marcotte
Chaffetz throws fits over Obama's national monument but somehow doesn't notice Trump's conflicts of interest
House GOP quietly acknowledges that repealing Obamacare might raise spending
Matthew Sheffield
House exempts Obamacare modification proposals from normal rules designed to increase spending
State Republicans are worried about the GOP’s decision to get rid of Obamacare
Bill Barrow, Thomas Beaumont
Republicans are worried that there are financial and political repercussions for the GOP
Donald Trump cashed in on the right’s Putin man crush — but the yearning for a dictator has been there for years
Heather Digby Parton
Right-wing talk radio fell in love with Putin's manly shtick years ago — Trump just decided to play the role
WATCH: Journalist April Ryan asserts race relations will begin a new chapter in the “post-Obama era”
Sharon Cohen, Deepti Hajela
Salon's Carrie Sheffield talks with April Ryan, "At Mama's Knee" author, about evolving notions of race in the U.S.
Obama’s farewell address belongs to a great democratic tradition — and is likely to expose the shallowness of his successor
Paul Rosenberg
There's nothing "unusual" about a farewell address — and if history is a guide, it may offer important warnings
Donald Trump and the hobbling of shame: David Foster Wallace warned us about reality TV and we didn’t listen
David Masciotra
In 2004, David Foster Wallace said "only time will tell how far we’ll go" in a post-shame culture. Now we know
You have been warned: “Trump Derangement Syndrome” will be a cudgel used to silence his critics
Chauncey DeVega
Right-wingers who claim that principled opposition to Trump is "deranged" are avoiding America's true insanity
What went wrong with the Democratic Party? Three big failures that led to the current debacle
Sean McElwee
There's hope! But unless the Democrats can learn from the mistakes of the recent past, they don't have a future
Trump: Only ‘stupid’ people, fools oppose better Russia ties
Jill Colvin
"Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing," Trump tweeted.
Donald Trump’s glorious victory for anti-intellectualism: “Drain the swamp” just meant the eggheads
Conor Lynch
For many Trump supporters, the wealthiest cabinet ever is no problem — as long as he gets rid of the smart people
Republicans face the obvious on Obamacare: Their replacement will be worse
Gary Legum
After years of bluster, GOP lawmakers must now face the facts: Their weak "replacement" isn't what Americans want
Republicans are publicly taking Donald Trump’s side in his war against the intelligence community
Erica Werner
Years ago, Republicans blasted Obama for reading intelligence briefings. At least he was reading them
Why is Donald Trump resisting the Russian hack findings? Michael Flynn may hold the answer
Heather Digby Parton
Trump doesn't want to know about Russia. The unhinged alt-right views of Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon may be why
A glaring Trump transition story hiding in plain sight: Trump is historically unpopular
Eric Boehlert
The press ought to start telling that tale on a daily basis
Donald Trump, Republicans now plan to charge taxpayers for the Mexico wall but plan to reclaim the money later
Matthew Rozsa
Donald Trump brings back the wall pledge, with one big change
Why the Democratic leadership contest is urgent: It will shape the opposition to Trump
Paul Rosenberg
Keith Ellison and Tom Perez are both decent and progressive guys — but this is a crucial fight to save the party
Year of the commando: U.S. Special Ops forces deploy to 138 nations
Nick Turse
The year ahead will offer clues as to whether Obama’s long war in the shadows will survive
So much for Benghazi: Congressional Republicans hold embassy security funding hostage over Israel’s embassy
Matthew Rozsa
The GOP seems to have forgotten its lessons after the Benghazi attacks
“He drives the train on this”: Donald Trump’s press secretary says he has no idea when our next president will tweet
Matthew Rozsa
Sean Spicer is just as surprised by Trump's tweets as the rest of us
Carl Paladino says he’s still tight with Donald Trump’s transition team, despite insulting comments against the Obamas
Carolyn Thompson
Paladino says he's in good standing, and hopes to attend a Thursday fundraiser
Stop the God groveling, Democrats! Lack of religion is not your real problem
Heather Digby Parton
Every time Democrats lose, they rediscover the importance of religion. It's a simplistic and disrespectful reaction
Donald Trump’s reality TV bamboozle: A political style shaped by “The Apprentice”
Amanda Marcotte
Trump loves to play the reality-TV host promising next week's big reveal, but he never has the goods
Democrats must fight harder to save Obamacare — and must convince Americans repeal will be devastating
Bob Cesca
Everyone who has health insurance has benefited from the ACA — and we'll all suffer from repeal. Time to fight!
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