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Behind the prosecutor purge: Jeff Sessions, Preet Bharara and echoes of GOP scandals past
Heather Digby Parton
Was last week's mass firing of U.S. attorneys just Trump paranoia — or an attempt to shut down an investigation?
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
Republicans loot the palace: GOP’s plan to govern looks a lot like the way it “rebuilt” Iraq
Heather Digby Parton
We've seen this combination of shameless greed and incompetence before — when Republicans tried to govern Iraq
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
Whitewater, Benghazi — now Obamagate? Echoes of fake GOP scandals from the past
Heather Digby Parton
Inventing scandals about Democrats is a venerable GOP tradition. Now it's Trump's ploy to save his presidency
What’s the state of State? Trump plans to run foreign policy without the professionals
Heather Digby Parton
Right-wingers have hated the State Department since the days of Joe McCarthy, but never has it been so abandoned
Trump’s Obama gambit: It’s utter nonsense — but not as dumb as it seems
Heather Digby Parton
Can Trump muddy the waters and lure the media into covering the "real scandal"? Don't assume it won't work
How much did Russian hacking affect congressional races? And how deeply was the GOP involved?
Heather Digby Parton
Why is the speaker so blasé about Russian meddling? Maybe because he knows it helped the GOP win close races
Trump’s “Office of Immigrant Crime” has sinister implications — and dark echoes of history
Heather Digby Parton
There's no connection between illegal immigration and the crime rate, and Trump's new agency will only sow bigotry
Donald Trump wants to run the government as a business. But he’s never been any good at that either
Heather Digby Parton
The premise has a few flaws: The two arenas have little in common. And Trump has always been terrible at business
The FBI and Donald Trump: Understanding their strange alliance is key to unpacking the Russia scandal
Heather Digby Parton
Once again, James Comey and the FBI have Trump's back in a crisis. An independent investigation is urgently needed
Trump takes the “shackles” off: Mass deportations begin as the world looks on in outrage
Heather Digby Parton
ICE agents and other federal cops are having "fun" again, as Trump sets them free to deport whoever they want
Forget about “reaching out” to Trump voters, Democrats — that’s a pointless, self-destructive strategy
Heather Digby Parton
Is liberal outrage driving away the "deplorables"? Too bad. To win, we need righteous anger, not compromise
Will Trump and Bannon drag us into another big ground war? It could happen sooner than we think
Heather Digby Parton
Our president wants to "knock the hell out of ISIS" and "take the oil"; his key adviser longs for World War III
Trump’s strategic vision of chaos: Inventing a nonexistent crisis so he can “solve” it
Heather Digby Parton
The president depicts a failing America that's more like 2009 than 2017 — so he can take credit for doing nothing
Deeper and darker: Trump’s unknown financial connections to Russia may hold the key to the widening scandal
Heather Digby Parton
Deeper and deeper: Congress wakes up as Trump's ties to Russia look more tangled and troubling than ever
Donald Trump’s disastrous reality show: Master trash-talker turned flailing president searches for a new villain
Heather Digby Parton
As Thursday's unhinged performance makes clear, being president is no damn fun, and Donald Trump doesn't like it
Can Jeff Sessions be trusted to investigate Flynn, Trump and the Russians? The answer should be obvious
Heather Digby Parton
Trump's attorney general was a central figure in the presidential campaign. He can't pretend to be impartial
As White House spirals into crisis, what will Congress do? GOP leaders face unhappy choice
Heather Digby Parton
As Trump's White House implodes, congressional Republicans must confront a dilemma: their country or their agenda
Beneath the deepening chaos of the Trump administration, the Trump business is doing just fine
Heather Digby Parton
Sure, the new administration is engulfed in scandals and infighting. But the Trump business is poised to cash in
Jeff Sessions takes charge: Expect an era of open warfare on civil rights and civil liberties
Heather Digby Parton
Expect good times for cops and prosecutors and a return to the "war on drugs." Don't invest in legal weed just yet
Through the looking glass: How can we recognize our friends in the mixed-up world of Donald Trump?
Rebecca Gordon
The enemies of our enemy are not our friends. It's important to remember that during the next four years and beyond
Trump and terrorism: Why is the White House ignoring the real danger of homegrown extremism?
Heather Digby Parton
Ask the FBI — the biggest danger comes from white supremacists, "sovereign citizens" and other homegrown nuts
Donald Trump’s coming police state: We have a president who wants unlimited power and won’t respect the rule of law
Heather Digby Parton
He wasn't kidding about being the "law and order" president. What that will mean looks more chilling every day
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