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George W. Bush’s “torture lawyer” turns on Trump — but it may be too late
Heather Digby Parton
John Yoo unleashed the "unitary executive" theory that enabled Bush's torture program. Now he wants to take it back
Building the realm of alternative facts: Trump’s lies are enabled by years of right-wing media
Heather Digby Parton
After decades of Rush Limbaugh, Fox News and Breitbart, conservatives can no longer tell fact from fiction
Trump’s dystopian prophet: Anonymous essayist who compared the election to Flight 93 is now a White House aide
Heather Digby Parton
Former Bush speechwriter Michael Anton is revealed as "Decius," a leading intellectual of the Trump revolution
Child refugees from Central America are being turned away, too: The human cost of Trump’s ban grows daily
Heather Digby Parton
Not just Muslims: Trump's ban also affects children seeking medical care and child refugees from Latin America
Payback to the Christian right? Donald Trump owes a huge debt — and Neil Gorsuch is the first installment
Heather Digby Parton
Evangelical voters were getting restless with Trump's un-Christian policies. Gorsuch is meant to bring them home
Signs of trouble on Team Trump? Jeff Sessions could be in trouble; Michael Flynn could be toast
Heather Digby Parton
Sessions looks worse in the wake of Sally Yates' firing; Flynn may be too erratic even for the Trump White House
Trump’s Rasputin seizes the moment: A week of chaos may suit Steve Bannon’s master plan
Heather Digby Parton
Alt-right guru turned Trump adviser is using both the "Muslim ban" and bogus voter-fraud charges to spread disorder
Behind Trump’s bogus investigation of voter fraud lies the GOP’s long crusade to keep people of color from voting
Heather Digby Parton
Voter-suppression zealot Hans von Spakovsky is among the key voices urging Trump to go after mythical voter fraud
Trump’s day of shock and awe: Amid a blizzard of executive orders, the loose talk on torture is deeply chilling
Heather Digby Parton
Trump proposes a blinding cascade of policy changes, but his casual "torture works" may be the worst news of all
Don’t look now: It’s President Pence! Donald Trump can be deposed, even without impeachment
Heather Digby Parton
Given Trump's erratic behavior in his first few days, Washington is starting to murmur about the 25th Amendment
Donald Trump, imperialist: Forget “isolationism” — Trump longs to build up our military and then use it
Heather Digby Parton
Trump's "America First" talk doesn't mean retrenchment. He just wants us to dominate everyone and rule the world
Kellyanne Conway and Donald Trump’s brave new world: Believe our eyes and ears or “alternative facts”
Heather Digby Parton
A chilling first weekend of Trump's regime ends with suggestion that reality is whatever he and staff want it to be
President Trump, torture fan: New documents on CIA’s secret program hint at a dark future
Heather Digby Parton
New evidence emerges on the Bush-era torture program, as Trump takes office. He wants to go "much tougher"
Freeing Chelsea Manning was the right thing to do — why is Obama ignoring the case of Don Siegelman?
Heather Digby Parton
Having set Chelsea Manning free, will Obama use his last day to correct a political prosecution of the Bush era?
Meet Donald Trump’s emissary to the superrich: Anthony Scaramucci tells the Davos elite his boss is on their side
Heather Digby Parton
Loose-talking zillionaire known as "the Mooch" has a message for Davos: Only Trump can save global capitalism
Donald Trump’s “law and order” obsession is rooted in the distant past — and points toward a dystopian future
Heather Digby Parton
Trump's ideas about crime, police and the death penalty go back to 1970s stereotypes — but present a real danger
Meet Mike Pompeo, the far-right Christian zealot with Islamophobe ties who will lead Trump’s CIA
Heather Digby Parton
Rep. Mike Pompeo is a Rapture-believing evangelical who sees "radical Islam" at work in small-town America
Rex Tillerson’s rough ride: Trump’s State Department nominee bobs and weaves but can’t hide from his past
Heather Digby Parton
A surprisingly tough day for the former ExxonMobil CEO: on climate, China, Russia and more, a lot of dodging
Donald Trump’s new Russian scandal: We don’t know how much is true — but we know James Comey behaved shamefully
Heather Digby Parton
Those salacious reports on Trump's ties to Russia are murky rumors — but Comey's villainy is clearer than ever
How will Donald Trump govern? Or will he even bother, while Pence and Flynn play two-headed Dick Cheney?
Heather Digby Parton
While the president tweets, Mike Pence and Michael Flynn will apparently split up the policymaking. Be afraid
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
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
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
Does impeachment begin now? The case for building the end of Trump’s presidency before it even starts
Heather Digby Parton
Democrats must resist the GOP's noxious legislative agenda — and plan for impeachment at the same time
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