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Tommy Tuberville tears down the last pillar of the GOP’s claim to patriotism
Heather Digby Parton
Republicans are simply too impotent to stop Tuberville's attacks on the military. MAGA is their only loyalty now
Trump vs. Biden 2024 will be all-time ugly — and the media’s making it worse
Brian Karem
Trump lies about his weight — and that's what the press focuses on? We won't save democracy that way, folks
12 of the biggest strikes during this Hot Labor Summer
Olivia Luppino
From Hollywood and Starbucks to nurses and bus drivers, workers nationwide continue to seek better contracts
Republicans demand a ransom: Defund the prosecution of Donald Trump or else
Heather Digby Parton
A government shutdown over something that will make no difference is a perfect illustration of the Republican Party
House Freedom Caucus threatens “reckless” government shutdown unless far-right demands are met
Jessica Corbett
Right-wingers accused of trying to "tank the economy" ahead of 2024 election
A crisis of isolation is making heat waves more deadly
Akielly Hu
As extreme heat worsens, cities are exploring ways to reach isolated individuals before it’s too late
Fur farms are breeding grounds for disease and a public health threat. It’s time to shut them down
Matthew Rozsa
Experts say the risk of COVID and "bird flu" H5N1 outbreaks outweigh the benefits of these cruel facilities
George R.R. Martin’s deal with HBO is suspended, but he’s got plenty to keep him busy
Nardos Haile
Maybe this means he'll have more time to finish the long overdue "Winds of Winter"
“Disgraceful”: GOP advances bill that could remove 220,000 teachers from classrooms
Jake Johnson
"If left to their own devices, Republicans would gleefully take public education to the graveyard," Democrat warns
Kamala Harris opens her home to Muslims — including me — as Trump promises a “bigger” ban
Dean Obeidallah
This was the first time ever that a U.S. vice president celebrated Eid at their residence
“It is disgusting”: Fran Drescher calls out “greedy” Hollywood execs in heated, viral strike speech
Nardos Haile
The "Nanny" star delivered a rousing speech, rallying the 160,000 actors ready to strike
GOP accused of breaking debt ceiling deal and “threatening a government shutdown”
Jake Johnson
Republicans have already "walked away from this deal," says Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Inside the race to build a $1.2 billion fish barricade
Tom Johnson
The Army Corps of Engineers aims to block invasive carp from the Great Lakes. But the fish could get there first
“Great dissent”: Ketanji Brown Jackson stands as the Supreme Court’s lone liberal hope
Henry Chandonnet
Justice Jackson’s early impact has been deeply felt through biting dissents and cross-partisan judicial coalitions
“I need to host”: Roy Wood Jr. talks “The Daily Show” and why late-night TV needs change
D. Watkins
As the comic heads out on tour, he discusses the writers' strike, Gwyneth Paltrow, Correspondents' Dinner and more
Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Najmedin Meshkati
The immediate situation is becoming very precarious
Expert: Here’s what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default
Raymond Scheppach
Republicans didn’t get most of what they sought in a bill they passed in April – though they did get some of it
Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents
Katie Myers
Models show that currents could slow by more than 40 percent within 30 years, with potentially devastating effects
Donald Trump’s false start
Heather Digby Parton
Does all this mean that Trump has finally smoothed out all his rough edges
“A colossal giveaway”: A tax break for big polluters is also starving public schools in Texas
Elliott Woods
In December, legislators killed a controversial abatement program, Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades
“Reckless and cruel”: House GOP quietly kills civil rights panel days after Tyre Nichols video
Rae Hodge
"GOP Oversight tried to toss out the Civil Rights Subcommittee without anybody noticing," Democrat says
The laptop from hell and other stories: Your guide to 2023 congressional investigations
Rae Hodge
Kevin McCarthy's troops plan to probe Hunter Biden, DHS, the FBI and more — but the real point is to get on TV
Kevin McCarthy abruptly backtracks on GOP tax plan that conservatives called a “gift to Democrats”
Samaa Khullar
The bill was a key concession to GOP hardliners but now it may not even get a committee vote
Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills
Pooja Salhotra
Democrats are seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledge to make elections more secure
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