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National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during a White House news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House October 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/Alex Wong)

Is John Bolton a hero? Hell no — except in the gritty mob-thriller version of the Trump era

Andrew O'Hehir
Bolton has turned on his former boss, and it's delicious. But I guarantee he wants no part of the decaf #resistance
US President Donald Trump speaks as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump has upended the long history of U.S. investment in Ukraine’s democracy

Matthew Pauly
Multiple American presidents have viewed US support of Ukraine's democracy as critical to the national interest
Bill Taylor (C), the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, arrives at a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees October 22, 2019 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Taylor was on Capitol Hill to testify to the committees for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Who is Bill Taylor? I’ve known the guy who rocked Capitol Hill this week for 50 years

Lucian K. Truscott IV
My West Point classmate is a Vietnam veteran and an experienced diplomat. Most of all, he’s an honest man
Bill Barr, Matt Gaetz and Joe Biden (Getty Images/Rick Loomis/Alex Wong/Nicholas Kamm/Salon)

As GOP ramps up the stupid stunts and dirty tricks, not a great week for Joe Biden’s vision

Sophia Tesfaye
Where are those "really good Republicans" Biden keeps talking about? This week they went to war to save Trump
(AP/Jean-Marc Bouju)

Killing me softly with militarism

William J. Astore
The decay of democracy in America
John Bolton (Getty/Alex Wong)

Fired Trump adviser John Bolton is in talks to testify in the House impeachment inquiry: report

Igor Derysh
Bolton allegedly likened the Trump administration’s efforts to solicit Ukraine to probe the Bidens to a "drug deal"
Donald Trump, John Bolton (Getty/Mark Wilson)

White House shot down Ukraine trade agreement after Trump’s call demanding investigation

Igor Derysh
John Bolton told trade adviser in August that Trump wouldn't approve any action that helped Ukraine
US President Donald Trump and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2019. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

White House official to back diplomat’s “damning” testimony in defiance of administration: report

Igor Derysh
A key National Security Council official is expected to testify that Trump pushed Ukraine to probe 2020 rival Biden
Donald Trump, Bill Bar and Vladimir Putin (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Trump and Barr’s big counterattack: Actually, they’re still covering up the Russia conspiracy

Amanda Marcotte
Trump couldn't extort Ukraine into backing his vapid conspiracy theories. Now he's got Barr doing the dirty work
William Barr; Robert Mueller; Donald Trump (AP/Getty/Salon)

Department of Justice opens criminal inquiry into its own Russia investigation: reports

Shira Tarlo
It's unclear what potential crimes are being investigated in the inquiry, overseen by Attorney General William Barr
U.S. Attorney General William Barr (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bill Barr’s alternate universe “investigation” has a goal: Right-wing authoritarian rule

Heather Digby Parton
Barr's "criminal investigation" of the Russia probe is the fruit of a long-running far-right plan to kill democracy
President Donald Trump arrives for an event to speak with Jessica Meir and Christina Koch as they conduct the first all-female spacewalk, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President does not regret calling “Never Trump” Republicans “human scum,” White House says

Shira Tarlo
GOP members who won't pledge their loyalty to Trump "deserve strong language like that," the White House says
The VIew (ABC/The View)

Meghan McCain slams “wannabe” TV star Matt Gaetz for publicity stunt: “Get out of Congress!”

Shira Tarlo
McCain compares the Republicans who broke into a closed-door hearing to Democrats who held a sit-in for gun control
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during a press conference alongside House Republicans on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. The press conference called for transparency regarding the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)

Remember Benghazi? Republican concerns about “secret” hearings are newfound in the Trump era

Igor Derysh
GOP lawmakers stormed a secure facility on Capitol Hill in protest this week. They seem to have forgotten history
Flanked by about two dozen House Republicans, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Gaetz held the press conference to call for transparency in the impeachment inquiry. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Do Republicans think their voters are complete idiots? Their Trump defenses sure look that way

Amanda Marcotte
Republicans' cosplay protest was based on a largely correct principle: Their voters will swallow anything for Trump
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rudy Giuliani searches for a defense attorney after declaring, “I do not need a lawyer”

Igor Derysh
Just days after parting with his lawyer and declaring innocence, Rudy told CNN he is looking for representation
Donald Trump (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Donald Trump’s “lynching” comment: A master class in ignorance, hate and manipulation

Chauncey DeVega
Trump's "lynching" tweet combined vicious racism and outright lawlessness. As always, it was also strategic
Activists, including childcare providers, parents and their children, protest against the Trump administrations recent family detention and separation policies for migrants along the southern border, near the New York offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), July 18, 2018 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

MACA: President Trump is making America crueler again

Arnold R. Isaacs
The President's White House targets refugees, green card applicants, and poor immigrants
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the New Hampshire state Democratic Party convention, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Manchester, NH. (Getty Stock/ AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

“Whoa,” says Edward Snowden as Sanders vows to end prosecution of whistleblowers under Espionage Act

Jake Johnson
"This is the most important stance any candidate has taken affecting press freedom so far"
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Seth Wenig/Evan Vucci)

Ukrainian president concerned about Trump’s demands even before taking office: report

Shira Tarlo
Before he was sworn in, Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly gathered his aides to discuss how to handle Trump's demands
Mick Mulvaney and Donald Trump (AP Photo/Salon)

Trump tried to cut millions from Ukraine anti-corruption efforts, said he was fighting corruption

Igor Derysh
Trump says he blocked military aid to force Ukraine to combat corruption. So why slash anti-corruption funding?
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Susan Walsh)

Hey, Republicans: Want to keep the grift going? It’s time to dump Trump

Amanda Marcotte
Bill Taylor's testimony shows that Trump is a threat to the world order — and Republicans depend on that too
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whittaker arrives inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for a ceremony honoring late former U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the U.S Capitol Rotunda on December 03, 2018 in Washington, DC. A WWII combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the CIA, vice president and 41st president of the United States. A state funeral for Bush will be held in Washington over the next three days, beginning with him lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning. (Photo by (Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images)

“Abuse of power is not a crime,” Trump’s former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker claims

Igor Derysh
Fact check: Impeachment articles against both Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon covered "abuse of power"
Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, arrives at a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees October 22, 2019 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Taylor was on Capitol Hill to testify to the committees for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House: Taylor’s testimony was part of “coordinated smear campaign” from far-left and radicals

Igor Derysh
Press secretary Stephanie Grisham smears a longtime diplomat after he links Trump directly to a quid pro quo
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