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Gonzalo Curiel, Donald Trump (Wikimedia/AP/Chris Carlson/Photo montage by Salon)

Trump the strongman

Simon Maloy
FILE - In this Tuesday, April 19, 2016, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. Ryan said Monday, May 9, 2016, that he'd step down as co-chairman of the Republican National Convention if presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump asked him to. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

GOP's poverty proposal

Simon Maloy
Paul Ryan (AP/John Minchillo)

Paul Ryan's Trump bind

Simon Maloy
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton (AP/Gerald Herbert/Star Max/Photo montage by Salon)

Stop normalizing Trump

Simon Maloy
(Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Trey Gowdy's tough week

Simon Maloy
Donald Trump, Paul Ryan (Reuters/Chris Tilley/Jonathan Ernst/Photo montage by Salon)

The GOP wants to be conned

Simon Maloy
Donald Trump (AP/Carlos Osorio)

Donald Trump's tax toady

Simon Maloy
Mitt Romney (Credit: NBC News)

Nobody trusts Mitt

Simon Maloy
(Reuters/Dominick Reuter)

The Christie Comeback tracker

Simon Maloy
(Reuters/Keith Bedford/Reuters)

Cruz's cynical Trump detente

Simon Maloy
(AP/John Locher)

Jeb's foreign policy con

Simon Maloy
In this July 17, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Arkansas Reagan Rockefeller dinner in Hot Springs, Ark. Trump faced an avalanche of fresh criticism July 20 for questioning Sen. John McCain's heroism. But he’s getting no pressure at all from the one community that could push a candidate out of the 2016 presidential race: political donors. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) (AP/Danny Johnston)

Fox's hard Trump truth

Simon Maloy
Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz (Reuters/Joshua Roberts/AP/J. Scott Applewhite/photo montage by Salon)

Mitch McConnell's power trip

Simon Maloy
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