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Planalto Presidential Palace security members inspect offices destroyed by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro after an invasion in Brasilia on Jan. 9, 2023. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Chaos in Brazil: Bolsonaro's in Florida

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Abbott's cruel migrant bussing stunt

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
Victor Escalon, Regional Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety South, speaks during a press conference on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Texas cops' Uvalde claims unravel

Igor Derysh
In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Lead Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks on the second day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. (congress.gov via Getty Images)

Making the case: Democrats get graphic

Amanda Marcotte
Ted Cruz holds his Texas mask over his face (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Texas Dems demand Senate oust Ted Cruz

Jon Queally - Common Dreams
Stephen Miller, US President Donald Trump's senior advisor for policy (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Democrats call for Miller's resignation

Matthew Rozsa
Iowa Representative Steve King, drinking from a toilet fountain at a detention center (Twitter/Steve King)

King defends toilet sinks for migrants

Shira Tarlo
(AP/Getty)

Democrats must stand firm after El Paso

Amanda Marcotte
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX); President Donald Trump (Getty/Chip Somodevilla/Saul Loeb)

Trump's fatal false equivalence gambit

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump Jr. (Getty/Scott Olson)

Don Jr. cry foul over Castro's tweet

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
Rep. Joaquin Castro; Laura Ingraham (AP/Andrew Harnik/Getty/Alex Wong)

Castro: Ingraham is “white supremacist”

Shira Tarlo
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attends a press conference following a tour Border Patrol facilities and migrant detention centers for 15 members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on July 1, 2019 in Clint, Texas (GettyLuke Montavon)

AOC vs. CBP: Border war of words

Amanda Marcotte
The border fence between the United States and Mexico is seen on June 03, 2019 in Sunland Park, New Mexico (Getty/Joe Raedle)

US military ordered to paint border wall

Shira Tarlo
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Castro: Trump covered up migrant death

Shira Tarlo
Stacey Abrams; Joaquin Castro; Chuck Schumer (AP/Getty/Salon)

Democrats are bailing on the Senate

Sophia Tesfaye
Nancy Pelosi (Getty/Win McNamee)

Shira Tarlo
Donald Trump; Michael Cohen (AP/Getty/Salon)

Did Trump tell Cohen to lie to Congress?

Shira Tarlo
U.S. Border Patrol agents take a father and son from Honduras into custody near the U.S.-Mexico border near Mission, Texas. (Getty/John Moore)

Trump's border policy turns lethal

Amanda Marcotte
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