FATAL ATTRACTION
“I don’t have to persuade anybody. I just have to be able to sleep well at night,” Sen. Kevin Cramer said of his decision to oppose Trump’s ploy to overthrow the election.
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SPLIT SCREEN
Tens of thousands turned out to protest inequality and police brutality. But, in Buffalo, police cheered for colleagues charged with second-degree assault.
NOT DONE YET
The Iowa Republican may be a pariah within D.C. Republican circles. But his restrictive anti-abortion law is now en vogue across the country.
GOLD STANDARD
The Democratic presidential candidates are racing to come up with headline-grabbing marijuana proposals as they chase America’s fast-changing beliefs.
FLORIDA MAN
The congressman has put Trump first, a quality that Trump admires.
‘FIVE-ALARM CRISIS’
Some say declaring a national emergency is the only way to let Trump save face and end this “political meltdown.”
SILENT DOG WHISTLES?
The Iowa Republican may have finally been reprimanded for his racist remarks, but some Democrats want that sentiment to extend to the White House.
MASS EPIPHANY
After apparently being fed a script, Capitol Hill Republicans are sounding the alarm over the country’s ‘crisis.’ But none of them could explain the sudden urgency.
FML
Federal agencies were already plagued by a lack of leadership before the partial government shutdown began nearly two weeks ago.
STANDOFF
With no signs of either party budging, federal workers are the ones paying the price for the GOP’s border wall tantrum.