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‘NO’ GOOD
Collins, who won her fourth term six years ago with 69 percent of the vote, is navigating a harsh new reality.
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‘NUKE THE PHRASE’
Neither sickness nor gloom will keep the majority leader from the swift completion of her appointment.
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WHAT MITCH WANTS
It's not just the Supremes. There are people like Ran Nelson and Neomi Rao. If you don't know who they are, you should.
opinion
NO SENIOR MOMENTS
Joe Biden doesn’t exactly have to win the first debate. He just needs to avoid disaster. And say “200,000” a lot.
NO GRAB BARS
“She told me that her cases got her through surgery, and chemo, that she would lie on the table thinking about the cases.”
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LESSONS LEARNED
Trump’s only advantage has been on the economy, but there are signs that’s changing. And people think Biden cares about them.
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CAMELOT’S LAST STAND?
The race about nothing much has already drained $30 million although Kennedy has never quite managed to explain why he’s running to unseat a competent, progressive Democrat.
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TRANSITION TIME-BOMB
What Trump might do is no joke and could have serious ramifications on his successor’s ability to govern.
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ANYTHING GOES
“Reagan’s Cowboys,” as they called themselves, uncovered some mob history in Geraldine Ferraro’s family (with Roy Cohn’s help!). What are Trump’s cowboys up to?
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‘TOTALLY BOXED IN’
And why it’s still likely to be Kamala Harris.
