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IT’S STILL NOT A COLD
A 49-year-old former Navy SEAL tells The Daily Beast about how the coronavirus rocked him to his core, and being in top shape didn’t protect him from serious illness.
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RIDICULOUS
It was only a few months ago that Republicans likened teachers to pedophiles. Now they want 10-year-olds to have their rapist’s baby.
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THIS IS IT
The committee has made the case that Trump activated his far-right foot soldiers to attack the Capitol. Here’s what it needs to do to seal the deal.
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NEW BLOOD
The California governor trolled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on his own turf. Democrats need to follow his lead.
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COUNTING THE COST
If women are going to be forced to have babies, then it is reasonable to expect anti-abortion states to help foot the bill.
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HERO FOR (JUST) A DAY
Sure, the former veep stopped Trump’s election steal on Jan. 6. But he sat on his hands for months as the Big Lie snowballed, and now he doesn’t even want to talk about it.
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THE DECISION
If a coup attempt doesn’t merit prison time, what would?
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LAST STAND
Whether or not it moves the political needle, this was a clear, damning account of what happened on that dark day, and Trump’s role in it.
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A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA…
What is standing in the way of the common sense gun regulation that super-majorities of Americans want is not the Second Amendment, it’s politics.
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THE OLD CROW’S SHOW
The wily Senate Minority Leader has been a consistent political winner for decades. But it’s all in service of himself.
