Next Laconia Democrats Monthly Meeting

withTerence O'Rourke, candidate for U.S. Congress, District 1

Thurs., May 17, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

354 S. Main Street, Laconia

 News Blast      (updated several times a week)

 

Democrats sue Russia, Trump campaign for alleged 2016 election conspiracy

By Mark Hosenball, David Alexander    Reuters    4/20/2018

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GOP sold Americans a bill of goods with tax reform law

By Chris Macke    The Hill    4/21/2018

http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/384184-gop-sold-americans-a-bill-of-goods-with-tax-reform-law

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Sean Hannity Isn’t A Journalist And Fox News Isn’t News

By Neil J. Young    Huffington Post    4/21/2018

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Change proposed to rescue family medical leave bill

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    4/18/2018

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Billionaire GOP Donor: I’m Using My Tax-Cut Money To Help Elect Democrats

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    4/16/2018

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The GOP ‘Has Become the Caricature the Left Always Said It Was’

By Edward-Isaac Dovere    Politico.com    4/17/2018

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You Can't Stop His Tweets! (video satire)

By Randy Rainbow

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Editorial: The President Is Not Above The Law

By The Editorial Board    NY Times    4/15/2018

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Is Paul Ryan the latest sign of crumbling Republican Party?

By Lloyd Green   The Hill    4/14/2018

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Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Michael Avenatti Claims 'A Lot Of Women' Had Nondisclosure Agreements With Cohen

By Jessica Kwong    Newsweek    4/14/2018

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Mueller can prove Cohen made secret trip to Prague before the election: report

By Morgan Gstalter    The Hill    4/14/2018

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Paul Ryan’s Real Legacy: Donald Trump

By Matt Fuller    Huffington Post    4/11/2018

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Trump Is So Angry, He Mostly Just Eats and Watches TV: Report

By Harriet Sinclair    Newsweek    4/11/2018

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After busting the deficit, the GOP's gestures toward fiscal responsibility ring hollow

By John Harwood    CNBC    4/12/2018

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GOP strategists close to congressional leaders are worried that FBI's raid on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen could signal trouble in midterms

by Brian Schwartz    CNBC    4/10/2018

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Republicans Giving Up House Seats At A Rate Not Seen In Decades

By Igor Bobic    Huffington Post    4/9/2018

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McConnell sounds alarm over midterms: ‘We don’t know whether it’s going to be a Category 3, 4 or 5’

By Sean Sullivan    Washington Post    4/4/2018

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How Mueller Is Strong-arming Russia’s Oligarchs to Get to Trump

By Abigail Tracy    Vanity Fair    4/5/2018

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Mueller is putting together a report in the obstruction case that could be as damaging to Trump as an indictment

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    4/4/2018

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Tired of winning yet? You're not alone.

By Matt Bai    Yahoo News    4/5/2018

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Democrats Score Big Win In Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

By Amanda Terkel    Huffington Post    4/3/2018

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GOP congressman ‘outraged’ that homeless people in his county will get a place to sleep

By Addy Baird    ThinkProgress    4/3/2018

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Mueller signals he is going after bigger fish as he drills down on the central thread of the Russia investigation

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    3/29/2018

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AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people run from Trump

Associated Press   3/30/2018

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Republican Strategist Nails Why David Hogg Got To Laura Ingraham

By Rebecca Shapiro    Huffington Post    3/29/2018

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Parkland Survivor Rejects Laura Ingraham's Apology as 'Disgusting' Attempt to Protect Her Show

By Tierney McAfee    People    3/30/2018

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March for Our Lives: Students rally by the thousands in NH, U.S. to protest gun violence

By Shawne K. Wickham    Union Leader    3/24/2018

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Trump's Legal Threats Backfire

By David Frum    The Atlantic    3/6/2018

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Doctors Skewer Rick Santorum For Suggesting Students Learn CPR, Skip Gun Control Activism

By Hayley Miller    Huffington Post    3/25/2018

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The best photos from March for Our Lives around the world

By Tanya Edwards    Yahoo Lifestyle    3/24/2018

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Wisconsin Republicans defy court order, call legislators back to revise special election laws

By Todd Richmond    Chicago Tribune    3/23/2018

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County cuts drug program

By Roger Amsden    Laconia Daily Sun    3/21/2018

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Belknap County Delegation adopts budget

By Bea Lewis    Union Leader    3/20/2018

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Senate defeats effort to empower school boards to declare gun-free zones

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    3/21/2018

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Lead Trump lawyer in Russia probe leaves in legal shake-up

By Chad Day and Eric Tucker    AP News    3/22/2018

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Conor Lamb got my first donation to a Democrat in 50 years. It's time to stop Donald Trump.

By Gordon Humphrey    USA Today    3/20/2018

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EXCLUSIVE: Fired FBI official authorized criminal probe of Sessions, sources say

By Mike Levine    ABC News    3/21/2018

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Demographic gaps between parties widen

By Reid Wilson    The Hill    3/20/2018

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Inability to audit U.S. elections a 'national security concern': Homeland chief

By Dustin Volz, Patricia Zengerle    Reuters    3/21/2018

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Trump is furious and the White House is stunned over a damaging leak about his call with Putin

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    3/21/2018

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Protesters take up posts along Trump's motorcade route

By Doug Alden    Union Leader    3/19/2018

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Trump lawyers reportedly give Mueller documents as they worry President may lie during interview

BY Chris Sommerfeldt    NY Daily News    3/19/2018

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Federal judge doesn’t hold back on Kris Kobach’s deceit of Kansas voters

By Kira Lerner    ThinkProgress    3/20/2018

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Newly Emboldened, Trump Says What He Really Feels

By Maggie Haberman    NY Times    3/18/2018

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Congress wants answers from Facebook about Cambridge Analytica

By Jon Fingas    Engadget    3/19/2018

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What Mueller Can Do If Donald Trump Fires Him

By Jay Willis    GQ    3/19/2018

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Rep. Trey Gowdy To Trump’s Lawyer: If You Have An Innocent Client, ‘Act Like It’

By Nick Wing    Huffington Post    3/18/2018

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Once-safe Republican districts suddenly in play as Democrats expand the map

By David Weigel    Washington Post    3/17/2018

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In unhinged tweetstorm, Trump admits McCabe firing was about politics

By Aaron Rupar    ThinkProgress    3/17/2018

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Retired four-star Army general: Trump, 'under the sway of Putin,' threatens national security

By Jessica Durando    USA Today     3/17/2018

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Did Trump Just Acknowledge an Affair With Stormy Daniels With His Legal Team’s $20 Million Demand?

By Adam Rawnsley & Kate Briquelet    The Daily Beast    3/16/2018

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Trump-linked Data Firm Suspended from Facebook for Harvesting User Data

By David Z. Morris    Fortune    3/16/2018

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Republicans fear they botched Russia report rollout

By Kyle Cheney    Politico.com    3/15/2018

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The last, dying gasp of Republican America

By Damon Linker    The Week    3/16/2018

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Democrats balk as Republicans try to use must-pass spending bill to fix tax law

By Erica Werner    Washington Post    3/16/2018

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Cook Political Report moves 9 House races toward Dems

By Lisa Hagen    The Hill    3/16/2018

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Teacher accidentally fires gun and injures three students in safety lesson

Guardian Staff    The Guardian    3/14/2018

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Ariz. Sen. Flake uses NH visit to call for Republican to challenge Trump in primary

By Kimberly Houghton    Union Leader    3/16/2018

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Democrats dissect Lamb's win with an eye to November's races

By Garance Franke-Ruta    Yahoo News    3/14/2018

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Pennsylvania's special election may not get a recount even as Democrat Conor Lamb declares victory leading by fewer than 1,000 votes

By Alex Lockie    Business Insider    3/14/2018

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GOP House Intelligence member says Russia did try to help Trump, his panel 'lost all credibility' to investigate

By Peter Weber    The Week    3/13/2018

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Trump's speech proves why he is GOP's worst enemy

By Dean Obeidallah    CNN    3/12/2018

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Putin "couldn't care less" if Russians interfered in U.S. elections, suggests it could have been "Jews"

By Kathryn Watson    CBS News    3/10/18

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Trump Courting Clinton Impeachment Lawyer Amid Russia Probe: Reports

By Hayley Miller    Huffington Post    3/11/2018

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The White House Is Already Walking Back the North Korea Summit. Because It Was a PR Stunt.

By Jeremy Stahl    Slate.com    3/9/2018

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In a personal letter, Trump invited Putin to the 2013 Miss Universe pageant

By Shane Harris, Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian    Washington Post    3/9/2018

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How Will the Trump/Russia Probe End? Here Are the Most Likely Scenarios

Lizz Schumer    Cheat Sheet    3/10/2018

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Trump World reportedly makes Mueller an offer he can easily refuse

By Steve Benen    MSNBC    3/9/2018

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GOP Celebrates All the Women Trump Has Given Jobs, Like His Daughter and Wife

By Luke Darby    GQ    3/10/2018

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Republicans finally reveal their red line for Trump

By Dana Milbank    Washington Post    3/6/2018

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Former Trump Attorney Stuns ‘Fox & Friends,’ Says Stormy Daniels NDA Is Likely Invalid

By David Moye    Huffington Post   3/7/2018

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George W. Bush Reportedly Sounds Off On Trump: ‘Sorta Makes Me Look Pretty Good’

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    3/6/2018

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Oops! White House accidentally confirms Trump’s involvement in Stormy Daniels hush payment

By Aaron Rupar    ThinkProgress    3/7/2018

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Laconia High School community may join March 14 gun violence protest

By John Koziol    Union Leader    3/1/2018

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At Every Corner, Mueller Finds More Corruption

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    3/5/2018

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Former Trump Campaign Aide Now Says He'll Likely Cooperate With the Russia Probe

By Jill Colvin and Tom LoBianco    Time    3/5/2018

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AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran Resigning April 1

By Emily Wagster Pettus    Associated Press    3/5/2018

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On Russian attack, top Obama aide turns to McConnell's negligence

By Steve Benen    MSNBC    3/5/2018

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Unseen Christopher Steele Memo Claimed Russia Stopped Trump From Appointing Romney as Secretary of State: Report

By Greg Price     Newsweek    3/5/2018

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Democrats want Biden over Clinton, Sanders, McAuliffe in 2020

By Paul Bedard    Washington Examiner    3/3/2018

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Tucker Carlson Turns On Trump: ‘Imagine If Barack Obama Had Said That’

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    3/2/2018

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Spagnuolo voted state rep, 967-840

By Rick Green    Laconia Daily Sun    2/28/2018

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NYT: Trump asking John Kelly for help in pushing Ivanka, Kushner out of White House

By Veronica Stracqualursi    CNN    3/2/2018

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Never have we seen such chaos and corruption

By Eugene Robinson    Washington Post    3/1/2018

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L’Affaire Kushner

By Jed Handelsman Shugerman    Slate.com    3/2/2018

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Officials try to contain damage from Trump trade war declaration

By Ben White and Nancy Cook    Politico.com    3/2/2018

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Carl Icahn Perfectly Timed $30 Million Stock Dump Before Trump’s Tariff Announcement

By Henry Grabar     Slate.com    3/2/2018

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Major changes proposed for school choice bill opposed by Democrats

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    2/27/2018

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White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigning

By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin    Associated Press    2/28/2018

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Federal lawmakers approve millions in additional spending on security for themselves

By Katherine Tully-McManus    Reuters    2/28/2018

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Bernie Sanders' son makes NH congressional bid official

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    2/27/2018

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Watergate Figure John Dean Says Rick Gates’ Testimony Could Be The End Of The Trump Presidency

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    2/26/2018

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How Gun Laws Could Change Even If Republicans Don’t Embrace Restrictions

By Perry Bacon Jr.    FiveThirtyEight    2/26/2018

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The real reason the NRA wins

By Rick Newman    Yahoo Finance    2/26/2018

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Why Corporate America Is Fleeing the NRA

By Joshua Green    Bloomberg    2/26/2018

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The California Democratic Party Will Not Endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein for Re-election

By Molly Olmstead    Slate.com    2/25/2018

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Yes, Russia Likely Did Swing Votes For Donald Trump

By S.V. Date    Huffington Post    2/24/2018

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CNN Poll: Seven in 10 favor tighter gun laws in wake of Parkland shooting

By Jennifer Agiesta    CNN.com    2/25/2018

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Trump approval slides, matches lowest point of presidency

By Jennifer Agiesta    CNN.com    2/25/2018

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Mark Hayward's City Matters: Obama poster pits tenant against ownership at Robie's store

By Mark Hayward    Union Leader    2/24/2018

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Senate passes bill to kill tax on interest, dividends

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    2/22/2018

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Mueller is about to take a big step closer to Trump

By Philip Bump    Washington Post    2/23/2018

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Sketch: Trump lied, Trump boasted, Trump bullied and demeaned , and the crowd couldn't have loved it more

By Tom Peck    The Independent    2/24/2018

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Bernie Sanders' son eyeing run for seat being vacated by Shea-Porter in New Hampshire

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    2/23/2018

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70% of Americans want stricter assault weapon laws — more than ever before

By Mark Abadi    Business Insider    2/22/2018

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'How dare you': CNN's Camerota clashes with NRA's Loesch over her claim that media 'love' mass shootings

By Dylan Stableford    Yahoo News    2/23/2018

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Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty, will cooperate in Russia probe

By Chad Day, Tom Lobianco and Eric Tucker    Associated Press    4/23/2018

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Bank Halts NRA Credit Card, Car Rental Firm Ends Discount

By Grant Schulte    Associated Press    2/23/2018

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New Hampshire lawmakers support right of colleges to prohibit guns

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    2/22/2018

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Trump's unhinged Russia tweetstorm boomerangs back on Republicans

By Greg Sargent    Washington Post    2/20/2018

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Trump presidency is ‘code red’ level threat to US democracy, says Thomas Friedman

By Mythili Sampathkumar    The Independent    2/20/2018

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Conservatives are now attacking survivors of school shootings

By Ryan Cooper    The Week    2/20/2018

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Poll: Dems lead GOP by 15 points in generic House ballot

By Mallory Shelbourne    The Hill    2/20/2018

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Senate GOP unveils Medicaid expansion plan

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    2/17/2018

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Robert Mueller Has Trump Cornered

By Robert Kuttner    Huffington Post    2/19/2018

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President Trump Shares Poll That Shows Democrats Ahead But Claims GOP Is Leading

By Harriet Sinclair    Newsweek    2/18/2018

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‘They are laughing their asses off in Moscow’: Trump takes on the FBI, Russia probe and 2016 election

By Josh Dawsey    Washington Post    2/18/2018

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Donald Trump's national security adviser says FBI indictments show Russian meddling in US election is undeniable

By Chris Baynes    The Independent    2/17/2018

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Robert Mueller's Russia Indictments Seem to Lay the Groundwork for Something Bigger

By Jay Willis    GQ    2/16/2018

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Takeaways from Mueller's Russian meddling indictment

By Mary Clare Jalonick    Associated Press    2/17/2018

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Trump again emphasizes 'mental health' over gun control after Florida shooting

By David Smith    The Guardian    2/16/2018

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Melania Shuns Cameras As Second Woman Alleges Trump Affair

NDTV    2/17/2018

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Ex-GOP Lawmaker: It’s Time To Vote Republicans Out So We Can Get Gun Control

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    2/15/18

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Florida Republicans' Offers Of Prayers Invite Accusations Of Hypocrisy

By Nick Visser    Huffington Post    2/15/18

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Special Florida House Election Goes To Sarasota Democrat

By Don Johnson    Sarasota Patch    2/13/18

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Stormy Daniels Warns Trump & Lawyer: You Breached Our Agreement, Now I’m Free to Talk!

By Mike Walters,Gary Trock    The Blast    2/14/18

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Trump’s Budget Would Partly Replace Food Stamp Benefits With Canned Goods

By Arthur Delaney    Huffington Post    2/12/2018

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President Who Loves Making False Accusations Suddenly Pleads ‘Due Process’

By Sebastian Murdock    Huffington Post    2/10/2018

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Trump's block of a memo is a block of checks and balances

By Stephen Collinson    CNN    2/10/2018

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Kirsten Gillibrand Suggests Congress Should Hold Hearings About Sexual Misconduct Allegations If Trump Wants Due Process

By Maria Perez    Newsweek    2/10/2018

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House passes paid family medical leave insurance with bipartisan vote

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    2/8/2018

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Kevin Landrigan's Granite Status: Lobbying by NH senators for anti-opioid money pays off

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    2/8/2018

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Why Trump's parade will lead Republicans over a cliff

By Matt Bai    Yahoo News    2/8/2018

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White House chief of staff John Kelly finds himself in a tough spot after top aide resigns following abuse allegations

By Mike Calia   CNBC    2/8/2018

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Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, says top U.S. official

By Cynthia McFadden, William M. Arkin and Kevin Monahan    NBC News    2/7/2018

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The cowardice among Republicans is staggering

By Michael Gerson    Washington Post    2/5/2018

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Democrats Win Special Election In Missouri District That Went Big For Trump

By Amanda Terkel    Huffington Post    2/6/2018

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Scarborough to Trump: 'Your own lawyers think you are too stupid' to talk to Mueller

By Joe Concha    The Hill    2/6/2018

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Pennsylvania Republican wants to impeach judges in gerrymandering case

By Eric Bradner    CNN    2/7/2018

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GOP congressman: Democrats disrespected Trump during SOTU, Republicans were right to heckle Obama

By Melanie Schmitz    ThinkProgress    2/6/2018

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Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy

By Robert Reich    robertreich.org    2/4/2018

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Just when it seemed the GOP’s Nunes memo couldn’t look worse…

By Steve Benen    MSNBC    2/6/2018

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Trump aide John Kelly chides 'lazy' immigrants who failed to sign up for DACA

The Guardian    2/6/2018

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Carl Bernstein: These Could Be The Darkest Days Since Joe McCarthy

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    2/2/2018

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Donald Trump Jr. Doesn't Understand McCarthyism and the Internet Loves It

By Harriet Sinclair     Newsweek    2/5/2018

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Treasury: U.S. federal borrowing will nearly double this year, to almost $1 trillion, due to the 'fiscal outlook'

By Jennifer Bendery    The Week    2/3/2018

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Republicans Say Trump Isn't Vindicated By Memo in Russia Investigation, Adding to Democrat Chorus

By Graham Lanktree    Newsweek    2/5/2018

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Why The Nunes Memo Probably Won’t Do What Trump Wants It To

By Perry Bacon Jr.    FiveThirtyEight.com    2/2/2018

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Judiciary Democrat's rebuttal to Nunes memo accuses House GOP of obstructing Russia probe

By Veronica Stracqualursi    CNN    2/4/2018

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Can Trump Be Indicted in Mueller’s Russia Probe? Here's an Explainer

By Jessica Kwong     Newsweek    2/2/2018

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Why The GOP Has Followed Trump Off The Deep End

By Richard North Patterson    Huffington Post    2/2/2018

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The Nunes Memo Is a Big Win for Donald Trump

By Dahlia Lithwick    Slate.com    2/2/2018

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Trump steps up fight over Russia probe, approves release of secret memo

By Doina Chiacu & Steve Holland    Reuters    2/2/2018

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Trump-Russia Investigation: Senator Calls for Probe Into Whether Kremlin Used the NRA to Help Elect President

By Cristina Maza    Newsweek    2/2/2018

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Kennedy SOTU Response: 'Bullies May Land a Punch,' Don't Win

By Matthew Daly    Real Clear Politics    1/31/18

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Moscow is out-manoeuvring the West and becoming a real threat to our stability

By Misha Glenny    The Telegraph    1/28/2018

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The Obstruction Case Is Getting Solid

By William Saletan    Slate.com    1/26/2018

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Defeat is inevitable. Everybody knows it, even Trump

By Lucian K. Truscott IV    Salon.com    1/27/2018

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Dutch intelligence had a front-row seat to Russian DNC hack

By Jamie Rigg    Engadget    1/26/2018

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Take the Win, Democrats

The left has gotten so used to being sold out and betrayed that it can’t tell when it’s winning.

By Yascha Mounk    Slate.com    1/23/2018

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The Democrats Are Losers

Democrats in Congress fail, again, to deliver for an active, energized base.

By Osita Nwanevu    Slate.com    1/23/18

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Why the shutdown battle is only on pause

By Rachael Bade    Politico.com    1/22/2018

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Dreamers Feel Betrayed After Senate Democrats Break Their Promises

By Elise Foley    Huffington Post    1/22/2018

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Mueller's team interviews Sessions in Russia probe

By Josh Gerstein    Politico.com    1/23/18

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'I'm leaving the Democratic Party today': Democrats are infuriated by their own party's deal with the GOP to reopen the government

By Eliza Relman    Business Insider    1/22/2018

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP

By Sam Levine    Huffington Post    1/22/2018

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Fox News host Shep Smith on the shutdown news: Trump and Republicans can't blame Democrats

By Alina Polianskaya    The Independent    1/20/2017

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Republican senator blames possible shutdown on Trump listening to Tom Cotton, Stephen Miller

By Josh Israel    ThinkProgress    1/19/2017

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Obama Is Returning to Politics in 2018, and Trump Should Be Worried

By Sam Schwarz    Newsweek    1/17/2018

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Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin GOP Stronghold

By Amanda Terkel    Huffington Post    1/16/2018

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Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN

By Reuters Staff    Reuters    1/17/2018

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President Trump Is Leading an Assault on Democracy in the U.S. And Around the World, Report Claims

By Tracy Lee    Newsweek    1/16/2018

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House Republicans prepare to go it alone on government funding stopgap measure

By Lauren Fox and Deirdre Walsh    CNN.com    1/16/2018

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Trump's language on immigrants provokes a backlash in the pulpits

By Jon Ward    Yahoo News    1/17/2018

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Sens. Cotton and Perdue are outed for lying on Trump's behalf

By Jennifer Rubin    Washington Post    1/16/2018

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The State of American Democracy

By Isaac Chotiner    Slate.com    1/16/2018

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The Conventional, Reversible Trump Agenda

By Jim Newell    Slate.com    1/16/2018

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Democrats face make-or-break moment on shutdown, Dreamers

By Rachel Bade, Seung Min Kim and Heather Caygle    Politico.com    1/16/2018

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Now it’s Robert Mueller’s turn to examine Steve Bannon

By Matthew Rozsa    Salon.com    1/16/2018

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Few Republicans Acknowledged Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Slur

By Carla Herreria    Huffington Post    1/12/2018

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Carrier Employees, Soon to Be Laid Off, Feel Betrayed by Donald Trump

By Charles Bethea    The New Yorker    1/11/2018

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Trump Approval Rating is Rapidly Declining Among His Key Base in Latest Warning Sign for President

By Summer Meza    Newsweek    1/11/2018

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Republican Cartier, Democrat Spagnuolo advance in Belknap County House race

By Bea Lewis    Union Leader    1/9/2018

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NH House Roundup: House OKs family leave insurance, defeats conversion therapy ban

By David Solomon    Union Leader    1/9/2018

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Senate Democrats just released full testimony on the Trump-Russia dossier. Here's what's in it

By Kevin Breuninger    CNBC    1/9/2018

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Fusion co-founder: Dossier author feared Trump was being blackmailed

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju and Marshall Cohen    CNN    1/10/2018

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Robert Reich: Seriously, how dumb is Trump?

By Robert Reich    Salon.com    1/9/2018

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Booked! Trump, staffers who cried Wolff and a week of fire and fury

By David Smith and Lauren Gambino in Washington    The Guardian    1/7/2018

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The 24 most grotesque lines from Jake Tapper's Stephen Miller interview

By Chris Cillizza    CNN    1/7/2018

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Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails

By Linette Lopez    Business Insider    1/8/2018

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Trump is a 'Seriously Flawed Human Being' and Everyone in Congress is concerned, Adam Schiff Says

By Jason Silverstein    Newsweek    1/7/2018

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10 things from the explosive new book drawing fire and fury from Trump

By Dylan Stableford    Yahoo News    1/4/2018

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Trump Was Horrified When He Won the White House and Melania Cried, Book Claims

By Christianna Silva    Newsweek    1/3/2018

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House passes school-choice funding bill on roll-call vote

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    1/3/2018

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New Hampshire Democrats call out Republicans for attempting to pass ‘poll tax’ on college students

By Kira Lerner    ThinkProgress    1/3/2018

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Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr. Could Face Criminal Charges if Steve Bannon Claims Prove Accurate

By Sam Schwarz    Newsweek    1/3/2018

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Donald Trump's lawyers seek to ban explosive book from publication and threaten to sue Steve Bannon

By Ben Riley-Smith    The Telegraph    1/4/2018

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Former Treasury Secretary Lew Says Tax Cuts Will Leave the U.S. Broke

By Marcus Bensasson    Bloomberg    1/2/2018

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Researchers can now make neighborhood voting predictions from Google Street View images

By Catherine Shu   Tech Crunch  1/1/2018

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Kremlin blocks visa for Sen. Shaheen's visit to Russia

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    12/30/2017

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The GOP tax plan creates one of the largest new loopholes in decades

By Lily Batchelder, David Kamin    L.A. Times    12/31/2017

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As U.S. budget fight looms, Republicans flip their fiscal script

Reuters Staff   12/31/2017

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State Senate to take up latest version of election reform bill

By Dave Solomon    Union Leader    12/27/2017

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Alabama officials dismiss Moore claims of voter fraud; Jones certified as winner

By Dylan Stableford    Yahoo News    12/28/2017

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Trump builds his 2018 political message by rebranding Obama’s economic legacy

By Ben White & Nancy Cook    Politico.com    12/28/2017

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Russia's Putin calls for Web activities of some firms to be monitored

Reuters Staff    12/2/2017

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First special election of 2018 is in Trump country — and Democrats are drooling

By Sophia Tesfaye    Salon.com    12/27/2017

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Barack Obama Is ‘Most Admired Man’ For 10th Year In A Row, Gallup Poll Says

By Jenna Amatulli    Huffington Post  12/27/2017

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Al Franken rips Trump in farewell speech to Senate

By Dylan Stableford    Yahoo News    12/21/2017

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After Alabama, Pollsters See Reasons To Expect A Democratic Surge

By Ariel Edwards-Levy    Huffington Post    12/21/2017

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New Democratic leader orders party to 'organize everywhere'

By Jon Ward and Hunter Walker    Yahoo News    12/22/2017

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Republicans are about to pass a tax bill. Democrats think the GOP is signing its death certificate.

By Amber Phillips    Washington Post    12/20/2017

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3 Things the GOP Isn't Telling You About the New Tax Bill

By Ian Salisbury    Money    12/20/2017

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What's in the final Republican tax bill

Reuters Staff    12/19/2017

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America still hasn't reckoned with the election of a reckless con man as president

By Ariel Dorfman    L.A. Times    12/17/2017

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Top Republicans Say Trump Isn’t About To Fire Mueller. But They Can’t Stop Attacking Him.

By Nick Baumann    Huffington Post    12/17/2017

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If Trump Fires Mueller, Americans Should Take To The Streets In Mass Protest

By Carlos Ballesteros    Newsweek    12/17/2017

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen: Republicans are ramming through a bad tax bill

By Sen. Jeanne Shaheen    Union Leader    12/14/2017

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The Republicans Are What We Thought They Were

By Michael Tomasky    Daily Beast    12/15/2017

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How Doug Jones Destroyed Roy Moore’s Whole Shtick with One Well-Chosen Verb

By David Litt    Daily Beast    12/16/2017

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What’s in the new tax bill

By Toby Eckert and Aaron Lorenzo    Politico.com    12/14/2017

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Vote explainer: Can Republicans still pass the bill if senators are absent?

By Ashley Killough, Ted Barrett and Phil Mattingly    CNN    12/15/2017

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2017 Has Been One Long Argument for a 2018 Democratic Wave

by Ed Kilgore    Democratic Strategist    12/15/2017

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The Republican Nightmare Is Just Beginning

By McKay Coppins    The Atlantic    12/14/2017

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In video statement, Moore still refuses to concede defeat

By Brent D. Griffiths    Politico.com    12/13/2017

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The guru behind Doug Jones' big win holds forth on Alabama, Trump and the Democrats' future

By Mark C. Barabak    L.A. Times    12/13/2017

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When Will Paul Ryan Step Down?

By Matt Fuller    Huffington Post    12/13/2017

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Trump Judicial Nominee Can't Answer Basic Questions About The Law In Disastrous Hearing

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    12/15/2017

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Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?

USA Today    12/13/2017

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Trump Will Have A Hard Time Stopping The Russia Investigation — Even If He Fires Mueller

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux    FiveThirtyEight.com    12/11/2017

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Dems mourn Franken's demise but see a 2018 election benefit

By Alan Fram    Associated Press    12/9/2017

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How Democrats Are Failing

By Isaac Chotiner    Slate.com    12/8/2017

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Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Record Low, Making Him the Most Unpopular President in Poll History

By Cristina Silva     Newsweek    12/7/2017

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70 percent of Americans want Donald Trump investigated for sexual harassment

By Mandy Velez    Yahoo News    12/8/2017

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A very scary number for Republicans heading into 2018

By Chris Cillizza    CNN    12/4/2017

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Seeing how the highest and lowest-earners spend their money will make you think differently about 'rich' vs 'poor'

By Alex Morrell    Business Insider    12/4/2017

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Vice President Mike Pence plotted 'coup' to run for president with Condoleezza Rice

By Rozina Sabur    The Telegraph    12/5/2017

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Quinnipiac: Only 29% of Americans approve of GOP tax plan

By Hannah Lang    CNN    12/5/2017

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Trump Says He Fired Michael Flynn 'Because He Lied' to F.B.I.

By Maggie Haberman, Michael S. Schmidt and Michael D. Shear    NY Times    12/2/2017

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GOP Senator Implies Those Who Aren’t Millionaires Waste Money On ‘Booze, Women’

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    12/3/2017

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Apparently Republicans want to kick the middle class in the face

By Catherine Rampell    Washington Post    11/30/2017

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Senate Democrats stand united against GOP tax bill

By Matthew Daly    Associated Press    12/3/2017

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Trump transition official emailed that Russia “has just thrown the USA election” to him

By Joe Tacopino    New York Post    12/2/2017

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Roiled by claims, Alabama Senate race goes off the rails

By Kim Chandler    Associated Press    12/3/2017

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Trump Is Giving Staffers Secret Assignments And Telling Aides To Hide Them From John Kelly, According To New Report

By Lauren Gill     Newsweek    12/3/2017

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Former Aides Reveal Trump's 'Face-Ripping' Tantrums and Gargantuan Junk Food Binges On Campain Trail

By Tom Porter    Newsweek    12/3/2017

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Trump White House caught off guard by Flynn plea

By Andrew Restuccia, Annie Karni and Nancy Cook     Politico.com    12/1/2017

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Robert Mueller Has a Plan

By Jed Handelsman Shugerman    Slate.com   12/1/2017

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Paul Ryan 'doesn't know' if there's a difference between Roy Moore and Donald Trump

By Kelly O'Meara Morales    The Week    12/1/2017

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