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House Speaker Chaos: All You Need to Know About the Latest Contestants
As it turns out, you don’t need to know anything about the current slate of Republicans trying to become speaker of the House of Representatives because all of them will fail.
Biden: The Last Adult in a Very Big Room
Joe Biden is shrewd, careful, and calibrated. Almost everyone else on the stage is a wild child.
Biden’s Visit May Have Kept Gaza From Boiling Over
President Biden’s message to Israel stressed that while Israel has the full support of the US, if it handles Gaza badly it could destabilize the Middle East.
Protests Against Israel and the US Erupt Across the Middle East
The destruction of a hospital in Gaza just as President Biden was arriving in Israel has led to numerous demonstrations inflaming an already volatile situation.
Tlaib, Cotton Recklessly Rush to Judgment After Gaza Hospital Explosion
The Gaza hospital explosion illustrates that, instead of carelessly spreading propaganda, US lawmakers — such as Tom Cotton and Rashida Tlaib — on both sides should be much more judicious when it comes to which information they disseminate.
Narrow Gag Order Proves Trump a Liar and Charlatan Again
Judge Tanya Chutkan made it clear on Tuesday that her sole goal is to protect the integrity of the trial and a gag order has only become necessary because of Trump’s behavior.
Why Did Exxon Take Down a Webpage Attacking Its Critics?
Exxon’s official corporate rebuttal to #ExxonKnew has mysteriously disappeared after seven years.
Hours Before Gag Order Hearing, Trump Rants and Raves
In a late-night rant, Donald Trump lied about what is at stake in Monday’s hearing on a limited gag order in his DC coup case.
Bush’s Cake and FOIA Red Tape: A Whimsical Look at a Serious Transparency Issue
The practice of actually using the laws intended to promote transparency illustrates just how broken the process of legal disclosure can be.
Democrats Offer House GOP a First Way Out of Speaker Impasse
As a patchwork solution to their failure to unite behind one speaker of the house, some Republicans have suggested giving the speaker pro tempore broader authority to at least get some business done. In a letter they sent to McHenry late Friday, four centrist Democrats said this is a plan they could get behind… for a price.