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With Friends Like These…

“I never said it wasn’t collusion!”

Trump’s attacking service members to provoke the left, throw red meat to his base, and distract the rest from things like the shutdown.

Millions of years ago, life on Earth survived an existential climate crisis. But that Earth had a distinct advantage: no rich people.

A recent report revealed widespread abuse at U.S. prisons, but media coverage made it sound like prisoners have it too good.

Polls suggest the president is headed for a fall over his “build the wall” shutdown.

90 years after King was born, the racial wealth divide is actually growing — which drags down the entire economy.

The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So why not do the right thing?

Mercury regulations save 11,000 lives each year. Now, the EPA wants to weaken them.

Republicans stood by a president who bragged about assaulting women. Now they have thoughts about propriety.

The White House’s “rule or ruin” strategy — wall or shutdown! — is anti-democratic.