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June 2, 2023
Michael Tomasky
An Ugly Republican Primary? It’s About Time!
Why 2024 may look nothing like 2020.
June 1, 2023
Michael Tomasky
What Happened to the Big, Bad Freedom Caucus? They Got Rolled, That’s What.
Yes, they made noise, and most of them voted against the debt deal. But they had zero influence. Biden White House, take note.
May 30, 2023
Michael Tomasky
There’s Only One Question Now: Can Kevin McCarthy Deliver the Votes?
The speaker has his debt ceiling deal—but saboteurs are lying in wait.
May 26, 2023
Michael Tomasky
This Was a Wagnerianly Bad Week for Donald Trump
With legal cases piling up, the former president may be destined for a jumpsuit to match his skin tone.
May 23, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Ron DeSantis Is Plotting a 7–2 Supreme Court
And it’s entirely possible if he becomes president.
May 22, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Ron DeSantis Wants a Referendum on “Freedom.” Fine—It’s a Fight He’ll Lose.
The Florida governor is a true believer. It makes him dangerous. But it also makes him vulnerable.
May 19, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Did Donald Trump Seriously Sell Pardons?
The sexual assault lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani is chock-full of other shocking allegations.
May 18, 2023
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Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Against America
He loves an America of his twisted imagination. He hates—and fears—the America that actually exists. And if he gets back to the White House ... look out.
May 15, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why Clarence Thomas’s Troubles Have Just Begun
Two of the more aggressive Senate Democrats are asking Thomas and Harlan Crow questions. And they have a lot of ways to get answers.
May 11, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers
Kaitlan Collins and the network’s journalists tried their best. But the execs, from Chris Licht on down, brought total shame on themselves, journalism, and America.
May 9, 2023
Michael Tomasky
E. Jean Carroll, Thank You
Carroll was a rock on the stand in the rape trial against Donald Trump.
May 7, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Gun Industry Wants America’s Malls and Schools to Be War Zones
The bodies pile up. Republicans say it’s in God’s hands. And the new weapons coming to market are even deadlier. There’s only one logical conclusion.
May 5, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Remember “Defund the Police”? Well, Guess Who’s Actually Proposing Doing It.
The House Republican’s debt ceiling bill has several nasty surprises for anyone who “backs the blue.”
May 2, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Supreme Court Is Out of Control
Join us in an urgent project to track the dangerous ideas and decisions of this activist court.
May 1, 2023
Michael Tomasky
E. Jean Carroll Could Win Her Defamation Suit Against Trump. Will the GOP Even Care?
A Manhattan jury may decide that the rape claims against the former president are credible, setting Republicans up for another moral test they will surely fail.
April 28, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Rupert Murdoch Must Be Totally and Utterly Humiliated
Forget Tucker Carlson. There are bigger fish to fry.
April 25, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why Fox News Is Going to Get Worse—a Lot Worse
Let whatever hope you have that the cable channel will be chastened die. On Planet Murdoch, there is no shame.
April 23, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Here’s the Gutsy, Unprecedented Campaign Biden and the Democrats Need to Run
The party needs a clear hold on power in Washington to deliver big economic boons to the American people. To do that, they need to make a big promise to voters.
April 21, 2023
Michael Tomasky
First Alex Jones, and Now Fox News—Connect the Dots, People
Gee, how come we don’t see liberal media outlets paying huge settlements in defamation lawsuits?
April 20, 2023
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Michael Tomasky
The (Republican) Party’s Over
We asked four recovering Republicans if the GOP is salvageable. Hint: They laughed.
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