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GOP return to anti-Clinton playbook

Rep. James Comer is running the same game Rep. Dan Burton played when Bill Clinton was in the White House

Salon · Mar 22, 2023

Judge's order suggests more Trump tapes

Judge rules Trump duped his own lawyers in Mar-a-Lago case, orders attorney to testify and turn over transcriptions

Salon · Mar 22, 2023

Coordinated focus let House Jan. 6 panel grab the public’s attention

WASHINGTON — Through more than a dozen hearings, an 18-month investigation and a more than 800-page final report, the bipartisan House Jan. 6 select committee did something rare — it presented a single argument to the public.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Trump keeps accusing Black prosecutors of being ‘racist’. Coincidence? I think not

The political and racial maneuvering here is obvious and ridiculous, but that doesn’t make it less dangerous

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023

Candidates for open City Council seats in South Side’s 4th, 5th Wards focus on public safety, development

A state lawmaker and the outgoing incumbent’s chief of staff are vying for the open seat in the 4th Ward. And just to the south, a lawyer is competing against a religious charity director in the 5th Ward.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 22, 2023

Biden issues first veto of his presidency

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 22, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Mar 22, 2023

Fox News viewers still love their lies

Republican voters, party leaders, and propagandists share a fundamental belief: That the truth doesn't matter

Salon · Mar 22, 2023

Kevin McCarthy's farcical "energy bill"

The new speaker's signature bill is a wasteful giveaway to fossil-fuel companies — that will only drive prices up

Salon · Mar 22, 2023

Commentary: ‘Cancel culture’ has its merits, but the left is ready for a better approach

It used to be almost exclusively the political right that complained about the amorphous boogeyman known as “cancel culture.” Recently, at our research center dedicated to diversity and inclusion, we’ve noticed an intriguing shift in the zeitgeist: Complaints have started surfacing on the left.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023

Mark Z. Barabak: From red bastion to blue bulwark: What the political shift in Colorado and West means for the US

DENVER — Kevin Priola was a Republican before he could even vote.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023