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Report: Trump Too Fearful To Visit Combat Zones

Coverup: Congressional Republicans Concealed Ivanka's Emails In 2017
Counsel Warned Trump Against Ordering Probes Of Clinton, Comey
Whitaker Got $1.2M From Shady Dark Money Outfit
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Trump Protects Crown Prince, Smears Khashoggi

By Alex Henderson
Why Pelosi Opponents Are So Wrong

By Joe Conason
Democrats, Listen To Bustos And Keep Pelosi

By Froma Harrop
Wall Street Is Behind The Coup Against Nancy Pelosi

By RJ Eskow

Top News

Zinke Insults Wildfire Victims And Blames Environmentalists
And rather than offer any real plans or words of comfort, Zinke opted to take cheap shots at political adversaries.
By Dan Desai Martin

Mississippi Senator's Racist 'Jokes' Outrage Her Donors
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith drew national outrage — and now her donors are asking for their money back.
By Matthew Chapman

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Why Pelosi Opponents Are So Wrong
By Joe Conason

Midterm Leaves California GOP In Ruins
California Republicans lost six seats, including every seat in the former GOP stronghold of Orange County.
By Dan Desai Martin
GOP Senator Hits GOP Colleague Over '100% Fake News'
Fake news is a massive problem on the right — as even GOP Sen. Mike Lee is apparently realizing.
By Cody Fenwick
There's No Laugh Line In A Lynching
Earlier this year, on April 26, a new museum dedicated to the victims of American white supremacy opened in Montgomery, Alabama.
By Connie Schultz
In Wildfire Coverage, Network TV Ignores Climate Change
While ABC, CBS, and NBC again dropped the ball, local TV news programs in California brought up climate change numerous times during wildfire reporting.
By Ted MacDonald
Despite Trump Blessing, McConnell Blocks Sentencing Reform
The president had endorsed a reform bill, but that didn’t matter to Mitch.
By Phillip Smith
Pelosi's Proposed Tax Rule Hinders Progressive Priorities
"This is a very bad idea, House Democrats. It makes no sense whatsoever to give Republicans veto power over progressive legislation."
By Alternet

Money

America's Wealth Floods Into Already Wealthy Cities
Amazon's drawn-out search for another command post to rival the home base in Seattle appears to have been a stunt.
By Froma Harrop
Human Rights Group Demands Probe Of Giuliani And Trump In Alleged Money-Laundering
Prosecutors asked to probe dutch middlemen washing billions in dirty Kazakh cash for real estate deals in US and Europe.
By David Cay Johnston
The Hidden Money Funding The Midterms
Strategies that let super PACs delay revealing their donors until after the election are gaining popularity among both Democrats and Republicans.
By ProPublica

Health

A Yale Football Player Quits To Save His Brain
He sat out for a week and a half, but when he resumed practice, something was wrong. "I got very lightheaded and could barely feel my legs," he recalls.
By Steve Chapman
Trump Calls Halt To Medical Progress Over Stem Cell Research
Once again, the Trump administration is ready to sacrifice human health at the altar of anti-science extremism.
By Emily Crockett
How Doctors Shamed Arrogant NRA
The NRA tried to shut down doctors pushing for gun safety. It backfired and the gun extremists have been publicly shamed for their actions for a week and counting.
By Oliver Willis

Lifestyle

Following Russia, US Shuns Global Cybersecurity Pact
Once again, America is retreating from the global stage under Trump's leadership. And once again, Russia stands to benefit from it.
By Caroline Orr
SNL Cold Open Hilariously Roasts Laura Ingraham And Jeanine Pirro
The spoof of Ingraham’s wacky Fox News show holds nothing back, beginning with her harsh monologue on the midterm.
By National Memo
Trump Calls Halt To Medical Progress Over Stem Cell Research
Once again, the Trump administration is ready to sacrifice human health at the altar of anti-science extremism.
By Emily Crockett

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#EndorseThis: Trump Dissed By Seal Team Admiral

Colbert has fun with this dustup, reviewing Admiral McRaven's amazing resume -- and his blunt retort to Trump.

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: The Grifters, Trump Midterm Election Edition

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: How The Swamp Became A Trump Cesspool

Just how deep and how filthy is the Trump swamp? The truth is exposed with remarkable wit by Last Week Tonight's investigators.

By National Memo

THIS WEEK IN CRAZY

This Week In Crazy: Alex Jones Makes Incoherent Case For White Reparations

Eclipse apocalypse, white reparations, and a journalism crash course from a conspiracist blogger. Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

By Brendan Gauthier

This Week In Crazy: David Crosby Faces Fire, Fury From Ted Nugent

Statue fetishists, blubbering neo-Nazis, and Cat Fight Fever. Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

By Brendan Gauthier

This Week In Crazy: Trump's God-Given Mission To Nuke North Korea

Nuclear holy war, Chi-Raqi occupation, and Al Gore's "big ugly ass." Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

By Brendan Gauthier

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POLITICS

GOP's 'Politically Correct' Indignation Is Rank Hypocrisy
By Cody Fenwick

Danziger: A High-Pitched Whine
Kanye West Dumping Trump? 'I've Been Used'
OPINION

The Reckoning Arrives For Donald Trump, Fox News, And The GOP
By Eric Boehlert

Evangelical Leaders Still Support Trump -- But Will Lewd Remarks Repel Voters?
In 24 Years of Town Hall Debates, The Winners, The Losers, And The Weird
BOOKS

House Of Trump, House Of Putin: The Untold Story Of Donald Trump And The Russian Mafia
By Craig Unger

Comic Relief From Rick Wilson As We Await Trump's Exit
Major Publishers Reject Don Jr.'s 'Defense Of Daddy' Book Proposal

NATIONAL

Waging War On US Intelligence, Trump Abuses Declassification Process
By Caroline Orr

White House Officials Fear President Is 'Mentally Unraveling'
Surfing That Blue Wave: A Democrat With The 'Empathy Factor'
MONEY

America's Wealth Floods Into Already Wealthy Cities
By Froma Harrop

Human Rights Group Demands Probe Of Giuliani And Trump In Alleged Money-Laundering
The Hidden Money Funding The Midterms
LIFESTYLE

SNL Cold Open Hilariously Roasts Laura Ingraham And Jeanine Pirro
By National Memo

#EndorseThis: How The Swamp Became A Trump Cesspool
Mueller Bids Farewell To Sessions In SNL Cold Open

WORLD

Danziger: Prepare For The Wurst
By Jeff Danziger

Danziger: The Tough Guy
With Trump In Office, World Opinion Of U.S. Plunges
HEALTH

A Yale Football Player Quits To Save His Brain
By Steve Chapman

Trump Calls Halt To Medical Progress Over Stem Cell Research
How Doctors Shamed Arrogant NRA
VIDEO

#EndorseThis: Trump Dissed By Seal Team Admiral
By National Memo

#EndorseThis: The Grifters, Trump Midterm Election Edition
#EndorseThis: How The Swamp Became A Trump Cesspool

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