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Women Made Historic Midterm Gains — But Not GOP Women

Voting Rights Foe Defeated By Native American Democrat
GOP Goons Try To Bully Florida Election Officials
Reports Of Looming Don Jr. Indictment Disturb Trump
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Trump's Pentagon Socialism Will Ruin Us

By William Hartung
Pelosi: The Capital's Only Certified Adult

By Mark Shields
A Democratic House Will Mean More Fiscal Discipline

By Steve Chapman
How Democrats Can Begin To Repair Democracy

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Top News

Fox Hosts Support Rep. Jordan's Leadership Bid
Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs are two of Jordan’s biggest boosters.
By Matt Gertz

Mueller Bids Farewell To Sessions In SNL Cold Open
In the opening scene of SNL's cold open, Sarah Huckabee Sanders finds Jeff Sessions hiding in his desk at the Justice Department.
By National Memo

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Republican Racist: Same Old Poison, Brassy New Salesman
By Joe Conason

When Voters Finally Said No To NRA
The NRA has been a powerful force in elections. But on Tuesday, NRA-backed candidates who have refused to support gun safety went down in humiliating defeat.
By Oliver Willis
Trump Mocks Republicans Who Didn't Suck Up Enough
Trump is actually happy that members of his own party lost on Tuesday night.
By Oliver Willis
Watergate's Dean: How Mueller Will Outwit Trump
Trump's move on Wednesday was both predictable and shocking.
By Cody Fenwick
#EndorseThis: How Colbert Celebrated Democratic Victory
Colbert's mood was upbeat as he noted that House Democrats, with subpoena power, can now investigate Trump and his cronies.
By National Memo
Madam Speaker: Democrats Win Control Of The House
The resistance to Trump scored a critical, much-needed victory. Now the real work of fixing all he has broken, and holding him accountable, begins.
By Dan Desai Martin
Voting Rights Victory: Florida Passes Disenfranchisement Reform
Amendment 4 has overwhelmingly passed in Florida.
By Matthew Chapman

Money

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
Former GOP Mega-Donor Spending Millions To Elect Democrats
Rich Republicans are switching sides to stop Trump.
By Eric Boehlert

Health

Why We Need To Escape Our Screens
Mainly, though, I need to avoid the internet for a substantial amount of time each day to avoid what some people call “information sickness” — a pathological state induced by spending too much time online.
By Gene Lyons
The Growing Consensus For Legalizing Marijuana
But on one important issue, a national consensus is emerging that transcends party and ideology. America is becoming Weed Nation.
By Steve Chapman
Handmaid's Tale? Trump Administration Curbs Access To Birth Control
Trump health officials plan to rewrite guidelines for a federally funded family planning program to make it harder for low-income women to obtain birth control.
By Sarah Okeson

Lifestyle

#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
Mueller Bids Farewell To Sessions In SNL Cold Open
In the opening scene of SNL's cold open, Sarah Huckabee Sanders finds Jeff Sessions hiding in his desk at the Justice Department.
By National Memo
Why We Need To Escape Our Screens
Mainly, though, I need to avoid the internet for a substantial amount of time each day to avoid what some people call “information sickness” — a pathological state induced by spending too much time online.
By Gene Lyons

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#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

#EndorseThis: Kimmel Laughs At Trump's Infantile Attack On Acosta

The verbal scuffling between Trump and CNN correspondent Jim Acosta -- since barred from the White House by Sarah Huckabee Sanders -- is a highlight.

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: How Colbert Celebrated Democratic Victory

Colbert's mood was upbeat as he noted that House Democrats, with subpoena power, can now investigate Trump and his cronies.

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

Kanye West Dumping Trump? 'I've Been Used'
By Matthew Chapman

Hours Before Synagogue Shooting, DeSantis Repeats Soros Slur
How Republicans Empower Violent Fascist Gangs
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

Human Rights Group Demands Probe Of Giuliani And Trump In Alleged Money-Laundering
By David Cay Johnston

The Hidden Money Funding The Midterms
Former GOP Mega-Donor Spending Millions To Elect Democrats
LIFESTYLE

#EndorseThis: How The Swamp Became A Trump Cesspool
By National Memo

Mueller Bids Farewell To Sessions In SNL Cold Open
#EndorseThis: Kimmel Laughs At Trump's Infantile Attack On Acosta

WORLD

Danziger: Prepare For The Wurst
By Jeff Danziger

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

Why We Need To Escape Our Screens
By Gene Lyons

The Growing Consensus For Legalizing Marijuana
Handmaid's Tale? Trump Administration Curbs Access To Birth Control
VIDEO

#EndorseThis: How The Swamp Became A Trump Cesspool
By National Memo

#EndorseThis: Kimmel Laughs At Trump's Infantile Attack On Acosta
#EndorseThis: How Colbert Celebrated Democratic Victory

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