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Trump Launches Unhinged Rant About Hillary’s Emails
Russian NRA Member Charged With Spying To Infiltrate US Politics
Hillary Levels Trump With 4-Word Tweet
Trump's Own Intelligence Chief Rebukes Him Harshly
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VIDEO: Before Putin Meeting, Fox Gushed Over How "Strong" Trump Is
By Media Matters
Former CIA Chief 'Shocked' By Trump's 'Treasonous' Conduct In Helsinki
By Tommy Christopher
Russian NRA Member Charged With Spying To Infiltrate US Politics
By Eric Boehlert
Danziger: Separating The Sheep From The Scapegoats
By Jeff Danziger

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White House Aides: Summit 'Didn't Go As Planned'
By Kaili Joy Gray

While Praising Putin, Trump Attacks Free Press And European Allies
Trump acts more like a dictator than an American president.
By Tommy Christopher

National Memo Editor’s Blog

Trump's Treachery Makes Republicans 'Sad' When They Should Be Mad
By Joe Conason

Danziger: The Bringers Of Darkness
By Jeff Danziger
In Scotland, Trump Waves At Crowd Protesting His Racism
Trump waved at protesters jeering at him on his golf course, apparently unaware they were attacking his embrace of racism and hate.
By Oliver Willis
Gingrich Won't Apologize For Promoting Seth Rich Murder Conspiracy
With the release of a new Justice Department indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers who are now charged with the attack.
By Cody Fenwick
Russian Agents Acted On Trump's Demand To Hack Clinton — The Same Day
And according to a new Indictment from the Justice Department and special counsel Robert Mueller, it looks like the Russians were taking Trump's directions.
By Cody Fenwick
Former Fox Military Analyst: Russians 'Have The Goods' On Trump
Retired Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters says Trump's attacks on NATO are just the latest sign that he's compromised by Russia.
By Caroline Orr
Undermining The UN Is Trump Policy
The White House started its negative initiatives by pulling out of the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, which commits nations to take action against the earth’s rising temperatures.
By Alternet

Money
Why Higher Techie Incomes May Bring Lower Quality Of Life
With the prosperity came a crisis of homelessness and crushing housing prices for those with moderate incomes.
By Froma Harrop
Freeing Predators To Bilk Little People Hurts Everyone
The mortgages looked like easy money but were actually booby-trapped contracts loaded with high fees and exploding interest charges. They often transformed what could have been manageable setbacks into foreclosures.
By Froma Harrop
Nobel-Winning Doctors' Group Denounces Trump Pharma Plan
The international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders issued a stinging rebuke of Trump's plan to address prescription drug costs by pandering to the pharmaceutical industry.
By Caroline Orr

Health
How Many Times Must We Save People Who Overdose?
"The revival drug should be around everywhere," he told me. "Around all events." If you have an addict in your family, you should stock a kit.
By Froma Harrop
Pentagon And EPA Misled Public For Years On Toxic Threat
The chemicals once seemed near magical, able to repel water, oil and stains.
By Abrahm Lustgarten
GOP Midterm Victory Would Threaten Health Insurance For 21 Million Americans
The Republican Party has made it clear that if it keeps control of Congress, it will try yet again to take health care away from millions of Americans.
By Oliver Willis

Lifestyle
Russian Agents Acted On Trump's Demand To Hack Clinton — The Same Day
And according to a new Indictment from the Justice Department and special counsel Robert Mueller, it looks like the Russians were taking Trump's directions.
By Cody Fenwick
Indictments Cite Link From Russian Intelligence To Trump Aide Roger Stone
The indictment against 12 Russian agents for election meddling shows a direct path to Roger Stone, the dirty trickster who has been personally guiding Trump on politics for decades.
By Oliver Willis
Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Military Intelligence Agents In Hacking
While Trump continues to defend Russia, the special counsel's investigation just indicted another 12 Russians for trying to hijack our 2016 presidential election.
By Kaili Joy Gray

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#EndorseThis: Sacha Baron Cohen Makes GOP Leaders Admit Unspeakable Goal
By Kurt Boyer
#EndorseThis: Moronic GOP Candidate Builds Trump's Wall...In Tennessee
By Kurt Boyer
#EndorseThis: Sadiq Khan Battles Piers Morgan Over London Trump Balloon
By Kurt Boyer

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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The News At A Glance

POLITICS
#EndorseThis: Moronic GOP Candidate Builds Trump's Wall...In Tennessee
By Kurt Boyer
Obama Easily Outpolls Trump In Rating Of Presidents
GOP Strategist Fired For Criticizing Racist Immigration Policies
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
Major Publishers Reject Don Jr.'s 'Defense Of Daddy' Book Proposal
By Oliver Willis
Goodbye, Philip Roth: The Passing Of A Great American Novelist
Book Excerpt: Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

NATIONAL
Surfing That Blue Wave: A Democrat With The 'Empathy Factor'
By Steven Rosenfeld
Senate Probers Say Russians Could Alter Voter Files In 2016
Rudy Giuliani Keeps Racking Up Potential Felony Charges Against Client Trump
MONEY
Why Higher Techie Incomes May Bring Lower Quality Of Life
By Froma Harrop
Freeing Predators To Bilk Little People Hurts Everyone
Nobel-Winning Doctors' Group Denounces Trump Pharma Plan
LIFESTYLE
#EndorseThis: Kimmel Strikes Back At Trump With Outrageous Fried Chicken Tale
By Kurt Boyer
#EndorseThis: Michelle Wolf Bites Ivanka Trump Right In The Soul
#EndorseThis: Stephen Colbert Goes Heisenberg On President Trump

WORLD
Undermining The UN Is Trump Policy
By Alternet
#EndorseThis: Sadiq Khan Battles Piers Morgan Over London Trump Balloon
#EndorseThis: Stephen Colbert Clowns ICE For Sending Babies To Court
HEALTH
How Many Times Must We Save People Who Overdose?
By Froma Harrop
Pentagon And EPA Misled Public For Years On Toxic Threat
GOP Midterm Victory Would Threaten Health Insurance For 21 Million Americans
VIDEO
#EndorseThis: Sacha Baron Cohen Makes GOP Leaders Admit Unspeakable Goal
By Kurt Boyer
#EndorseThis: Moronic GOP Candidate Builds Trump's Wall...In Tennessee
#EndorseThis: Sadiq Khan Battles Piers Morgan Over London Trump Balloon

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