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Roger Stone Says Trump Treats Cohen 'Like Garbage'

Smaller Than Ever: Trump Bans Democrats From First State Dinner
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Examining the Kochtopus

By Jim Hightower
Racist Russian Propaganda Still Going Viral On Social Media

By Natalie Martinez
Pruitt's Latest Outrage: Weakened Regulation Of Deadly Coal Ash Pollution

By Talia Buford
From Starbucks Debacle, An Overdue Dialogue

By Cynthia Tucker

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How Trump Obediently Advances The Koch Brothers' Agenda
Billionaire conservatives Charles and David Koch were caught taking a victory lap to celebrate their own success in getting the Trump administration to deliver on their wildest dreams. The Kochs have profited handsomely from businesses that are massive polluters. Their companies produce more climate pollution than even major oil companies like Chevron and Shell.
By Oliver Willis

DNC Sues Trump Campaign, Wikileaks Over Russia Collusion Conspiracy
On Friday, the Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit against Trump’s campaign, Russia, and WikiLeaks for conspiring to fix the 2016 election “to hurt Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and help Trump by hacking the computer networks of the Democratic Party and disseminating stolen material found there,” the Washington Post reports.
By Kaili Joy Gray

National Memo Editor’s Blog

Rudy Is Back With Trump (And Wayne Barrett Revealed The Truth About Both)

By Joe Conason

McConnell Says Republicans Won't Protect Mueller From Trump
A growing number of Republican lawmakers have endorsed legislation to protect Mueller in recent days following the president's fury over the federal raid on his attorney Michael Cohen. Neil Cavuto, the Fox News host who interviewed McConnell, pointed this fact out to the majority leader.
By Cody Fenwick
Danziger: Crazy Like Fox News
When Trump lawyer Michael Cohen revealed that Sean Hannity is one of his three clients, eyebrows shot up. But Fox News doesn't care about Hannity's conflicts. Fair and balanced!
By Jeff Danziger
Danziger: Woman Of Valor
At age 50 Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Duckworth, a disasbled veteran, is the first Senator to give birth while serving. Her fellow vet Danziger offers congratulations.
By Jeff Danziger
Pruitt's $43,000 'Phone Booth' Broke Federal Law
“According to the Government Accountability Office, the EPA did not comply with the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act by spending more than $5,000 on the phone booth without notifying Congress,” ABC News reports. “By failing to provide such advance notice, EPA violated section 710 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.”
By Eric Boehlert
Mueller Has Evidence Of Trump Lawyer's Prague Trip In 2016
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team reportedly has evidence that Trump’s personal attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen traveled to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign — a potentially explosive development that could prove to be the strongest evidence yet of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
By Caroline Orr
Trump’s Tax Cuts Didn’t Benefit American Workers
Trump and Republican leadership have long touted their tax cuts as a massive boon to America’s working class, if not through direct tax reductions or refunds, then through the trickle-down effect of bonuses and wage increases from their employers who receive massive corporate cuts.
By Nicole Goodkind

Money

#EndorseThis: Reporter Shares Audio Of Trump Cheating His Way Into Forbes 400
By Kurt Boyer
Quarterly Fundraising Adds Up To GOP Catastrophe
“Thanks to a map that puts more Democratic than Republican seats at risk, our party will still cling to control of the Senate, but GOP House members lack insulation: They will crawl out from the smoking rubble of a 40- to 50-seat pounding to find they have lost their majority,” writes longtime GOP operative Alex Castellanos.
By Eric Boehlert
Florida GOP In Crisis As Major Donor Threatens To Pull Money Over Guns
Hoffman has donated millions of dollars to GOP causes and politicians, including Florida Gov. Rick Scott — a top recipient of NRA donations who maintains an “A+” rating from the NRA’s Political Victory Fund — and the Senate Leadership Fund, a group focused on defending Republicans’ majority in the Senate.
By Caroline Orr

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Learning From DeMarco
She's been a teacher, a leader of public interest groups, an investigative journalist, the author of three books, a government official, a public policy innovator and a mentor, as well as a lifelong champion of economic fairness, social justice and equal opportunity for all. In other words, as one activist put it, "she's a firecracker."
By Jim Hightower
Overdose Deaths Are The Product Of Drug Prohibition
So it was a tragedy but not a total surprise when three deaths were reported in Illinois from synthetic marijuana laced with an ingredient (possibly rat poison) that caused severe bleeding. Nationally, in 2015, says the Drug Policy Alliance, "poison control centers received just under 10,000 calls reporting adverse reactions to synthetic cannabinoids, and emergency rooms received tens of thousands of patients."
By Steve Chapman
In Midterm, Republicans Abandon Obamacare Repeal
Republicans have abandoned repeal of Obamacare as part of their electoral arsenal, reflecting the utter failure of their past efforts. Since its passage, the GOP has told voters that if they took control they would “repeal and replace” the law that has helped millions to gain health insurance.
By Oliver Willis

Lifestyle

Racist Russian Propaganda Still Going Viral On Social Media
Conservative and pro-Trump Facebook pages, most affiliated with fake news websites, are recycling memes created by Russian troll companies like the Internet Research Agency (IRA), which the social network has banned from its platform. Media Matters found 24 posts dating back to December 2017 from 11 right-wing pages that contained memes bearing watermarks from Russian troll-run social media accounts.
By Natalie Martinez
16 Of The Dumbest Right-Wing Lies That Americans Believe
Remember when Congressman Joe Wilson stood up during Obama’s State of the Union address and shouted “You lie”? He was chastised soundly by the pundit class. But mostly he drew heat for being impolite, and was compared to Kanye West and other famous interrupters.
By Alternet
Social Media Spreads Fake Bodies, As Well As Fake News
Public anger at the ills unleashed by social media currently burns hottest on Facebook — namely, its profiting off political lies posted by masked operatives. Many also blame Facebook for stoking the modern hell of FOMO — fear of missing out. We speak of the feelings of inadequacy fanned by friends' jolly vacation and party posts, presentations that make many think everyone is having a better time than they are.
By Froma Harrop

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#EndorseThis: Reporter Shares Audio Of Trump Cheating His Way Into Forbes 400

By Kurt Boyer

#EndorseThis: Trevor Noah Compares Trump's Foreign Policy To A Cheesy 80s Sitcom

By Kurt Boyer

#EndorseThis: Stephen Colbert Thinks He Knows Who The Stormy Daniels Sketch Incriminates

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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OPINION

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NATIONAL

Comey Blasts Trump As 'Morally Unfit' In ABC Interview
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Four-Star General Says Trump Is 'Threat To National Security'
Danziger: GOP Elephant Becomes A Sinister Beast
MONEY

#EndorseThis: Reporter Shares Audio Of Trump Cheating His Way Into Forbes 400
By Kurt Boyer

Quarterly Fundraising Adds Up To GOP Catastrophe
Florida GOP In Crisis As Major Donor Threatens To Pull Money Over Guns
LIFESTYLE

Saturday Night Live: Baldwin Returns As Trump, So Bored He Tells The Truth
By National Memo

Still Crazy: Roseanne Barr Tweets 'Pedophile' Conspiracies
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WORLD

Smaller Than Ever: Trump Bans Democrats From First State Dinner
By Oliver Willis

#EndorseThis: Trevor Noah Compares Trump's Foreign Policy To A Cheesy 80s Sitcom
Danziger: Four Years Of Living Dangerously
HEALTH

Learning From DeMarco
By Jim Hightower

Overdose Deaths Are The Product Of Drug Prohibition
In Midterm, Republicans Abandon Obamacare Repeal
VIDEO

#EndorseThis: Reporter Shares Audio Of Trump Cheating His Way Into Forbes 400
By Kurt Boyer

#EndorseThis: Trevor Noah Compares Trump's Foreign Policy To A Cheesy 80s Sitcom
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