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After Caving On Sanctions, Trump Says He's 'Tough' On Russia

Trump's Vote Suppressor Hit With Contempt, Legal Fees
Female Challengers Outpace GOP Incumbents In Money Race
CNN: White House Assured Russians Of No New Sanctions
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What Trump Doesn't Say About His Tax Plan

By David Cay Johnston
Ted Cruz Is In Denial As Texas Race Tightens

By Matthew Chapman
The Company Michael Cohen Kept

By Ilya Marritz and Andrea Bernstein
For Comey, Hard Questions About Rudy Giuliani And The FBI

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Haley: I Wasn't 'Confused' On Russia Sanctions
White House officials began telling news outlets that Haley had been "confused" after the administration faced criticism for its shifting position. Haley had said on Sunday that the administration would levy new sanctions against Russia at the beginning of this week for supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his chemical warfare.
By Cody Fenwick

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

National Memo Editor’s Blog

For Comey, Hard Questions About Rudy Giuliani And The FBI

By Joe Conason

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
300,000 Americans Vow To Protest In Every State If Trump Fires Mueller
After the FBI executed a raid on the office of Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, Trump launched another unhinged rant. He called the raid “an attack on our country” and “a whole new level of unfairness.” And when asked if he planned to fire Mueller, he responded cryptically with “We’ll see what happens.”
By Alison R. Parker

Money

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
Treasury Secretary Unable To Explain Russia Sanctions Failure
In late January, Trump ignored the deadline to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs, which was just the latest example of Trump’s suspicious reluctance to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Or even acknowledge that it happened.
By Tommy Christopher
Trump's Wacky Right-Wing 'Blue Apron' Scheme
The Trump White House’s newly proposed budget is (like all White House budget proposals) more of a political document than anything else. It has no actual bearing on how the government will spend its money, and Congress will almost certainly ignore it.
By Simon Maloy

Health

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

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
Facebook Clearly Won't Fix Itself
Zuckerberg this week at the Senate hearing on Facebook's failures regarding privacy, fake news and foreign interference in elections: "It was my mistake, and I'm sorry. I started Facebook. I run it. And I'm responsible for what happens here." Well, that makes us feel a whole lot better. Zuckerberg wisely dressed up for the grilling but still issued kid-in-a-T-shirt apologies.
By Froma Harrop
Republicans Threaten Facebook For Content 'Censorship'
“There’s an issue of content discrimination,” said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington. “It is not a problem unique to Facebook. There’s a number of high-profile examples of edge providers engaging in blocking and censoring religious and conservative political content… What is Facebook doing to ensure that its users are treated fairly and objectively by content reviewers?”
By Steven Rosenfeld

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#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

#EndorseThis: Comedian Outs Roger Stone For Threatening His Dog

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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NATIONAL

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MONEY

Florida GOP In Crisis As Major Donor Threatens To Pull Money Over Guns
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Treasury Secretary Unable To Explain Russia Sanctions Failure
Trump's Wacky Right-Wing 'Blue Apron' Scheme
LIFESTYLE

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WORLD

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

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Overdose Deaths Are The Product Of Drug Prohibition
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VIDEO

#EndorseThis: Trevor Noah Compares Trump's Foreign Policy To A Cheesy 80s Sitcom
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#EndorseThis: Stephen Colbert Thinks He Knows Who The Stormy Daniels Sketch Incriminates
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