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She walked a very fine line on election denial and Trump prosecuting his enemies.
Author: Aaron Blake
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The questions Pete Hegseth wouldn’t answer
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Hegseth awkwardly skirted giving firm answers on topics related to his personal baggage and what he would do as defense secretary.
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4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
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Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.
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Jack Smith’s subtle indictment of the Supreme Court
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Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the Trump Jan. 6 case breaks little new evidentiary ground but suggests plenty of criticism for the Supreme Court.
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The increasingly embarrassing details at Trump’s trial
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Legal issues aside, the glimpses into how he conducts his personal life may be sending their own message to voters.
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Trump is gagged. So his surrogates say the forbidden stuff for him.
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Three GOP senators have appeared with Trump in court and conveniently proceeded to say precisely what he can’t.
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The warning signs for Biden in new 2024 polls – and a reason for him to hope
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Biden is losing voters he should win. Let us count the ways.
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The data that explains Biden’s new Israel red line
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Given the Democratic base’s drift away from Israel, you begin to see how even a pro-Israel Democrat like Biden might come around to a more forceful posture.
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Reflections on Stormy Daniels’s testimony
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This week served as a reminder that Trump’s criminal cases could matter less than anticipated. But here’s how Daniels could matter.