Author: Aaron Blake

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Defenders of the practice note that the statements seem uncoerced. Human rights groups say that doesn’t matter.

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Experts say it likely violates international law. And that’s if you can get past the idea that Russia would ever mistake F-22s for Chinese aircraft. (They wouldn’t.)

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And you need only look to the historical examples he cites: Brutus and Claus von Stauffenberg.

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There was a time when it was okay with him — after he interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump. But other than that, it’s unclear why conservative pundits erred on the side of sympathizing with him.

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A Trump lawyer and a Pence lawyer sparred heatedly before and after the Jan. 6 insurrection about having Pence overturn the election. Here’s their exchange, with analysis and context.

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Americans agree on standing with Ukraine and about getting tough on Russia. But the bipartisanship also extends to uncertainty about how to do that.

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It’s not news that Biden opposes “defund the police.” But in his State of the Union speech, he sought to fully put an end to the increasingly unpopular idea.

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Biden’s speech was heavy on appeals to the middle and clearly geared toward the tough environment in which Democrats find themselves.

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It was diplomatic from McConnell. But it was still brutal.