Perdue Says SEC ‘Exonerated’ Him, a Thing the SEC Cannot Do

By Sam Brodey

The SEC, which can make civil charges for violations of financial rules, is “not in the exoneration business,” said James Cox, a professor of securities law at Duke University.

By Erin Banco

The expectation is that the affair will come to resemble some Dear Leader-style event.

By Lachlan Markay

The huge sum that the GOP paid to give signed copies of the book to its donors appears to be its largest-ever payment for ‘donor mementos’

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By Eleanor Clift

Whether ex-presidents get intel briefings is entirely up to the sitting president. None has ever said no. But Joe Biden should.

By David Perry, Matthew Gabriele

Trump may feel like an aberration now, but give it time and he’ll blend right in with other recent Republicans whose regimes broke the law and got away with it.

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The president just gave spots on the boards of the Kennedy Center and Holocaust Memorial Council to political allies.

After Wood encouraged a boycott of the Georgia runoff, the president’s campaign suggested he was a Democratic plant.

Could Selina Meyer make a comeback? “We've certainly discussed it,” the star of the greatest political comedy of all time says.

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Some presidential advisers reportedly fear that giving out too many last-minute pardons could harm a future election run.

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Star speaker Sarah Palin pulled out of event ahead of time, but Rep. Matt Gaetz stepped up in her place for the potential superspreader gathering.

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