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February 12, 2025

 

Trump Won His War on the Justice Department

The once-independent agency has been forced to embrace a change of mission—serve the president’s exclusive interests, and carry out his revenge on the American people.

By Matt Ford

 

 

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"A Mortal, Existential Threat": Harry Litman on the DOJ Crisis

The New Republic’s new senior legal columnist talks with editor Michael Tomasky about how Donald Trump is wrecking the Justice Department.

By Michael Tomasky

 

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GOP Lawmakers Suddenly Discover Their Own Voters Are Fuming at Musk

As Republicans find themselves promising angry constituents that they’ll control Elon Musk, the author of a new piece on his DOGE argues that they should step up before it’s too late.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

 

The L.A. Fires Were the First Tragedy. The Second Is Just Beginning.

A pattern that began almost half a century ago is about to play out in the Pacific Palisades. Big houses will get bigger, the total number of units will shrink, and the housing crisis and climate crisis will continue to cause chaos.

By Mike Pearl

 

This Is So Much Worse Than Last Time

Why Democrats and the media are struggling to capture the insanity—and danger—of the new Trump administration.

By Alex Shephard

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Russia Embarrasses Marco Rubio With Update on Prisoner Release

The Kremlin provided a quick fact-check after Rubio claimed there was no prisoner swap between Russia and the United States.

By Hafiz Rashid

 

Elon Musk’s DOGE Launches Firing Spree Hours After Trump Order

The Department of Government Efficiency is coordinating mass firings after a Trump executive order gave the group expanded powers.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 
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Here’s How Trump Actually Got Mark Fogel Free From Russian Prison

Is Donald Trump about to release a shady Russian prisoner?

By Edith Olmsted

 

Trump Brutally Mocked for Letting President Elon Musk Steal Spotlight

Donald Trump sat hunched over his desk while Elon Musk did all the talking.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul

The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

By Greg Sargent

 

Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe Into Elon Musk?

The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?

By Greg Sargent

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