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A weekly roundup of TNR's political coverage
The False Hope That the Law Will Finally Catch Up to Trump
The former president’s pending third arrest will buoy the hearts of his opponents, only to cruelly break them—again.
by Alex Shephard
A Real Wedding Website in a Fake Gay Wedding Website Case
An archive shows that the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case did once design a wedding website, contrary to what her lawyers presented during her legal challenge.
by Melissa Gira Grant
People Aren’t Facing Up to the Horrors a New Trump Term Would Bring
G’bye, NATO. G’bye, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. G’bye, democracy. He’s telling us plain as day. Why aren’t people listening?
by Brynn Tannehill

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100 Degree Days, Wildfires … to Congressional Republicans, Nothing to See Here
You’d think the connection between the weather and climate change would be obvious. But you haven’t discussed the matter with Republicans in Congress.
by Pablo Manríquez
We Can Be Sure: Trump Is Watching Netanyahu Very Closely
What’s happening in Israel right now is a cautionary tale for the United States.
by Brynn Tannehill
Inside the “Sober Home” Scam Preying on Thousands of Native Americans
Addiction recovery centers where alcohol is abundant. Hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid fraud. And countless people plucked off the street by strangers in vans—sometimes never to be seen again.
by Erin Vivid Riley
Putin Is in a Spy Mess of His Own Making
Prigozhin’s mutiny was the “first marker of the cracking of the regime,” according to one Ukrainian intelligence source.
by Ben Makuch
From The Ticker:
House Democrats Blast James Comer for Hiding “Key Evidence” in Biden Probe
Democrats say James Comer is refusing to publish a transcript that would disprove many of Republicans’ claims.
by Tori Otten
Mask Off: DeSantis Staffer Reportedly Shares Video of DeSantis and Giant Nazi Symbol
“Calling DeSantis a fascist isn’t hyperbole, it’s defining what he is.”
by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
If This Trump Propaganda Poster Doesn’t Terrify You, You’re Sleepwalking
Trump seems to be calling on his followers ahead of looming indictments.
by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
This Senate Is the Second-Oldest in History
A recent incident with Mitch McConnell has cast a light on just how old this Congress is.
by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani

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