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The Worst Impeachment Defense in American History

President Trump’s lawyers swung wildly between incompetence and malevolence in an embarrassing presentation.

By Matt Ford

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Mitt Romney’s Party of One

He claims to want to save the Republican Party—by opposing its beloved leader and pushing policies more popular with Democrats.

By Kevin Mahnken

	Fire Louis DeJoy It wouldn’t be simple for Joe Biden to oust the postmaster general, but it’s hardly as impossible as the press is making it out to be. By Alex Pareene

	Trump’s Guilt Is Far Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Yet that’s the problem: Senate Republicans are anything but reasonable.By Matt Ford

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	Don’t Believe the Bad Press About the Economic Impact of a $15 Minimum Wage The media is giving the CBO’s analysis short shrift, but the news is great for the economy and the working class. By Timothy Noah

	Can We Stop Obsessing Over Every Personnel Decision Made by The New York Times? Using isolated H.R. moves at the paper of record, such as the recent departure of Donald McNeil, as parables for an entire industry has its limits. By Alex Shephard

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