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trump Mitt Romney delivers totally weak-ass response to racist Trump tweets Xeni Jardin

trump Obama's policy on Bush's crimes is how Kavanaugh got to the Supreme Court Cory Doctorow

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rip John McCain's farewell to America Gina Loukareas

rip Senator John McCain is dead Gina Loukareas

gop Senators will be forced to vote on Ajit Pai's decision to kill Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow

roy moore Mitt Romney: Moore is unfit for office and should step aside Carla Sinclair

law Those "heroic rogue GOP senators" just helped Trump shield Equifax and Wells Fargo from lawsuits Cory Doctorow

News Trump obsessed with Russia probe, rage-dialing GOP over legislation to ban him from firing Mueller Xeni Jardin

News VP Pence breaks tie, Senate votes to begin debating GOP bill to kill Obamacare in win for Trump Xeni Jardin

Trumpcare Vox interviewed 8 GOP senators about the health bill, and their answers are real head scratchers Mark Frauenfelder

Investigation mix-up Uh-oh. What's up with McCain? He seemed disoriented when questioning Comey today Carla Sinclair

intel Democratic Senators get feisty over intel directors' non-answers Jason Weisberger

politics Minuteman co-founder gets 19½ years for sexually abusing 5-year-old. All 3 of his daughters say they're also victims. Xeni Jardin

politics Gun control defeated in Senate. #Orlando means nothing if you're paid by the NRA. Xeni Jardin

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