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Polls Show Trump’s Miserable Ratings Are Dragging Down Republicans

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The 7 Big Questions Left for the Epstein Files

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When Will the Epstein Files Be Released?

Chas Danner

Dick Cheney and the False Nostalgia for the Good Republicans

Ross Barkan

A Bipartisan Idea for Congress: Fewer Stupid Censure Wars

Ed Kilgore

Trump Shares Call to ‘Hang’ Democratic Lawmakers

Margaret Hartmann

Treasury Secretary Hopes You Don’t Cash Trump’s $2,000 Checks

Ed Kilgore

The Chuy Garcia Rebuke Shouldn’t Tear Democrats Apart

Ed Kilgore

The GOP’s Affordability Agenda: Promise to Give People Cash

Ed Kilgore

GOP Redistricting May Backfire Due to Team Trump’s Incompetence

Ed Kilgore

Larry Summers’s Epstein Fallout Is Getting Worse

Nia Prater

Trump Follows ‘Quiet, Piggy’ by Berating Another Female Reporter

Margaret Hartmann

MTG Is the Ultimate Test of Trump’s Strength

Ross Barkan

The Day Republicans Beat Trump

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is the Ultimate Test of Trump’s Strength

Ross Barkan

House Votes Overwhelmingly to Release Epstein Files

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Why the NFL Is Bigger Than the Collapse of Its Sole Dynasty

Will Leitch

The NFL Is More Powerful Than Ever. Look at the Collapse of Its Dynasty.

Will Leitch

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Ed Kilgore

How Liberals Failed Education

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How Public Education Failed in the Liberal Enclaves That Care About It Most

Andrew Rice

What Are the Big Takeaways From the Epstein Emails?

Chas Danner

7 Stupid Moments From Trump’s McDonald’s Summit Speech

Margaret Hartmann

If Trump Wants the Epstein Files Released, Why Not Do It Himself?

Ed Kilgore

Trump Did Not Have Sexual Relations With ‘Bubba,’ Bill Clinton

Margaret Hartmann

Will Creepy Epstein Emails Be the End of Larry Summers?

Matt Stieb

The Legend of Zelda’s Main Characters Are Linking Up

Jennifer Zhan

The Message Trump Sends by Endorsing Tucker Carlson

Ed Kilgore

Jeffrey Epstein, King of the Dweebs

Dan Brooks

The Global Internet Is Coming Apart

John Herrman

Trump Torches ‘Traitor’ MTG — But Georgia Might Burn Him

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