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The Big Clue to Trump’s Future? The Hammer in the Ballroom

Where we go next in Trump’s acquisition of power is best summed up by one of the first rules of real estate: You don’t modernize a rental. Does...

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Eleanor Clift

Welcome Back Donald. You Just Became What You Hate Most

Federal workers are lining up outside food banks. Disappearing SNAP benefits could cause millions of their neighbors to go hungry, too. 22 states—...

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David Litt

It’s Time to Get Trump, 79, a Companion—or a Stairlift

There he was again, descending the steps of Air Force One like a man negotiating a peace deal with gravity. One hand welded to the rail, the other...

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Joanna Coles

Trump, 79, Stumbles Through Gaffe-Filled Asia Tour

In 1992, George H. W. Bush threw up on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Mayazawa. The “vomiting incident,” as Wikipedia calls it, came at the end of...

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Michael Ian Black

Is Trump the Fuse Who Will Detonate ‘A House of Dynamite’?

I watched “A House of Dynamite” twice this weekend. For the most part, I enjoyed it. Some parts seemed a bit unrealistic to me—the deputy national...

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David Rothkopf

Trump’s White House Teardown Attacks America’s Foundations

Like all things Trumpian, it’s about as subtle as a wrecking ball: A lavish ballroom, bigger than a football field, with aspirations of Versailles...

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Eleanor Clift

Stephen Miller Suggests Slapping Cuffs on Blue State Gov

Stephen Miller said that Governor J.B. Pritzker could be arrested for engaging in a “criminal conspiracy.” When asked by Fox host Will Cain on...

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Wiktoria Gucia

How Trump’s Crooked Dad Taught Him to Revel in Teardowns

Six decades before his son Donald tore down the East Wing of the White House, Fred Trump sent out engraved invitations to take part in a big...

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Michael Daly