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Patel: I’m No Erratic Drunk. Now Give Me $250 Million.

 The FBI director is suing The Atlantic after it published a report alleging that he’s way worse at his job than previously known. By Chas Danner
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Where the Democratic Party Goes After AIPAC

 By Benjamin Hart J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami is trying to forge a new consensus on Israel before the 2028 primaries.
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MAGA Is Eating Its Own

 By Ross Barkan Trump’s coalition is punishing GOP representative María Elvira Salazar for daring to float a plan to win back Hispanic voters.
THE FEED
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Labor Secretary Out Over Good Old-Fashioned Scandal
By Ed Kilgore
Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi were run off after a lot of high-profile MAGA drama. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s sins were more conventional.
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early and often
Trump Doesn’t Know How Long the War He Dodged Was
By Ed Kilgore
The president is distorting history in his attempt to secure unlimited time to end his unpopular war against Iran.
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Patel: I’m No Erratic Drunk. Now Give Me $250 Million.
By Chas Danner
The FBI director is suing The Atlantic after it published a report alleging that he’s way worse at his job than previously known.

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MAGA Is Eating Its Own
By Ross Barkan
Trump’s coalition is punishing GOP representative María Elvira Salazar for daring to float a plan to win back Hispanic voters.
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Just How Badly Could Republicans Lose the Midterms?
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The GOP is almost certainly cruising for a bruising, but there are some built-in limits to cushion the blow.
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The Industry of the Future Is Run by People Who Hate Each Other
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AI leaders agree on two things: Change is coming, and the other guys can’t be trusted.
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In our new era, athletes talk more than ever.
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President Trump’s grand reopening announcement has not lined up with reality.
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Jack Schlossberg May in Fact Happen, According to Polls
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A new poll shows the Kennedy scion leading the field in New York’s 12th District race, but a significant number of voters still appear undecided.
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Trump Says Mamdani Will Ruin NYC But That They’re Still Cool
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The president railed against Mamdani online over a proposed tax on the ultrawealthy but told a local outlet that he and the mayor haven’t fallen out.
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Looks Like Trump Is Throwing Cornyn to the Right-Wing Wolves
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The four-term Texas senator’s Washington friends have about given up on a Trump endorsement, which could even go to his bitter rival Ken Paxton.
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The O.C. Guy Says Bitcoin Is ‘Still a Ponzi Scheme’
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The Maduro Case Needs a New Judge
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Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein is a good man, but there are already several signs the 92-year-old is not up to this very important task.
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The kind of unconventional education I got there has fallen out of fashion, but we need it now more than ever.
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Per Hegseth, the Trump-hating media are like the enemies of Jesus and a fictional murderer’s speeches are sacred prayers.
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Trump Is Nudging Alito and Thomas Toward Retirement
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The president is probably worried about his legacy and the possibility that the GOP will lose the Senate, making confirmations tough.
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House Bucks Trump, Votes to Shield Haitians From Deportation
By Ed Kilgore
Haitian refugees were a Trump target in the 2024 election. Now some Republicans are rebelling against his push to end their protected status.