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Politics With Charles P. Pierce

Pete Hegseth’s Latest Embarrassment Proves He’s a Double-Ply Idiot

Mike Johnson’s Not So Good at His Job

Clarence Thomas Is Certifiably Crazy

Privatization Is Destroying America

John Roberts Has Almost Completed His Life’s Work

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An Open Letter to The IRS

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Trump vs. the Entire Catholic Church

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Congress Keeps Failing Us

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Delivers The Democratic Party's Response To President Trump's State Of The Union

Virginia’s Move Towards Fairer National Elections

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Features & Interviews

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My Life As a Homeless Man in America

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American Tragedy: The Death of an Alabama Pastor

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The Redemption of Al Sharpton

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In the War Room with Steve Bannon

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more from the politics desk

Vice President Vance Speaks At TPUSA Event In Athens, Georgia

JD Vance Thinks He Knows Better Than the Pope Now

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Briefs On Vast Winter Storm Impacting The US

The Waffle House Guy Is Crazier Than We Thought

JD Vance Supports Viktor Orbán Election Campaign In Budapest

Quit It with the Vancewashing, Politico

President Trump Speaks To Press Outside The Oval Office

The President’s Greedy New Blockade

President Trump Departs Washington Enroute To Miami, Florida

Trump Is Losing His Mind over the Pope

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A Massive, Deadly Typhoon Is Brewing

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JD Vance Seems to Ruin Everything He Touches

Melania Trump Delivers A Statement At The White House

Melania Trump’s Press Conference Was Super Weird

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So When Can We Call Wisconsin a Blue State?

President Trump Speaks To White House Press About New Pope

Trump Totally Wants to Appoint His Own Pope

WH Briefing Iran 4/6/26

Operation Epic Fury Is Not a “Historic” Victory

Leonard Leo Speaks At The Cambridge Union

Leonard Leo Is the Real Enemy

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Trump Says He'll Send ICE Agents To Airports If DHS Remains Unfunded

ICE Only Tells the Truth When It’s Convenient

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Trump Is Somehow Becoming More Obnoxious

Justice Department Holds Press Conference On Complaint Filed Under FACE Act

Harmeet Dhillon Is Just the Worst

Early Voting Continues In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Seems to Be Electing the Right People

President Trump Addresses The Nation On The Conflict In Iran

Let’s Just Repeal the 25th Amendment Already

President Trump And Pete Hegseth Address U.S. Senior Military Leaders At Quantico

A Banner Week for Republican Dignity

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A Supreme Court Issue We Haven’t Thought About

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The Texas AG Keeps Sinking to New Lows

Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies During House Judiciary Hearing On Capitol Hill

Adios, Pam Bondi. Who’s Next?

President Trump Addresses The Nation On The Conflict In Iran

Trump’s “Major Address” Made Absolutely Zero Sense

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election

The January 6 Crazies Have Filed a New Lawsuit

President Trump Delivers The State Of The Union Address

The Supreme Court Has a Shred of Dignity Left

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Trump’s Ballroom Obsession

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Tim Cook (Still) Believes in Crazy Ideas

President Trump Returns To The White House From Florida

Say Goodbye to Your Health Care

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I Sure Hope the Democrats Flip This House Seat

Senate Intelligence Committee Hears Testimony From Top Officials On Worldwide Threats

Kash Patel Is Useless

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The White House Ballroom Is Already a Disaster

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Well, Holy Week Is off to an Interesting Start

Congress Continues To Work Towards Deal To Fund DHS

The GOP Is in Chaos. Nice!