Political writer. Author. Country Mouse. Former @washingtonpost columnist now part of the @NOTUSreports expansion.
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I am leaving the Washington Post to join a new journalistic venture backed by Politico founder Robert Allbritton that will be both the hometown publication the D.C. region sorely needs and a scrappy and fearless national news organization. I hope you'll join us.
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Remember this moment: Trump, in South Carolina, just called the coronavirus a "hoax."
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See how he does that? More than 200 House Democrats support impeachment, but the ones he singles out as “Savages” are two Jews and four women of color.
Can you imagine if these Do Nothing Democrat Savages, people like Nadler, Schiff, AOC Plus 3, and many more, had a Republican Party who would have done to Obama what the Do Nothings are doing to me. Oh well, maybe next time!
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Trump’s White House just revoked the press pass I’ve had for 21 years as part of its broader crackdown on journalists’ access. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Email this morning from a Trump supporter: “Where in the Constitution does it mention a person must be fit to serve as president?”
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Forget politics for a moment. Forget about impeachment. Matt Gaetz's exploitation and mockery of Hunter Biden's struggle with addiction should make all of us -- as parents, as people -- ask: Where is his humanity? washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Yes, the president of the United States just retweeted the word “scumbag” on Mother’s Day morning.
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Mitch McConnell has been key to helping Russian oligarchs with ties to Putin skirt U.S. sanctions and invest in an aluminum mill in McConnell’s home state of Kentucky. My Sunday column... wapo.st/2Mz3bi4?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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I don't necessarily agree with @acosta 's approach, but this is beyond anything in the 5 administrations I've covered. No journalist should attend, nor cover, a single presidential event or briefing unless and until Jim's access has been restored. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Politico’s coverage of Biden was THREE TIMES AS NEGATIVE as its overall coverage in November, our sentiment analysis found, @RyanLizza
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Trump, Fox News et al told the world two border agents were brutally beaten, one fatally, by illegal immigrants. The FBI investigated and found no such thing. As Jonathan Swift wrote: falsehood flies, and the truth limps behind. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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We all have a steak in Devin Nunes’s lawsuit against his cow. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Two years ago, the vindictive Trump White House revoked the press pass I had had since the Clinton administration. This week the Biden White House restored my press pass. It feels great to have a normal president again.
Trump’s White House just revoked the press pass I’ve had for 21 years as part of its broader crackdown on journalists’ access. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Koch Industries, Halliburton, Subway, Cinnabon and others are funding Putin's war in Ukraine. Let's boycott them. My latest column:
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Biden is attempting to salvage democratic norms. The people opposing him are using fascist tools of deception and voter disenfranchisement. Neutrality in this struggle is not a virtue.
That metric has nothing to do with "being ‘neutral’ between democracy and authoritarianism." You invented that phrase as a metric. That number is about 2021 Biden coverage. Same metric you cited when you wrote—bragged?—that “[t]he Post was the closest to neutral, at 0.0006.”
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It’s the rare man who has the chops to sue a cow. Well done, Devin Nunes.
We're in "udder" disbelief over this Devin Nunes lawsuit against Twitter and @DevinCow! @Milbank and @BarbaraBoxer play #Hardball. nbcnews.com/politics/politic…
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Documents turned over by Obama administration to Benghazi probe:125,000. Documents turned by Trump administration over to impeachment inquiry: 0. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Well at least he kept his promise to run the country like he ran his businesses... nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
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Now that the omicron wave is over, a couple of new analyses of state-by-state data both point to an inescapable conclusion: Living in states run by a Republican governor is dangerous to your health. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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The media treats Biden as badly as — or worse than — Trump. Here’s proof. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Gen. Colin Powell: “I see no threat requiring this kind of deployment.” Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, called the border operation a “wasteful deployment of over-stretched Soldiers and Marines.” wapo.st/2QgcuCu?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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It’s interesting that Germany’s Axel Springer completed its takeover of Politico on Oct. 18, and that’s exactly when Politico took its sharply negative turn against Biden. Maybe this explains the pushback from @RyanLizza
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In another time, Republicans would have labeled somebody who did this "Hanoi Jane" or "Baghdad Jim." wapo.st/2lV5Cgh?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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They built a cash bar at Trump election night party-- and his supporters are going to pay for it.
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In my column noting parallels in style (not substance) between Sanders and Trump, I wrote: "the support for Sanders shows that the angry, unbending politics of Trumpism are bigger than Trump." The vitriol and name-calling in the Bernie Bros' replies sadly proves the point.
In moronically but predictably equating Trump & Bernie Sanders, the WPost's Dana @Milbank (whose wife is working for the Hickenlooper campaign), inadvertently reveals the *real reason* so much of the media and DC establishment hate Bernie: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Russia attacked our country in 2016. It is attacking us today. Its attacks will intensify in 2020. Yet each time we try to raise our defenses to repel the attack, one man blocks us from defending ourselves. wapo.st/2GwhtMF?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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"Asking us to wait until the election to remove him from office is like asking to resolve a dispute based on who wins a game of Monopoly — when the very crime you’ve been accused of is cheating on Monopoly” -- @neal_katyal washingtonpost.com/opinions/… washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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156,000 Americans dead — and at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing John Cornyn is rught now asking about Hillary Clinton’s emails.
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I once doubted that Pelosi, about to turn 80, was the right leader for Democrats against Trump. But she was made for this moment. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Johns Hopkins University rated the U.S. the country best prepared for an epidemic. But now Hopkins says we are “the worst affected country in the world.” As other countries beat the virus, the most powerful country in the world has failed. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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The plan NRSC chair Rick Scott said is "what we will do" if Republicans get a majority would raise taxes by $1 trillion on Americans earning under $100,000. This should be kitchen-table conversation across America. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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For weeks, Democrats have arrayed themselves in traditional circular firing formation, complaining about the president. Here’s the deal, Democrats: You need to give Joe Biden a break. My latest column:
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First guy in line for Harris-Walz rally in Philly got up at 3 am to arrive here by 5:30 am — for a 5:30 pm event.
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There is justice in John Roberts being forced to preside silently over the impeachment trial of President Trump, day after day. He is forced to witness the mess he and his colleagues on the Supreme Court have made of the U.S. political system.
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Not sure why @ryanlizza is bragging about Politico being “neutral” between democracy and authoritarianism, between truth and lies. (1)
Dana's piece starts with some headlines from Politico. He says that coverage of Biden is excessively negative. But the raw data undermine his point, at least when it comes to Politico, which, of the 45 news organizations studied, has the 4th most neutral coverage of Biden (-.003)
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Just minutes ago, the House set the record for the number of "closed" rules under which bills can't be amended, making this, by that key measure, the most authoritarian Congress of all time -- and there are seven months left to run up the score. wapo.st/2s03Op9?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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The right begins Phase One clinical trials on scapegoat candidates: Fauci, the W.H.O. and Jews. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Whenever you are asked to name the lowest moment of the Trump presidency, one answer is almost always correct: Tomorrow. New column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Biden had no problem clearing the low bar Trump had set. The evening began with a clip of Biden quoting Kierkegaard and ended with him quoting the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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We’ve finally identified the source of fraud in the 2020 election. It’s Ron Johnson. New column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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After defending Trump through nearly 14,000 lies over the last 1,000 days, House Republicans try to censure Adam Schiff for, they say, misleading people about Trump. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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No, Mitch McConnell, it isn’t “case closed.” Putin continues to attack us. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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America, this not a drill. The Reichstag is burning. Sunday column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Many Democrats think the best answer to an angry old white guy with crazy hair, New York accent and flair for demagoguery is, well, another angry old white guy with crazy hair, a New York accent and a flair for demagoguery. wapo.st/2FKnlAB?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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The defense ran out of steam after consuming just 2 hours and 40 minutes of their allotted 16 hours.
Yet, even in that brief period, they misstated precedent, invented facts, rewrote history and confused Brad Raffensperger with Ben Roethlisberger. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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My Tuesday column: Mueller comfirms what we’ve all observed—Trump may talk like Joseph Stalin, but he governs like Homer Simpson. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Meadows text messages show Trump did exactly what Republicans (falsely) claimed Hillary Clinton did in Benghazi. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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It’s official: Families earning $20,000 to $40,000 and $200,000 to $500,000 would pay more under GOP tax plan. washingtonpost.com/news/wonk…
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One hour into hearing, no @realDonaldTrump tweets. Is Reince using manacles or zip ties on him?
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Lindsey O. Graham puts the "o" in oleaginous. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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The TV series “The Man in the High Castle” imagines a world in which Nazis won World War II. But we don’t need an alternative-history show to imagine a Soviet victory in the Cold War. We have Trump. wapo.st/2EFI9KW?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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Cruz attacks Jackson for ‘critical race theory’ — but sends his own daughters to learn it. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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As Jan. 6 hearings begin, Republicans side with the terrorists. New column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career. I still believe doing what’s right matters. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Freudian slip: Trump spoke of his desire to "see the company opened," instead of country.
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I went to the Capitol to watch senators decide whether Gina Haspel is fit to serve as CIA director. I left convinced that Sen. Tom Cotton is unfit to serve, as anything. wapo.st/2I1FLRf?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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John McCain isn’t the only maverick we lost this week. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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The Washington Post's decision not to endorse in the presidential race is "an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper that we love." A statement from me and other longtime Post columnists: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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No president in the last century would recognize the language Trump uses. But Goebbels would. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Jeff Sessions's DOJ wants it to be illegal to laugh at Jeff Sessions. We're going to need more prisons. wapo.st/2wGfVJY?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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Washington Post editorial board on another chance for McConnell on election security: "There is no excuse for refusing to punish a country that attacks U.S. democracy." wapo.st/2MKahAD?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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No wonder AG Bill Barr trampled peaceful demonstrators' constitutional rights. He's been bullying people since 1963. I talked with one of his early victims. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Dear Insurrectionists and Fascists: I’m so sorry I offended you. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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I am not bragging about the Post’s coverage, Ryan. None of us has anything to be proud of. We are failing democracy. All of us.
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After McCabe's confirmation that DOJ officials discussed the possibility of removing Trump under the 25th Amendment for incapacity, Trump spent the next 30 hours showing exactly why some people think him incapacitated. wapo.st/2N9dho1?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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This week the hood came off. The administration’s census citizenship question is racism justified with a lie: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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At best, this was a catastrophic failure of government. At worst, political appointees and Trump loyalists at the Pentagon deliberately prevented the National Guard from defending the Capitol against a seditious mob for three hours and 19 minutes. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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As Barr-ordered probes come up empty, he admits he didn’t tap John Durham primarily to prosecute criminal behavior. He wanted to tell a political “story.” My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Each time I think Lindsey Graham could not possibly go any lower. . .
Just asked Graham about the criticism from Paul and Lee over Iran briefing. “I think they’re overreacting. I’m going to let people know ..to play this game with the war powers act, which I think is unconstitutional, is that whether you mean to or not, you’re empowering the enemy”
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The W.H.O. had at least 10 meetings with U.S. officials in Beijing while the virus raged in January— further shredding Trump’s blame-deflecting claim that W.H.O. left U.S. in the dark. New column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Meet the Trump saboteur in charge of undermining Biden — and America. New column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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That Trump is fundamentally lawless can no longer be seriously disputed. His own prosecutors now say he took part in a crime — and his former secretary of state says Trump had little concern about what was legal. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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So @ChuckGrassley thinks he can limit coverage of Ford-Kavanaugh hearing by holding it in small room with few seats for public or press and by insisting on a list of which individual reporters will be admitted. Good luck with that.
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In Trump’s America, the 1st Amendment only applies to those exercising the 2nd Amendment. Unarmed demonstrators pose a threat to “law and order.” But if you’re carrying a gun, you can threaten elected representatives or menace civil-rights demonstrators. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Trump has learned his lesson. He’s going to be even more vulgar. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Do you have a nagging medical concern? A rash that won’t go away? Unexplained hearing loss? Are you currently bleeding out from a severed femoral artery? Ask Dr. Trump! My Sunday column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Dear Mr. Predisent: Tapp me for the roll of chief of staff. I will smock all those loosers and chockers and we will have lasting peach. wapo.st/2G7yAqg?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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It was as though Nancy Reagan had given a “Just Say No ” speech while her husband honored the occasion back at the White House by snorting cocaine during a live news conference. wapo.st/2OTI3kK?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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Maybe Senate Republicans did Merrick Garland a favor when they robbed this good man of a Supreme Court seat, for now he’s getting a more important assignment: defending democracy itself from Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and mob rule. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Here’s what’s meaningful: This study shows that the media overall over the last four months has been as negative on Biden or more so than it was on Trump in the same period last year when Trump was actively undermining our democracy. Do you dispute this?
Dana's sentiment analysis found that Biden coverage in Politico (-.0545) and WP (-.0495) was nearly identical in November.
It also found that the WP's Biden coverage was MORE NEGATIVE than its overall coverage in September and November.
Why is this meaningful? I HAVE NO IDEA
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ADL: “This is likely the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States.” adl.org/news/press-releases/…
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As I wrote in the column, “it’s not just Politico.” That said, Politico took a sharply negative turn against Biden in November, from which I drew the headlines. It was -.0545 on Biden. Media average was -.0347. (2)
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Many will die because Trump defunded and distracted W.H.O. as the virus bears down on the poorest parts of the world. And it was all for a lie. CDC and NIH worked hand-in-glove with W.H.O. from the start of the outbreak—and knew everything W.H.O. knew. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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One year ago Mohammed bin Salman silenced our colleague Jamal Khashoggi. But he could not silence the demands for freedom. wapo.st/2nV4LQW
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The four eulogists didn't even mention Trump's name. But George H.W. Bush's funeral was a repudiation of Trump, because it was a celebration of character. wapo.st/2roPIOc?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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As top strategist for Bernie Sanders, Tad Devine portrayed Hillary Clinton as corrupt. Previously, he helped a fraudulently elected autocrat whose opponents were jailed and poisoned and who built himself a $100 million palace. wapo.st/2Axa7bc?tid=ss_tw&ut… wapo.st/2mN27sQ?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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We at @PostOpinions and @washingtonpost are reeling. Fred Hiatt, our beloved friend, mentor, conscience and leader, is gone. There never has lived a more decent man.
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The superpower that once led the world, the richest nation on Earth with the most vaunted medical expertise, has been brought to its knees by poor leadership. For this, Trump has earned his bone spurs. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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It may be impolitic of Clinton to say half of Trump supporters are racist or otherwise deplorable. But it's true. wapo.st/2c50DT7
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Ryan Lizza claims “the raw data undermine his point.” Does he have evidence for this or is it more unfounded negativity? (3/3)
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State Department sends lawmakers letter saying Hillary Clinton security clearance withdrawn "at her request." @WashTimes headline: "Hillary Clinton loses security clearance after server scandal"
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"Our ankle-high expectations for the man keep us from noticing how completely he is meeting those expectations" -- @hiattf wapo.st/2ZbXQRj?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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