What Scares Us
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The Blanche Check: How 52 Senators Traded Principle for Access
The United States Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Deputy Attorney General on Thursday with a vote of 52-48. Only two Republicans broke ranks: Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.…
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When Fear Becomes Policy: What the President Didn’t Tell You About Voter Fraud
The president addressed the nation last night, and if you believed what you heard, American elections are under siege. Rampant fraud. Compromised systems. Democracy on the brink. Here’s what President Trump didn’t…
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The Hearings You Didn’t Watch — And Why That Should Terrify You
Senate confirmation hearings this week: Todd Blanche for Attorney General. Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence. You worked today. Maybe you dropped kids at school, sat in traffic, answered emails that…
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The Blunt Instrument: How Executive Orders Became a Sledgehammer to Democracy
By Harry Tukis, Sr. Political Reporter Executive orders democracy advocates fear is under threat. There’s a peculiar irony in watching a president who campaigned against executive overreach wield the executive order like…
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Who Gets to Guard the Gate? Federal Power and the Fight Over Elections
Look, I’m going to level with you: I’ve watched a lot of countries argue about who controls their elections. I’ve seen what happens when trust evaporates. And what’s happening in America right…
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The Art of the Settlement: Trump’s IRS Battle and the $1.7 Billion Question Nobody’s Asking
The Trump IRS settlement is one of those moments in politics when the machinery of government produces an outcome so perplexing that even seasoned observers pause. The Trump family's ongoing legal entanglement…
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The Architecture of Untruth: How False Narratives Became a Governing Strategy
False narratives governing strategy has become a defining feature of modern American politics. There’s a pattern here. It repeats with such regularity that you can set your watch by it. A problem…
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The Family Business: When the Oval Office Becomes a Sales Floor for the Trump Family
Trump family business conflicts have become a defining scandal of the current administration. Three weeks after the inauguration, a little-noticed memo crossed the desks of federal tourism officials. The directive suggested “prioritizing…
