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Republicans Have Made 18 Extraordinary Claims About the Mueller Report. Are Any of Them True?

There’s no wiggle room in these quotes.

Trump Used to Make Sense When He Talked About the Fed. Not Anymore.

Trump's coming up with bad advice for the Fed right as he prepares to install cronies who will probably listen to it.

Jay Inslee Is Offering the Clearest Pitch of the Entire 2020 Field

Description: His plans to address climate change come across as boring. Actually, they’re pretty radical.

All the New Murdoch Family Revelations That Should Become Plot Points on Succession

Yacht accidents, foreign spies, and other fodder from the NYT’s massive investigation.

Don’t Judge Pete Buttigieg’s Record on Race Based on His “All Lives Matter” Moment

He’s since countered those words, and the rest of his speech held forth, progressively, on the topic of race and policing.

The Angle: To Get Mueller’s Findings, Congress Needs to Sue

We have to see the investigation’s conclusions now.

Censorship Made Crazy Ex-Girlfriend a Better Show

Art from adversity, as the saying goes.

How Congress Can Get Around a New Ruling That Threatens the Release of the Mueller Report

A federal appeals court limited the disclosure of grand jury materials. But Congress can still obtain Mueller’s findings.

UNC Basketball Coach Placed on Leave for Allegedly Making Racially Insensitive Comments

The coaching staff is also accused of forcing players to play through serious injuries.

It’s Been a Tremendous Week for the Dignity and Influence of the Office of the Presidency

Security debacles, crude tweets, policy decisions so bad even Republicans hated them, weird claims about wind cancer ... the last few days have had it all.