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Doug Mataconis  ·  11 comments

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Justin Amash doubled down on his criticism of the President and his call for impeachment even as he came under fire from fellow Republicans.
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The House has passed legislation that would extend the protections of the Civil Rights Act to LGBT Americans, but it is probably doomed in the Senate.
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Doug Mataconis  ·  75 comments

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The Trump Administration lost what is likely to be the first of many court challenges to its effort to stop Congress from doing what the Constitution requires it to do.
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More proportional than the GOP, but perhaps not as proportional as one might think.
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Justin Amash spoke out against the President and Attorney General. Unsurprisingly this is not being received well by his fellow Republicans.
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President Trump is reportedly planning to pardon several American servicemen convicted of war crimes, an action that would be an insult to everyone who has ever worn an American uniform.
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Butch Bracknell  ·  6 comments

The way the Navy and Congress have handled this has been abysmal.

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The size of the Democratic Presidential field, combined with other things peculiar to the way Democrats pick their nominee, is leading some to wonder if we might see a brokered convention in 2020.
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Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

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Herman Wouk, best known for works such as The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance, has died at the age of 103.

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump On Ending DACA

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Doug Mataconis

Republicans have spent the past week putting as much distance as they can between themselves and the latest round of radical anti-abortion laws.

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Open Forum

James Joyner

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Thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP, there's plenty of material out there for Saturday Night Live.

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Surprising pollsters and political analysts down under, Australia's ruling center-right coalition pulled off a big win in Saturday's election.

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Republican Congressman Justin Amash Joins Calls For Trump's Impeachment

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Republican Congressman Justin Amash has always been a rebel within his own party, now he's making that even more apparent.

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An investigation has found that a doctor linked to Ohio State's wrestling program abused more than 170 students during his time at the school.

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Jon Bel Edwards is a reminder that our divide is cultural, not just partisan.

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Forget high language about constitutional prerogatives. This is about parties and elections.

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America's leading motivational speaker and self-help guru is coming under fire.

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has informed Congress that he will not comply with a subpoena seeking the President's tax returns, meaning that we're headed for a court battle.

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I'm not sure his solution is correct or even legal. But the problem is very real.

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Where you can't be off-topic because there IS no topic.

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Following in the footsteps of Alabama, the Missouri legislature has passed a law that would severely restrict abortion rights in the Show Me State.

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Doug Mataconis

A new GAO report finds that HUD Secretary Ben Carson broke the law when he ordered a $31,000 table for his office.

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Happy Friday.

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Doug Mataconis

One of the most well-known architects of the modern era has passed away.

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The President unveiled some incoherent ideas yesterday that have no chance of becoming law.

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Doug Mataconis

Taiwan has become the first nation in Asia to legally recognize same-sex marriage.

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We already know enough to impeach.

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