The Pentagon is in damage-control mode as Mattis tees off, and the New York Times faces a rebellion.
Category: Politics
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Here’s the most important thing Lisa Murkowski said in endorsing Mattis’s Trump criticism
Even in speaking out, Murkowski’s comments reinforce how strained GOP criticism of Trump remains.
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Minnesota toughens charges against police officers in Floyd death
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upgraded charges Wednesday against former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused in the death of George Floyd, to second-degree murder. Other officers on the scene now face charges of aiding and abetting.
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‘Somewhere between Ronald Reagan and the Pope’: Before he crossed Trump, these Republicans were effusive over Mattis
Now that the general has rebuked Trump’s entire presidency, they’re suddenly not so willing to say such nice things.
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In win for Texas GOP officials, federal appeals panel blocks lower court decision to allow any Texan to vote by mail
Attorney General Ken Paxton has claimed without evidence that universal voting by mail leads to widespread fraud.
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White House targets protesters with misleading video
The White House tweeted— then deleted— a video containing several misleading clips of protesters.
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Sen. Grassley blocks two Trump nominees in protest over inspector general firings
The Iowa Republican has argued that the president’s explanation for the firings is “not sufficient.”
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Barr seeks to subdue D.C. protests by ‘flooding the zone’ with federal firepower
The attorney general is directing President Trump’s response to violent protests from a command center in downtown Washington.
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How specific were Biden’s recommendations on the coronavirus?
Biden took the virus seriously but misleadingly suggests he made policy proposals that would have saved thousands of lives
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The Cybersecurity 202: D.C.’s use of email voting shows what could go wrong in November
Email is a fundamentally insecure way to cast votes, but the District tried it out of desperation.
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Power Up: ‘My’ generals go to war with President Trump
Jim Mattis’s rebuke of the president wasn’t the only broadside from the military brass as things got heated with protesters.
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Trump strongly hints at pardon of political adviser Roger Stone, saying he should ‘sleep well at night’
Stone, convicted of lying to Congress, has been ordered to report to federal prison later this month.
