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Mark Hertling: Contrary to American Values

Trump Slams Federalist Society

What Do Trump and These Rioters Have In Common?

The Breakup Edition: Elon x Trump

MAGA is Imploding in Real Time

Did Cops Really Trample Protestors?

New Jersey's (Very) Odd Year (with Amy Walter)

Stop Making Excuses for Americans

Newsom Steps Into the Fire and Shows Dems How To Torch Trump

Was Lincoln Actually Gay? Historian Busts Myths!

An Extremely Unfiltered Hour With Rep. Stacey Plaskett

“Make It Wes Anderson”

Plotting 'The Phoenician Scheme'

What to Make of The Middle East
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Overtime
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Press Pass
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.

The Opposition
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Huddled Masses
A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.

False Flag
Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.

The Breakdown
A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.

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Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood

MAGAville (Archived)
MAGAville (Archived) featured reporting from inside MAGA World, by Marc Caputo in 2024.
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