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Fauci’s Legal Defense Has a Fatal Flaw
He invoked the Fifth Amendment dozens of times to avoid lying under oath. But the law says the Fifth can’t be used to dodge perjury.
Jed Rubenfeld
The Black Voters Who Could Decide the Country’s Biggest Democratic Primary
Trailing in the polls behind progressive insurgent Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens is hoping black voters can save her. Olivia Reingold reports from…
Olivia Reingold
Pleading the Fifth Won’t Spare Fauci from the Truth
He claims his Senate hearing was a witch hunt designed to entrap him. But his record convicts him on its own.
Eli Lake
#MeToo Is Back. This Woman Is Behind It.
Cheyenne Hunt helped take down Graham Platner and Eric Swalwell. Now, with her nonprofit Reckoning Action, she has her sights on other men in power and…
Olivia Reingold
A Third Trump Impeachment? Some Democrats Aren’t So Sure.
From cryptocurrency deals to the Iran war, many Democrats believe Trump has crossed a clear boundary. But would another impeachment do them any good?
Audrey Fahlberg
The Lindsey Graham Tributes Keep Pouring In
The late South Carolina senator fought Democrats and Republicans alike. Now friends and foes alike are praising him.
Tanner Nau
Ro Khanna’s Dishonest Israel Stunt
The California lawmaker turned a brief West Bank confrontation into a national controversy—and revealed how Israel has become a stage for the Democratic…
Haviv Rettig Gur
Lindsey Graham: The Last of the ‘Three Amigos’ with Vance Serchuk
What made the ‘Three Amigos’ so influential? A look back at Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman, and John McCain from a staffer who worked alongside them.
Aaron MacLean
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What Lindsey Graham Understood
Those who hated the senator for not turning against Trump gave him too little credit for what he was able to achieve by forging a friendship with the…
Eli Lake
Melat Kiros Called October 7 ‘Inevitable’ and May Be Heading to Congress
The 29-year-old political novice is the latest DSA candidate to topple an incumbent Democrat. She refused to call an attack on Jews ‘antisemitic’ and…
Olivia Reingold
Tom Suozzi’s Fight to Save the Democratic Party from the DSA
The New York lawmaker tells Peter Savodnik that his party has been ‘asleep at the switch’ as the far right has surged.
Peter Savodnik
Meet NYC’s New Socialist Leaders
Abolish ICE. Free Palestine. Organize your union.
Olivia Reingold
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