John Avlon
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Trump Praises Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists at White House Social Media Summit
The social media summit at the White House featured a who's who of the right wing fringe, but the president was the one who made it a truly bizarre affair.
John Avlon
Trump Praises Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists at White House Social Media Summit thedailybeast.com/trump-praises-… via @thedailybeast
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Hogan and Schwarzenegger: It's time to 'terminate' gerrymandering
The Supreme Court gave the green light for gerrymandering last month. Citizens should 'terminate' the partisan practice with ballot initiatives.
While Jeffrey Epstein Is in Jail, the Reporter Julie K. Brown Keeps Digging
The case seemed cold when a Miami Herald investigative journalist started looking into it. Then she persuaded accusers to tell their stories.
Jeffrey Epstein prosecutors aided by ‘excellent investigative journalism’
Allegations against the financier were an open secret until the Miami Herald got women to speak on the record for the first time.
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John Avlon
Journalism Matters: Jeffrey Epstein prosecutors aided by ‘excellent investigative journalism’ - POLITICO
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An Explosive Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Secretly Tried To Funnel Millions To The “European Trump”
A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party. BuzzFeed News has the tape.
John Avlon
A Secret Recording Reveals How Russia Tried To Funnel Millions To Matteo Salvini's Lega Party
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The Breakup
It was bound to happen. Like a summer romance, this relationship always felt doomed to fail. Brought together by little more than the maxim “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Never Trumpers and Democrats seem like they’re on the verge of a break...
Exclusive: The true origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. A Yahoo News investigation.
In the summer of 2016, Russian intelligence agents secretly planted a fake report claiming that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was gunned down by a squad of assassins working for Hillary Clinton, giving rise to a notorious...
Fox News Hasn’t Asked Dershowitz About His Pedophile Client Jeffrey Epstein
The attorney has appeared on Fox News 27 times since major news broke about the illegal plea deal Epstein’s lawyers negotiated. Fox has not asked Dershowitz about it even once.
FACT CHECK: Did Ronald Reagan Predict a Trump Presidency?
A photograph of President Reagan shaking hands with Donald Trump is real, but a quote frequently associated with it is not.
Ex-Romney strategist: Kill the Electoral College to help America and, yes, Republicans
Getting rid of the Electoral College means winners would win, all votes would count, and Republicans would be forced to compete and grow — or die.
Justin Amash: Our politics is in a partisan death spiral. That’s why I’m leaving the GOP.
The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions.
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The courts won't end gerrymandering. Eric Holder has a plan to fix it without them.
While Democrats are fixated on 2020, Holder is fighting for fairer maps in 2021 and beyond.
11PM | CNN Tonight with Don Lemon 6/28/19 | President Trump Breaking News Today
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Trump Jokes to Putin They Should Get Rid of Journalists
John Avlon
Trump Jokes to Putin They Should Get Rid of Journalists politicalwire.com/2019/06/28/tru… via @politicalwire
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Amy Klobuchar: Three women up here have fought pretty hard for abortion rights
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, during a discussion about abortion rights, made note of the women on stage who have fought for those rights.
The Census Case Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Travesty Since Bush v. Gore
The government’s conduct in the pending Supreme Court case about adding a citizenship question to the census has gone from indefensible to outrageous.