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November 15, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump effectively admits he chose Matthew Whitaker to undermine Mueller.
November 9, 2018
Matt Ford
How Much Damage Will Matt Whitaker Do to the Rule of Law in America?
Trump's interim attorney general will now oversee Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which he has repeatedly criticized.
November 7, 2018
Matt Ford
The Agony and Malice of Jeff Sessions
Trump's attorney general was forced out over the Russia investigation, but he should be remembered for the damage he did to people's lives.
October 19, 2018
Matt Ford
Russia is still interfering in American elections, the Justice Department says.
October 17, 2018
Matt Ford
The Justice Department’s war on leaks strikes again.
October 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
CVS and Aetna get the Trump administration’s approval to form a mega health care company.
June 11, 2018
Matt Ford
Jeff Sessions shuts the door on asylum for women escaping domestic abuse.
May 22, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
The Number of Trump’s Impeachable Offenses Keeps Growing
In his attacks on Amazon and the Justice Department, the president is inviting a reckoning.
May 16, 2018
Matt Ford
Robert Mueller’s Most Important Accomplishment
The special counsel's Russia investigation has a lot to show for its 12 months of work, but one feat stands out.
May 15, 2018
David Dayen
The Ticket Monopoly Is Worse Than Ever (Thanks, Obama)
The biggest fears about the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster have come true, a new government report shows.
May 9, 2018
Matt Ford
The Mistake That May Haunt Trump Forever
A year ago, he fired James Comey—and permanently damaged his presidency.
April 27, 2018
Magazine
David Dayen
The Ultimate Cash Crop
How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America
April 25, 2018
Matt Ford
Why it’s nearly impossible for Trump to kill the Russia investigation.
April 11, 2018
Matt Ford
Robert Mueller’s Nuclear Option
If Trump fires him, the special counsel should reveal everything he's discovered in the Russia investigation.
April 10, 2018
Matt Ford
Is the Michael Cohen Raid a Turning Point in the Russia Investigation?
The move against Trump's lawyer could pose a legal threat to the president.
March 19, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump Isn’t an Army of One
How Republicans are enabling the president's assault on the Russia investigation
March 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Scott Pruitt start the rumor that Scott Pruitt might become attorney general?
March 7, 2018
Matt Ford
Jeff Sessions’s Wrongheaded War on California
The U.S. attorney general is suing the "lawless" state over its immigration laws, but his legal case is unconvincing.
February 20, 2018
Magazine
Eric H. Holder Jr.
Who Counts?
How the Trump administration’s scheme to rig the census threatens American democracy
February 7, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump Is Trapped by the Democrats’ Memo
He could approve its release or block it. Either outcome will sting him.
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