Nihilist in Chief | The New Republic

But once you realize McConnell has already achieved his life’s dream, and ascended to the limits of his ambition, his behavior suddenly starts to make more sense. He’s not trying to cap off his career with a legislative masterstroke, because he doesn’t care about legislation. He already won. He’s the Senate majority leader, his parliamentary…

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From a Swimsuit Model to the Trump Megaphone: The Genesis of ‘Jexodus’ – The New York Times

Image“We left Egypt, and now we’re leaving the Democratic Party,” Elizabeth Pipko said.CreditCreditAlfredo Chiarappa for The New York Times WASHINGTON — At 23, Elizabeth Pipko has branded herself on social media as a onetime figure skater, a part-time poet and a former Trump campaign aide, an Instagramista whose feed spotlights her Mar-a-Lago wedding and racy…

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The lies senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh – The Boston Globe

leading video or graphic inside story_update.jpt In Story Photo or Graphic Section paragraphs 21 leadingContainer photo leadingShape horizontal hasRBox true Make no mistake: Brett Kavanaugh’s a liar. He lies about little things. He lies about big things. He lies under oath. On Friday, another high-drama day on Capitol Hill, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake said he…

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Trump changes the rules of a Supreme Court fight – The Boston Globe

Erin Schaff/New York Times The Senate Judiciary panel will hear further testimony on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court on Thursday. By Annie Linskey and Jess Bidgood Globe Staff September 26, 2018 leading video or graphic inside story_update.jpt In Story Photo or Graphic Section paragraphs 35 leadingContainer photo leadingShape horizontal hasRBox true WASHINGTON —…

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Opinion | Boys Will Be Supreme Court Justices – The New York Times

Kavanaugh’s accuser is credible. Will it matter? Brett Kavanaugh on the third day of his confirmation hearing.CreditCreditErin Schaff for The New York Times Obviously, I believe Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who says that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school while his friend Mark Judge watched and, at moments, egged him on….

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No Wonder Millennials Hate Capitalism – The New York Times

close byline-meta close extended-byline close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images On a Friday night last month, I moderated a debate in Manhattan about whether we should scrap capitalism. It was organized by the socialist magazine Jacobin; defending capitalism were editors from the libertarian publication Reason. Tickets for all available 450 seats sold…

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Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch – The New York Times

Republicans Go Nuclear, and Senators Point Fingers Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democrat leader, called the nuclear option “the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations” that weakened the Senate’s check on the president’s ability to shape the judiciary. Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, accused the Democrats of an “unprecedented partisan…

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