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Move over, Hunter Biden. Meet Eric Branstad, the China ambassador’s son who got rich in Trump’s swamp.

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China’s Man in Washington

Mara Hvistendahl, Lee Fang

Move over, Hunter Biden. Meet Eric Branstad, the China ambassador’s son who got rich in Trump’s swamp.

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Facebook and Twitter Cross a Line Far More Dangerous Than What They Censor

Glenn Greenwald

Just weeks before the election, the tech giants unite to block access to incriminating reporting about their preferred candidate.

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Nancy Pelosi Is Talking to the White House About a Coronavirus Deal, but Won’t Tell Anybody What’s in It

Aída Chávez

House Democrats haven’t spoken out one way or another, in part because no one has actually seen the text.

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A Desperate Trump Rallies in Iowa as He Cancels Ads, Loses Ground

Aaron Calvin

The grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic is hanging over the president’s proof of life tour.

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Amy Coney Barrett’s Take on Voting Rights Act Exposes Her Entire Legal Philosophy as a Lie

Ryan Grim

Barrett claims to defer to the original meaning of statutes, but when it comes to the Voting Rights Act, that deference is out the window.

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As Paul Singer Donated Millions to Republican Governors Association, Public Funds Flowed Into His Hedge Funds

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Funds were invested despite the fact that Singer’s flagship hedge fund has been badly underperforming the market over the past decade.

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Trump Boasts About Federal Task Force Killing Anti-Fascist Wanted for Murder in Portland

Robert Mackey

“We got him,” the president said of a fugitive killed by federal deputies. Witnesses say officers made no attempt to arrest him first.

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New York WFP Organizes to Thwart Existential Threat to Its Ballot Line

Akela Lacy

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his allies are trying to weaken the New York WFP, which is facing the possible elimination of its ballot line.

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Amid Wildfires, Cops Focused on Fanciful “Forest Jihad” Threat

Murtaza Hussain

Internal law enforcement documents from BlueLeaks show cops fixating on the specter of environmental attacks by foreign extremists.

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The Hidden Cruelty of Trump’s Executions

Liliana Segura

Less than a week after executing Christopher Vialva in front of his mother and aunt, the DOJ announced it will kill Orlando Hall next.

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In Eric Branstad, the Trump Administration Has Its Own Hunter Biden Problem

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What does a former Iowa governor’s son have to do with Trump’s China policy?

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American Mythology, Part Two: Administration of Xenophobia

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“American Mythology: The Presidency of Donald Trump” is a new documentary series from Jeremy Scahill. Episode two chronicles the Trump administration’s war against immigrants.

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

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Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19 After Mocking Biden’s Mask

Saturday, October 3, 2020

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Trump to white supremacists: “Stand back and stand by”

Friday, October 2, 2020

As Election Day — and the disturbing possibility of armed intimidation at polling places — grows nearer, we can't afford to let this story fly beneath the radar. Neo-Nazi militia groups like the

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The president's leaked taxes are an explosion of many different scandals, like a huge fireworks display on the Fourth of July, writes Jon Schwarz. MOST READ Trump's Taxes: A Thousand Scandals

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