Millennials Know Their Facts Better Than Older Americans
A Pew Research survey finds that younger Americans are much better than their parents’ generation at distinguishing political facts from opinions.
Eric Levitz
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Trump Won’t Let Khashoggi’s Death Cost Hardworking American Lobbyists Their Jobs
The president says that the U.S. can’t afford to lose all the jobs that the Saudi alliance creates. But he really means “the swamp” can’t.
Tribalism Isn’t Our Democracy’s Main Problem. The Conservative Movement Is.
Partisan polarization has made it easier for lawmakers to disregard the popular will; but it is reactionary elites who demand such disregard.
The GOP’s 2019 Agenda Is for Donors’ Eyes Only
Republicans aren’t campaigning on what they’ll do if they keep Congress because they don’t want you to know.
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Trump Threatens Military Response to (Fictional) Migrant Threat
As Central American asylum seekers march in caravan toward the U.S., Trump threatens to “call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!”
America Already Has a Centrist Party. It’s Called the Democrats.
Are you part of the “Exhausted Majority” that opposes both Donald Trump and far-left activists? Good news: there’s a party for you.
Please Stop Helping Mitch McConnell Lie About the Deficit
The Senate Majority Leader says that simple math requires the U.S. to cut Social Security and Medicare. Too many “objective” reporters agree.
Even the GOP’s ‘Popular’ Health-Care Ideas Are Politically Toxic
Scott Walker is refusing to impose work requirements on Medicaid until after voters go to the polls.
Millennials Need to Start Voting Before the Gerontocracy Kills Us All
Young voters are less racist, and better informed about climate change, than their elders are. But only 35 percent of them plan to vote this fall.
Reports: Saudi Arabia Mulling ‘We Only Meant to Torture and Kidnap the Journalist’ Defense
Riyadh plans to say that Saudi agents intended to abduct the journalist, but that his decapitation was a tragic mistake, according to CNN.
Elizabeth Warren Releases DNA Test Indicating Native American Ancestry
The 2020 hopeful probably has a Native American ancestor — and definitely gained no professional benefit from that fact.
Washington Supreme Court Declares State Too Racist to Kill People
“The death penalty, as administered in our state, fails to serve any legitimate penological goal.”
Democrats’ Senate Hopes Are Fading Fast
In red-state battlegrounds, Republican voters are tuning in – and some Democratic voters are being locked out.
McConnell Warns Democrats That Holding Trump Accountable Will Only Make Him Stronger
The senator advises House Democrats to avoid investigating Trump’s businesses because voters don’t like “presidential harassment.”
Trump Has Made Enriching Sheldon Adelson a Top Goal of U.S.-Japan Relations
In a diplomatic meeting with Shinzo Abe, Trump encouraged the prime minister to let his major campaign donor build a casino in Japan.
After Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, the GOP Will Surely Pass Criminal-Justice Reform
Now that the GOP has discovered the importance of “the presumption of innocence,” it will surely end cash bail, and crack down on police brutality.
Republicans: Protesters Are an Unruly Mob — Unless They’re Heavily Armed and Support Us
The GOP’s attacks on anti-Kavanaugh protesters are rooted in (authoritarian) principle: Only conservatives can legitimately exercise dissent.
Poll: Majority of Americans Say Kavanaugh Shouldn’t Be on the Supreme Court
And yet, Kavanaugh is still more popular than Donald Trump or the GOP agenda, and his confirmation might have helped Republicans politically.
The North Dakota Senate Race Is Becoming a Referendum on #MeToo
GOP candidate Kevin Cramer has suggested that attempted rape is no big deal, and Christine Blasey Ford isn’t “tough.” He will probably win.
This New Poll of Battleground Districts Is Great News for Democrats
Team Blue’s prospects of taking the House are looking up — even as its chances of winning the Senate have gone into sharp decline.