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The GOP’s Authoritarian Acceleration

 Internal resistance to its anti-democratic turn has all but vanished. By Jonathan Chait
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Can Chris Licht Survive at CNN?

 By Brian Stelter Staffers’ confidence is shaken. The CEO is vowing to “fight like hell to win back their trust.”
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Enjoy Your Last Days of Not Paying Student Loans

 By Kevin T. Dugan It’s been more than three years since they were due. A lot has changed.
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Ex–Intelligence Official Says Government Hiding Alien Technology From Congress
By Matt Stieb
A whistleblower on the Pentagon’s UFO investigation team claims there is evidence of “intact” alien vehicles being hidden from lawmakers.
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Sununu Decides GOP Presidential Race Is Better Off Without Him
By Ed Kilgore
The New Hampshire governor will endorse one of Donald Trump’s rivals rather than splitting the vote as a candidate himself.
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royals
The Juiciest Revelations From Prince Harry’s Court Cases
By Margaret Hartmann
He is taking the stand — and spreading more royal gossip and allegations — in multiple lawsuits against the British press.

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Staffers’ confidence is shaken. The CEO is vowing to “fight like hell to win back their trust.”
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Evangelicals Are Trump’s Firewall Against Primary Losses
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Many Evangelical voters remain grateful for how Trump delivered for them. And a growing subset see him as a key figure in their spiritual warfare.
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Once Biden blinked on taxes, the Speaker was playing with house money.
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Older millennials are getting more conservative as they age, but the generation’s politics are still distinctly left-wing.
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MAGA World Dismisses Ken Paxton Impeachment As Political Persecution
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The debt-ceiling deal passed the House by sweeping bipartisan margins, leading the Speaker to dunk on his haters.