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Trump Advisers Wonder: ‘Is the Statue Sh*t Going to Work?’

By Asawin Suebsaeng

Shockingly, there are some in Trump’s political orbit who aren’t convinced his strategy will move voters as much as he seems to think it will.

By Justin Rohrlich

The FBI says an inmate masterminded a scheme to steal supplies from Lowe’s and build a home—all while locked up.

By Molly Jong-Fast

Like everything in the Trump industrial media complex, this coronavirus trutherism is supported by a deep bench of batshit, conspiratorial “thought leaders.”

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By Johnny Dwyer

Perhaps Barr’s ignorance about the role of the prosecutor helps explain his ineptitude, but that hardly excuses it.

By Mandy Velez

In a COVID-19 world, the former wedding rules—large venues, long guest list, and packed dance floor—do not apply. Will “microweddings” and “minimonies” become the norm?

By Michael Tomasky

Trump won’t do anything to reverse his downward slide. He’s incapable of change—but he has no desire to change either.

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By Spencer Ackerman

Deputy CIA Director Avril Haines restricted drone strikes and helped thousands of refugees, but enraged the left over torture. What does her rise mean for a Biden presidency?

By William Bredderman

The feds say they tossed a Molotov cocktail at an empty cop car, and face life in prison. But they’re not alone. 

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 RACE TO THE BOTTOM 

The president blamed top racing circuit’s sole Black driver and banning the Confederate flag for NASCAR’s “poor ratings.”

 WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY 

The statue of the famous abolitionist was destroyed on the anniversary of his 1852 Fourth of July speech in Rochester, New York.

 LORD OF THE FLIES 

This fly trap is a bag that you fill with water and it can kill up to 40,000 flies.

 ABOUT THAT SWAMP 

Forty lobbyists with ties to the president secured more than $10 billion in federal aid for clients, including five former administration officials.

 REVEALING 

A previously unreported study by the Centers for Disease Control shows that Black, Latino, and Native Americans contract and die from the coronavirus more often than whites.

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