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Paul Krugman | Republicans Don't Believe in Democracy
Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Getty Images)
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Last week Republicans in the North Carolina House used the occasion of 9/11 to call a surprise vote, passing a budget bill with a supermajority to override the Democratic governor's veto. They were able to do this only because most Democrats were absent, some of them attending commemorative events."
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Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. (photo: Jabin Botsford/WP)
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. (photo: Jabin Botsford/WP)

Corey Lewandowski Caught in Lie to MSNBC During House Testimony
Matt Wilstein, The Daily Beast
Wilstein writes: "Corey Lewandowski was caught in a lie during his House testimony when Democratic counsel Barry Berke played him a clip from an interview he gave to MSNBC's Ari Melber in February of this year."
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Nominee for director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Maguire, looks on during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on July 25, 2018. (photo: Marcus Tappan/AFP/Getty Images)
Nominee for director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Maguire, looks on during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on July 25, 2018. (photo: Marcus Tappan/AFP/Getty Images)

Intelligence Chief Joseph Maguire Won't Turn Over Whistleblower Complaint to House Committee
Ken Dilanian, NBC News
Dilanian writes: "Acting DNI Joseph Maguire acknowledges he is overruling the intelligence community's independent watchdog, which thinks the complaint should be turned over."
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Elaine Chao. (photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty/Uber Elevate)
Elaine Chao. (photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty/Uber Elevate)

Congress Is Finally Investigating McConnell's Wife Elaine Chao
Paul Blest, Splinter
Blest writes: "Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has largely stayed under the radar during her time in the Trump administration due to her focus on more conventional grifts, rather than the transparent looting that others such as Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke partook in. On the surface, at least, that appears to be changing."
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People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart in El Paso, Texas. 22 people were killed in the Walmart during a mass shooting on August 3, 2019. (photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart in El Paso, Texas. 22 people were killed in the Walmart during a mass shooting on August 3, 2019. (photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

Walmart Shootings Prompt Retailers to Change Their Open-Carry Policies
Hilary George-Parkin, Vox
George-Parkin writes: "Walmart, Kroger, CVS, and more are asking customers to leave their guns at home."
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People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart in El Paso, Texas. 22 people were killed in the Walmart during a mass shooting on August 3, 2019. (photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

Ecuador's Parliament Votes Down Abortion in Cases of Rape Bill
BBC News
Excerpt: "Ecuador's parliament has rejected a controversial bill to allow abortion in cases of rape, a proposal that exposed divisions in the traditionally Catholic country."
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Whistleblowers. (illustration: Máximo Tuja)
Whistleblowers. (illustration: Máximo Tuja)

The Silenced: Meet the Climate Whistleblowers Muzzled by Trump
Oliver Milman, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science - and why they won't stay quiet."
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