The Right Wing’s New Election Boogeyman

By Sam Brodey

It’s not her vote for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh or her vote against impeaching President Trump that could ultimately end Susan Collins’ bid for another term.

By Kali Holloway

The procedures a detainee says are being performed now are of a piece with states’ not-so-long ago efforts to sterilize people of color as supposed “morons” and “sex delinquents.”

By Spencer Ackerman

Michael Scheuer used to hunt Osama bin Laden, whom he now says he admires. Now his quarry is Donald Trump’s enemies, whom he equates with terrorists.

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By Matt Lewis

The Vermont socialist wants Biden to campaign with AOC. Yeah, that’ll impress swing voters. Sanders seems to forget that he lost.

By Shany Mor

The brahmins who said moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem would “ignite” the region and touted Erdoğan’s “moderate” and “democratic” strain of Islamism aren’t impressed.

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A Virginia man who responded to a Craigslist ad seeking actors to play FBI agents quickly discovered he’d been roped into yet another Wohl/Burkman hoax.

The Democratic politician discusses his sexuality for the first time since being found in a hotel room with two men.

Mobilians always thought: We’re not Selma; we’re better than that. Well, yes—and no. And there’s a new determination to make sure people acknowledge the “no” part.

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 FORCING CHANGE

Taylor’s family demanded the Louisville Police Department sign up to a long list of reforms.

 NO BACKROOM DEAL

“You may want to do it every week, but Fox is not committed to that—we’ll take it on a case-by-case basis,” Doocy said at the conclusion of the president’s interview.

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