By Philip Bump, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly was one of Donald Trump’s longest-serving chiefs of staff when Trump was in the White House. He was in Trump’s company regularly and was present for some of Trump’s private comments. As when Trump reportedly praised the generals who served Adolf […]
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For nearly half of Trump voters, overt appreciation of Hitler is acceptable
By Philip Bump, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly was one of Donald Trump’s longest-serving chiefs of staff when Trump was in the White House. He was in Trump’s company regularly and was present for some of Trump’s private comments. As when Trump reportedly praised the generals who served Adolf […]
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Trump might target fluoride in tap water. Here’s what the science says.
By Annabelle Timsit, Dan Diamond, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist who is poised to have significant control over health and food safety in a potential Donald Trump administration, has promised to immediately seek to remove fluoride from drinking water in the United States. Trump, when recently asked about Kennedy’s […]
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Trump might target fluoride in tap water. Here’s what the science says.
By Annabelle Timsit, Dan Diamond, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist who is poised to have significant control over health and food safety in a potential Donald Trump administration, has promised to immediately seek to remove fluoride from drinking water in the United States. Trump, when recently asked about Kennedy’s […]
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Conspiracy theories shaped the 2024 election
By Sarah Ellison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the aftermath of the extraordinary 2016 victories by Brexit and Donald Trump, the Oxford Dictionaries chose “post-truth” as the word of the year. The concept outlived 2016. Conspiracy theories now help define elections once defined by their winners. After Trump lost in 2020, he denied reality, […]
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Conspiracy theories shaped the 2024 election
By Sarah Ellison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the aftermath of the extraordinary 2016 victories by Brexit and Donald Trump, the Oxford Dictionaries chose “post-truth” as the word of the year. The concept outlived 2016. Conspiracy theories now help define elections once defined by their winners. After Trump lost in 2020, he denied reality, […]
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The 7 most likely scenarios for Election Day
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 It’s almost Election Day, and if you think you know what’s about to happen, you’re either deluded or much smarter than I am. The Washington Post’s polling averages show that all seven swing states are separated by two points or less. That means if things move only […]
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The 7 most likely scenarios for Election Day
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 It’s almost Election Day, and if you think you know what’s about to happen, you’re either deluded or much smarter than I am. The Washington Post’s polling averages show that all seven swing states are separated by two points or less. That means if things move only […]
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What the Justice Department in a Harris administration could look like
By Perry Stein, Tyler Pager, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When President Joe Biden picked Merrick Garland to be attorney general in 2021, he handed the longtime federal judge a mandate to restore norms and trust in a Justice Department roiled by the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump. Nearly four years later, an attorney general in […]
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What the Justice Department in a Harris administration could look like
By Perry Stein, Tyler Pager, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When President Joe Biden picked Merrick Garland to be attorney general in 2021, he handed the longtime federal judge a mandate to restore norms and trust in a Justice Department roiled by the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump. Nearly four years later, an attorney general in […]