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‘TOOLS’

No One Likes Loeffler or Perdue. They Might Win Anyway.

A win for Loeffler and Perdue may ultimately rest not on how much Georgians like them, but how much they dislike the other guys.

Sam Brodey

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NO, I WON’T BACK DOWN

Trump Plans to Fight the Election Even After the Rallies End

The president has told advisers he isn’t deterred by the setbacks in the courts and won’t be deterred by Congress certifying Joe Biden’s win.

Asawin Suebsaeng

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THE BAND IS BACK

Corey Lewandowski Is Pushing a New, Trumpy Political Project

Fight Back Now America is asking for money in the former Trump campaign manager’s name. What it’s doing with that cash is a mystery.

Lachlan Markay

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ALL THESE DYING DAYS

Trump Fears That His Influence Is Waning

The president is plotting retribution. Not just because he’s mad about his election loss. But because he wants to keep folks in line.

Lachlan Markay

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ALL FOR ME

Cruz Camp Pockets the Cash He’s Raising for Georgia GOPers

The runoff is a gold mine for politicians. And now that they can run Facebook ads in Georgia, they’re rushing for it.

Lachlan Markay

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TELL US WHEN IT’S OVER

16 of the Zillion Crazy Things That Happened in Politics

Are we in some kind of wormhole or did all of this really take place in the last 12 months?

Jackie Kucinich

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D-O-JUST PICK SOMEONE

Biden’s Taking Forever to Pick His AG and Everyone’s Anxious

The president-elect is taking a fair bit of time picking a person to lead DOJ. That’s likely a reflection of the stakes.

Scott Bixby

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A NEW PLAYBOOK

Jon Ossoff No Longer Wants to Be Republican-Lite

The candidate once called the “high priest” of civility has switched up his sermon—and it’s not just Trump he’s targeting in sharp terms now, but Trumpism as well.

Sam Brodey

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Q-SHIRT

Michael Flynn Is Now Selling QAnon Merch

Trump’s former national security adviser is going all in on QAnon, selling QAnon T-shirts and launching a QAnon news site

Will Sommer

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EPIC EPOCH

Trump Made Him a Viral Star. He’s Got a Hidden Backer, Too.

The president has pushed out a video from Seth Holehouse. Not mentioned are Holehouse’s ties to a group that thinks Trump will bring on Judgment Day.

Will Sommer

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