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Here are some of the most outrageous things Pete Hegseth has said.

By Edith Olmsted
 

From 2021: Fox News’ Pete Hegseth, former Veterans Affairs officials, and a Koch-backed group are ganging up to accuse the agency of "cancel culture" and even "killing its veterans."

By Jasper Craven
 

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Of all the people in the universe, Donald Trump has settled on Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to lead the Justice Department.

By Hafiz Rashid
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Senate Republicans delivered a blow to Donald Trump.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
 
 
 

Donald Trump has picked former Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard to lead national intelligence.

By Edith Olmsted
 

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is suggesting something "doesn’t add up" in an election where Republicans swept the board.

By Hafiz Rashid

 

It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.

by Michael Tomasky
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Donald Trump and his team are planning to use the Justice Department to enact every bullet point on his gruesome agenda.

By Malcolm Ferguson
 

Even Republicans are stunned at how bad a choice Pete Hegseth is.

By Edith Olmsted
 
 

Donald Trump’s supporters suddenly seem a lot less sure of their decision.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
 

Republicans now control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

By Edith Olmsted
 

Donald Trump isn’t so sure about the two-term limit.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
 

Nearly 200 players were involved in simulations based on what we know of Trump’s proposals. The results offer some sobering lessons.

By Rosa Brooks
 

On the law in a fascist America

by Federico Finchelstein, Emmanuel Guerisoli
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