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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller talks to reporters during an Oval Office availability with U.S. President Donald Trump on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Furthering his federal takeover of the capital city’s law enforcement, Trump signed executive orders ending cashless bail in the District of Columbia, mandating prosecution for people who desecrate the American flag -- including by burning it -- and other orders. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
PLAYTIME’S OVER

White House Insists Stephen Miller Does Not Play With Dolls

A profile of Trump’s top henchman touched on long-whispered “doll play” rumors.

Erkki Forster

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GET MAD, GET EVEN

Trump Picks New Targets in Presidential Revenge Plot

It’s the weaponization, stupid.

Chris Cillizza

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‘NO FAVORITE’

Trump Agonizing Over Finding AG to Carry Out His Agenda

The incoming president is reportedly being extra careful after his last attorney general refused to carry out his orders.

Janna Brancolini

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‘SINCERE CONCERN’

Jan. 6 Hearing Moved Up ‘Over Safety Fears for Meadows Aide’

Cassidy Hutchinson’s revelations to the committee are said to have put her in danger.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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DIGGING FOR DIRT

Trump’s DOJ Was Hunting Leakers When It Subpoenaed Dems: WSJ

The subpoenas for phone records and emails weren’t aimed at the lawmakers but, rather, at congressional leakers, according to a new report.

Lawrence Ukenye

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TRIPLE DENIAL

Rosenstein Says He Had No Idea About DOJ Snooping on Dems

Since Jeff Sessions had recused himself from the Russia investigation, the leak probe that led to the subpoenas would have fallen to Rosenstein.

Blake Montgomery

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IT WASN’T ME

Sessions Claims He’s Clueless About His DOJ Snooping on Dems

The former Attorney General oversaw dozens of leak investigations. But he’s telling associates he knew nothing about this particular one.

Asawin Suebsaeng

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PATTERN AND PRACTICE

Are the Feds Ignoring This City’s Police Brutality Fiasco?

Black men beaten and shot. A lack of outside scrutiny. And residents running out of patience.

Andrew Boryga

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A DISH BEST SERVED COLD

The Black Mother Who Kicked the KKK’s Racist Ass

The new four-part docuseries “The People v. the Klan,” premiering April 11 on CNN, tells the story of Beulah Mae Donald who, after the KKK lynched her son, sought payback.

Nick Schager

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SICKENING

Sessions, Rosenstein Pushed to Separate Kids at Border: DOJ

The policy, which ended in 2018, caused severe psychological damage in children, some of whom were never reunited with their families.

Arya Hodjat

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GET THEM

Sessions to Prosecutors: ‘We Need to Take Away Children’

A report found that Sessions, Rosenstein, and other top DOJ officials were “a driving force” behind the family separation policy.

Blake Montgomery

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