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Eleanor Clift covers politics for The Daily Beast. A regular panelist on the McLaughlin Group, she has also appeared as herself in several movies, including "Dave," "Independence Day," "Rising Sun," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and the CBS sit-com, "Murphy Brown." Send her tips: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.
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Trump Madly Produces and Directs Whitewashing of History
PAST IS PROLOGUEThe self-appointed chairman of the Kennedy Center is erasing cultural icons and hallmarks of the left, but Elvis, Pavarotti and Babe Ruth are part of the show.

Wisconsin Is Ground Zero for War on DOGE: âPeople v. Muskâ
MUSK FURYâThis is where we see if Democrats in a pretty purple state can get up off the mat and fight back.â

Dem 2028 Ticket: Rich Man, Macho Woman, Anybody But Kamala
WE SURE WENT BACKThe possibilities include a slew of governors, one of whom Democrats politely wish would go away.

JD Vance and Ushaâs Hard-Right Same-Sex Political Bedfellows
KINDRED SPIRITSGermanyâs AfD just came second in the polls. Its leader Alice Weidel is Vanceâs unlikely kindred spirit.

Why Elon Musk is Going to Poison EverythingâEven Your Salmon
BEYOND FISHYThe national resource specialist says she was told her firing was part of the presidentâs plan to make money off public lands.

Quiet Over Trumpâs Kennedy Center Grab Risks âCapitulationâ
SILENCE GIVES CONSENTâItâs another signal of how an authoritarian leader can use state power to defeat the opposition,â one democracy watchdog tells the Daily Beast.

Trumpâs Flood-the-Zone News Cycle Let Fired Aide Back In
SLIPPED PAST CUSTOMSThe media has been too focused on the big nominees to notice Darren Beattie, who was fired by Trump in 2018 for attending a white supremacy rally.

Bezos Has Plunged My Beloved Washington Post Into Darkness
HOLD THE PRESSESAs the hometown paper in the nationâs capital, the Postâs mission has long been to hold government accountable. Its staffers need to know thatâs still the case.

Trumpâs Tax Man Will Be Sheriff of RottinghamâNot Robin Hood
IR-MESSâHeâs just as bad as RFK Jr. but nobody is paying attention,â one tax expert says of the pick to run the IRS.

I Built Houses with Jimmy Carter. Hereâs What I Learned
HUMILITY AND HUMANITYThe Daily Beastâs Eleanor Clift witnessed the humility and humanity of a man who put morality above allâeven at the cost of the presidency.
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