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A Painful Case: Prosecuting an Officer Who Was Part of the Slow Response in Uvlade
If you’re seeing this shortly after I send it at 9 ET, Katie Phang and I are about to do an impromptu Substack live.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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$25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Spanberger names public schools superintendent
Spanberger appeared on Stephen Colbert.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Kahlil Greene (@kahlilgreene)
After Anthony Burns was captured and returned to slavery in 1854 despite fierce resistance, one Bostonian wrote: "We went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and wake...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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January 10, 2026
Yesterday, in an apparent attempt to regain control of the national narrative surrounding the deadly shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Vice President J.D.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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The Trump administration will send “hundreds more” federal agents to Minneapolis to support the work of ICE agents, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Sunday, days after a federal agent shot and killed a woman there.
‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to be Deployed to Minneapolis After ICE Shooting
The announcement by the homeland security secretary came days after an immigration officer shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, in the city.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor
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January 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide
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January 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Resistance Across the US
Americans Speak Out
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January 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Prayer on the Anniversary of an Insurrection
God, free us from the lies that hold us captive and give us courage to begin again
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January 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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The Dangerous Revision Of Jan 6 History On The Official WH Website
As I wrote to you last night, five years on from January 6, Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the insurrection.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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Rea Howarth (@bookbug64)
Dan is absolutely right and the Republicans don’t care.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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How The Times Assessed That Photo From Trump of Maduro in Handcuffs www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/i...
How The Times Assessed That Photo From Trump of Maduro in Handcuffs
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January 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Still Here, After 2025
We will carry one more year together
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January 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Watch Rubio
His response is telling
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January 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Trump Is the Jan. 6 President www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
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January 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Donald’s Naming Spree
Some Suggestions for 2026
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January 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Inherent Contempt
It’s quicker than going to court, like Congress can to enforce a subpoena in a civil case.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Out with Trump and the cruelty
Hoping for a change in 2026
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December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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December 27, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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You Should Be Skeptical of the TikTok Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...
Opinion | You Should Be Skeptical of the TikTok Deal
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December 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM