Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Trump’s next Mar-a-Lago move will escalate his supporters’ rage

 

at 8/19/22 10:13am

How Trump and his supporters will weaponize the next turn in the Mar-a-Lago saga.

— Can Democrats finally run on climate? New ads test the premise.

 

at 8/18/22 3:37pm

Democrats should sell climate action as the creation of new manufacturing jobs.

— Trump’s bizarre threat to release Mar-a-Lago footage is revealing

 

at 8/18/22 10:18am

Trump may release footage of the FBI search. Has he thought this one through?

— Trump just revealed exactly why Liz Cheney’s loss is so unsettling

 

at 8/17/22 10:27am

This isn't about punishing Cheney's disloyalty. It's about securing impunity for Trump.

— Trump just revealed exactly why Liz Cheney’s loss is so dangerous

 

at 8/17/22 10:27am

This isn't about punishing Cheney's disloyalty. It's about securing impunity for Trump.

— Damning new Pence leaks reveal a big truth about Trump — and the GOP

 

at 8/16/22 9:38am

Damning leaks from Pence associates show the absurdity of GOP defenses of Trump.

— Fox’s Steve Doocy is right to call out Trump over political violence

 

at 8/15/22 3:32pm

Whether he meant to or not, Doocy told Fox viewers that Trump has agency.

— Trump’s latest eruption underscores the danger of a GOP House

 

at 8/15/22 9:44am

A GOP House's attacks on the rule of law will be a horror show.

— A victory for the IRS is a victory for America

 

at 8/12/22 10:05am

The GOP gutted the IRS as it waged war on the idea that everyone ought to pay their taxes. We finally have a chance to start putting things right.

— Merrick Garland’s surprise announcement calls the Trump-GOP bluff

 

at 8/11/22 4:12pm

As the claims of Trump's defenders get more bizarre, the Attorney General offers some transparency.

— Why Trump has to sell a fantasy of collective persecution

 

at 8/11/22 8:30am

The grubbier and more personal his misdeeds, the more he has to say "It's not about me, it's about you."

— 5 factors that will drive the midterms

 

at 8/10/22 2:15pm

The issues determining this November's elections are pretty much set.

— Republicans dream of vengeance — and dismantling the federal government

 

at 8/10/22 9:25am

In their rage over the search of Mar-a-Lago, they fantasize about tearing the government apart piece by piece.

— This is Biden’s biggest unnoticed success

 

at 8/9/22 2:07pm

He has appointed judges at a rapid clip, and they're more diverse than any president's before him.

— With FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s whining kicks into overdrive

 

at 8/9/22 9:06am

Trump says he's "the most persecuted person in the history of our country," and Republicans agree.

— Mitt Romney’s lonely quest to make the GOP an actual pro-family party

 

at 8/8/22 2:07pm

Republicans killed Roe v. Wade, but getting them to agree to support for parents and children? Good luck.

— This is what happens when the party in charge cares about governing

 

at 8/8/22 9:29am

The Inflation Reduction Act was a legislative odyssey that only one of our two parties was capable of seeing through to the end.

— Want to rebuild U.S. manufacturing? Time to talk about immigration.

 

at 8/6/22 5:00am

Our immigration debate has been frozen for years. Perhaps it's time for a new start.

— Go ahead, Democrats: Take credit for the terrific jobs numbers

 

at 8/5/22 1:42pm

Republicans say we shouldn't have taken the steps that created the employment recovery. What would they have done instead?

— A big looming victory for Biden could put Trumpists on the defensive

 

at 8/5/22 9:41am

How Democrats can seize this moment to put right wing populist demagogues on the defensive.

— Sinema’s big yes will give Democrats a major opening

 

at 8/5/22 9:41am

How Democrats can seize this moment to put right wing populist demagogues on the defensive.

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