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July 30, 2025
Robert McCoy
Laura Loomer Claims Two More Trump Heads in Just 24 Hours
The MAGA acolyte is having a startling amount of influence on the Trump administration.
February 5, 2025
Edith Olmsted
West Point Caves to Trump’s Culture Wars in Bonkers Memo
The military academy has disbanded almost a dozen clubs.
February 1, 2024
Matt Ford
Anti–Affirmative Action Zealots Are Coming for West Point
The Supreme Court carved out an exception for the military academies to continue considering race as a factor in admissions. Right-wing activists aim to shut it down.
November 5, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
This Brainy, Anonymous Senator's Reelection Is Proof That You Don't Need to Be a Loudmouth to Win
May 29, 2014
John B. Judis
Obama's New Guidelines for War Don't Provide Much Guidance on Iran and Syria

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