As we were about to publish this newsletter, Donald Trump announced that he has asked the Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, ...

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The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance ...

And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.

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The president-elect has long demonized intelligence officers and other federal employees. This is how he might come for them.

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Elon Musk didn’t “steal” the election.

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