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February 11, 2026
Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy
Joan Walsh
A Washington, DC, panel rejected Jeanine Pirro’s lame attempt to indict six Democratic Congresspersons merely for reminding military and intelligence officials to obey the law.
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February 4, 2026
Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections
Joan Walsh
This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections.
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February 2, 2026
The Pentagon’s “Bad-Faith, BS” Review of Women in Combat Roles
Joan Walsh
Pete Hegseth came to office with benighted views of women in combat. Within a year, he ordered a study on whether having women in combat roles has led to compromised standards.
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January 25, 2026
Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at Time of Great Evil
Joan Walsh
The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.
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January 23, 2026
Jack Smith Will Not Save Us
Joan Walsh
Smith performed honorably, but no one person or investigation can protect America from Trump.
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January 19, 2026
Trump Official Says It Won’t Investigate the Killing of Renee Good
Joan Walsh
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche makes clear that the Department of Justice won’t look into the death of Renee Good—but that won’t stop Minnesota from investigating.
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January 14, 2026
The Defiance Is Steadily Building, in Increasingly Unlikely Places
Joan Walsh
It’s the protesters on the streets in Minneapolis fighting ICE, DOJ lawyers who’ve resigned over the investigation into Renee and Becca Good—and many more opposing Trump’s abuses.
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January 13, 2026
Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
Joan Walsh
Meet the military women who are fighting to win purple districts for the Democrats and put the defense secretary on notice.
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January 8, 2026
After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail?
Joan Walsh
Can Trump and Kristi Noem maintain their blatant lies in the face of multiple videos that show the victim was trying to drive away when she was shot three times by an ICE agent?
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January 5, 2026
Pete Hegseth Moves Against Senator Mark Kelly
Joan Walsh
But the Navy veteran insists he’ll continue to speak out against illegal military orders.
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December 19, 2025
Rob Reiner, Bari Weiss, and the Shifting Politics of Hollywood
Joan Walsh
Weiss’s ascent reveals the extent to which Hollywood, once a Democratic stronghold, has defected for a politics that puts the concerns and egos of wealthy people first.
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December 2, 2025
I Still Feel a Tiny Bit Sorry for Olivia Nuzzi
Joan Walsh
She violated every journalism ethics code. But her childhood set her up to fall for a string of incompetent daddy-figures too lame to protect her.
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